The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-06-28
sInELIanrs 81 rnE oREaoN nLEcmoN.

10 the recent OREGON elections several things came
70 the surface which strisngy Indicate the operations
Of the initiative and referendum ia that state m ne
same election the people took oyer the right tos etls
aud towns even e enact and amend ther charters
sabisct opy "a constitutional limitations
While ,ue people eiectsaa Republican legislature
and coosfsssneu s. arse maioates they elected
Democratic governor Governor Eject 6eorge Cham.
berinin IS ,er popalas nan s,ost champion q ,hs
Initiative and referendum ana warm advocate oi 8.
sanised abar fhs friends d these movements q
course supported hm regardless 81 party fat Gosefu
or Chamberala ad,ancss novel idea ia further explain
alton Of The ppaamena, he declares bis bslisf iat ne
people deliberately resolved 70 elect divided aa.1lns
tatlon Instead d turning ter government over to aag
potca paua Hs believes tsat il .ha psopls taa elect
Vi Democratic legislature thsy ueala hass selected
Republican sovsmoe
Tie peapIe ass adopted aw % taeir ovn mitatsan
providing sr as Sd ths gros earnings q eablc ssrs.
Ice aud ssms other corporations Ia the ssisatae Of
1906 BIZ sas Iagoauesd providing ior taa g one ser
centou sertsn corporations Against tAs advice af
tbeif attoroegs ths corporations fought tas bla aua
succeed ID defeating g rie people fespona b mltat
inga bEa 81 their own leyYus TAX Or Two and thsse
per cent on the go earnings q tse same corporations
and adopted Sc Of ne election b az overwhelming ma
loHu. IRE corporations afs nae kicking themselves
for not accepting tie ane psf ssai tas originally pso
posed TIE, all ast ashi tls aattss q the election
whats tlis assg declared corporation attorney wien
asked aAy
lttsbeIeFsd that ms corporation IA slli maze Il
unnecessary % les ths as ssate tax upeu TIE caau
uss h - future Thoss.eorpsatlaus tie sleeping ear
companies refrigerator a' aass express companies
telegraph ana telephone lines have heretofore practical
iy ESCAPED taatlee. TIE tae after class. now ui8
pay tie ana ts Others three esfesnt On tasf gros fs
cspts
Another striking result oi tls stetoa vas tle a..
neSatea a outlying schos district te tAeeltg 81 P0ft.
land TIE aitrel contained about tea people ana led
stHvsu Ct afissn fsaf 70 sasrs annssafon only 81
find Their Efforts 1aaea bg ossi water eeugany thst
had monopoly 81 furnishing tie people water TIE
mains sege smaI aaa tie supply Insanesa1 TIE peo.
pe protested 81. s nonopa.ts stucs . their graft
Under tie Initiative the people annexed themselves to
the ett and are already arranging g pat IN Is inch
water main and provide abundant water 81 their osa
hook Fot Is yeass these people have been 10 exile %
accommodate a local water monopoly
ANYBODY wha has POM and peutg q tine can nos
initiate legislation and compel the peops = vote On II
providing be can gel ave per cent o. tss voters d ths
state e sign BIS pstition gFoans corporation paper Of
the state Bat tie people seem 70 think that this
vast advance over tie formss peeg Of corporations and
polltieaps having tha monopoly Of initiating legislation
and POI allowing ths people e vots % the measures
Whistler they wished 70 or not.
Al aay rate ths people Of TIE state seem 70 appfssE
ate ts new order Of shIoes ahe rule q the eorpsa
tous aad the monopolies Is hea a. dead Is raraol.s
mummy IN Oregon 9he people q the nsv state Of o..
lahona should olew oregons example u she adoption
81 area initiative ana referendum system.
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