The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-21

to as yot been publicly discussed
The speeches all burn with the rising
love Of the new state Every mem
ber that has addressed the assembly
has declared hia devotion to the new
state The declaration is not a merely
.erfunctory one but is real and genu.
inc. and extremely well befes the
men. who are to make the pndament
al law Of vast comm nwoalth. This
is an important element because with
ont this patriotic love Of state the
vast establishment of the American
republic could never be maintained
II is this local sovereignty within a
sovereignty that constitltes one Of
the strongest points in our system q;
governments without the state there
could be no United States and with.
OFT love of state there could be no
state.
Il is this love of state that is the
talwark. when storms of adversely
beat against It's very foundation. II
this 1--we of state that leads brave
men to put their bodies and lives be
ween The state and danger Russia
las furnished an awful example OF the
oss Of love of the people FOR the gov
rnment that rules them.
This general state pride and patri.
tic devotion, 20 universal among the
Members. speaks yolamos for the IA
ure OF the work Of the convention
nd not tor that only but for the fu
ne welfare OF the state
some Of the states had their birtl
midst boom of cannon and were bap
lied With the blood of their noble
ns, as was the case with Texas, wht
gon her freedom at Che muzzle of thc
iae ana point OF the bayonet Not Sc
18th oklahoma whose great natal
ays hear aud see Only peace, hal
-ony and good win toward men. !
auspiclous Of a state grand ant
lori-us in the larger victories o
peace.
Lest any one should gain the i'm
ression that this convention is {
altering of senumentalists and ora
5rs. be 1t said that a greater set o.
gsine hustlers and state builder.
ever came together For months
ANY Of the brightest men of the con
entlon have been quietly studyinl
he subject and they seem now onl,
iterested in getting at the details an'
oming down 10 the actual writing o
he document
This convention is now one Of th'
cost interesting ubiects that is en-
rossng the attention Of the publ,
| general. Gcthrie date lines ar
| ound everywhere. The constitution
l convention viii be one of thu
tandiug heads in all the uewspape
nices for the next sixty days.
l INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
The danger OF trust conuoi of legi,
itcres is real and genuine. It
astly harder TO improperly inGuenc
le whole people, These facts hay
ID earnest thinkers to search for
amedy. The remedy is to let tn
eople come nearer to their laws an
many case to make them then
elves. This is what is known as tn
initiative and referendum. Unde
aese laws the pc pie may directly, a
hoir own initiative, order a lay
jassed or may pas on laws made b
he legislature before they becom
operative.
Perhlps no evil that threatens tn
ountry is greater than the domino
on OF uHscIupulors uonopolies an
alr seeking political noses eve
tate legislatures, and 1t is wen
ialle their path as thony az TO
lble. This will likely be embodie
D some form ia the new tate const
ltlon. OF course, no details can b
utorcd into for # is the business {
legislatures to elaborate laws Coz
ituti ls can only contain generi
ropo Atons and working chart fC
ne state Il is very important HOY
yer, that that chart be Wen and a
urateb drawn otherwise the who
rpose OF the state may be SUI
ertcd,
The constitution of the now stal
hould ha conservative. Il is nj
Use TO make grand tand attacks q
ealth or ndlsrIminate assaults @