The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-12

ple's veto is the only safe guide to
maintain a republic.
The peoples sovereignty Is S"ier
than delegated power. 1t is not my
intention to advance the interest 81
any political party by writing .hi'
article. Primary initiative and refer
endum belong to the people There Is
nothing to hinder them from obtaining
Il II they will only act and then secure
secondary initiative and referendum
/ think | will be able to show before
| get through this article the power Oh
the governed and that our Aw-maher
sbould heed to the will Of the people
The ncople possess al power and they
shouiduse their sovereign rights. Those
~ ms who live in America are inclined
10 he careless Of the right to sell gov.
eminent We possess the ballot and
%, therefore defeat the candidate who
i ,ga,n.t US. but II was not always
thus Il took seven long year, OF war
90 .stablish American Independence.
That war was for the preservation oi
self government
To all Englishmen the rgh'' 81 "o
taxation without representation was
,.tahl, he'd way back in l2d2 as the re-.
All, ~ the Baron's war which lasted
fonr wear, and was, says Jonn fiske'
in the beginning Of New England
an even, Of the same order Of impor'
lance As the great rebellion Of the
. ssy,r,ccn,h century AMI the American
reyolutiop and amcnE the founders OF
, h,, roBti,al freedom which is enjoyed
b ,oday by all English speaking people,
r a., name Of Simon DE Monifort. Earl
~ Leicester. deserves place m our
,r.,,,ul remembrance. besides the
name. Of Cromwell. Napoleon and
A.. Washington
simm's great victory ., Lewis III
4 lisa mus, rank with Nasty and lorN'
: tovr The work begun by the hoa''
!, n Common. was the saipe WORN hA'
!. ha. continued TO go on w''hon' r'''n
!, ,Inl interruption down 10 the " sen
day The fundamental principle Of 20
a I,ieal irecdol, is no taSat'cn ~''hou
= ,.,,...,,,,ion. You must not take
!. farthing Of nv money without consult
4, inc my wishes A. 10 the use that .hAl
h. made Of t. Only when The prinei
.,s - mstiee was first practically rec
ogn,scd. did government 1vs'"
divorce itself from the primitive bcsii'
ed harbar,sn system Of tyranny and plnr
n. d,r and 10 ally itself with the force
on that IN the fullncss Of time are bc'n
r. plaeed on earth and good will 10 MAJ
N tind Of all date, In history. there
n. r,,s morr NJ tohc commemoratcd TIA
md lss for in that ycar there was nm
Is asserted and applied atiWcsimins''
} Is a, a national scale. that fundamcnt
- nr,pciple NJ mo taxa,ion without re-
far ,...,tation. That paramount Kern
ash Of tho English idea still lives and "
I've n. hong a. th, English language
mo spoken.
y, When We prndcr over these dat
lily A., can 81, the advantage 10 n"noI
lbc H.. and trust in crushing all ~
,uld pr,ne,rlc, ~ self government and W
the 4, the import ~ the saying that "
In an, Lord q thousand years srr hut
e a an, day and w feel tina, thc Nrsk
YOU the I.ori cannot ~ arrc by No hst'
. Il or the .lc,hNA So voN'h time
strife IN scs ard land has u taken
men .,.,all,,h and sccHV ror liberties
g 20 all h. Nhcr che ycomHnrN Of
per. ,,.n,r, vonc ~ guard. Az vii
sch los, sf,cg thousands 81 true, pgtr'
ncn, men have gwen up their mobile live
the establish our rcpuhhc Mon with
nsri' upr,mittinr vRtchfulncs can W.
,lcs sure that the day of peril IN Yet pas
and From hinge. indeed, We have No n
mis- a. fear thcy have come 10 be-
rni- spoo,s and hosirs ~ the nursery.
ng e. ,bc cuvcst dangers arr those "
the prc.ent themselves IN new Il
alua- ara,ns, which peoples minds haN,
ruinr No, been fortified with traditional
nd II umeut and phrases.
h''p The Inherited predatory tend NJ
"'' men to srlrr ur,n the fruits 81
p,orl,'s hboy s still very sirunr
b sue whic We have nothing more To
"''N' from k,uvs. w may Yet have tn
sue enough Tor commercial monopohc'
lh'l favored industries, marching u
3 anu' rolls other horlcs Of hribcd retail
hat " Well indeed. has Il been said
eternal vigilance is the urIcc OF it
God never meant that In this fal
,rrarhcrus world In which he
with placcdus. We earn our salvation
our. out stcadfasi labor. will adm
suffer. All voters to hc placed now IN
Of the ruarl. and they will now nc In ia
al cx. ,nlarrinr the power Of the pc'
10 de-. powcr II giving the optional int,
cal and and referendum the power to vel
,s,mlly mean and foul legislation that
! -, -. ,l,, liberties Of this co