The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-07-28
THE REFERENDUM
VOTE IN OREGON


The following are the madortties in
the referendum voting In Oregon, June
4th; reported by Hon. w. 8. U'Ren,
secretary, Peoples Power League, Ore
gon City, Oregon:
For equal suffrage constitutional
amendment: Yes,. $500; No. 46,s71.
Rejected by 1o,o43; total vote s3,sss.
For amendments to the Local Option
Law giving Anti d-Prohibitionists and
Prohibtionists equal privileges: Yes,
s5,ss7; No, 1914. Rejected by 9,747;
total vote so.641.
For law to abolish tolls ON the
Mount Hood and Barlow Road, and
state: Yes, 31,625; No. 44,525. Rejected
$4,000; total vote 76.060.
For constitutional amendment pro-
viding method for amending constitu-
ton and applying the referendum to
all law affecting constitutional con-
ventions and amen dments: Yes, 1851;
No. 1881. Approved 2S,9lo; total vote
66,412.
For constitutional amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to en-
act and amend their charters: Yes.
b2.567: No. 1892. Approved $685.
~ to I. Total vote 72.509.
For constitutional amendment to al
low the state printing. binding, and
Printers compensation to be regulated
by law at any time: Yes, e3,74s; No,
9,571. Approved 54,178-6h to /. Total
vote 1890.
For constitutional amendment for
the initiative and referendum on local.
special. and municipal laws and parts
Of laws: Yes, 47,77s; No, 16,735. APP
proved 31,043-nearly 3 to /. Total
vote 64.613.
For a bill for a law prohibiting free
companies and other public service
corporations: Yes, 67.2s1; No, 1918.
Approved 4o,5o2-aA to, l. Total vote
1900.
For an act reqiring sleeping car
| companies. refrigerator car companies,
and oil companies to pay an annual
license upon gross earnings: Yes,
es,635; No, $40. Approved 63.195-
nearly II to /. Total vote 1905.
For an act requiring express COM
panies, telegraph companies, ane tele-
phone companies to pay an annual
license upon gross earnings: Yes,
70,872; No, $3.50. Approved, 64,512-11
to l. Total vote 77.232.
These figures are a complete dem
onstration that the peoples rule Is g.
success. The voters disseminated. for
they accepted some OF the measures
and rejected others. And they exer-
ctsed a sound judgment, for the results
are In line with the sentiment of the
peoples acknowledged, leaders except
the womans' suffrage was defeated.
But additional educational work will
saccompl ltsh ~ 3 sz., {.
Stated in a diffcrent way. the mon-
opolists met their waterloo: The tre-
mendous majority Of IL to i against
them and for equitable taxation is a.
sure index Of what will come when
the direct vote system is established
In national AFFAIRS Public ownership
Of the railways will surely come.
The monopolists who have been
operating in Oregon are losing their
unjust advantages. They must over
turn the peoples sovereignty or quit
the state. What they are attempting
is outlined in the following special
dispatch from the capital Of the state
to the Portland Telegram:
There is a strong sentiment being
worked up in q quiet way to have the
Legislature this winter call consti-
.tutiona1 convention. The chief argu-
ment advanced In favor Of making 1t
more difficult to submit matters to a.
vote of the peop3e by referendum and
initiative Is the heavy expense to the
state. Now every proposed law or
amendment must be printed and the
Governor has to issue and publish two
proclamations for each measure in at
least one paper in each Of the ten
judicial districts. The cost averages
from $25 to 800 for every proposition.
There is a sentiment among some leg
islators that the power Of the law
making body is now too closely re-
stricted."