Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26

,ti! -tipii can b, lr"S'-nt' Il I" tin voters
"i Naiir at Il ~ cial election, where its
Consideration Would y, FREE, from all
political cntdEEi.mcntS. and when it
! could b. considered solely upon lis oWl
nrgrits; As a great llnt-ll question. This
i. I'll" proper way in which the u,IcS-
t..r If /, tanning or ahanG"ninE pro-
hibition should come before tnr
c.tIz.nS Of cur state; and the
. adoption Of the Initiative ana Refer
..ndum at the State election will open
the way for such con federation of it.
The question can then be et.rnined
once for al. purely upon its ",.n merits
, ana every voter iii Maine Will have an
nplrrtunitv To register his honest con-
lictinns ,!,pn it at the polls unbiased
nnd CnilIll.:cnc"d lay other cousi,cIa
toms. The Lewiston Journal clearly
dnt ct.gci~tiy states the situation when
it say:, that under the provisions of the
Initiative and Referendum, as sub
mlttcI by the State Legislature t. tn"
people of Maine for incorporation into
tHC constitution at the next election.
"l2."9J vrt,rs have the cl,Hr right to
.i.;i the Maine Legislature t. submit tr
i popular ballot q resolve declaring
ngain"t the repeal Of oar rrohihit"ry
l;'WS or declaring, against rcsuhE.is-
.ion"
IN" answer al tn" Democratic o.
gdh& to TIL; llp,, been u i,.-it"rht,on ut
thc fact that th, iiltiatiEr ana i;rfrr-
'i'ium doe: not apply to the repeal or
amendment If constitutional provi-
~i"hS. This is !. Glerr,Git"bl" attcript
- "Ti.h' ANA lclp+ the issue. It IS y
! y, RI ~ IL" lh1llo>t Kind OF s,Illlstry
Il d' .I"lltc r,tr ut to political sharp
tiiIGti," altd deception in the nope Of
misleading tn" .liIr '.,t III" fact b"
Erut cloalll- in mind t!:.3t the proposed
pIcbisoitc DOES NOT CONF. IN THE,
FORM or \ PROPOSED REPEAL.
ri; AMENDMENT nI \ cnNSTITU-
TIpNAL PItDNISIrN. ii is tr,!" thnt
Democratic organs l.ty". IN their fran
tic efforts to hcf.,g thu issue. cndcnv-
"r'''l I" ItI.ll:" the i;Iilir EcIirt" that
such WIS thr c:t-". in this tht ! have
MT With littl" Success The p.opl.. Of
Maine are to-" intelligent to b. q ~, iVci
hE surh sh'II"W 'i".-i"c:- "n tn" part of
ncu who do not hesitate 10 descend to
%"phistry in tn" attrIn!t - attain th"ir
Political ends
Til" rr"r',@"d rithi~cit". rs We have
sail. il, Ia com" rot in the form of an
am.'mdm"ut ~ TIL" constitution rr 4 re-
ZEAL Of any IT its existing provisions.
hut III tn" FORM or \ I.Et;ISI
TIVE. RESOLVE: CAj.LI>r; FOR AN
EXPRESSION or OPI%InN ON r!II.
FART 'F THE VOTERS or MAINE
Upon \ QUESTION ul' rt't:IIc IN
Tt.i,t.|T AND MoNENT.
liz" r:;ht +" submit such II resolve l.,
cl""rlv given IN t',,' provisions. Of liz"
r"t'rcndum which arr f. J." submitted
IN tho nest geirlIl election ~ thr vnt-
vrs "t Mi,n,. ann t.hich Viii rmduuht-
rhlN y" Incorporated in ~. stat" con-
~1'iut,"'L Moreover the voters are not
'1'' dependent upon tie action ~ tho
l"'H@ 'Ifln" III ORDER t" bring this about.
&.,t.i,,,, =
''''''" - al 'A'l'''r III "t the l'e-
N''."S " 1:n' reads ~ follows:
"rhn electors rnay rrnn,so !, tho
I"gislaturn fni. il, consideration a,,,
bill, rcsolv" or resolution. inclIdin.
h'i5 t" amend 81 repeal emergency
legislation hut not an amendment Of
tho stat" consti;utinn tx written rnti-
tIon addressed 10 he Lrri.I,t,Irn nr 1,
either branch thereof nn1 GInd ~ ~.