The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-12

power even delegated to the soderg
government and unexerciseh by tb
congress might be exercised by th'
state, and up to that time the state
upheld that system Of sia;e regulation
mill ia 1883, when the court was iillci
with corporation lawyers, they r
yersed that iDng line Of decisions,so il
1887 The interstate commerce Law
grew ort Of thai one decision. Th'
continued effect of The reformers sine
that down 20 aud including Thepdor
Roosevelt for railroad rate regula To-
was brought about by that decisio
of the court being made BY corpor
ton lawyers. Yet, with all of that p
ing true, not one Of them has dared
say that the power reserved TO IN
people IN the city. in the municinalis
IN the country OF in the state govern
ment who her It be in tine form OF
ate irHatiye and referendum
whether II be a municipal initiativ
and referendum once have one o
them dared to say Il was rnconsti'u
tional
Il make these remarks. not be
cause I believe this convention is &c
| ing to vote Il down. but I make then
so IN future years, when this question
| Is raised there can be other ideas rails
| e,l when false construction Of sin
gle clause Of the constitution IS sougn
| TO be made
| .'As / said in the beginning the wns
| 10 construe statutes and constitution
al law is TO read them altogether
| have no doubt on earth thai there vii
sver be a court. even with the presen
| method OF selection, even with the i'm
perial desDotic power Of life tenure
| do not believe there viii ever be
| federal court declare the initiative anf
| referendum as laid down i'm Oregon, a.
laid down IN Dakota. as laid down 1.
Wyoming, and other states, as lai'
down in the constitution for the IN ur
state of Oklahoma do rot believ
they will ever declare it TO be uncor
stitutional
nNow one word IN all the o he
states the initiative and referendum
was adopted after a constitution wa
made, and II has been cnt short b.
reason of the~fact that ID Is an amend
ment, bnt this initiative apd referor
dun was taken into consideration Il
The framing of every section. In tn
framing OF every clause, and il ram
iies every section so deeply aud s.
thoroughly hat Il Is q part and pafee
II the system of the stafe of 0klahC
ma, and when you destroy Il you vii
lestroY Il altogether. because n ram
jes aud runs through L all, ana il vii
4 )e the only state IN The iniOn Who's
constitution is thus framed and thu
formed,
Il fear that there are TOO many lik
/ he candidate thai announced for gov
9rDQr of OklahQma last snnmer III
ssufd bis platform 10 the public AM
he said + am in favor Of the inifiatiY
and referendum with safeguards Il
Jther words there are too many IN fay
or of the thing II II can be destroyed
D O'her words, he Wopld ike q rattle
make for a pet Il he could tie its hea
SO il could not bite
Their real objection IS pot TO theeOn
! stiufiQnalily of this provision; thei
real objection Is the objection 10 IN
1 system. That is raised because the.
know thai bis system ramifying on
state from rs highest Law makir
body down 10 the municipal govern
prylng preparations simply cftr
op dry catallh; they dry up the Becrstioas
which adhefe TO the meinbrnnp and decop
pose, causing far more serious trouble thai
the ordinary form Of catni7h Avoid al dry
ing nhalants, fumes, smokes and snuff
and uso that which cleanses, po0lhes an
heals. Riy's Cream Balm is such a rsmed
and win cure catarrh or cqldin ilo heii
lIneflag and t,IaaaosttI4 trial afrn rufII \.
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4 ircilaie ~ cause sllaezine, u spreads iis4'
over an irrilaied aud enefY nuI laco. relit,