Marble Hill press., 1907-05-23
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rear.
Both parties are splitinto factions and
outside influences will cut figure. The
present Office -holding republicans are |
stuck on their jobs and will try to defeat
the constitution, 30 as TO prolong federal
control and, incidentally, their checks
from Washington.
When the convention meets there will
be the biggest "scrap" ever. Federal
officers are thicker here than seed ticks
on Turkey bill, or budding professors
and future college presidents around FL
mer Bair's barber shop; and II they arc
defeated they are gong TO die hard.
It is alleged that the chief democratic
paper--the only publication in the terri
tories which Is in the metropolitan class
lis owned by the Standard OIL and
what Tom Lawson designates nths sys-i
tem." tits doing its part in the inter-
est OF It's owners. The coal interest, the
oil interest, the eyer-powerful railroad
interest, the corporation attorneys-the
system-are busy in both parties, and
| We all know this activity is not for the
common good.
The common people. the rank and tile,
irrespective Of party, are anxious for
statehood and believe the constitution
| to be one Of the most able documents Of
the kind ever framed, being an organic
law rejecting more than any other con-
stitution the spirit Of the times, and for
the most part in accord with advanced
| political ideas. It provides for the direct
primary, a two-cent maximum passenger
/ rate, a fellow-servant law, low rate OF
interest. and, doubtless having in view
the growing distrust in legislatures, pro-
4 hibits railroads from owning any pro-
ductiye agency Of natural commodity,
such as coal mines. The people, BY ini-
tiatiye petition, can suggest constitu-
tional changes and bring them to pop
ular vote. United States senatore are
nominated by direct primary, thus maxi
ing their election practically BY popular
vote. No state goes as far in the re-
striction Of combines and trusts. II
prohibits child labor in factories and
mines, provides for liberal public
school system, and puts all power in the
hands Of the people through the initia-
tive and referendum. There is q strin'
gent clause In the constitution which
, prohibits the manufacture, sale or intro
duction Of liquors IN the new state for
period Of twenty-one years. This, how
, ever, WILDE voted on separately, but a
/. the same election.
The election, which will be held early
: in August, win select . full set OF stat
and county officers, five congressmeI
I and Legislature which win name tw'
United States senators. The hopefu
q sign of the situation is that there is al
|. active element, comprising q large pc
cant of the voting population OF tn
new state, which may prove lie pre-
server for the constitution and MI tn
\ ofices with men who have character an
o consciencc. Lrefer to tho farmers unio
x and organized labor. They viii mak
iri NO nominations as q body. but viii in
ufform themselves as 10 the record of .
candidates, Gull from both paraes' an
y vote for the best timber available.
n see from your paper that the farmeI
70 AZ home are awsking TO the advantage
"a ~ organization, and they should receiv
!, every encouragement. Farmers are "a
chief consumers Of the products OF uni0
'e Iabor. and there should be strong III
I'd seruai bosd between them. There a
M s;oht million farmers in the country 81
10. .hous three million Of organized Wofl
. :. IT,. While the total vote Of the Unil'
a.ates IL under fifteen millions. v
s.av thus see that the farmers and Wae
.earners would control the politieal SO
atioa in this country II they would On
le- =. Ia, sbeir interests are Identical .
ich ,-c.k hafsonioasly together.
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