The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-29

. II had been adopted and applied and
construed In the state Of Oregon. In
I fact we uursed the initiative and ref.
- crendum and protected 1t like a fond
7 mother would protect her new born
babe. In words that could never ue
misconstrued or misunderstood W.
put the application and the construc.
tion of this provision in our consti.
tuition as it Is applied and construed
in oregon. And We have gone f,rth.
or, In the state OF Oregon AN act of
the legislature carrying into effect
the provisions Of the initiative and
referendum cannot go into effect until
30 days after the legislature has O. +
journed Just as the fond mother
nurses and cares for the new born
babe We have put a provision in our
constitution that makes such am act
OF the legislature 20 into effect i'm.
mediately after 1t Is passed.
Section 5S. of Article 3. of the con
stitution as submitted to the people
for the ratification or rejection reads
as follows: no act shall take effect
until 80 days after the adjournment
of the session at which 1t was passed
except enactments for carrying into
effect provisions relating to the Ia.
itiatiye and referendum and a general
appropriation bill. or unless. i'm case
act, the legislature Oy vote OF two.
thirds of all members elected to each
house. so directs"
We give the initiative and referen.
dun as adopted and applied In Ore
gon, and in addition thereto we pro.
yided that the enactments of the leg
islature for carrying it into effect
shall become operative at once, so
that the initiative and referendum
may apply to the measures enacted
by the first legislature of the state
Request No. ?. Blanket primaries
for the nomination of every officer
in the state of Oklahoma on plurality
vote by the Australian system. This
pledge was kept by the constitutional
convention, and provision inserted
for mandatory primary.
Request No. 3. The power of the
civil authorities shall never be usurp
ed by tue military authorities. Thi.
pledge was also kept. See Sec. IA,
Article ., BIN Of Rights.
Request No. 1. That 'he state may
engage in any industry or enterprise
This pledge was also kept. See Sec
81, Art. .. Bill OF rights.
Request No. 8. That the common
law relieving the employer from liza.
bility to employees injured through the
carelessness of fellow.servant be an.
rogated, and suitable laws be passed
by the first Legislature protecting en-.
ployes under such conditions. This
pledge was kept. See Sec. SO, Art. ..
Request No. 6. Ine right of acton
TO recover damages for injury or
| death shall never be abrogated and
| the amount recoverable shall never
be subject to any statutory limita-
| tions. This pledge was also kept. See
Sec. :, Art 23 Of this constitution.
Request No :. Not more than
eight hours shall constitute days
work in all underground mines and
on all works carried on by the state,
county, or municipal government, and
the legislature shall pass suitable
laws 10 provide for the health and
safety of employees in factories, mills, !
smelters. mines and on railroads. See
Sections / 10 inclusive, in Art. %, |
Of the constitution.
Request 40. s. That there shall be |
three commissioners elected by the |
people 10 regulate and maintain rates |
for railroads, insurance, telegraph, |
express companies, telephone and
pipe lines and all other corporations |
This pledge has been kept by the
convention. See Sections . To "a in.
elusive, OF Art =, and also sections .
| and 22 of Art. 6, and Secs to I
inclusive, of Art 10.
Request No Q. Compulsory educa.
tion and free school books printed by
the state. The constitutional conyen.
tion kept faith on this matter. See
Secs. and of Art 10, and Sec. 81,
Art ..
Request No. 10. That there shall
be established and maintained the o..
flee Of chief mine inspector who shall
be elected by the people. See Secs,
% and -, Art &, and Hon. Pete Han
raty, a practical miner who has had
eight years experience as such, has
been nominated for this responsible