The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-23
TO Vote ON INITIATIVE
Direct LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT NOW BEFORE
PEOPLE OF MISSOURI

An amendment the of Missouri
lpon November embracing the system legislation
the initiative and referendum This of the great
that is bound be eenacted law all of
American union The Democratic party Idaho stands pledged
to submit amendment the embodyng this principle
order power the people and abuses of repre-
sentative government
The Referendum League an address to the
of that which is of special interest
will be discussed until proposed amendment submitted to the
of Idaho We append the address the of Idaho
What is the bihahoe?
When the initiative part constitution eight per
of the of the by signing and fling peion
for compel its submission the voters OF the state
the next general election will then be printed all the bal
lots and every yes If approved by major
governors and the law will read Be it enacted by the people of
the of Missouri instead Of be enacted by the legislative
senby OF Missouri, as 1t does now
What is the Referendum.
When the referendum becomes part of our constitution if
the legislature passed any law valuable franchise
against the wishes of the people, then five per of the of
the by filing petition within days after the adjourn
of the legislature compel to be referred to the vote of the
people OF the That law would then be held and printed
all the ballots the ensuing general election and rejected
by majority would be enacted by the people OF the state of Mis-
souri,
This amendment abolish representative sy
government substitute another its place but simply
prevent from becoming misrepresentation and hostile to the VIII OF
the people
It does not mean that all laws shall directly by peo
M but gives the people the power to veto bad laws passed against
wishes and compel the Of the laws they desire
corporation lobby bad laws and to obstrct
good ones T the Referendum the people can defeat s
and iiafue they the distractions to good
ones
The theory of government is that our legislators SIM
rv agents people elected the peoples will
absurd for give legislators absolute revo
power what they like with legislation and
property during their term Of office
takes away representatives the
power they often and brings them under the
control of the people 1t makes them responsible agents in
stead of irresponsible Under the present system the
sentave way of finding the peoples will whereas with
the referendum. this will be at all times easy,
that this will put end political corruption
When legislature all times subject review by
the people opportunities for corruption will have passed
away No one will who finally deliver the desir
ed legislation
adoption the referendum the whole people alone
will be able finally dispose of franchises legislation etc
Therefore all person favor OF purifying politics should
earnestly support this amendment
The referendum always been used TO make the highest and
most important counyowt, constitutions, ana
,on agiH use it ayhen yon O this amendment
good enough make highest laws why not extend
IS scope and usefulness?.
the number OF elections because the Vo
ng thereon will be done at general elections
1t will be invoked for trivial reasons on account OF the ex
,ense and labor necessary get up petition
This is nonpartsan All political parties IN Ms
without exception have declared favor Of it. 1t has been
doped bv large aores the of Oregon South Dakota
tah Nevada Montana Oklahoma and by about thirty cities
nd many officers and cities have testified to its success