The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11

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constitutional amendments will be cor
respondingly increased.
THE LoNoWoRTH LAW.
In 1909 the Longworth law was en-
acted authorizing the placing of con-
stitutiOnai amendments in the party
column on the official ballot, as part
of the party ticket. BY means of this
device five amendments were adopted
in 1903 and two in 1905, all straight
party votes being counted for these
amendments. On account of the ease
with which the Constitution has been
amended with this device. a wide
spread and determined demand for the
repeal of the Longworth law was IN
itiated by the Ohio State Grange and
advocated enthusiastically by its men,
bers and many others who rightly be-
lieve the Constitution should be
amended only by the deliberate affirm
tive action OF a majority Of all elec-
tors voting at an election.
Believing the fundamental purpose
Of the people of the state Is to make
Ohio the best state in the Union in
which to earn q living, to operate a
business and to own property; know
/ ing the character of the pending con-
stltutional amendments will commend
them to the electors as being abso-
lutely essential to the realization of
this fundamental purpose; having full
faith In the sound common sense of
the people; not wishing to aid the
adoption Of any constitutional amend
ment that can not be carried on its
merits; and believing the State
Grange to be right in its contention on
this point, the Ohio State Board of
Commerce favored the repeal of the
LongwOrth law.
THE PEOPLES CAMPAIGN.
The Ohio State Board of Commerce
is organizing "The Peoples Cam
raign" to secure the adoption Of the
pending constitutional amendments.
Its plan Of organization is as fol-
lows:
l. A local committee will be organ.
i.ed at the county seat of each county
to undertake organized campaign work
throughout the county. This commit
tee will employ a county manager to
devote his entire time to carrying out
its plans.
2. A township or ward committee
will be organized in each township
and city ward to interest and instruct
electors by organizing subcommittee
in every precinct.
3. Every elector will be called uron
to enroll nimself as an associate In
'The Peoples Campaign" to secure the
adoption of the pending constitutional
amendments.
I. A county committee, represent
ing all townships villages and cities,
and all vocations. will be organized in
each county as soon as the work has
been sufficiently developed to give it
the required constituency.
5. All organizations Of citizens in
each county. for whatever purpose or
ganized will be invited to cooperate
In this movement by, adopting resolu-
tions approving the pending constitu-
tional amendments. and urging it's
members to work for the enrolment
Of all electors asn associates In "The
Peoples Campaign to secure their
adoption by the people at the Novem-
Der election. avg
6. The campaign fund required for
each county is estimated at only ten
cents per electorInin addition to the
amount required for the salary and
expenses of the county manager. Each
local committee will raise and dis
burse its own fund. paying therefrom
all expenses of the campaign incurred
In its own county, including Q small
contribution to general campaign 1
fund for the state!
COMMON SENSE AND PUBLIC
SPIRIT.
1.-THE Peoples Campaign" to secure
the adoption Of the pending constitu-
tional amendments Is designed to
secure o true expression of opinion
from all Of the people.
It is based on the principle that con-
stitutional amendments, when submit
ted to the electors of the state by
the General Assembly, should be
adopted or rejected by majority of
all votes cast at the election.
It is the side partner of no political
party.
1t is controlled by no class or spe
cial interest.
1t is for the benefit of all Of the
people and Is entitled to their enthusi-
astic cooperation and support.
1t calls upon each elector to do his
individual share with a surplus mar
gin sufficient to make good any short
age resulting from the failure of 9th
ers to do their share,
FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF
EVERY oNE-FoR THE sPE-
CiAL BENEFIT OF NO ONE.
To assure the people of Ohio that
all taxation legislation hereafter en-
acted will be we'll considered, conserv-
ative, free from dictation by any class
interests, and intelligently devised for
the common good, the Ohio State
Board of Commerce pledges itself,
when the taxation constitutional
amendment has been adopted by the
people to favor the creation of per-
manent expert. nonpartisan tax COM
mission, whose duty 1t shall be care
fully to study and Investigate all sug-
gestionS for the imprrovement Of our
tax laws, so that the General Assem-
bly, may be governed largely by the
recommendations Of SUCH commission
when eRacting tax laws, to the end
that the people OF Ohio may enjoy all
benefits derivable from the best sys-
tenn of state and local taxation that
can be devised for pFeseut-day condi.
tiols.