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gives him power TO make his objections
effective. unless overruled by a two
thirds vote OF each house.
The requirement that banks holding
deposits OF state money shall show the
amount thereof In their published state
ments as a SEPARATE ITEM II IL be-
lieved imposes most wholesome re-
straint upon the use OF the state funds.
Under this provision the public moneys
VIII serve political and personal ends
20 a less extent in the future than they
have heretofore Greater care, also.
VIII be observed by state treasurere IN
the selection Of repositories for state
funds and like care In the amounts de-
posted In each. This whole subject,
under the revision. will be brought out
IN the open. and become a matter OF
common knowledge among the people
az IL certainly should be. The people
have right 10 know what banks are
holding the public moneys and the
amount held by each The effect Of
this provision, II is believed. will prove
helpful TO public of1iosek an well an 20
the people OF the state.
The legislature. under the revision.
will be placed upon q higher level and
freed from the annoying burdens Of
petty local measures and Will have am
pie time for the study OF legislation.
and be better prepared TO determine
what laws on the statute books should
be repealed and give more mature con-
siderotton TO general measures.
The broad powers OF home rule con-
ferrod by Art. VIII, Il Is believed, will
conserve the highest interests OF the
cities and villages OF the state. II
places the responsibility for local lcgis-
lation In the hands OF those primarily
concerned, and thus permits each mu-
ncipality, under well guarded general
provisions. 10 lagislate for Itself The
provisions OF this article received most
careful scrutiny az the hands OF the
convention and like scrutiny is invited
at the hands OF the people.
We invite comparison OF the schedule
OF new matters written into the revi-
sion and the obsolete matters elimlnat-
ed from the existing constitution sched-
uled, respectively, at pages 4 and SO
OF this address. II will be noted that
much useless material in the existing
constitution has been discarded and
much that Is wholesome and even vital
TO the state has taken IS place. These
two schedules present this question:
Is IL desirable TO change the one for
the otherf This the people OF the state
OF Michigan must answer. The revi-
sion should be judged We submit, not
by proposals OMITTED from dts pages
but by The value and wisdom OF its
NEW PROVISIONS. Judged by this
standard II IL submitted that ali that
IL material in the old instrument In pre-
served In the new. that the revision
Is simply the present constitution
brought down 10 date and carefully re-
formed 10 meet the demands OF state
grown beyond the limitations OF it's
fundamental law
VICTOR NJ. GORE,
Benton Harbor Mich
LEVI l.. BARBOUR,
Detroit Mich.
NATHAN s. BOYNTON,
= Port Huron, Mich
GEORGE b. HORTON,
Fruit Ridge, Mich.
VICTOR HAWKINS.
Jonesville Mich.
WALTER II. TAYLOR,
Kalamazoo. Mich.
CALVIN r.. HOUK.
Ironwood. Mich.
Drank II. MONFORT.
ithaca, Mich
LAYTON T. HEMANS.
Mason Mich
r.. j. ADAMS.
Grand Rapids. Mich.
CHARLES G. SIMONS,
Detroit. Mich.
CHARLES THEW.
AlleEan Mich.
LOUIS T. TOSsY,
Detroit Mich.
j. N. G. SMITH.
Charlotte Mich.
FRANK s. PRATT,
Bay city, Mich.
Committee on Submission and Address
10 the People.
Adopted by the Constitutional Con-
vention at the Capitol at lansing.
Michigan. February twenty-nrst. nine
teen hundred eight.
JOHN J. CARTON. President.
PAUL RI. KING. Secretary.