Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-01

that of Chaves county and the other
J strong democratic districts In the east.
! crn portion OF The territory. ana must
Dee taken Go state the position OF tho
1 democratic party as q whole upon this
proposition. The platform Of the
democratic party i'm this county. while
not expressly naming the oregon s s.
tenn does not dissent from non con
denim the platform of the democratic
central committee. but goes further
and expressly adopts the recall and
other catures of the Oregon plan. ana
We must assume thar they are in ac-
cord with their fellow democrats from
the rest at the territory. and IL chosen
would act upon the same plan.
Now what Is the oregon system
which our friends of the democratic
party have expressly adopted II pro-
Vides in substance that any person
having ina mind "a law that he would
like to ave passed. may himself
alone. and uuaided, draw nap the en-
tire bill whether IL consists of a.
single sentence or clause, or-as many
of the bills presented In oregon DO
consist OF many sections containing
pages OF printed matter. then circu-
late this petition i'm any section OF the
state. mo- matter how large or now
limited. and That when he
has enough signatures to this
petition To- amount 60 : per cent
Of the total vote cast for judge OF the
supreme court at the last preceding
election. ne files that petition attached
to his biz with the secretary of state.
This being done. the secretary OF state
must submit that bin I'm the Identical
form presented. word for word, ana
period for period. Ia the people as a
whole 10 be accepted OF rejected ny
them. without change or opportunity
a- -4N |# .-HNN -l- AarAnLHLA & A
bare majority at those who see tlt to
vote on the bin at all, cast their bal
lots in favor of il. Not only is a law
thus passed. but in the same idcntlchl
methods. in oregon the constitution
itself can be amended ana changed
with no more safeguards, and no DIFF
ferent procedure than that which OPP
crates 10 meke the law.
The referendum. as it exists IN the
state of oregon, provides u q when
any bin or act is passed 10y both hous-
as of the Legislature. and approved hN.
the governor, any person VINO objects
to that law may get up "a petition 70
have 1t submitted 20 the people at me
next general election, usually Two
Years hence. and VI he Is able TO set
five Der cent Of the voters, computed
upon the busis Of the people that vot-
ga Tor justice of the supreme a "t
the last preceding election. ne tllcs
thls petition and 40 other act IS eilec-
tive 10 stay and repeal that raw anu
Stays rcpt"lru 49, ,,r, ,e,,s
VIZ MeA' it,. IA ,.., ny "a ma inrttv
~, "'1al i tt, ,n, ,.nt nf mel
w. i" I'm INV ono man In
49, H. ma. ~. An ia sufficient in
oregon to repeal for two years, ans
passed by the legislature.
T'his. MIR. Chairman, b. the Oregon
~ 9t'H' ~ nart, nf Nev
"Hl.n wv ~, tttn1 ana wbfehi
NloAtN1 h". ,"N'' a. t thts t.rritory
u WISHES wy p'VP'C - - ar,nut-
10 ru"p' = n"it W. a. nf oreron and
"l ~ " ~" 49,, s,td II N,yy
WVui" "S ''u''a, oregon mas
MeAlt"' uid we """P' rt,htg
n" constitutions neI .i,lr'tn r0t
lei lrslSl".ule Nv ~" ~ of a barrl
or "hv el'D''"". ui IA ,I.strn,ed
~nl'l'l'' "N r,tinn. nf tbal
tNfLN OH w. 't,9' nnanItnd which |
ul't'Vl'"' t,"tt, -.rinUtn~ Of these
Z lti'il'" q" 'l ''' A., ~. a. tb.I
rl''lNS' " $500 -, ~ me ,ot-l
pi'"H"It '' a "',e III, p,s-l
"'lihs P~el'i'a"N, uu"J, trisctton |
i'iis 9ll,ltu "F "V y tf'ts .rs altied
No Nnnu'i Ln' IN. .-amnsipn.
w l'" ''' u''"V' - 10 infN,ttv. i'll
i"r tno vret1n sNstein sn"i, ism
we ""'','' VIZ, t,. th. entire
mn" t'l'N 'h'' I t.,ut mon d.
structure ''h '"S'' '' '"i,
THAT Mr. chairman, is the le1SDn
why the republican part, ~ b'In"l'"m
has denounced the 'lt7
plan AS destructive of All t~ohsNl'ut''"
al government
No,v. lpt us pass briefly 60 the prav-
Workings uf This oregou plan. IL
said originally that II was but 20
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