Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-27


to put into practical effect consti-
tutional amendment, statewide pro-
hibS,ion. not yet adopted. Aside
from It's previousnes's, 1t has numer-
Gus defects. cue big one being
enough to kill it-'tt Is too cumber-
some. ambiguous and partial. If you
are really in earnest about state
wide prohibition, the following non
lawyer-built paragraph will do the
business If enacted into law:
The traffic, giving away or having
in possession any malt, vtnous or
spirituous liquor, or any compound
containing any trace of the same,
is absolutely forbidden and made
felony Any Ie son convicted of
breaking this law shall be imprisoned
in the penitentiary at hard labor for
not less than five years for the
first offense, and not less than 10
years for each subsequent offense.
The foregoing is the real thing.
The one proposed was framed in
the interest of lawyers and doc
tors.
No. 347. No, page 1872. Creating
board to Enquire into" need OF
Employers liability law and appro-
lriating $1,000 for said board to blow
in. Not needed. New York and
other states have already paid
thousands for the same purpose, ant
the findings OF, their expert boards
can be had in a big volume for the
asking. It is a scheme to defeat
No. $50, page 81.
No. 349, No page 1856. Bill to
prohibit fishing in Rogue river ex-
cept by angling. Preponderance
)f evidence against this bill. Would
estroy the means of livelihood
Of hundreds of people, and probably
benefit no one.
Chance to Arguel
Nos. SO6-SO7, page 16. To provide
separate district for election oi
each state senator and each STATE
representative. 1t is an improvement
over the present district system
in that the legislator in large coun
Ties or in districts now composed ol
two or more counties, is more close
.y related to his district. For in
stance, instead of Wallowa and all o
Union being joined in one district
Nallowa and only enough of Union
o make the requisite population
would comprise the district. Unit
practical and just proportional rep
resentation system is proposed
his separate district plan is best.
No. 36O-361, page 1856. To provide
or proportional representation
Coupled with 1t are provisions
5engthening the terms of legisla
tors to six years, increasing theil
pay to $3.50, and dozen more oil
ess other things. The representa-
ion plan Is cumbersome and unjust
Under 1T at the last election, Wal
owa would have had no representa-
ion at all.
There are three so-called TIA,
amendments. First is Nos. 3OS-309
page %. 1t opens the way for the
others by doing away with the "tax
alton shall be equal and uniform
provision of the constitution. Vote
yes only If you are in favor of the
)ther two.
The second one is No. 312-313
page 49, and the third Nos. 1926
327, page II. These amendments
would abolish pol tax, take away
and restore to the people, the say
Of what property shall be taxed and
what exempted, and above all, give
county home rule provision in re-
gard to taxation. They will give
The state a chance to raise all nee
essary state revenues from public
service corporations, especially such
as express, telegraph, telephone and
sleeping car companies that now pay
but a pittance of tax for the spec
ial privileges and big business they
do.
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