Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-10
Oregon.

Oregon.
From far away Oregon we have re-
eelved from our old friend, VIM. G.
Young, of Roseburg, some reminders
that the Ninth Virginia district is not
the only place where red hot political
battle has been fought.
The first is copy of the official pri-
mary nominating election ballot for the
Republican party for Roseburg pre-
cinct, Douglas county. On this most
every candidate for nomination states
in brief sentence what he will stand
for If nominated and elected to the
office to which he sspires.
The next is characteristic of Oregon,
the pioneer of the initiative and refer
endum, being book of POS pages is
sued by the State and published by the
State printer, under the title:
"A Pamphlet. Containing Copy of
All Measures Referred to the People by
the Legislative Assembly, 'Referen-
DUN Ordered by Petition Of the People
and Proposed by Initiative Petition to
be submitted to the legal voters of the
State of Oregon for their approval or
rejection Mt the regular general cleo
ton to be held on the eighth day of
November, 1870"
! his pamphlet contains a score of
measures referred tc the voters of that
State for their action, and in addition
TO the text of the bill the arguments are
given, favoring or opposing certain of
the measures for the guidance of the
voters.
| One or the measures proposed by
initiative petition, to be voted on is
known as the "Official Gazette Bill''
and by the provisions of this bill it is
proposed to issue an official State maya
zine, to be edited by a BOARD of Poo
pies Inspectors of Government and
mailed to each registered voter. to be is
sued bi-monthly, and to take the place
OF the Pamphlet" now issued every
second year. The idea being to keep
the voters informed at all times as to
the action of their legislature. the meas
ures before the people for action all the
time instead Of punching the whole
to be read and acted upon just before
the election.
The third is pamphlet prepared and
distributed by the commission admins
terlng The Joseph Fels Fund Of Amer
lea, fund provided so the people may
learn to use their power to abolish the
game of politics" and apply the science
OF government to their public businesa
and in issuing this pamphlet the Fels
Commission say it is Not only
to defend the rights and powers al
ready won by the people of Oregon but
to give good reasons for their taking
additional powers and especially the
direct power to regulate taxation and
exemptions"
VI particular interest to this State ia
the use by the FelS Fund Commission
IN their argument against the calling
or convention to formulate new con
stitution, the caseo Of convention of 1901 2
IN Virginia. There are two pages given
to this under the caption of 1.-THE Vir-
ginia Bunco Game" Space prevents
quoting the whole of the article. but in
part they say:
1t did not submit the new
constitution to the voters, but put it in
force by the proclamation, saying:
We, therefore, the people of Vir-
ginia, so assembled in convention.
through our representatives, with graf
ieude to God for His past favors and in
asking His blessings upon the results
of our deliberations, do order and es-
tablish the following revised and
amended constitution for the govern
ment of this Commonwealth.
THAT is, the Virginia convention. in
betraying the people, thanked God for
the opportunity and asked His blessing
upon its treachery. Every member of
that convention, when he took the oath
OF office. thereby swore he would obey
the law that said the new constitution
must be submitted to the people. By
accepting nomination and an election
as delegate to the convention, every
member thereby gave q pledge to the
people that he would vote against pro-
claiming the new constitution. That
was solemn contract between the del |
egates and the people. The Franchise
Big Business owners that persuaded |
Virginia delegates to commit perjury
and break faith with the people may |
persuade Oregon delegates to do the
Same thing