The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-03
For Direct Legislation

M in the State of Idaho should become familiar will un-
ionaby be the MAN ISSUE III le coming campaign before the
Hon Robert l. Owen writing in the Twentieth Century naga-
for ne handles this question in clear concise that
Ia NJ benefit every person interested the good
mment We quote the article in part
pocracy is rule of the rich aristocracy the rule
m few democracy is the rule OF the people The Initiative and
erend is the OF pure democracy-the Rule OF the
The Initiative method by which eight per Of the
t law and have it voted by the people of the state
rdess Of their representatives in the legislature
THE Referendum method by which five per cent Of the
m Of the state by Referendum petition law passed
e legislature 10 be submitted to the of the people before
tsco,es law-the of the people to be conclusive
The right of the people to instruct their representatives IS an
ent right never abandoned and aenabe by natural law
y more ancient venerable masterfu ndisputabe than written
institutions. .
choice of the people and truly represent the ideals of the peo
M legislative executive and judicial departments of the gov
men When representatives nominated by sinister alliance
the hired agents putocacy and few mercenary or SeSh %
Nc in control of the mechanism of party government when one
cent Of people enriched by commercial conspiracy through
r agents. conpire with five cent OF the people VINO busy
nseves controlling the mechanism OF party government nom
@ men eciarv favorable special interests and then elect
M nominees by wholesale OF money by lng the pubic
m with paise of their nominees, with clever misrepresentation
s and with falacous arguments by filling the with the
ao of brass bands and the parade OF working men VINO ger @
read and butter the agents of corporate power and hnal
I v the brutal use of money the purchase OF impoverished
ots such representatives placed IN the contro OF
he polical health of such nation IS bad m
Such representatives do not truly represent the people he
ill not pass they ought to pass and SO there eed 1o inc
initiative r1;o
They will pass laws they ought pass giving away pubic
ses using the taxing power for private prot etc., anu 81
here is need for the Referendum
@ government and the Initiative and Referendum an open doo
which this can be done by which has been glorouSy dohe III
oregon and well in some other states !, 1,,
The United States loses hundred thousand PeoPe "
aly from peventabe illness and has average nearly e
ion constantly sick from preventabe disease ms
m of life and this loss of national efficiency by prevntane
he hV
promoting or preserving political graft to consider ana e
his national tragedy? , -. 1,o,e
Petitions and nrayers and demands nnuerabc for years nave
zone up to Congress demanding many public REFORMS
eesary for example, for lower tariff Tor recplocly, ~
axes for less extravaganza for publicity OF cala The
Department Of Public Health and what 40 e Peo t
h is revised up reciprocity is denied retaliation Is
he Tariff Act extravaganza goes on no DePd nir
Health no publicity campaign contributions conelc ~ VII
c in nnh control the markets. the gigantic gambling OF wa"
het avowedy "feccing the lambs which means S"nEs I
@ skful and less powerful citizens who venture 'o
ortex The National Banks still used as all aSly %
Their deposits Dy hundreds of millions means oI Cd
ibis coldblooded gigantic rascaly and the public mans d
agency for carrying these systematic 49, - b COM
ae Swinding operations. Bills to prevent II aie O ~
nttee or killed on the floor of the Senate = ,,a,+
A new birth is needed in both parties GOOD so' ;,
leagues should be organized in both parties and the hrS
m the eaoes f cand;dates for office should be, Will you STAND o
e Initiative and Referendum nominated: anu M Pfarenim
t0a should be- Will you stand for the Initiative anu
elected? A., ooa,
door Of the Initiative and Referendum tor relel nd can he
politics. the minority party candidates Will promise en-
elected by the people and with the Initiative ana @ for bnb
acted into law Immediately there can follow laws and the
A@y campaign contributions; control OF cofYHp heir candi-
datory direct primary by which the people may Vial issue de-
Oates reject the machine politician and any other ''a
Srd BY the people **** eo OREGON has
With the Initiative and Referendum in force yrbere
passed the best Corrpt Practices Act in the United cent
candidate for the Senate is limited to an expense making his
one years salary as the maximum expense u 17 dollar
a Falsn, and with other state or4CSi 70 include
expenditure must be set forth under o' n l1e in
every who directly or indirectly expends any none voters to
S OF such candidate No solicitation OF ss from the
% polls is allowed on election day Each Voe t for and
secretary Of State pamphlet containing the aoanst any
ast candidates for office and the arguments I np and
NJ no Voeu sinister or mecenary @ influence The election