The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-25
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FULL OF LOGIC ANO FORCE
LEARNED SENATOR SHOWS IA
MILlARiTY WITH IMPORT.
ANT SUBJECT.

the initiative or the referendum pro
vision of the constitution. These pro
posed laws, together with n few
brief and meager arguments in favor
of and against some of them, are
contained in a pamphlet covering 202
closely printed pages, to be studied
digested, and thoroughly understood
before intelligent action could be had
presenting to the people, busy with
their own affairs, most difficult
perplexing, and burdensome task: a
task which. in the very nature of
things, must have been performed by
the great majority In the most per-
functory manner or not at all. These
laws are upon all sorts of subjects.
There 10 a bill prohibiting the taking
OF fish from the waters Of Rogue
River, which would seem to be a
police regulation affecting a limited
part OF the state and with which the
people in remote sections would not
be sufficiently concerned to give the
subject very laborious consideration.
There are number of bills to Gre
ate new counties, to allow certain
counties to pay additional salaries to
their judges, of which the same may
be said. Either at this election or a
preceding one this somewhat peculiar
situation was brought about. In the
lower part of the Columbia River sal
mon fishing is carried on by means
of nets: In the upper part by means
OF fish wheels. That, as understand,
is due to the current. In the lower
part of the river the current is com
paratively slight, while in the upper
part of the river the current is much
stronger. The net fishermen, being
opposed 20 the wheels, proposed a
law prohibiting the taking of fish
with nets. The matter being submit
ted to the wise and discriminating
composite citizenship" of that state,
both laws were adopted by good round
majorities, with the amiable result
that thereby the taking of salmon by
any effective method was prohibited
altogether.
A bill to create a board of peoples
inspectors" was gravely submitted
under the initiative by the Peoples
Power League of Oregon, the board
to consist OF three persons to be Sc
lected in the first instance in the
following highly popular manner. The
executive committee of the state
grange, the executive committee OF
the Oregon State Federation OF Labor
and the presidents of the boards OF
trade and commercial organizations
of Oregon were each to name tire,
persons, and from each of thes'
groups the governor was TO selec
one for appointment. The people gen
orally were not to be consulted. Tn
composite citizen" was notified T.
go on vacation 1t was made tn
duty of this board OF censors 81
have at least one Of their humble
present at all times at every sessio
of each house of the legislative al
sembly, and to be watchful for an
defect ca imperfection in the Stat
and local systems OF government
They were 10 watch the public off
GERS and public institutions, the d
partments of the state and count
and municipal governments, and
investigate and report on their ma
agement They We're imposing upC
them a pretty large contract. All tn
was to be done, the proposed la
naiyely provided, without motive
desire for personal or partisan a
vantage" They were, moreover, "
be as fair and impartial to all CT
2ens and officers as the suprer
court seeks to be between parties