The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-13
Good Meeting Held in Pros
pect Church Last Evening
NEED OF DIRECT LEGISLATION
Explained by Marion Speak
ers-Widespread Feel
ing For it.
Candidate snyder Would Give the
People More Powcr--Rcv. Rourkc
Emphasizes Need of Initiative and
Referendum.

The Presbyterians of Prospect with
an altrustic spirit highly appreciated
opened their church for the benefit of
the campaign for delegate to the Con-
siitutional Convention, Thursday night
and good meeting was held. Free
man Fleming was called to the chair
and explained the purpose of the
meeting. He introduced II. r. Sny-
der, Editor of the Mirror, who is a
candidate for delegate and who dis
cussed the important issues involved.
The question of candidates. was first
considered. The Cincinnati Enquirer
printed a symposium on this subject
last Sunday, and the correspondent
sent In the following report for this
county.
But four Marion county men have
filed petitions as candidates for dele
gate to the Ohio Constitution. They
are Judge c. II. Norris, Democrat;
w G.. Harkness, Republican; IL. X.
Snyder. Independent, and w. ]. Rob-
BINS. Socialist. Norris and Hardness
refuse to make pledges of any kind.
Snyder, who is editor of the Democrat
Mirror, is for the Initiative and Re
ferendum but not for the Recall He
is dry Robbins is progressive and
stands on the Socialist platform of
last year"
The speaker explained that he is
not opposed to the Recall, with proper
limitations, but believes i'm team work
In politics and the propriety of taking
up only such measures as political
conditions may suggest. 1t was agreed
at the Progressives convention to IL
nit the plantations OF the campaign
to direct legislation although such
men as Rev. Herbert Bigelow are
strong champions of the Recall when
they think such championship profit
able.
n The matter was fought out there
with some bitterness the ablest eX-
ponents of the Recall in the state OPP
posing bringing it into this campaign.
Having been in that convention with
Attorney j. Wilbur Jacoby the speak
er knew exactly what business was
Transacted there.
n The relative importance OF the Is
sues OF the campaign TO bring back
the saloons and that OF framing up
a new State Constitution were con-
sideped and ii was held that While
Che former may seem tae most inn
rortant for the present yet in it's
farreaching effects the latter may
more largely effect the good or eyil
GSstiny of the State and hence the
supreme Importance of giving it due
Consideration.
The problem Of the evening was
divided into three parts as follows:
1. a discussion of direct legislation
.. Consideration of the liquor traf-
fic.
3. Suggestions for undermining the
State Constitution.
The Enquirer's symposium brought
out the fact that only two questions
are eliciting any general interest with
regard to the revision of our magma
charta. These are with regard to
direct legislation and the management
OF the liquor traffic. With regard to
the former the position was taken
that the Initiative and Referendum are
needed to arrest the corruption of
cur lawmakers-our councils, legisla-
tures and congresses. The way the
trusts and monopolies and corpora
tions have undermined the officials of
our government was emphasized and
illustrated with several examples. 1t
was shown how the Union Pacific
Railway by its UNANIMOUSLY corrupt
practices held California and other
states and territories in its grasp for
n.ore than thirty years and how that
people never were able 10 break their
bonds until last year when under the
lead OF Governor Johnson they smash
ed to flinders that tremendous or
ganization. 1t was shown how the
United States Steel company levied a
contribution. of S700,0O0,0OO on the
AmiI.can people-how we pay the
dividends on their watered stocks
And that is but one of some hundreds
big trusts.
II was also shown now the Sugar
tilst used corset steel spring with
which to commit petit larceny. Those
officials We're no douDt the parties
guilty Of placing that spring on the
machines TO make the sacks weigi
lighter and thereby they stole like
the petty thieves that they are sew
etal millions of dollars. They were
fined and restored to the government
S30O0,0OO but now they have raised
sugar from 5 to cents per pound
md are taking back their fines with
compound interest.
We are paying their fines. This is
the iinperium in imperio of monopolis-
tic power. This is the government OF
King Morgan who at the head of the
monopolistls Frick, Gary, Rockefeller.
Stillman, Armour x Co., seeks to sup