The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-22
Receives Favorable Comment
From Reputable Newspapers
FULL OF LOGIC AND FORCE
LEARNED SENATOR SHOWS IA.
MILIARlTY WITH IMPORT.
ANT SUBJECT.

which my honored friend from Ore.
gon culls only the flowers, abruptly
introduces the matter as was his
discursive habit, between two other
wholly unrelated subjects, and treat
ing the word composite" as a bo-
tanical terms, defines II thus: Be
longing to the order composite bear.
ing involucrate heads of many small
florets, as"-the comparison is not
mine, but that of the learned lexi.
daisy" The speech of the Senator
from Oregon had prepared us to agree
with Mr.. Webster that his composite
citizen" was daisy but we were
in no mood for this sinister qualifica-
ton, bearing involucrate heads" Az.
ter these glowing eulogies from the
eloquent lips of the Senator to which
we have listened, after these unqual.
flied Endorsements respecting the vir-
ture, the unselfishness. the wisdom -
all, Mr.. President above all, the wis.
dom--of this paragon, must there II.
nally creep into our hearts the foul
suspicion that, after all, the com
posite citizen" has something serious
the matter with his head lnvolucrate
heads! Horrible dictu! The subject
becomes painful. Let us inquire no
further. but for better or worse, &C.
cept this creation of the inspired In.
tellect of our honored friend simply
as daisy with an involucrate head,
and, closing the dictionary with all
its brutal and disturbing bluntness of
speech, voluntarily leave ourselves
shrouded in deep, but merciful, ignor.
ance respecting the exast nature of
the affliction
Mr.. President, my objection to the
initiative and the recall is without
qualification. My objection to the ref,
erendum is not to that method as ap.
piled from the beginning in this coun.
try to the ratification or rejection of
fundamental law or as applied to
broad questions of public policy. What
|, object to is not its continued histor.
ical application, but its proposed hys-
terical extension 10 matters OF gener-
al and detailed legislation. The Ariz.
ona constitution, so far as it refers
to the referendum, provides that Ell.
Their the legislature or per cent Of
the qualified electors may order the
submission to the people at the polls
OF any measure or item, section, or
part of any measure enacted by the
legislature, except certain emergency
laws. which are enumerated.
1t Is wise and proper that before a
proposed constitution are constitu
tonal amendment should go into eff
feet it be adopted by vote of the
people. The constitution OF state
contains the broad, underlying princi
pies within the limits of which tn,
various representative agencies o
the people must act. The sovereign
power rests only in the people an,
they alone should lay down the gen
eral principles according to whicl
their Representatives shall act and es
tablish the boundaries beyond whicl
they may not go; but under thes
principles and within these bounda,
les there is mass of detailed wor
to be done that requires the contin,
Gus and sustained effort OF somebod
in order that it may be done we'll. TIL
people as a whole have neither IN
inclination, the specialized tralnin,
nor the time requisite TO enable thei
to master the thousand and one d.
tails necessary to qualify them
wisely discharge the functions of o
binary legislation. Men talk about II
right Of the rcpple to make their ow
laws for their own government, ar
II tickles the fancy as very hiq