Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-02

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must lie made on what is promised in
the future, not on what has been done
in the past Under this novel doctfine.
as | have, observed il, we are to be
guided only by envy and discontent
and are to act exclusively on the gem
eral principle that whatever is is
! wrong"
The senator declared that the plan
| by which popular government is to
be restored to us is Ito remove al the
barriers which the makers of the Con-
| stitution established in order TO pre-
vent rash, hasty and passionate action
and TO secure delibe:ation, eonsidera-
ton and due protection to the rights
of minorities and of individuals. This
is to be accomplished in two ways, by
emasculating the representative sys-
TEN through the compulsory Initiative
[ and referendum and by breaking down
the courts through the recall.
| The senator declared that there
We're few instances where petit
TONERS representing a genuine pop
ular demand have not met a re-
| Spouse in action whether in Con-
'gress or the State Legislatures,
| still fewer when respectful attention
| and consideration have not been ae-
! corded to them. But the responsible
| " for action and the form such action
should take have rested with the rep
| resentative body. When the initiative
is made compulsory radical change is
effected, A minority sometimes a
small minority=of the voters can COM
pei the Legislature to pass law and
submit ii TO the voters when a very
large majority OF the people neither
ask for nor desire it, In this way all
responsibility is taken away from the
representative body and they become
mere machines for drafting and re-
cording laws. 1t is the substitution of
government by factions and fractions
for government by the people,
Have Voluntary Referendum.
The senator declared that the voun-
tary referendum had always existed in
this country
This new plan,'' said Senator Lodge,
lis spoken of by its advocates as pro-
gressiye. As matter of fact it is the
reverse of progressive. Direct legisla-
ton by popular vote was familiar.
painfully familiar, . Greece and
Rome, In both it led through corrup-
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