The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-17

mean what it says and does not bind
them as provided. 70 my mind the
| doctrine here contended for to anntl
the provisions Of the Ordinance Is 80
startling that If upheld by the COURT
would do more harm to shake the
confidence of the people In our Courts
| and shatter the ties Of our political
| institutions than thousand Johann
Mosts could iniict by the proclama-
tion Of Anarchy for The dissolution Of
government
Can any mind that is willing ic per
ceiVe mlsapprehend that where the
people adopt an ordinance independ
ent OF. appended 10, or incorporated
into a Constitution. that the people In
each instance exercising the same
power do not thereby lose any au
thorlty over or In themselves or their
work at hand by the choice of meth
DDS pursued The numerous instances
I'm which Constitutions ana ordinances
have been authorized to be adopted
by Constitutional Conventions end
therefore did not require ratification
by the people have been sufficiently
shown and II ought not TO I'm any
manner befuddle the average mind,
that because the ordinance and Con
stitution involved here were adopted
by two adverse methods, the ordi
nance by previous authority granted.
the Constitution by ratification made,
that the authority Of the people tx
elclsed through the convention was
any less o any more In the one IN
stance than In the other.
The people being the source of all
power and OF equal power In each
! case il follows that where two things
are equal to the same thing IN point
OF power they are equal TO each other
in point Of power and therefore of
equal force and authority.
The Ordinance Incorporated into he
Constitution DESIGNATED as schedule
embracing The various subjects there
I'm grants by EXPRESS provision author
ity To the legislature TO alter or
amend the various subjects desienat-
ed. but equally clear the O'dlnonce
lrrevocahle retains thet power for the
|
one be confused hv the election ordi-
nance adopted by the convention In
prescribing the method for carrying
on the election for the ratification or
rejection Of the Constitution That
/ power was derived from Congress and
not from the people, and became Of
fun force and effect when adopted,
| too ,f ha nf
Congress throueh the Convention.
Our adversarles utterly ZEN ~ show
that an ordnance duly authorized by
The people TO be adopted hv = Toreti-
| utIonal Convention or submitted by
the Convention 10 the people and rat
Ined does not have the same force and
effect as p Constitutional provision
Ordlnarilv o"dinonces are so framed
that they explre bv their own opera
tion or the Legislature Is authorized
to chance them but because the ' eg-
isIature IS authorized To chance them
IS a sufficient reason whore tho power
IS granted that the authority does not
exist in It's absence Nor does Il
weaken the character or force Of an
ordinance hecauS the Legislature
NAV be granted the authority 10 make
change when deemed advisable The
most important provision IN orr state
Constitution In limiiIng the inrlsdic-
tlon OF onr Supreme andHDistrict
Courts Is deleeated 70 the Legislature
to change at It's viii. and we fiaallv
are forced to return to the plain and
sinnle truth removed from smoke and
mist that the common people who do
all things well make ordinances and
Consultations alike 10 suit their plaas-
IRE. and let no man IN authority
thwari THAR VIII or circnmvc~t thor
power 10 eoncede he position that
Ian ordinance authorized or ratified by
The peor'a IN the exe-clee of their
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