Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-30

fered.
9. Tha, they will enforce election
by the legislature OF chat candidate
for United States senator in Con
gress who receives the highest mum
Der of the peoples votes.
3. Complete prohibition OF railroad
passes for all persons except employ
es of the railroads.
t. Abolition of the power of city
council to give away public franchises
r Abolition fthe temptation and
opportunity TO buy or sell votes in
the legisloture.
6. That the people of every city
or town shall have power to make
and amend their city charters on all
local matters at their own pleasure,
absolutely free from special acts by
the legislature.
7. That they will retain the initia-
tive and referendum in law making.
g. That they will have power to
recall any elected public officer from
SOHStdDle ~ bpNciH MOI ihtiuuihS
Judges OF the courts.
8. That they approve the principle
of election of members of the legis-
lature by proportional representation.
though they have not yet agreed on
the method.
10. That they will provide literally
by taxes for support of higher educa
ton in the State University.
H. That they will maintain one
efficient Normal school. At the same
election they voted to abolish two
others created by the legislature
some years ago.
~. That corporations having little
or no tangible property should pay a
gross income and license tax.
49, That the expenditures of any
candidate for public office shall be
limited to practically one-fourth of
one years salary of the office he seeks
and the state will provide the great
er part of the expense for publicity
u
itical parties.
A. That edible fish, especially sal
mon. shall be conserved in the navi.
gable rivers of the state.
49, That measures of chiefly local
interest will be rejected if submit
ted to the voters of the whole state.
16. Abolition of the convention
system of electing delegates to nation
al convention, establishing direct
election of such delegates by the vot.
ers of the great parties, and permit
ting expression by the voters of their
choice for their party candidates for
President and Vice President.
II. That three-fourths of jury
shall be able to render verdict in
all civil cases, and court procedure
shall be so simplified as to discour-
age appeals to the supreme court for
delay, and new trials because of tech.
nical errors. if substantial justice has
been obtained in the lower court
IS. That they do not approve state
wide prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of liquor
10. That they have established and
will maintain local option on the H.
quor question
90. That they require reasona-
Bile measure of employers liability
for workmen's accidents.
q. They have granted the people
OF each county power to exempt from
all taxation any class or classes of
property, subject to any general laws
approved by the people of the state
~. That no citizen shall be tried
IN circuit court for crime unless
accused by a grand Jury.
%. That general elections shall be
held in November when most other
states vote, instead of in June
"a. That the public credit shall not
be used to aid, build or operate or
be used to aid, build or operate pri-
vate or government railroads.
%. That counties may issue bonds
to build permanent highways
26. That private schemes for loot
ing the public treasury cannot be
worked by the initiative method.
Measures Approved and Rejected
In obtaining these results at the
four general elections since 1902. the
people approved twenty-five measures
proposed by initiative petition. three
measures enacted by the Legislature
against which referendum petitions
We're filed, and three measures passed
and submitted to tho people by tn,
legislature; at the same elections the
people rejected twenty-three meas
ures proposed by initiative petitions
three measures enacted by the leg
1slature against which referendum pc
titions were filed and seven measures
passed and submitted to the peopl
by the legislature. At the Novembe
election this year the people approx