Ellsworth American., 1911-02-22


the representatives OF the people, soPpie-
mented by the people themselves.
Now in this matter we snou'o DOT sP-
proach 1t from the STANDPOINT o' u" ."'o
cate, it seems to me. we are IN se"se
the jury; we are the only oooy "nNn n"s
a right to decide this particular ques''o"'
This question cannot be initiated py .ne
people. This cannot come 10 US iu .ne
form OF proposed Legislation; tne respo'
sibility Is entirely upon US 10 say "he'nei
we will stand between people anu the Up
portunity which they desire, as peiieVe'
REASONS FOR AND AGAINST.
Now in .h,s action our attitude being. as
.;r,.;r ,hs. a, ,r;buns, To decide
,o,har ,h., 70 arm. with eacb other. il
seer,s ,o mo We copld properlv 20 step
,,-,,er and cons,der what reasons have
ho.n odvonced in ,he ra.t or lately bv the
various advocates of one theory or the
thar in connection with this legislation.
70 900 whe,her ,hose reasons would be
,,,,a,v 70 ,-.vo;, 9TH. GOOD many thing
IL, n.or,a h.csnsa "a ioot at i, the ;ssue
tor rs 20 dac;ds 4. vhe,be or No, tho peo-
nj. damana th;.,h,no ana oil e,se sbouId
=. cors;dersd "a bearing mon that issue.
Now ~ course there have been a good
,,onv r...oos rs,nnose a ,arSe number
o,ond ,.as,ns a,;ns,e airfe--
.nt ,,.on,a vho ,avo, tho .,hu,;ssion of
.h;s .,.,d,,.n, .rnnsa Tho, a com
:, NJ. =, ,,.,,,,,a ,..;, srhr,;.-
.,;r, ,h;s - -, o, ~. ,,,,,,,.a .,
vo,ing for !, q, rs.e,rm;ng - .,bsv ssv
! ,o,;o.a ,h,. =, t,a Cana,a ,a.,.,a.v too
= ,;,a., ,,,,a nr.,, s,.,.a
,hot .h.v yo,eS ,or ~. srhn;ss;or ~ the
.,a,a,,,.n, i. h,, ,h.r ;n,ara.d 90 GOT.
.,,a;ns, ia rs..l =, ,ha ,hsv ,o,sa
for the suend m.n, he,e tor /, ns nnrnosa .,
"a. t,rm;ng
Now ,ha, ;aea ,hs h,v ,-eva,,. orno,o
o,.;,,,o !, ,o,,,, ., ~.
c.. - 80. - :, O..
nroh. h,y ,.r,er rnnhe- as.,,s ~ snh,
mir ,b;s n rho 70 have ,b;s r-o-
,,;s;, .a.,.a -. ~, I.,,;.,.,r.na
~. ,o,ia :, 49,, aa.,.a =, ~, -, =. ~
'no peop'o 'n'y ue'e ~ o"" e"'
cense law coupled watn local option.
Well, now, that is a good reason; that is q
lop,.al reason. II ia a frank reason. il ia
:.
leaSon they are eneitieo 10 nave, ano IL
does prevail among a great many people;
it animates q great many high minded,
Pe'P'''
haven't any question.
There are others and as say am COM
;p,,, ,,e co,c,r.;or the, I .n ona ~
IT,, ,-ho TO-, ~, ..rx,nt :, $50 ,.., -,
'ne" "no ieei On accouht OF the iaet tns1
the constitution is properly and funda-
mentally no place for this kind OF legisla-
.;on 80. 3, .ho,,a :. . 80.
N 'Ae
constitution and kept on the statute
books of the State where it cat be handled
hv "a ,ag;slstrra .nd -. n.o,,,a ara T
=
LINK 'nA' .ne nun oi people VINO take
that attitude will constantly increase and
has increased largely OF late.
Th.- .o,. =, ,o -. Ill, ~
'ie 'oAe y. eoue WIZ win so'e
for this with the idea OF taking 1t out OF
politics, q reason based good deal upon
exnediencv perha,s hpt a ,..son ,h., ~.
en'i''eo W nsSe, anu 'hinA IL Will nave
good deal OF effect along those lines. No
doubt there are lot OF people, lot OF
young men in the State who have come to
the front and say that they are a new
generation and that they feel they want to
De considered, they want to have a vote
and voice on this matter. Probably
they wouldn't have had that thought II
this matter had not been agitated SO
much.
PROBABLY some people want to vote on
this matter because they think they are
deprived perhaps Of somerig hts that they
ought to have. That idea may have been
unconsciousiy fostered by political speak
ers during the last several campaigns. II
simply goes to swell the number OF citi-
zens of the State who take the posi-
tion i have indicated that they desire and
demand an opportunity to vote upon this
question.
l think those groups of people with
those various reasons each OF which they
are entitled to have whether they are
logical IN some csses or not it seems to
them that they have a right to them
think those groups OF people taken to-
gether are rapidly becoming and have be-
come more than a majority OF the people
of the State.
On the other side, of course, there is
one large reason which has been and al
ways will be given for refusing to submit
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