Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-08-18
DEFENDS new
LEGISLATION
Congressman Anderson Takes
Sen. CIapp'S Place in Dis
CuSSing Referendum
LAW WOULD GIVE
AUTHORITY TO PEOPLE

oIttldl 10 lf1F ENfNlNAr JOOhNAl.
BRANDYW1NE SUMMIT CAMP.
Pa. Aug. 1S.-Instead Of an address oy
Senator Moses f. Clapp OF Minnesota,
tho campers listened to an address
yesterday aftersoon by Sydney Ander-
son. Congressman from Minnesota.
There was some disappointment when
the change in the program was an
nounced and not until Congressman
Anderson and his party arrived did The
campers know that there would be a
change Of speakers. Senator Clapp was
compelled to return to Washington TO
attend 10 some important affairs there,
and his place on the program wng
most capably filled by Congressman
Anderson who spoke on "The Initia-
/ tive. Referendum and Recall" Mr.. An
dorson was accompanied on his visit
to camp by w. w Knowles. Francis I
DUPONT and others and the speaker
was introduced by Mr.. Knowles. He
said he was glad that such a large
representation of people from Penn
] sylvania and Delaware was to have the
opportunity of hearing the subject pre-
sented The address was given under
the auspices of the Referendum
League of Delaware, in which Mr..
Knowles is Interested.
As Congressman Anderson was in
troduced and began his address. a
heavy thunder shower was in progress.
A less composed person than the con-
gressman would have been embar-
rassed as during the first ten minutes
of his address IL was difficult for him
TO speak against the rain and thunder.
The audience looked anxious for
while but presently the shower was
over and the sun was shining again
/ In beginning the speaker used 4,
Biblical illustration OF the Masters
message TO one of his disciples to
Feed My. sheep" which he said has
$ been translated into human service.
. In showing that the Referendum IL
, meant for a free government by the
- people, Mr.. Anderson said that there
= Will never be any progress in this
world that does not have It's inception
ID in the common people In using an
other Bible Illustration he showed tina
the Master himself was an advofs
p of free government. Fie showed tina
le tho old constitution OF the Unilcl
Io States which was drafted by our fore
d fathers is inadequate and that IL re
q maincd for Theodore Roosevelt during
IS his administration TO awaken the con.
y sciousnesses Of the American people.
!, The speaker pointed out that in draft
n ing the constitution these men erected
@ certain barriers against free govern
mcnt as they we're dominated by fears,
s having just escaped from the govern
b. mcnt of England. He showed that these
{ men feared themselves because #
1 their circumscribed environments. He
5 said that they did not think you wero
y wise enough to vote for president or
I senator so they made these rules" Mr.
:. Anderson cited Oregon as an example
of one Of the best governed states in
the Union. There they vote for United
States Senators, and the mon elected
by the people he said are more inde-
r pendent
Continuing he said, "the composite
citizen Is the sheet anchor OF this
government All that we propose is
to make the laws ourselves. whereas
, il is now the business of the state
Legislature to mako laws" He ex-.
! planned that the initiative Is the pow
! er to initiate law and said that when
a voter has the law before him for
forty DAYS he is not apt to make a mis-
take. The referendum, he said, Is
4 nothing more than a veto power in
, the hands of the people and the recall
4 gives the people the privilege Of re-
! calling a man from Office If he does
{ not make good and If he fails in his
3 agreement which he is allowed to
{ make in two hundred words. Final
" Mr. Anderson discussed the refer
endum and its power in selecting the
judiciary and held that IL would not
destroy their fearlessness or inde-
p pendence. He said that man is fear
| less who does not fail in the perform
ance of his duties-and If these are
a experiments they have been tried in
8 nine states" In conclusion he said
" that this nation must be a nation OF
l. men; it must be a free nations a
!. nation Of popular government. DIT.
> Hanna concluded this sermon with
5 PRAYER.
IS While there was a large audience,
Il the prospects of a storm, no doubt,
kept many away who would have
2 come out for the afternoon.
l. Aubrey Vandever had a special les
l. son for the Alildren, his subject be-
= ing Good Shepherd and the Sheep"
IS The Rev W. L. White preached last
evening about Caleb, One Of the
d Twelve Spies
81 Mr.. White preached again this
morning. the Rev. J. T. Richardson
d Continued on Second Page.