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and That Explanations Are Misiead.
Ing and Inadequate.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 16--Nearly
Q hundred farmers and merchants got
together at the Chittenden hotel Mon.
day and organized the Citizens and
Taxpayers Information league for the
purpose Of disseminating Information
concerning the constitutional amend
ments to be voted upon Sept. 3. The
league organized by electing q. j.
Kitchen. farmer. Springfield. presi.
dent; U. NJ. Chappell. Ice dealer,
Lima, vice president; w. J. Hays. at.
torney. Columbus. secretary; L. U.
Snyder. grocer. Columbus treasurer.
Resolutions we're adopted. recitiny:
That, after FIVE months Of delibera.
tion the constitutional convention,
composed OF members elected by the
votes Of less than 2S per cent Of the
electors of Ohio, has submitted for
approval by the people. AZ amend
ments to the existing constitution.
The people are allowed only five
weeks for deliberation on matters
to which the convention gave It's en-
tire time for five months
The ARRANGEMENTS made by the con.
vention for supplying official copies
OF the amendments to the people are
| a. In mi al nc -
cent of the voters will be given the
opportunity to read them;
Whereas. These citizens who have
been able to secure copies of the text
OF the amendments In time TO give
them careful study have discovered:
That the explanations provided
through the newspapers by the ofii.
cials Of the convention are in many
cases inadequate. misleading and
often calculated to conceal rather
than explain the true nature and Of.
feet of the amendments:
That many amendments appear on
the ballot under innocent and alluring
titles entirely different from the titles
by which they we're known under dis
cussion In the convention. the evident
purpose being to catch votes by con.
cealing their real purpose;
That the convention has utterly Is.
nored the protests OF the people
against the constantly increasing bur-
dens Of taxation and consequent high
cost Of living. and has provided for
heavy increases In these burdens.
That the convention has NULL.
fed the provisions OF the present con.
stitution which made It Impossible to
amend the constitution without the
consent OF majority Of the voters
and has provided that any or all OF
these ~ amendments may be adopted
by the vote Of one citizen unless two
votes are cast against It.
That the people are asked by
the officials OF the convention to vote
In favor OF all these amendments. not
withstanding every member Of the
convention voted against many Of
them when they were placed upon
passage In the convention. Therefore.
be 1t
Resolved. AS citizens and taxpayers
We urgently request every voter In
Ohio to go TO the polls on Sept. 3.
To disregard all titles and "explana-
tions." To vote mo" on every prop
osition unless convinced by his own
reading of the text of the amendment
that It will be an Improvement over
the present constitution and for the
general good Of all the people,
Resolved. That we especially con
denim these proposals:
Proposition No. 6--Providing for
initiative and referendum.
Proposition No. 9-Provlding a
method for forcing citizens to pay
twice for material or labor employed
In building their homes or other
property.
Proposition No. ia Establishins
the socialistic doctrine OF govern
mental Interference with the rights
Of private contract.
Proposition No. 19--Vicious changes
In the judicial system.
Proposition No. 2i--Abolishing Jus
tice courts.
! Proposition No. 2s-Piacing q high
. 3r value on property than ON life.
Proposition No. 3O-Esta ablishing the
socialistic doctrine OF governmental
regulation OF the price OF com
modify.
Proposition No. 40--Grants TO mu
| nicipal officials the right to acquire
own, construct and operate any dairy
, truck or produce farm. grocery stores
slaughter houses, ice plants or othel
= business. the product or service o
which Ia TO be supplied to the inhabi
tants. either by condemning the bust
hess OF private citizens or by enter
Ing into competition with them, an,
to pay for the same with bonds OF tn,
municipality. This authority IL grant
ed to municipal officials and not I,
n the people. who are denied the righ
OF initiative" In municipal owner
/, snip, Provides for the exemption
. from taxation OF property now valued
). at one billion dollars spon which ar
!, nmal taxes are paid. amounting I,