The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
Compensation Act Alone Suffi-
cient to Justify Special Ses-
sion He Says
PRIMARY IN INTEREST OF ALL
Osborn Sends His Message to the
Legislature Today
Ii II is Right to Enact Primary Act
II is Right to Make II Effect
i've at Once.

Lansing. Mich, Feb. 26.-Governoi
Chase $. Osborn today sent his spe-
cial message to the extraordinarily SEES
sion Of the 46th legislature of Michi-
gan, called to consider and enact
presidential primary law.
on ;he primary question the mes
sage says in part;
This proposition is in the interest
OF all tho people and gives equal rights
to all parties and all factions of par
ties. II is for the purpose of extending
the rights of all the people, giving
greater insurance that the majority
shall rule i'm the nomination of presi-
Dental candidate. rather than that the
minority. by power. influence. pecu-
liar strength or other unusual in
trenchment. shall override and over
rule. II II is right to enact presiden-
tial preference primary law. il is prop
er 10 give IL immediate effect"
The governor declared the call and
his words were only prompted by his
love for the state and desire to serve
II unseflshy.
The governor also recommended tho
passage Of an employers liability and
workmen's compensation law. which
rhe declared. of itself would easily
Justify the convening Of the extraor-
dinary session.
The Governors Message.
The governors message Is as fol-
lows:
Acting under the authority of Sec-l
ton Z. Article Z. of the Constitution Of
the state of Michigan. /. Chase s. Os-
born. governor In and over the State
Of Michigan. have called the forty
sixth legislature I'm extraordinary ses-
sion. for the purpose Of giving it op
portunity and authority to consider
and enact a presidential preference
primary law.
This proposition is in the interest
Of all the people and gives equal rights
to all parties and all factions Of par
ties. II is for the purpose Of extend
ing the rights OF all the people and
giving greater insurance that the ma
iority shall rule in the nomination of
IA presidential candidate. rather than
that minority by power. influence,
peculiar strength or other unusual in
trenchment shall override and over
rule.
If 1t is right and advisable to enact
presidential preference primary law
IL is proper to give IL immediate ef-
feet The constitution of the state Of
Michigan empowers the legislature to
give effect at once to acts making ap-
Iropriaions or to acts Immediately
necessary for the preservation OF thel
public peace. health or safety. as
sumo that the Legislature is the final
Judge of these conditions. At its reg
ular session this Legislature gave inn
mediate effect to seventy acts. one
half these seventy acts were not ap-
preparation bills i'm the dinary mean
ing of the term. and wenty-one of
them carried no appropriation provi-
sion whatever. Some of the acts Civ
on immediate effect were so trivial as
to make absurd any contention that
such AN important law as the presi-
Dental primary measure cannot bel
given immediate effect The constitu"
ton was Just as sacred last year asI
this year.
Any presidential preference primary
law which the legislature may pass
can with perfect justice and propriety
contain n provision for making an APP
preparation to pay the expenses Of dele
gates The presidential primary law of
the state of oregon. / am Informed.
provides for n payment of 5000 to meet
the expenses of each delegate from
Oregon to a national presidential po-
litical convention. In the past q COM
mon custom I'm Michigan has been TO
send to national presidential conven-
tons only delegates who could finan-
cially afford to go. This custom has
initiated against men entirely as wise
and worthy. but without means and
unable tn afford the privilege of at
tendance at such conventions.
This argument might be regarded.
however, as such a subterfuge asl
would be resorted to by those who de-
sire To use the constitution against
the interest OF the people. Ttis not nee
essary tc borrow any device 10 justify
putting a presidential primary law into
immediate effect. whatever Is right is
constitutional. In the past there mas
been an unfortunate tendency on the
part ofN some courts and corporation
lawyers to resort to constitutional in
terpretations. supervenient or other
wise, that would serve the ends OF
selfishness and stand between the peo-
pie and their moral rights. Better
courts and better lawyers now regar j
the constitution as being broad and
elastic enough TO cover and warrant
what Is right ana especially when
there Is no dispute as to the right.