Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20

III
Simple Words Clear Their Mnds-and Mores the Pity.
Every surveyor knows what you when speak of
Every engineer knows what you mean by the pson.rod
Every chauffeur knows what by transmission and
Every farmer knows what you mean by ensilage
Every tailor knows what and that is not alive.
We all of us know the words the terms and the peculiar
ing referring to the particular thing which interests
II and disgraceu that many citizens
affairs FOR The REASON THaT TOO MANY cTaNs p ARE
NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The distinguished Peter Dunno tells Of genial Irishman
who was quite content 10 spend fifty voting for things that
for things that he could not PRONOUNCE
He referred TO the initiative, the referendum,
Every American ought understand thoroughly
which determination of the people rule in country
which IS SUPPOSED to be ruled by the people
Therefore by of beginning another the initiative
those acquaintance ignorant
ent, VERY SIMPLE DEFINITIONS OF THESE WORDS-"Def-
MISSIONS nos termes, a great man said
The people of The country want NEED and they viii
have the INITIATIVE, THE REFERENDUM AND THE RECALL
It perhaps unfortunate that the first
by using the written language rather than the spoken language
of the country
sad such simple words as initiative
and referendum appa and dpeae the minds Of citizens
WHAT IS MORE THEY ARE GOING TO BECOME REAIITiES
the pnep the ea THE F Sg Ha Sp s SF" Sde
of the three words initiative referendum and recall make
those words plain to all near you.
What about the nitatve This Latin
Somebody has to start awmakng Somebody must 90
into the field where laws required and begin
the new laws
Hitherto have had corporations big men,
and corrupt politicians enjoying monopoly of THE NT
for people TO INITIATE some of the lavmak
ing is time for the people 1--WE certain laws,
books and we propose to have them there
The initiative that the people shall be
selves START the making of laws initiate begin
thoughts IN legislation The initiative means that the people shall
have the power of framing voting for and establishing laws
S
TIoNS.
The referendum is simple enough man who
has read about the referee prize fight the umpire
Referendum from the Latin refero which means 4
carry back"
making proposing would compelled to refer
them, OR CARRY THEM BACK TO THE PEOPLE
Under the referendum the people could keep themselves
they should do the right upon laws started legsla
congress And the laws referred carried back
%oB s2 &or BEeoE I P2n ss 6% E AsP %
BOOKS Until. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE REFERENDUM
HAD GIVEN THEIR APPROVAL
In other words with the referendum the people SUPPOSED
govern to own the nation and the government would do for
themselves exactly what the of big factory
himself.
man owns factory nd of men hired to work for
him. These have various ideas plans notions
rules and forth
They work their plan write out clearly explain it thor
oughy and then the owner Of the factory REFER THAT
TO Me- AND ILL PASS ON IT
Until has referred the head firm until il has
been passed on by the head Of the firm ism law in the factory
OR SHOULD BE THE HEAD OF THE FIRM.
The people this national factory employ many
congress the white house the various legislatures and
there make suggestions think up good abolish
bad old laws to ideas and work them carefully
THE PEOPLE
If owned factory woudn permit apzbqdy under
you make rules governing that factory UNTIL YOU HAD APP
PROVED
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