The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-05-11
POPULAR RULE IS
WINNER IN DULUTH
Continued from Page 1.


Hoar and Sandberg, approved the
amendment by vote of to 1, AL
derman Hoar's precinct voting to the
tune of 2 to 1.
Where Proposition Was Strongest.
The largest vote against the
amendment was polled in the third
precinct of the Seventh ward, where
70 votes were registered in oppos1-
ton. The Duluth Brewing & Malt
ing company's plant is located in this
precinct The next largest vote
against the amendment was polled
in the first precinct of the Second
ward, where SO votes were cast
against the amendment. The brewery
Of A. F1tger & Co., is located in this
precinct. Three precincts in the
First ward gave Just 81. votes in: OPP
position to the amendment while AGO
were cast in it's favor. In every pre-
cinct where the free will of the voter
was registered without influence
from any special interest the vote in
opposition to the amendment was
not worth mentioning.
The election was a reminder Of the
old days in the gas and water fight.
The result indicates that the people
are thoroughly alive to their wants
and they do take an interest in pub
lie matters beyond the mere election
of men to office. The calm and
peaceful campaign of education fur
nished additional proof that the peo-
pie can be trusted to manage their
own. affairs in sane and safe man.
ner. uas ,K,HIR
People Will Be Conservative.
No one believes that the Recall
will be used with malice. If an OFF,
cial ceases to represent the will of
his constituents then he ceases to
become of service to them and he
ought to resign. If he does not do
SO the recall may be invoked, and
In this case it out to be. We pre-
dict, however, that the weapon will
be rarely used, and if so, only in ex-
IRENE cases.
The Initiative will be used less fire.
quently than the Referendum. The
chances are that when a reasonable
number of people initiate PROPOSE
ton it will possess sufficient merit to
receive the favorable consideration
OF the common council In any event,
its use will put the people as whole,
to little, if any, expense.
Naturally, the Referendum will be
most frequently resorted to. It will
not be necessary to call special spec
1al elections for the purpose Of vot-
ing on matters to be referred to the
people. These can go over until the
regular election and plenty of time
may be given for their consideration.
The committee which had in charge
the campaign for the charter amend
ment expects to permanently organ
ize and to interest other portions Of
the state in making the Initiative, the
referendum and the Recall an is
sue in the next state campaign, par
ticularly in the selection of candi-
dates for the legislature.
Statewide Campaign.
An Initiative and Referendum bill
last session, but was pigeon-holed in
! the senate. While the bill passed by
! the house contained many objection
! able features yet it's passage indi-
| Gated that the sentiment in favor Of
direct legislation, even in the legis-
lature, is most satisfactory. There is
Ao question put W1ldt an eneTgetlc
campaign on the outside would result
in the passage of good bill at the
next session of the legislature to be
submitted to vote of the people at
the election to be held in 1914.
The feature in the local compaign
which ended so successfully on Tues
day was the whole-souled patriotic
service rendered by the advocates of
Y direct legislation in every voting pre-
cinct in the city. Hundreds Of men
gave days Of their time to the cause.
They worked earnestly and enthu-
siastically among I'll their neighbors
and at the polls to get a good vote
out The success Of the, charter
amendment Is due in g large meas
ure to the splend id service rendered