El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

Temple. Texas. March take Vol
tiers, late manager of tine anti prohl-
hitiOn campaign in Texas, today
opened his campaign for the United
states senate, in a speech In this city
He everlastingly amnasteo the
doctrine Of the Initiative referendum
and recall and closed his speech with
an appeal 10 the voters of Texas TO
drive out socialism from the Demo
cratic party He declared for the cleo
ton OF federal Judges, the election OF
senators by direct vote and said ne
favored a tariff for revenue only ana
that any other sort Of tariff was
tariff in favor Of the manufacturing
class and against the consumer he
also declared in favor Of the strength
eninE OF the antitrust laws and for an
income tax on individuals as well as
corporations.
He says il elected he Will work to
have a sum appropriated for use in re
clamatiOn work in Texas HIS attack
upon the socalled progressive" meas
ures-initiative, referendum and recall
is rather spirited and without re-
serve. He said;
Child Of Socialism.
II DO not think that ii will be wise
20 apply the initiative and referendum
10 our national and state govern
menrs. The referendum is in use in
our state with refeEence 10 Constitu-
tional amendments This IS as IL
should be, for the constitution is a
compact entered into by and between
the individual citizens, under the
terms OF which the individuals confer
certain powers involving frequently
the ceding Of natural rights. to the
legislature We have also in Texas
the initiative and referendum upon
matters relating TO local and speciIlc
questions. We might with safety eX-
tend this further TO similar subjects,
and especially 10 local matters in the
affairs Of our municipalities The mi
tiatiTe and referendum as a substi-
so 81 .rr~r ant
found its birth in the ranks Of the So
cialist party. 1t is the child OF So
cialism, and Democracy cannot even
become its foster parent without VIC
laung its fundamental principles
No Assurance OF Stability.
Under the Initiative any perosn
may write a law upon any conceivable
subject, regardless OF CONSTITUTIONS
tnhibitions' procure the Specl1leo num- UNI
Der OF signers TO a petition. and TINS
law would have to be voted upon BY
the people. even though a vast ma
jOrity should finally oppose It. Under
that system there would be 10 assur-
ance OF stability OF government Eeo-
PIE in, conducting their ordinary az
fairs under existing conditions, max
ing investments OF capital and labor
would find Themselves contlTE1aIly
harassed by proposed legislation Sc
rfOusly affecting their welfare
ION the other hand, under the ref
erendum the most r7Flol esome law
passed by the legislature, after con-
sideration and elaboration and ap-
provaI OF the executive, might be sus-
pended for a period Of Two yeaus, at
least until * could be passed upon
by the voters at the next succeeding
GENERAL election This applies OF
course. TO any law, local or general
IN its application Tt would certainly
apply to an appropriation Dill and
could be used 10 suspend the putting
into operation OF a general appropT1a-
tion bill, providing means FOR the
maintenance of the government and
thus leave our state officials without
the necessary funds to pay the eX-
Denses Of the maintenance Of our gov
eminent and eleem Osynary and educa-
tiOnal institutions
AT a recent election held IN South
Dakota under the initiative and ref
erendum. ballot was used which was
five feet long and ten inches IN width.
containing SIX legislative acts printed
in nonpareii type At an elecGOn held
IN Oregon. there was submitted under
this system 81 acts, the titles OF which
only were printed upon the ballots
The number Of acts that might be
submitted under the initiative would
be limited only 10 the number for the
submission Of which, signers could Ds
procured TO a petition
A Giant Task.
Il believe that the American people
have demonstrated in more than 1z5
years Of a Republican form Of gov
eminent their capacity for iTelb gent
self government under the existing
system. But I ask every man, regard
less OF his avOcatiOn or profession, TO