Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-28
Ohio Con Con
Vote On |. &R.

the Initiative and Referendum Pro
posal BY the Convention this week.
This was the understanding at least
among the members when they left
for their homes last Friday. But the
form that the Proposal win likely
take when the ron call Is finally
reached, is hard % determine at this
time for the reason that the /. & r.
delegates have some differences Of
opinion as to percentages and the
direct and indirect initiative.
The substitute and pending amend
ments for the Crosser Proposal were
all laid on the table and new sub
stitute By MT Fackler was intro
duced correcting the language Of the
former, which was alleged to be
faulty. leaving the main features of
the proposal as reported by the Com
mittee.
Two amendments have been offer
ed to the substitute. one by Judge
Peck Of Cincinnati, striking out the
direct initiative on Legislative en-
actments, and leaving it for consti-
tutional amendments. This would
permit of the use Of only the indi-
rect initiative, that Of petitioning the
legislature, for the enactment of
laws that could be used.
The other amendment by Mr..
Lampson inhibits the use of the /.
& r, for the purpose Of applying the
principles of the Single Tax in the
state. This Single Tax bugaboo was
injected in to the fight at the insti-
CATION of the State Board of Com
merce, for the purpose of arousipg
the antipathy Of the farmer against
the /. & r. and if possible defeating
it at the polls.
The indirect Initiative gives the
people the right to propose measures
by petition of four per cent, and
makes it. mandatory for the legisla-
ture to enact such measures into
law or submit them with alternative
competing propositions to the people
to be voted upon.
Judge Peck argued that this Until
alive is all the people need, for II
the legislature fails to- do the bid
ding Of the people. the law petition
ed for must be submitted to the Vo-
tiers anyhow.
The labor members with the ex-
ception of Hoffman and Cordes of
Cincinnati, who were pledged when
to vote for the indidect Ini-
tiatiye, will remain firm for the d.
rect Initiative, and will endeayor to
get both the direct and indirect sub
mftted to a vote of the people.
Proposals reported by the various
committees for adoption during the
week follow: BY the labor commit
tee-Proposal No. "a, relating to
COMPENSATION for accidents, and Nos.
122 and 209, regulating the hours OF
labor and conditions of employment,
as submitted last week. The COM
mittee lis now considering amend
ments to abolish. contract prison Ia
Dor. and prevent the sale Of prison
made goods, except the same be dis
tinctly marked as such; and the mat
ter Of providing a state insurance
fund for sickness, old age, inVaadity
and unemployment.
BY the Judiciary Committee MI.
Fellows Proposal No. go, providing
that The General Assembly shall have
full power to provide for the con-
seryation Of all the natural resourc-
&c Of the state, and may provide for
the mining, weighing, measuring and
marketing of all minerals.
By the banking COMMITTEES, MT.
F.arnharrs Proposal No. SO. impos-
ing double liability on stockholders
81 banks, in case they fail. It is the
intention Of some Of the labor del
10 this proposal. making It necessary
for either the state or the banks
themselves to guarantee bank depos-
It's.
Mr. Bryan in his address to the
convention in very forcible language
expressed the need of some such re-
uuirement in every state constitution
IN the country.
Following the settlement Of the
i r. question. win come the Short
BALLOT. Our organizations should be
expressing themselves on this sub
iect to their delegates as soon as