Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-16

policies were going to be approved, and
not that they should be both thrown
out of public life and these policies dls,
approved. Nor did we suppose that al
we should get In three years out OF the
pure food fight would be a decision That
"whiskey was whiskey' and Dr. Wliey
out out Of power and ansoc MecsOe ee an 1eft ms in pa the
Department of Agriculture.
Can Fool People No Longer.
The people cannot be fooled n
longer by words. The declarations or a
man that he is a Progressive does not
20 any more. He must act. what we
need Is men in office VINO are against
the takers" who always and all the
time are for the people against every
request and movement for special Priv
lege. 1t is men of Roosevelts courage
and purpose that the people want and
they do not. If they can help 1t, mean
TO have any other. The bringing in OF
the absolute rule of the people Is the
Jersey on the right side OF this issue.
It Is always wise to see who opposes
a proposition before You decide. VINO Is
It that is against the initiative n rel
any public utilities commission, who
fought the interstate commerce act and
railroad rate regulation. 1t Is the SAME
men who opposed regulating the age OF
children in factories and the hours or
labor for women. 1t is the same men
who opposed employers liability laws
and the abolition of the sixteenth, cen
fury rule which makes one Workmen
suffer in a factory for the carelessress
of another-the doctrine as. we know II
of the negligence of a Fellow servant;
1t is the same men who denounced
Colonel Roosevelt for compelling tne
coal barons to settle the coal strike. In
a word, it is the same men who have
opposed everything for the uplift. or man
and who put property above humanity
under ali circumstances. The very fact
of the opposition of some people In our
day to certain measures and men is one
of the best reasons for their support.
After the hardest kind of a fight the
Senate of the United States has at last
consented to allow the people TO vote on
an amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States making Senators elective
thew have prevented this popular de-
mand. They would not have granted 1t
odaysbnt For the present almost unlver-
sal demand for 1t.
Roosevelt TypiAes Reform.
Mr.. Roosevelt typines all the great
reforms of the lay. No other man coulu
| have done, si~ngiehanded n practically
| thirty days. Such an exhibition or popu-
lar approval has never before been seen
In this nation. Why is it? There IS put
| one answer. 1t is the demand of the
! people for him, founded. ape their firm
| belief that he will promote their rights
and strengthen popular government.
Thos who win cali Mr.. Roosevelt Ssm
TO name any act of his that Is OF mas
been dangerous to the country. ASK
| them to name anything he actually
for fin common good. They are con-
| stantly perverting his position; You
would think to hear them talk that MT;
| Roosevelt was, II elected. going to recall
all the Judges in the country at once,
| and vel he has never uttered a word
| fayorlng the recall of judges, even after
| mature consideration. They nkewise
would make the people think ma ne
| would change representative govern
| ment by having a pure democracy ana
| make and unmake laws through the m
i~tiative and referendum. They know
this is absolutely untrue: ,or ,.,,s.
latiou until and unless the LEGISLATURE
refuses to give the people a law when
public sentiment demands. TAKE the
| three years / was Governor. The Legs
iature refused to pass a public utilities
Hill thai the party platform had de-
| ciared for. Why should not the people
rave a method to tnelr VIII
when the men they elect to represent
them are false to their pledges and re-
f1se TO grant that which was promised.
How Initiative Would Work.
THE Constitution of our State and
nrohsbly all the States, in some form,
rives to the people the right of petition.
rrbe Initiative of legislation by the
neople is nothing more than the right
If petition made absolute. And what
is. there new about the referendum?
Certainly nothing in New Jersey, There
noiice or firemen's bill or a park act or
an acf for q BOND issue for any new
project in the last thirty years In this
Stofa which has not contained a refer
andnrn to the people to say whether or
not IT should become a law
Even under our present Constitution
our courts. in Paul VS.. Gloucester, de-
cided such referendum legislation to be
constitutional. No one il against sub
hitting acts to the people or the peoples
right to demand that acts may be sub
mitted to them. except the special n
lion for the benefit of special privilege.
n the Legislature of the State shall
respond to popular demands there Will
neve, he any need to use either the iu-
i~tiotive or re5crendum. IT is only when
The Legislature refuses to act in the in
terests Of justice n the whole people