The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-16
NATION WIDE FIGHT
TO GAIN RESPONSIVE
GOVERNMENT BEGINS
National Popular Government
League With Committee Of
30, Launched at Capitol.
POPULAR MEASURES
First Undertaking viii BE TO Secure
Enactment 81 Gateway" Amend
ment to Federal consti-
tuition.
BY JOHN sNURE.

BY JOHN sNuRE.
Washington, Oct. 13.--An important
because q ~far-reaching n well orr
ganized campaign for the Bo-calied
gateway" amendment to the constitu-
tion, for the initiative. referendum, re-
call, direct nomination and election or
the president, direct primary, prefer
entail ballot. effective corrupt practice
acts, and other constitutional and legis-
lative measures to demOcratiz0 DoIiti-
cal machinery and establish popular
government was ~inaugurated this week
with Washington. ID. g, as h~eadquar-
BY the Inauguration OF this campaign
the popular government movement in q
form which In at once conservative and
radical Is now on a national basis.
'The. National Popular Government
leagle" and Its committee OF so well
known men, including senator's and
Representatives OF all parties, as well
as college professors. publicists and
other leaders IN the popular govern
ment win direct the Legislative
n educational work OF the ~organiza-
ton.
Reason for League.
The reason for the Inauguration Of
this movement IL stated by It's founders
70 be that the great reforms" which
are to be striyen for fare In the most
critical period OF their history JUDI
son King, secretary OF the league, and
for many years a writer and lecturer
on and lobbyist for popular govern
ment, puts the q this way:
"A most astute and successful cain-
paign Is being waged against these
great reforms. Where they cannot be
defeated outright they are being mas
culated by ingenious jokers. II they
are no to be striped of their effec-
tiveness as they are adopted from now
on they must receive most powerful
support and expert guidance"
Owen IL Chairman.
At q meeting at the Cosmos club
Senator Robert L. Owen, democrat, OF
Oklahoma, was chosen chairman of the
COMMITTEE OF So" Representative
william Kent, OF California. who be-
longs to a party Of his own; Senator
lican, and Senator Miles Poindexter. OF
Washington, progressive. were chosen
as vice chairmen. The other members
OF the committee are as follows: Sem
ators Ashurst, of Arizona, democrats
Bristow, OF Kansas, republican,; Robins
son, OF Arkansas, democrat; Chamber
lain, OF Oregon, democrat; Clapp, OF
Minnesota, democrat; Hollis, OF New
Hampshire, democrat: Lea, Of Tonnes
see, democrat. and Myers, or Montana.
democrat. Representatives CroSser, OF
Ohio. democrat; Heating, OF Colorado.
QGIlOCIdls .ACllJg OL 4AAAtDJAtUltN .VlU-
gressive; BEngle, OF Florida. demo-
crat; Lewis. OF Maryland. democrat:
Manahan. OF Minnesota republican;
Mayor Baker, OF Cleveland, Ohio;
President Barrett, OF the National
Farmers union; Judge Becker, Of In
the Ohio constitutional convention;
Mayor .Cotterill, OF Seattle; DR.. John
Haynes, president of the Direct Legis-
lation league; Prof. w. A. Henry, OF
Madison, Wis: Frederic G. Howe, d.
rector OF the Peoples Institute: Regfn-
aid Mopp Hull, OF Cambridge, Mass.
Prof t. ]. johnson, of Harvard uni
versity; Deem william Draper Lewis, Of
the University OF Pennsylvania Law
school; Herbert Quick, editor Of Farm
and Fireside; Prof e. "A. Ross. OF the
University OF wisconsin; DR.. walter r..
Weyl; George Fred Williams, OF Boss
ton; Prof. Charles Zuebiin; DIR. Charles
consin, and a dozen or 80 others.
Outline Of Work.
The work OF the new league is 20
consist OF three main branches. The
first Is q bureau OF information upon
all phases OF the popular government
movement. This bureau has already
been established at washington under
the direction Of Judson King. 1t PRONE
ises to furnish accurate data to legis-
lators. speakers. editors and others.
Second, the league proposes, by means
OF q kind OF legislative reference
bureau. to furnish Standardized forms
OF carefully prepared model bills, based
workings OF popular government. Third.
propaganda work aiming 20 spread tho
necessary facts for popular government
campaigns.
First Undertaking.
The first popular government meas
ure which the league WIN press upon
congress is the so-called "gatewayr
amendment to the federal constitution,
Senator's Owen and LaFollette In tho
upper chamber, and Representative
Chandler, OF New York, in the House,
have introduced this amendment. Ac-
cording to its provisions, constitutional
amendments may be proposed by O ma
Jority of both houses OF congress-, or by
either house alone, in case the other
house twice rejects a proposal, or BY
10 states. Proposed amendments, to the
constitution would be subrnitted, moi
to h Legislatures OF the several states
but directly to the voters OF the nation
for approval or rejection at q general
/ election. An amendment would ID
adopted by a double majority"-thal
is to say, by a majority OF all the voter
voting thereon and q majority voti
thereon In a majority OF the states. DIR
Charles Mccarthy, the we'll known df,
rector OF the wisconsin L~egislativ Ref,
erences library, says OF this amend
| ment:
II think the gateway amendment III
the greatest issue before the American
people; they need to be educated upoi
the necessity OF this great amendment
| Without IL they can never realize com
| plete liberty or the true purposes OF TIN
| constitution itself. without ii we ari
In constant danger of having the guar,
antees which have come down to vi
even from Magma Cbarta construed b
hostile forces and not by the will OF tia
people,
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