Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06

it may be submitted to the people. |
am with the people, and | believe they
can vote honestly and intelligently.
Let the people rule!"
O'Connor Takes Exception
Exception to the remarks OF Repre-,
sentative Lambert was taken by Mr..
O'COnnor OF Grand Forks, who begged
to disagree from the statement OF the
gentleman from Ward TO the effect
that the brewery interests can come
in here with a few paltry dollars and
swing the intelligence Of the voters OF
the state. or all the bills considered
by the last Legislative assembly, this
was determined to be the best, he
said. and he recommended that NY ia.
vOrablc consideration Of the measure
; the house should endeavor to please
the intelligent voters OF the state.
"A Few days ago you walked to the
front of this chamber, and holding
your hand above your head you asked
God to help you do your duty, and
now the time has come for you to do
your duty" he said, in conclusion.
| Coltom Is Opposed
The passage of the measure was Op.
posed by Representative Cotton, who
declared that a majority of the PEG.
pie faV0ring the passage OF the bill
are Just waiting for a chance to get
whisky into the state, "and,' he said,
Il don't believe that everybody can
| vote intelligcntly upon all these meas
| urcs which will go on the ballot OF
the bill carries"
Streeter Strong Support
Representative PStrecter proved a
! strong support for the passage Of the
! measure, and he made a very interest
ing speech in spite of the fact that he
declared at the outset that there were
but few new points to be discussed
inaSmuch as the measure had been
thoroughly threshed out in both
branches Of the legislature two years
ago.
He referred to an anecdote told by
the gentleman from Ward county in
which Lambert had compared the peO-
pie hitching up with the initiative and
referendum to a boy hitchcd up with
a runaway calf, saying: THE boy
from I2mmons refuses to be hitched
up with the steer from Ward coun-
tyr
Mr.. Strccter also mentioned 1.-THE
gentleman who refers to the dear
pecpul' with contempt upon his lips"
In his we'll chosen remarks, Mr..
Streeter not only expressed his in
tclest in the passage Of the bill sub
hitting the initiative and referendum
to the people, but he expressed equal
interest in the movement to permit
the people to vote on the woman suf-
frage question, and pledged his loyal
support to the measure in the event
the question is brought before the
house.
Mr.. Buffers Views
| Mr.. Butler of Ransom declared his
opposition to the bill under consider
alton, stating that in his opinion the
measure was absolutely wrong, and
if permitted to become a law 1t would
| require eight hours time for one to
mark a ballot on election day.
Support from Mr.. Klein
One of the finest speeches of the
| afternoon was made by Mr.. Klein, who
| clearly defined where the dividing line
| should be drawn between church and
| state affairs. Looking at the affair
from a moral standpoint" he said,
ut resolves itself simply into a Ques.
tion OF re-submission on the part OF
many opponents and he Illustrated
the more significant propositions in.
vOlved. =
In conclusion, he said: do not for,
get the platform upon which you
stood when elected, even If outside
influence has been brought to bear.
Remember your PROMISES
Principle, Not Policy
Il do not believe in the terrible Ca
lanity that is to come owe our state
if we pass this initiative and refer