Evening journal., 1913-10-01
DAILY RAPS
LOBBYISTS
Tells Referendum League
People Don't Get Square
Deal in Legislation
SEES SALVATION IN
PROGRESSIVE IDEAS

The Referendum League held its first
fall rally and smoker last night IN py-
THAN Castle. The room was crowded
and the meeting wss very enthusiastic,
the speakers being interrupted many
times during the evening by the ap-
plnuse OF the audience
Alexander VI DAILY Of Dover, presi.
dent of the Kent County Referendum
League was the chief speaker of the
evening" Francis DUPONT, president
of the league. presided and read pa
per on the history Of the movement in
] Delaware. short addresses also were
made bv W. w. Knowles. Artcmss
smith. nr. George Edward Reed. the
Rev. George Henry Dole Dr. j. W. Bas-
tain and J. r. McGowan-
Mr. DAILY spoke on Reserve Power
he said in part:
~ feel very glad tD come here to-
night TO talk with You ! am always
glad 10 talk with people who feel free
to express themselves at all times and
II have done IL most of my public lie,
although IL ma. not always be the pop
ular thing TO do
Mr. DAILY spoke of reserve power
which he said The people should hold TO
themselves and hould not delegate TO
any set of individuals. lie said he re-
mcnbered well that for years one man
IN Kent county nominated every man
who went 10 the Legislature from that
section and the men who went there
could be easily controlled.
1T frequently happens" said Mr..
/ fhf, Ifn f.F
islature has been selected by some
crowd Of men. who know that he can
control that body and that they can
control him. ] am not saying that all
OF our speakers have been selected
in this manner but many of them
have. They appoint the committees
which are not selected by them. but
have been picked by the outside in
flucnce."
Mr.. Daily spoke OF the bills Of
great importance which have been
held M In committees.
1T Is so unfair, so against our in
stitutions. and yet you and ] have
put up with H., said Mr.. DAILY. There
never has been day IN the State of
Delaware when the people had a fair
show in the Senate and as far as /
am concerned it had better be abolish
ed than the way that IL is"
Mr.. Daily said there are all kinds
OF paid agents AZ the Legislature.
some Of whom. he supposed had a
3 right there. but that the people had
less representation there than any
one else and that the men of that
body we're quick to turn an car to d
paid agent OF private enterprise ant
d slow to listen to the people.
r Mr.. DAILY spoke of the changing of th
n state constitution and of the State cor
"A poration law. He cited the cases of ctr
d tain insurance companies which he sail
could collect money from all premium
and yet pay no losses under the Stat
g laws. "ihe constitution was promul
2 gated and the people were not cvei
+ given the right TO vote ON it, said Mr
Daley.
Il believe that the reserved powc
4 should have been kept for the peopl
~ the constitution said Mr. DAILY. an,
II the initiative and referendum ha,
,, been reserved for the people in the con
stitution we would hear less about tn
!, doines at Dover II the people max
mistakes they can fatifv them. The,
are not the mistakes of politicians VIII
q not rcctify them We are spcndn
. millions of dollars for our education
=. Why can't we determine and vote upo
e what we wanty"
The Rev. George Henry Dole sal
4 that many times he had been in consul
tation with lawyers regarding progrcs
r siNc measures TO be brought before th
d Legislature and had been told inyaria
N ably that the lower counties would 2
e against the measure. Mr. Dole though
n that II such men as Mr. DAILY were
'e the Legislature Wilmington would 2
a sure OF the support Of the lower cour
sr ties IN al matters of legislation.
% ARENAS Smith urged the members I
" keep pace with the times and to maxi
10 laws Tor today and not nse those this
's do not ht the conditions of today.
m Mr.. Smith said the first dehnit
10 organization for the Initiative an
be Referendum was in the year 1908.
In 1905. as the result Of N
a. propaganda work done by this ol
BIZ lganization. the Legislature passed
p law for the purpose of ascertainin
Nv public sentiment on this question
he This law provided that there shoul
be a vote az the general election
r. 1906 for the purpose Of ascertainir
ne whether the people Of the State wan
az ed the Advisory Initiative and Refe
n lendum. The people voted on III
measure about 1900 yes TO 2.0l
mo- The Legislature Of 1907, no,
I'd lever, did not enact a law in exa
,ir alignment with this vote They pa
40 lno attention TO the State vote. b
Oh gave 70 Wilmington form Of mand
,r tory Initiative.
h, Mr.. Smith said Il wish TO ca
- your attention to the fact that q
,s difference between the popular votil
~ which has been done in Delaware al
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