Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-10-16
Volume I.---Number 20.

On Election Day, November
Bird next, ten amendments TO the
Constitution of North Carolina
will be submitted to the voters.
It becomes every voter t. inform
himself upon these amen TN mis-
and to vote for on AGAINST them,
according to his judgement
The undersigned have e%amin-
ed these amendments and be
believing that every citizen who
understands them will gladly en-
brace the opportunity to vote Tor
them. we offer the following
statement Of
The Truth About the Proposed
Constitutional Amendments.
In the General Assembly Of
1913 more than twenty amend
ments 10 our Constitlon We're IN
troduced. This gives an idea ui
the demand for changes in the
Constitution. As that General
Assembly did not have time to
consider these amendments, il
authorized the appointment Of a
Commission Of twenty citizens
to carefully 90 over the present
Constitution and to prepare and
report.to the General Assembly
in special session such amend
ments as they might deem good
and sound. This the Commission
did.
The General Assembly, in SEES
sion in the fall of 1913, carefully
reviewed the report of the Com
mi sion, and a ter
thorough discussion, passed for
submission to the voters the a
mendments now before us. The
fact that these amendments re-
ceived almost unanimous support
in the General Assembly is one
of the best assurances that each
of them is calculated to advance
the interests of the people of
North Carolina.
Further evidence to the same
effect is the fact that these "a
mendments are heartily endorsed
by the Governor and leaders of
the political parties, the State
Press Association and official
leaders of the Farmers Union,
who declare that if adopted they
will make for progress in this
State and for the advancement
of our farming interests and all
other worthy interests in the
State" These leaders especially
endorse the taxation amend
because it sets free our people
to work out necessary reforms
in taxation while leaving in force
the present restrictions in rate.
Another fact of great signili-
canoe as to the merits OF the
proposed amendments is this:
That Notwithstanding that they
were proposed by General As
sembly overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic, they have received the
emphatic endorsement of the
Republican State Convention.
So much in general We pro
pose now to briefly set forth the
meaning of each of the ten a
mendments, in the order in which
they will be voted upon for the
purpose of informing the reader:
The first amendment proposes
to strike out of the Constitution
the phrase 'lnsurrection or re.
belhon against the United
States, " and to substitute for
that odious characterization of
the Civil war, the phrase, War
Between the States. .
This will appeal to every pat
riotic North Carolinian.
The second amendment proposes
to increase the pay Of members
of the General Assembly from
four dollars per day to six dollars
per day, and Of the respective
presiding officers of the House
thereof from six dollars per day
to eight dollars per day.
1t is hoped thus to make il
possible for more of our people
to afford the expense of being
members of the General Assemb
ly, as the present compensation
does not begin to meet the ne
cessary campaign expenses
board bills, and the time a citi2el
must lose from his regular duties
The third amendment has fo