Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03
The Amendments.

JEFFERSON CITY, August 27.-The
third of the series of arguments on
the measures to be submitted to vote
at the coming election was to-day is
sued by Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach. Those wishing to vote in
teiligently on Amendment Number
Three should preserve this article.
The sole purpose in giving these ar
guments is to furnish information to
the voter, and the Secretary of State
is in no way responsible for assertions
made Oh either side of any subject
discussed.
The champions of Amendment No.
8 give the following reasons why the
measure should be favored:
The money that comes into the
State road fund, as large as the State
of Missouri is, is SO small, taking into
consideration the large amount of mile
age and the fact that the counties do
not assess a heavy tax for road pur-
poses, that it is necessary that some
method be devised for the establish
ing of a road fund for the building of
good road system such as state as
large as Missouri should have to be in
line with other States that are now
establishing fine road systems.
Our people are very progressive
and more enthusiastic, in fact, than
judgement will often permit. The
putting up of personal funds by few
people for the benefit of many is not
just. Road building should be done
by taking-a small amount from each
one of very large number of people,
and this is, what will be done if Con-
stitutional Amendment No. 8 is adopt
ed, as by this method no one escapes
paying his pittance. This small amount
from SO large a number will create
fund that will make it possible for our
State to establish a fine road system.
OPPOSING ARGUMENT.
Those opposed to the adoption of
Amendment No. set forth the fol-
lowing reasons why this measure
should be voted down:
This amendment should be voted
down because it proposes to raise the
State tax rate from 19 cents to 80
cents on the hundred dollars assessed
valuation and because the principle
of State aid for al local purposes is
wrong. Why go the expense of col
lecting funds everywhere, send it to
State officers at the Capital and then
have them apportion what is left back
to the counties from which it came,
paying officers commission? What
ever the State gives must be taken
from the people before the State can
have anything to give. The people
will lose their self-reliance, the great
est powerfor their own good that they
have, if they are taught to believe
some outside factor will make their
public Improvements for them. If
people want improved roads, let them
build them with funds raised by the
local authorities, instead of by State
wide levy. 1t is question, anyhow,
whether better transportation facil-
tiles have not brought more misery
than blessings to this country. I'm
alloyed happiness is oftener found in
the depths of the inaccessible woods
than in the novels that line the paved
streets of the city.
JEFFERSON CRY, August 29.-The
fourth of the series of arguments on
the measures to be submitted to vote
at the coming election was to-day is-
sued by Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach. Those wishing to vote in
telligently on Number -Four should
preserve this article. The sole pur-
pose in giving these arguments is to
furnish information to the voter, and
the Secretary OF State is in no way
responsible for assertions made or
either side of any subject discussed.
The champions of Amendment No
A give the following reasons why the
measure should be favored:
"The laborer is worthy Of his hire. !
We not only have the divine sanction
for this, bat it is universally conceded
throughout the civilized world save
alone in the Constitution of the grea
State of Missouri, which fixes thu
compensation Of members Of the gen
eral assembly at five dollars per da.
for the first seventy days and one dol
lar per day for every day after tina
period
Five dollars per day is not only in
adequate, but seventy days is entire
ly too short a time in which to proper
ly transact the necessary business AM
legislation of the session. There is al
average Of about 1900 different bill
introduced at every session of th
legislature, some good, some bad
many foolish, many i'll digested an
badly drawn. Each bill must be in
troduced, read first and second tim
on separate days, referred to prope
committees, reported back, discussed
amended, enrolled and passed.
needs no discussion to show that thi
can not be properly and Intelligent
done in seventy days, and experienc
shows the impossibility Of keeping
quorum in either house after th
seventy davs. II ia the dutv of th