Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20
The Amendments.

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follows the first of a series of articles
which will give arguments both for
and against the measures that will
appear on the constitutional ballot at
the November election. The voter
desiring to vote knowingly should
carefully preserve this article and
watch for each succeeding article.
The arguments given below were pre-
pared by proponents and opponents
of the measure. The only purpose of
the State Department in giving these
arguments is to furnish information
to the voter, and the Secretary of
State is in no way responsible for as
sertions made on either side of any
subject discussed. The measures ap-
pear in the same order they will be
found on the Oonstitional ballot, and
will be correspondingly numbered.
The reason given why Amendment
No. should be adopted are as fol-
lows:
Amendment No. l., or the "Anti-
Single Tax Amendment" proposes
three changes in the initiative and
referendum. 1st, most important, like
the new Ohio constitution, it forbids
submission by initiative petition Of
another election for statewide single
tax land to prevent it's evasion by
the adoption of single tax and ex-
emption of personally from taxatio n
in some city and thereby unjustly i'm
posing all taxes on realty therein and
Turing the money Of the State to that
locality This amendment also for
bids the use of State initiative petit
tion to authorize local option in tax
alton, or to repeal these anti-single
tax provisions. The mere agitation
of single tax is damaging, and this
amendment justly forbids few
agitators using the small percentage
of voters required on initiative petit
tions to place singe tax (repudiated
in 1912 by majority of 421 400 votes)
on the ballot every 2 years merely
for agitation or to cause voters to
vote "No" and defeat good legisla-
ton. I'd, it provides that after any
proposition is submitted by initiative
and defeated, the people cannot again
be harassed with same proposition
by initiative for five years. If the
vote and sentiment justifes, legisla-
ture may resubmit before 5 years Sd,
it provides that genuineness of sigma
lures to petitions shall be passed on
| by County Courts. The amendment
will not interfere with submission oi
any question by legislature, and will
not prevent the reform or submission
of any tax questions, such as uni
versity, road or other tax questions
(other than single tax) by Legislature
or by initiative. 1t will end single
tax until there is sufficient sentiment
for legislature to submit it and viii
improve, strengthen and preven
, abuse of initiative and referendum. I
, was submitted by vote Of 81 to 8 in
!, State Senate and 80 to "a in House
, 1t is backed by "Missouri Anti-Singlt
Tax League" and should be support
ed by all true friends Of initiative ant
referendum, and opponents Of singl,
tax.
! The reasons given by the opponents
Of No. | against it's adoption are a,
follows:
j This amendment is called by its ad
, yocates the anti single tax amend
ment. This is entirely misleading, be
: cause the anti-single tax provision il
} the smallest part of it. The amend
ment goes 50 much further that /
practically destroys the initiative anc
referendum, the greatest weapon O