The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-11-26
THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
BY ALVA A. SWAIN
special to The Daily Record

hiAtcch pf,Poocu te"S oAe
tionai amendments shows some very
interesting side-lIghts on the views
people take Of matters when they
have the right to perform the duties
of legislation.
The six year amendment which
was intended to prevent the resub-
mission OF a question for six years
after Il had been voted upon was
defeated because it carried Joker.
Under its provisions a defeated mea-
sure could not be voted upon for six
years but An adopted measure could
be re-submitted in two years.
The vote on prohibition revealed
the fact that 1t was the people who
didn't vote two years ago who car.
ried the bill this time The vets
poIIed within 5000 OF as many votes
as they did two years ago. At that
time the measure was defeated by
over 10000 and this time 10 was
adopted by over $4,000. n difference
OF $4,000. Aiio~ing . falling on OF
5000 for the vets II shows that a.
600 drys voted this time who did not
vote two years ago. This came about
throurh the organization OF Finch of
the Anu-saioon League and through
tho various revival meetings that
we're conducted throughout the state
The NEXT four measures. the three
fourth jury bill. the child welfare
commission bill. the probation bill
and the bill giving the governor the
right to call special election TO vote
on proposed amendments or initiat-
ed and referred bills were known as
the Lindsey bills and were all de
foated. Tha feature Of this defeat is
the fact that the people are tired
OF all the old-time leaders in Colo
rado's governmental life. At the prl-
mary they turned down what might
be known "a the old guards in both
parties and at the election they turn
ed down Patterson. who had been
leader for years. and Lindsey who
has likewise been leader OF years
standing. They we're simply deter.
mined TO start new order OF things
in Colorado and they would not give
Patterson the governorship nor Lind
sey anything that bore his name.
In the adoption of the Good Roads
amendmen, they slgnihed their inten-
ton OF criss-erossing this state with
good roads but Il is doubtful IL they
knew the extent to which they have
gone In this movement The amount
voted In equal to one-haif the amount
raised by direct taxation for the
maintenance OF the state govern
ment This. in addition to the sums
already available. will give the State
Highway Commission close to 81
900 900 each biennial period for ex
penditure on good roads and this does
not include the amount that can be
raised by cities and towns for i'm.
provemcnt purposes nor the amounts
that can be raised by county commits.
sioners thr ,ugh the regular mill levy
for road purposes Certain Il Is that
Denver did not know the full extent
OF that amendment Ii votes approx.
imateiy ss5o.ooo year taxation for
good roads on the property In the
City OF Denver and specifically pro
vides that not one dollar OF the
amount thus raised OF the Denver
property can be expended in the City
and County OF Denver.
Tho people defeated the proposed
amendment making newspapers pub
lie utilities and also the amendment
establishing tho Oregon pamphlet
systsm Of advsrtising proposed con.
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