Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-08-14
Vote As You Like-Take
Your Choice.

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Here follows II e first of a series
of articles Win, | will give argu-
ments both for and against the
measures that will appear on the
Constitutional Ballot at the No
yenaber election. The voter de-
string to vote knowingly should
carefully preserve this article
and watch for each succeeding
article. The arguments given
beloT were prepared 10y propon-
ents 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 assertions
made on either side OF any sub
| ieet discussed. The measures
will appear in the same order as
they will be found on the Consti-
tutional Ballot, and will be COR
respondingly so numbered.
The reasons given why Amend
ment No. 1 should be adopted
are as follows:
Amendment No, 1, or !he can't
Single Tax Amendment" pro-
poses three changes in the lnitia.
tive and Referendum. 1st, most
important, like the New Ohio
Constitution, it forbids submis-
sion by Initiative Petition of
another Election for Statewide
Single Tax (and to prevent its
evasion by the adoption of Sin
Gle Tax and exemption Of Per-
sonalty from taxation in some
City and thereby unjustly impos-
ing all taxes en- Realty therein
and lurng the Money of the State
to that locality). This Amend
ment also forbids the use Of State
Initiative Petitions to authorize
Looxi option in Taxation, or to
Z, repeal these Anti Single Tax
Provisions. The mere agitation
OF Single Tax is damaging, and
this Amendment justly forbids a
, few Agitators using the small
percentage of Voters required on
Initiative Petitions % place Single
, Tax (repudiated in 1912 by Ma
, iority of 421, 400 yotes) on tht
Ballot every years merely fol
agitation or to cause Voters t.
vote "NO" and defeat good Log
/ islation, 2nd, it provides tha
: after any other proposition !
Q submitted by Initiative and de
! feated, the people cannot agaiI
3 he harassed with same PROPOSE
r ton by Initiative for 6years, |
Y the vote and sentiment just;tles
+ legislature may resubmit befor
r 3 years. 3rd, it provides tha
e genuineness of signatures to Pc
II titions shall be passed on b
II County Courts. The Amendmer
II viii not interfere with suhmissio
: of any question by Legislature
al and will not prevent the rotor
ie OF submission of any tax qnes
a tions, such as University, Roa
or other Tax questions Gothic
than Single TAXI by Legislator
% % or by Initiative. 1t will end Sir
AT gIe Tax until there is sufficiel
at sentiment for Legislature to sui
u u nit it and will improve, strength
a en- and prevent abuse of Init;
IN, tive and Referendum, 1t WI
submitted by vote of u to 3
~ ~ State Senate and 80 to "a
Ter House. 1t is backed by Nilsson
ed Anti Single Tax League, al
,lE should be supported BY all tn
tn, Friends of Initiative and Refe
ire endum, and Opponents of Sing
Tax.
The reasons given by the o
~ ponents of No, | against its ado
Irs ton are as follows:
lth. This Amendment is called.
ere its advocates the Anti Sing
oT, e,e Tax Amendment. This is entt
ely misleading, because the An
nas Single FAX provision is the sml
ker lest part of it. The amendmt