The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-10-16

No. 3 would be an oppressive outrage
upon a large number OF people. The
following is the article on the subject
that appeared in recent issue OF the
Tacoma Ledger:
Whether or not the trainers OF the
prohibition bill, known as initiative NO.
set out purposely TO trick the elect |
ors of this state, the fact remains that
the measure is grossly deceptive. 1t
purports to give the breweries and 9TH
er interests affected until January l,
1916, to get out of business. What 1t
would actually do, if approved at the
polls November 8, would be to put
them out of business in 80 days. That
would practically be confiscation,
though done under the forms OF law.
1.-The constitutional amendment reg
ulating legislation by initiative and
referendum says: Such measure shall
be in operation on and after the 3Oth
day after the election at which 1t is
approved
This means that the measure, II
approved November 3, would take eff
feet December 3. If the vote were
close it might be several days after
election before the outcome was
known. In that event the interests af-
fected would have less than a month
in which to go out of business.
&c ,napifact1v ruiuct oud tho
injustice of it will appeal to many per-
sons who have a prohibition leaning.
In brewery property of this state is an
investment of about $14,000,000. Ger
tainly there are few citizens whose
sense of justice is SO dulled by preju-
dice as to uphold a sudden destructive
attack on millions of dollars worth of
property that is now recognized as
lawful.
"The date of taking effect set in the
bill conflicts with the constitution, and
as is we'll known, the constitution is
superior to any act.
In section 33 of the prohibition in
itiative bill will be found the follow
ing: This act shall take effect and be
in full force and effect from and after
the first day of January, 1916 Evil
IDENTIFY this provision was inserted with
view to catching the votes of citizens
who would not give their consent to
confiscatory legislation.
But now the cat is out of the bag.
II the bill were approved at the polls
next month, it would have to take eff
feet in 80 days, as the constitution pro-
vides in the case of initiative bills.
"Confiscation of property is not the
only rank injustice that would be done.
The brewers and other interests af-
fected now give employment to sew
eral thousand men. 1t would throw
the men out of work within 30 days,
and destroy an annual payroll Of ap-
proximately 100000.
"If there be persons who contend
that brewery and saloon property is
entitled to little or no consideration,
what will they say about throwing sew
eral thousand men ut of work on a
few days notice? And throwing them
out at a time when it is not easy to
find employment?
"No commonwealth can afford to en-
gage in such an outrageous proceed
ing. No commonwealth can afford to
adopt policy of confiscating property
and depriving men of employment by
majority vote, which may swing like a
pendulum from one side to the other.
"One does not like to believe that
the men who drew the prohibition bill
inserted the 1916 date in order to mis-
lead citizens, and yea is it hard to see
how they could have overlooked the
constitution of the state. 1t was the
constitution that gave the right to in
troduce the prohibition bill and other
bills by initiative.
"And it is a natural and fair sup
position that the men who drew the
bill consulted the authority for initia-
tive legislation, for they had to read
the constitution to make sure how
many names on petitions would be le-
CURED to place the bill in the ballot"
Mrs. M. e. Mcclure, republican can
didate for county clerk, has been a
deputy in that Office for the past three
years, and is familiar with every de-
tail of the office. Her experience in
sures the management of the office
in a manner that will be entirely sat
isfactory to all having business to do
in that department of the county gov
eminent. If you want competency in
the clerks office, and uniform court
csy in conjunction with competency
then elect Mrs. Mcclure to the posi-
ton. Aside from her qualifications
the women of the county should hold
some of the Offices, rs they are now
legal electors, and this is an office
that a woman can fill and fill to the
credit of the service. Every woman
in the county should vote for Mrs.
Mcclure as an encouragement to the