The Butler weekly times., 1914-10-15
Amendments Number IA and is.

Jefferson City, Oct. 10th. The last
of the series of arguments on the
measures to be submitted to vote at
the coming election was today issued
by Secretary Of State Cornelius
Roach. Those wishing to vote in
telligently on Propositions Nos. four
teen and fifteen should preserve this
article. The sole purpose in giving
these argumentg is to furnish infor-
nation to the voter, and the Secre-
tary of State is in no way responsible
for assertions made on either side of
any subject discussed.
The champions of Proposition No.
IA give the following reasons why
the measure should be adopted:
Proposition No., Ia should be adopt.
ed because it will place in the hands
of the State Legislature the means of
adequately dealing with the question
of good roads. This proposition does
not itself create bond issue, but it
gives the Legislature the power to
exercise its own judgementin in author
izing the issuance of State bonds for
good road purposes only, in any sum
not exceeding $50, 100000. As is we'll
known, the only way in which public
improvements of any kind can be con-
structed upon a large scale is by
borrowing money through the scale
of bonds. This proposition will give
us good roads in Missouri, provided
the State Legislature wants us to
have them. It puts the question up
to the General Assembly and gives
that body the power to do the work.
Should this proposition be adopted,
there will be no excuse for bad roads
in Missouri, because the people can
elect Legislature which will provide
the means for proper system of
public system of public highways.
AT the present time the Legislature
has no such power.
Opposing Argument.
The Fourteenth Proposition should
be defeated because this measure, as
we'll as the Fifteenth, was not pro-
posed in good faith. This is one of
the measures generally believed to
have been proposed for the purpose
of defeating everything on the Con-
stitutional Ballot in the hope of having
certain propositions affecting certain
interests 60 down to defeat. This
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton would give the General Assembly
power. to authorize the issuance of
bonds to the amount of $50, 600, 600
for constructing and maintaining pub
lie roads. No such amount is neces-
sary. Proposed Amendment No. 8
and proposed Amendment No. 6, for
the benefit of good roads, give ample
power and all are sufficient to pro-
duce revenues that will improve the
the roads as fast as the people wish
to spend money for that purpose.
This proposition should be voted
down because it is entirely unneces-
sary, because the measure proposes
excessive extravaganza, and because
it is one of the measures for which
fancy prices were paid to secure the
signatures to the initiative petitions
circulated in connection Herewith,
and has for its object an ulterior and
sinister purpose.
The champions of Proposition No.
Is give the following reasons for its
adoption:
Proposition No. Is removes the
limitation upon the tax levyingauthor-
tiles for good roads purposes only.
This proposed amendment permits
every county to solve its own road
problem for itself and gives the
county court the power to levy any
tax necessary for contemplated i'm
provement on petition of 81 per cent
of the voters: It also gives a county
or political subdivision of the State
the power to build or maintain road
or bridge outside its own boundaries.
The State Board of Equalization is
given for local improvements. The
adoption of this amendment would
practically remove the question -of
pOOd roads from the State LEGISLATURE Il