Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-12-30

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ssa7s,s that this decision has crippled
sn8 sstrsfansasy OF the people 10 ruAe
NJ GSgscs legislation SIS intended v1-
Ia sassiatsya provision a. the
ssssa constitution. He -eTiews 'Ae
SagsatHssve po#er lodged IN the ooG-
sJitaIson before RnI after il w4s
1fnar6ed- He also AnalgEes the SD
pTeEae s5girt decision and stZt;fses 81
10 tae bred Scott decision Tia ie2-
lowing BIS Statement:
%HlsforY Repeats Itself.
In ssfrg tins prince NJ tAss
World MsaSeh HAD zaade sa1z3s 2Ia %
nUHnan aess abraham Iss8co}G ans
MS believing. IN cr7tEcSs5nr tAs &9
stors of ita Emitted States Supreme
Eours in fhe Drea Scott case, i1-olE-
ing the aesal liberty OF the negro,
Faids We thsak the decision eTTo@-
cots. We know the courf that made
II has ettsn oveT-ruied its GecS-
zion ami we shall do what |e can 70
have Ii u~@er-ruie this. IL this I'm
portant decision had besn made with
put apparent partisan bias and In
accordance with legal public eXpecta-
lion, IT might then be, perhaps would
be, factions. nay even revolutionary,
not to aeuntesee in II as @ precedent.
But. when, rs Is true. we find II want
ing in all these claims 10 the public
sontdenee, II is not resistance, ii IL
not d actions. ii Is moi even disrespect-
sui. 10 treat 1T as not having yet quite
s~stabiiazaed settied doctrine for the
Z country. How well theEe sentiments
sxarstss and apply TO the recent South
Dakota supreme court decision, IN
ROWING the initiative legislative IL
berty OF white aud black, is for the
public mind to determine. The prin-
tisie OF liberty in evolution of state
government Is always the same. n
imureala court In its decision Is touch
asg the very npTYe center of the d.
Pine rigltsof the people to rule which
le the organization corner stone OF
ihis republic and for which principle
blood vas sacrificed in the revolution
lry war ana again in the Civil war
Primarfly the right OF government
.eets IN the governed. it IS only by
ne p~souls,s constitution that power
NJ autI,orit -is4vastesi In the iegisia-
tl,fe. 1T ib9oIiy by the peoples con
u,tutsoH that courts are established
.na tiirir power and authority de-
tined and limited.
The Initiative
aTsle Initiative. In Its anal analy-
i'd. II tho agency of Liberty Y Is
he free will, t~ndiyidua1lg. OF collect
ysay. hi personal or legislative wa
In organization, whether 1t be a
;f1nreh, lodge. political party. legis-
II s1rs or court, cfinpies the fnttta-
4 Iii any way, it destroys the free
aser0I agency to act in either eapa-
sfty. The LEGAL Initiative constitutes
.l,s constitutional legislative liberty
81 tho people to form and propose
inws by right of petition and apnroTa
he game by q direct vote. If the
sn5,refe court decision has applied
lie cold steel to the organic act and
a~al,heraNe1y revised the constitution
81 giving the supremacy In power to
.lla 1eeialatnre to repeal IN initiated
law.whiah power belongs to the peo-
nia ana thereby destroyed the practic.
i use III the constitutional initiative,
.he nsbitc mind should take notice;
hersa,asa such decision permits the
sn~nnaafsonsas soon as laid by the PEG.
ols 10 he disturbed by the legislature.
rhfs Foundation lies In the simple
word Organization for public vel.
tar III bring the practical to the
deal The frst public organization
Iaw ia the primary election law. Such
/ law 1iustsof necessity consist OF al
Intelligent form as an i~nitiatory e
riya freedom TO Join issue, with safe
" first
H fhespeople have been denied theil
expressly ssssscryed right OF constitn
aional 1aglalative liberty, under Thu
Initiative. which was purposeiy ex
septadsin the constitution from tn
atfyn power Originally deiegat
IA 10 the Legislature and expressly re
se~rad In the people themselves, ?!
lhe epeciac amendment Of 1923 Y
interest @of public welfare, u Is 10
ne penpie ~ IS themselves q
sas.sa IN judicial decisions IS the pub
mr. mind which molds and gives ex
nraaeinn Xo public sentiments AMI
Whgnhymakas statutes or decision
snssihie orinposaihle to be executed,
rho Constitution
.rstsst. I'll us consider the eensti
K,stianrf languaee al statehood whic
sSyssssa the 1egis alive power In TIL
ssN5 exrans gely. ghe origin
aSsSs sSasSfon Urls, Article Tagea 81 til
Sn3s#8fE1ffnn reads
a zSSss rhAlegssSaSiY noar shall d
s4NS4x II ase atuf hlcll sha
ss:s s@sSsssx i b anee gA toIise q
#ss y ssSSn ii vS5
sptain om tho shaNa tha
ssEs..yysS 1xsss4 Ill aef aste
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