The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-29

able rights must be within the limit,
OF sound reason.
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY.
| Newspapers of Ohio praise this pro
posal to limit elections. Excerpts
from editorials follow:
| CINCINNATI ENQUIRER: = In
corsement by the voters of Ohio Of
the proposed amendment to the Con.
stitution of Ohio to prevent the re.
submission of issues twice defeated
until after the lapse of six years will
rob tae initiative and referendum of
none OF their potentiality as instru.
nents Of popular government, but
will restore to the people of Ohio a
feeling of confidence and degree Of
certainty in it's laws. Ohio is COM
mitted to the principles of the initia-
tive and referendum, and will con-
tinue to employ them unless their
constant abuse by irresponsible agita-
tors causes the people to rise In wrath
and discard them altogether.
COLUMBUS STATE JOURNAL
viewed purely as an abstract proposal,
as 1t should be, 1t would appeal to al.
most every thoughtful and steady-mind-
ed,man. Nothing is gained by any
body, except those who profit directly
by agitation, from keeping the state
stirred up year after year by new ex.
pressions of opinion on the same old
recently decided questions. Nothing
is gained and much is lost in the way
Of attention to business and peace o.
mind.
COLUMBUS DISPATCH: - The
fundamental law, while it should
never be utterly beyond the reach of
the amending hand, ought to be fairly
stable. Statutes may now be changed
every two years. Shall we assume
that the Constitution basis of statutes
should be subject to change every
year? = There are other matters
OF public policy. the consideration OF
which should not be continually In
terrupted by futile agitation of cues.
tions recently settled.
WAVERLY REPUBLICAN HER.
ALD:-It would save the state hun.
dreds OF thousands Of dollars in do
ing away with elections on twice-de-
feated constitutional proposals for
period of six years. The people are
entitled to rest upon these defeated
and besides the State Con-
stitution is not football, to be kicked
around at each election and amended
each year to suit the whim Of some
high-salaried agitators. ="
EAST LIVERPOOL REvIEW:-It
would be better If halt were called
somewhere. The decision of the elec-
torate SHOULD be binding for little
while at least. Little, If any, good
lr accomplished by keeping the elec-
torate in constant turmoil.
TIFFIN ADVERTISER: The pro-
posed amendment is aimed not at
crippling the usefulness of the initia- |
tive and referendum, but at the agita.
tors who would use 1t ad limitum for |
The purpose of getting their pet hobby |
into the basic law of the state by ex- |
rausting the opposition.
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR:-The |
& R. has done pretty we'll in Ohio.
But 1t should be used as means by
which the people can express their
'pinion on any public question, not
rs a device for the waging of contin-
lal warfare by one group Of special
ssue enthusiasts against another.
MT. GILEAD UNIoN-REGIsTER: |
TO be whipped once often settles a
elbow. To get two thrashings gener-
lily fixes him SO that he is willing to |
wait until he Is stout again.
HILLSBORO NEWS HERALD
Put away your prejudices and desires
70 far as certain pet theories of yours
ire concerned, and look at this amend
nent calmly, and we are certain that
Will appeal to you as fair and rea-
onable.
MANSFIELD NEWS: People OF
)hio are justly tired Of the perennial |
citation that is kept up under some
'uise whereby the community is kept
{ an uproar about something all Of
{ the time, with various elections.
roposed constitutional amendments