Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-30
PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION synopsis and Comments Improvements Made Over the
 Constitution of 1874.
AMENDMENTS.

While latitude given continue to be some what difficult matter to amend the Constitution No limit under the Initiative and Referendum but the Genea Assembly IS still restricted to three election Since amendments fhree offered every four by the Legislature However the
 h S he two % M ton of members of Congress- Considerable saving provided publishing proposed amendments the time being re- duced from six months to thirty days By providing that the final publication shall be not less than sixty prior the thorough circulation of the proposed measure and for the voters to familarize themselves with its provisions
 ouADRENNlAL ELECTIONS.
 :sa'.: a sf s the the s: onsr fl. tss ;ss 7; .h The s%s ess e % % be oar % y for terms
 This is popular reform especially necton with Sec Art V which provides that of the during his term of office become candidate for other ofce This gives public official reasonably long the as that which now prevails through the un1tten party law of second term for officer whose services aisfac unnecessary political turmoil There somebody constantly into office than he began pulling the wires and building fences to succeed himself to be promoted other tendency build political machines perpetuy office holding This will be impossible under the provision in campaigning for another office The prohibition of and becoming candidate for other office apply county officers The chief advantages of the system will be that the and worry of frequent elections will be eliminated political machines will good government.
 
 MINORITY REPRESENTATION. m % s M an M @ se ee pese hs @ m RSas sss of b1s n and there shall be least one member of the
 This assertion of political justice in keeping with the spirit of genuine democracy citizenship above parsanhp is just and fair large element that would ot ewse be denied participation of affairs The doctrine that official salaries political spo and that all pOntve officials and clerks are political spoisen is vicious and be the qualifications for service.
 THE JuDic1ARy
 Art v s provides that the ,s Supreme pre- Court shan consist of c shall the y Courts ~ON''
 The business of the Supreme Court has than doubled in fifteen About 600 the courts annual capacity under high and the judges have found impossible prevent congestion by working day and night The has been in operation in California for twenty-five and it's adoption recommended by the Arkansas Bar Association The article framed by of the states abe lawyers the judiciary the highest possible plane The judges will not be elected until 1920 It has been said that judge supposed judicial racehose having keep with the docket regardless of the number appeals The nine judges of the Supreme Court the United States hand down of thirty opinions eac annually while the five Arkansas judges write of 25 each annually The final decisions of of last cannot he corrected Lfe liberty property and reputation all in Their opinions become fixed and precedents for a time It impossible to ove1stae the great importance to the people of giving the Supreme Court judges all the time required the decision of and the preparation of in that copors with the dignity and responsibility of tribunal from whose decisions there is no appeal
 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
 provides aniepates Eight the legal s @ ns a the % ,~ ass1 s
 iss subject be thirds % ns 11p % a Ss has first refused to enact it. The Governor can not @ peoples oses ns shs thersundsr
 This the Oregon system with improvements dictated