The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-06

oluoon9 0qmO904t1G HeDro-
la1ive Harry =. lI6cAstfin Tor
y snleasor - DfsvdIe distfibs-
ot q rsfan1 ~ co1nfiss which
- t1ilt pse1nl.snt highways
IN s10ptsd esk1Soay afternoon
4lshs Rock 1sAAA Ceunty Tar
MYERS Protective lsague.
Statewide d1Dtf1butioa Of the
qolutious II pe1nned sand endeav-
will b mA1e to align counties
throughout the stste II soDpoft d
~ night over Tie Ai6hWay con-
kShcti0n.
u The rssolutioas follow:
Whereas, The voters q tie stats
Il Illinois. II Nossnbsr, 1915, By .
ots Of 66l SIS yes to 1Sl,3g6 nays,
improved the hard roads IN to Is
~ bonds In the sum Of $4,000 900
n the construction Of : system OF
efmanent roads throughout the
tate. and said act thereapon b.
ne law Of the state Of Illinois,
yhich, by its language, was manda-
9ofy - to the issuance Of said hard
roads bonds. and farther under the
eonstituti0n OF our state said law
= not subject TO repeal until the
eatd $4,000. 900 shall have been ex-
pended for the purpose In the man
Per specified therein; and
Whereas, contrary to the man
eate thus given. the government at
Apringneld, In almost three years
nat have elapsed. has 80 far failed
~ issue said bonds: and
N Whereas, the legislature OF the
9tate Of Illinois, in defiance Of the
mandate given by the voters. to
rave said bords issued, has adopt
"a and laid before the governor for
Ms signature or disapproval,
measure called House Bill No. 76e,
otherwise the Holiday bill, which
= most vicious and corrupt meas
are, designed virtually to repeal
md destroy the said law Of 1918 TO
create system Of hard roads under
the bond issue. Of $50, OOO, 900, ani
70 pay out Of the state treasury
nearly 100000 Of automobile H.
cense money sent in from the vari-
Gus counties under a loosely word
"a and clearly illegal clause in
said Holiday law; and
Whereas, Harry M. McCaskrin,
our representative in the state leg
stature, has protested against the
said House Bill No. 766, not only
by his vote in the legislative hall.
put by filing suit for an injunc-
zion to restrain the treasurer of
the state of Illinois from disburs-
Ing the sums proposed to be paid
out Hereunder; and
Whereas. some time ago Harry M.
McCaskrin introduced in the legis-
lature resolution, which was
pigeOn-holed and as it appears.
suppressed by a committee OF the
cese OF Representatives dominated
ny the same men who originated
and espoused the Holiday bill III.
=. 1861. the said resolution calling
fof legislative investigation of the
emcials having charge of the build
ing OF hard roads; therefore, be it
RESOLVED. by the Rock Island
County Taxpayers Protective
League. that the course taken BY
our faithful representative at
springfield, Harry M. McCaskrin, be
commended and approved, and the
Methods resorted to by the authors
ana promoters of said Holiday
Dill to intimidate our representa-
i've and influence the governor to
sign said measure, be and herebv
are. unqualifiedly condemned as di-
smetrically contrary to the spirit Of
american institutions and honest
government, and that this BODY in
struct Its secretary to address a let
Ter TO the governor protestinr
against said Holiday bill and an
pealing to his excellency not 10
approve thereof but to veto same
ana urging him further to exercise
MS influence to have the McCask-
ran resolution lifted from the COM
mittes where 1t Is held and TINS
proceed to have a thorough inyesti.
cation of the hard roads manage
ment to determine If the charges OF
lrregularity contained in said reso-
tution and generally believed
throughout the state, be we'll found
Cd. Be it further
Resolved. That we as taxpayers
OF the state Of Illinois, further en-
Ter our earnest protest against the
persistent ignoring by successive
legislatures OF the expressed will
Iof the voters Of the state of I'LL
nois In the matter of the initiative
and referendum law, which in no
less than three state elections has
been overwhelmingly voted for by
the people; yet these popular de-
mands for such law have been ig-
nored by our legislative assem-.
plies. with the result that bills. in
simical to the Welfare of the peonle
and not desired by them, like this
Hoiaday measure. are being fire.
Quently railroaded or wheedJed
through the legislature. We as
taxpayers desire to so on record
sas condemning the reference 10 the
people OF measures demanded by
pubic sentiment and then, after
popular approval thereof has been
registered at the polls. our legisla-
lure ignoring and thwarting the