Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1921-07-29

TITO thousands of the progressive
l. men and women of the state,
Tuesday, August 2, is the most import
ant date of MiSSouri's Centennial year,
for on that day will be held a special
election in which the voters Of the
state are to decide the question, Shall
a convention be held to revise and
amend the constitution
1t is pointed out by the leaders Of
the present bipartisan movement to
ecure q revision of the 46-year-old
organic law Of the state that this cleo
ton, which Is the second step of the
program necessary to bring about the
desired result, is Of vital Importance.
With this election carried, the subse-
Quent details Of the convention will
proceed Of their own momentum
through machinery provided for in
Amendment No. Is, which was adopted
at the general election last fall
through a majority of 1922 votes.
What Revision Can Provide.
II will mean the triumph of that
progressive element Of Missouri man
hood and womanhood which, without
regard to political affiliations or party
lines, has worked untiringly for years
to strike off the fetSers which now i'm
pede the proper development of the
resources of the state. 1t will provide
the opportunity to relieve the present
congestion Of the courts, to bring our
educational system abreast Of modern
standards. and TO provide q budget
system of administering the finances
of the stnte-a nov that will save the
taxpayers of the state approximately
$l,000,000.00 a year.
Other problems of almost equal i'm
pOrtance, and which have been impos-
sible of solution because of constitu-
tional barriers erected in 1S74--the
year following the panic that contained
"Black Friday"-alsO can be consid-
cred dispasSionately by a body author.
tied to find relief for the state, and the
proper outlets for its energy, now held
In bondage.
The campaign being conducted
TO bring to the polls a strong Eyes"
vote on August 2 is under the general
direction of the New Constitution AS
ISOLATION of Missouri, a bipartisan
organization with statewide affilia-
tons, and a membership of thousands
Of e and m representing every
walk of life.
State Leaders Are Advocates.
That political advantage has no place
IN its program is shown by the roster
Of officers, the majority of whose
names are household words throughout
the state. They are:
DR.. W. w. Black, President Missouri
valley College, Marshall. Mo-. President.
vioe-Presidents: Gov: A. NJ, Hyde, JEFF
Bt. Louis: u. s. Senator Selden p. Spen.
Ger, st: Louis; Judge John l. Wflliam-
sSn. Kansas Tsa City tsueeeeding Hon.
a HhnmP Li Sssak' St defHs Ss;s Hon Lieut. Gov;
o'FaIca, Speaker Of the Missouri
House of Representatives, Oregon; Hon.
lam ssnr A Baker, jefferson city; Judge
kleL 81: Louis; Mayor James Cowgirl,
Kansas City; E. w. Stephens, Columbia:
s. aA~ss: St Louis; R. 7. Wood.
SohNWhS oI0Ao rCNSIdllDn Oh lAn0r.
Live Stock Producers Assn. MaIta
Bend; Charles D. Morris, St. Joseph;
aos. W Wal1 M; M ertsaioS Cape Girardeau;
Mrs: Philip N. Moore, st. Louis; Col. Car
Il Ristine, Lexington; w. S. beaumont,
cape Gira[deau; Walter Williams, Column
hta, And DR.. M. A. Bliss, st. Louis.
Raynond F. McNally, Vice-Presideut
National Bank Of Commerce. st. LouI1,
William N. Ledbetter. st. Louis, Sec
Rotary.
Executive Committee: ]. Lxonberger
Davis, Chairman, st. Louis; Xenophon p
Wiley, acting Chairman, st. Louis: II. ]
Waters, the Weekly Star, Kansas City
D. w. Hill, Poplar Bluff w. p. Evans
John M Atkinson. st. Louis; p. E. Bur.
ton; Joplin MIS-, George Still, ,Kirksvllle
Judge w; J. James. 81. Joseph: Mrs. a
Ross Hill, Columbia; Louis i. Aloe, ST
Louis; A T. DUNN, jefferson City, anC
Mrs. George Gellhorn, st. Louis.
Aside from these representative Off
GERS, the New Constitution Associa.
ton has an advisory committee mum
herring several hundred, and active bi
partisan committees working in be
half Of the movement in PRACTICAL,
Every county Of the state.
Appropriate Centennial Present.
No other cause in the history of Mis-
souri, ever gathered so many peopl,
Of different interests under one ban
ner. They feel that the most fttin;
present the state a receive In cele
bration of its Tooth birthday would b,
Z new constitution, written more 1,
keeping with conditions as they ar
today.
The campaign slogan Is .FFinish IN
Job on August 2. Vote Yes' an,
scratch MOI"