Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-22
WHAT THEY ARE WORKING FOR -?

Regarding the acceptance rejection by the people the
OF Illinois on December II II the proposed constitution for
this the Bloomington Panagraph very pertnently says
at probable that few OF the speakers who ecturng
proposed constitution would introduced TO their audiences
like this This Mr. Smith who will speak favor OF the consti-
tuition OF 1870 But the speakers who delight going about the
talking against the proposed might
onaby be introduced the above Ii they would reject
the proposed constitution then they favor the 1870
That the only alternative There is middle ground There
third draft OF "a constitution which may take if the
just adopted Springfield be rejected If the reject
proposed constitution then continue under the OF iy-two
years ago, with its unlimited Chicago representation with its
nory scheme OF eecng members of the legislature with
satisfactory and neqwabe taxing system and all the other ills which
the people OF the have been crying about for years We
take the rigid phase OF the constitution OF 1870 which obds
amendment than article OF the document
Many people imagine that if the proposed constitution re-
jected then Immediately another will be devised There is
chance of this character only years effort and
general acknowledgment of the deficiencies the present con,t
ton that constitutional convention made possible That
another would be called within the years beyond The
range OF possibilities Before that time with the present ratio OF
increase in population and representation based entirely upon popu
aon the city OF Chicago would absolutely dominate the state and
the down state would be able throw off the yoke Chicago
mue he question OF keeping the state OF Illinois free from the
absolute dominance OF Chicago must be settled now for all time.
There is but question before the as proposed
constitution better the constitution under which Won now
live! And the question be considered from the attitude
the whole state and all its population mind Also in the knowl
edge that constitution not and be statutory code dealing
with legislative matters and details of organization constitution
must conhne itself fundamentals 1t advocated by
its trainers that the constitution perfect with many CON
interests existing winch always will document
must DE the result OF compromises The question is
the new better than the old Do you wish continue with no chance
OF beternnt the section with estate paving
more than Its just share of the burden while and bonds
and other intangible property escape system which was commenced
century when practically all property the state was
either real estate simple cha which could escape the
sor while today approximately oneha OF the property the state
intangible and cannot be reached under the present constitutional
limitations Do want Cook county Chicago limited in rep
esentation 50 that have than onhd the state
senate ahough unlimited in the house OF representatives or do
you want to control BOTH Do you favor the continuance the
perncou system cumulative voting for representatives
which has been generally condemned by the voters of this state
io years 10 YOU wish to continue all the evils Of the present code
because some OF the changes relating do law
yers or may abolish udghp Do YOU one election
DAY each year or numerous elections scattered throughout year
WIN he thousands OF dollars OF unnecessary expense? And
almost indefinitely il
! ne question is not Does the proposed constitution meet
with your approval each individual section but it better
a ne one winch was framed for conditions they existed
fifty years ago! We believe is