Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-08-18
AGE PENSIONS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTION
State Federation of Labor and Frater-
nal Order of Eagles Conducting
Campaign in Ohio

The Ohio State Federation of Labor
is sending all of it's affiliated organ
izations initiative petitions for an
amendment to the constitution Of
Ohio and an old age pension bill.
The local organizations are expected
to circulate the petitions for sigma
lures of voters in the counties in
which they are located.
The circulation of petitions for
constitutional amendment was decided
upon by the state federation officers
after they had agreed on the terms
of an old age pension bill and reali-
zation was had that funds might not
be provided by the legislature in suf-
fcient amount to pay old age pen
sions.
The constitutional amendment
makes it mandatory upon the General
Assembly of Ohio to pass old age
pension legislation. 1t further pro-
vides that the legislature shall pass
inheritance and income tax laws, and
that the states portion thereof shall
be set aside to pay the old age pen
sions.
The amendment does not absolve
the legislature from the duty of pro-
viding by appropriation for the funds
to pay old age pensions if the states
share of the inheritance and income
taxes are insufficient.
The initiative measure for old age
pensions will require signatures of
slightly over 10000 voters, or three
per cent of the total vote cast at the
last election for governor. These
signatures must, under the law, cOne
from at least forty-four counties of
the state to the amount of one-half
the designated percentage required
for the state as whole.
The petitions for constitutional
amendment will require over 100000
signatures, or ten percent of the total
vote cast for governor at the election
two years ago. Five per cent of these
signatures must come from at least
each of "A counties.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles is
working in cooperation with the
State Federation of Labor for old age
pensions and aiding in the circulation
of the petitions, and Ohio aeries are
organized and ready for a house to
house canvas. The petitions provide
for a vote not only on the proposed
enactment of an old age pension law
but for an amendment to the State
constitution to admit of such law,
so that every obstacle to it's enact
ment may be removed.
The Ohio State Federation of Labor
is endeavOring to finance the Cam
paign by the sale of Old Age Pension
Stamps. The unions have been asked
to pledge their memberships to the
purchase of these stamps monthly
until each member has purchased a
sufficient number to fill small book
containing space for 10 stamps, and
totaling cost of $1.00 to each mem
ber.
All of US who walk in the common
ways of life, know of scores of per-
sons who have toiled hard throughout
their long and useful lives, who have
reared good families, who have been
honest in their relations with their
fellow men, who have added to the
wealth and happiness of the world
and yet stand facing old age with
dire forebodings because their earn
ings have been so small and they have
been able to save little against the
time when their hands will halt, their
steps will slow, and their brains be-
come feeble in response.
Certainly society owes to such per-
sons comfortable old age in which
they may be free to come and go at
ease and have their wants supplied
without care or worry on their part. |
They have paid into the world so
much more than they have gotten out
that they have a big balance due them
and it is the Nations job-which |
merely means your job and our job
to pay it if we can find the way.
Mr.. Union Man, do not stand in |