The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-28
new Law DRAFT
OPPONENTS ARE
TO PLAN Fight
Rock Island People to Attend Cen
ference Next Monday After.
nosn IN Chicago.

Rock Island. Oct. 2S.-Editor Ar
gus: Notice is hereby given to all
citizens OF Illinois who are oppos-
ed to the ratification OF the propos-
ed new constitution that . meeting
has been called, to be held in the
Red room cf the Hotel LaSalle,
Chicago. next Monday, Oct 80, At 2
p. m. Said meeting will take place
I'M conjunction with conference
called by the COMMITTEES. opposed to
ratification, the call for which fol-
lows:
To the Citizens of Illinois: The
constitutional convention has COM
pleted its work and has submitted
for the consideration Of the voters
a draft of propbsed new constitu-
ton. Every thoughtful citizen Of
Illinois was in high hopes that the
convention would formulate and
adopt new draft that would be
acceptable to the progressive, for
ward-lOoking citizens Of the state
Unfortunately, a careful survey of
the document discloses that prob
ably one of the most reactionary
fundamental laws ever proposed for
any state of the United States has
been brought forth from the con-
stitutional convention. An active
propaganda already we'll organized
has been inaugurated to induce the
people to accept it. The situation
is serious one. Those men and
women who are convinced that for
Illinois to tie itself up for probably
SO years to come under a basic law
so illiberA and rigid as the propos-
ed new constitution have so far
lacked an opportunity Of meeting
together in order to exchange
views. organize their opposition
and make an effort to convince
their fellow citizens that the pro-
posed new constitution should be
defeated at the polls on Dec. II,
next.
In order to give those citizens of
the state who believe that a consti-
tuition should not be a straight
jacket, but should afford an oppor-
tunity for the normal and symmet-
trical growth of social and political
institutions an opportunity to con-
fer with a view to taking concerted
action, conference is hereby CALL
ed, open to all citizens opposed to
the adoption of the proposed con-
stitution. This conference will be
held in the Red room of the Hotel
LaSalle next Monday afternoon, Oct.
80, at o'clock.
Let those who are reluctant to
yield, either for themselves or for
their children, those political rights
which have come down to us from
the founders of our government
lay aside their private affairs to at
tend this conference, which will be
non-partisan and non-sectarian and
open to all citizens of the state who
are opposed to the adoption of the
proposed new constitution.
HAROLD L. ICKES.
Chairman.
we nave 0eclGed 10 JOIN IN INC
above call and unite our efforts
with those of the citizens com
nit zee. of which Mr.. Ickes is chair.
man. Men and women of Rock Is,
land county and of western Illinois
who are in sympathy with the pur-
pose of this conference, are urged
to attend. Those who go by trair
are advised that the train on the
Rock Island leaving Rock Island
at 7:05 and Moline at 7:12 a. m, Is
due in Chicago in ample time fol
this meeting.
THE PEOPLES LEAGUE
OF ILLINOIS.
Myron Jordan, Secretary.
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