Show HOW IT who oppose the Initiative Referendum and Recall as would do well to study the workings of these methods in states where they have been Perhaps one of the best ex is the state of The state of Oregon adopted the Initiative and Referendum in 1902 by ya vote of to In the people adopted the Recall by a vote of to by which any public official maybe recalled from If 25 per cent of the voters for his setting forth their reasons an election is ordered to determine whether he shall be Although the initiative and referendum have been in effect since 1902 no misfortune has happened to the but the other hand a large number of most excellent laws have been enacted by the people Among first laws passed by the people were a practices a primary election act and an act providing for the Australian And these laws were not the mere pretenses which have been given by the bosses to the but laws without of any Another law passed by the people provided for the popular selection of U. S. and as the people held in their hands the right of recall no legislator has yet dared to disobey the mandate of the The above are only a few out of many laws enacted by the Instead of bringing anarchy or con-fit sion the government of Oregon has grown and bossism has to a large extent The people have manifested an intelligent understanding of the laws submitted They have to a large extent brought the great corporations under and have accomplished results which would have been impossible in any eastern o 1 |