Deseret Evening News | 1910-03-31 | Page 4 | Initiative and Referendum

AVI MIf The Joint on nn amendment of nr Mace Maam 11 haa he reported n OIt a provision for lor forthe forthe the tile Initiative and nd referendum Ac Ap According cording to the Springfield Republican by the proposed amendment mendt acts act of 01 the legislature must be submitted to tn the th electorate for lor approval on petition of 01 at t least t U 16 per pee cent t of 01 the tile vole yole cast t tt at t the gubernatorial election and nd oa on the th Initiative of 01 X t per poor cent nt of r rId aid Id vote ot of nl le l 11 can ven n be bi forced brood Into UOn Only 01 three tit out of of eleven committee members member There Then TIM was waa a time Um u when wilen the doctrine of 01 Initiative and nd referendum was wae a con cond eider d rash rank 11 m rey almost alm anarchistic but bat It rams to ta t receive more moo kindly now wherever It I Is urged lIa epos Ute the tic attention of 01 legislator and aad voters roten It I believed to furnish a natural t remedy against Inet the tile rot rol tonne ton tonnes that tt cornea come eom to light one OM day dayal at al another at t Albany Alban and soother another no one know kIlO whir where wile And this view of 01 It t I correct For or when legislation can ran be referred to the th peo people pie p before It takes take effect spa are a never certain that they can ean deliver liver the tile good gooda and when this thle la is rendered nd uncertain there then t will be few lew bribe brI giver n the he people can cantile upset the tile bargain of 01 corrupt t legislator there wilt will be lie no DO object In ta buying them Those alone alo the Re R poli flan Justify the adoption of 01 the OM lh proposed amendment It la Ia I ee y apparently to bribe briM and nd corrupt a legislature tu It la Is another nother matter to cor corrupt corthe corrupt rupt the whole electorate doctoral of a state