Show Letter to the editor Under the authority of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution all power is vested in the people and when government and laws be become become become be- be come oppressive it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish them If the Revolutionary Revolutionary Revolutionary patriots had sat submissively submissively submissively by and held that King George knows best what Is good for tor us there would have been no United States of America Perhaps these are harsh words They whom we have elected to public office are but public nubile servants morally bound to determine the public will what the public wants and to obey the majority opinion When laws become oppressive oppressive oppressive sive it is the right and duty of the people to change or to abolish them This right is guaranteed in our State Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- and the state law makes provisions for it through the process of Initiative initiative initia Initia- tive and referendum Certainly such controversial things as the extension of the sewer system and compulsory up hook-up are of such Importance that they should be subject to popular referendum After all it is the rank and file who benefit or donot do donot donot not benefit and they should have havethe havethe havethe the final say Under the provisions of the initiative and referendum laws the preliminary papers have been filed with the city record record- er If within the prescribed time the necessary number of signatures of registered voters can be obtained the matter must be referred to the people at the next general election While much can be said on both sides of the question and it is not the purpose of this one now to take sides yet the people should make up their minds so that if called upon to sign the petitions circulation sheets they will finally and definitely have made up their minds SOREN C. C ROSS r T |