THE STORY OF THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE 



the project. If this is a country where the 

 majority rules the matter was settled forever. 



Nevertheless, the terminal elevator did not 

 begin to rise according to fond expectation. 

 The point was urged that while it might be 

 proper enough under this decision to build 

 elevators out of the state, there was no kind 

 of mandate for state elevators within the 

 state and these were of the only kind that 

 would avail anything, so we were right back 

 where we started. 



Thereupon the legislature was besieged 

 again and at the general election of 1914 a 

 new amendment was submitted authorizing 

 the state to build and conduct elevators 

 anywhere, within the state or without it. 

 On this the vote was: 



Yes 51,507 



No 18,483 



As before, every county in the state voted 

 ; 'Yes" except Mclntosh, where 317 persons 

 voted in favor of the project and 411 against. 



Relief was now believed to be in sight. The 

 people had voted twice. The people rule or 

 our democracy is a farce. What more could 

 anybody ask? 



At the next session of the legislature an act 

 was passed levying a special assessment for 

 the building of the structure the people de- 

 manded, and the State Board of Control, an 



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