Iowa CRY, August Is, 1915.
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Iowa CRY, August Is, 1915.
Constitution Rejected-Why the People roted II


Docn- Gen. Dodge Returned 10 Congress.


The Constitution of Iowa IS again rejected by
the people Now Iowa cannot become State Tor
some years The people have long had the subject
before them, and it appears Il was with much hesi
tation, that they consented to call convention TO
draft constitution All the voting, all the eglsa-
zion. The act of the convention itself, and all the
ac,s Of Congress relative TO the admission OF Iowa.
are void and Iowa is where she originally began
as n territory. | cannot give you history of all
those proceedings, nor does the occasion require II ;
but | will in very brief manner give you some
notions of this constitution, and the causes OF Its
rejection by the people.


The constitution was drawn up in November
and sent before the people for them to vote on in
April. In the mean time II was sent TO Congress,
where il received an amendment, cutting OIL large
slice on the west, which lay along the Missouri
river, and a small piece on the north which lay
along the Mississippi and St Peters rivers, reducing
the area to 900 square miles, giving for the State
of Iowa little larger surface than Indiana, and a
very similar form, being the longest on the Misss-
sipp river To this amendment made by Congress,
the people Of Iowa objected. Ihey wanted a state
in extent, than which could boast OF greater.
And the public press OF Iowa, proclaimed londly,
that il was the desired and true policy Tor The State,
to extend through to the Missouri river. They had
no feeling of jealousy towards the South tor political
nower-no desire 10 be cut up like East and West
Florida. into small States: and this too, at the very
time when Texas was being admitted. Yes, the
whole northwest looked with much Indifference
Al This great political struggle between the North
and south. This was the policy of Congress in
making their amendment and this is the policy
they will ever pursue admitting new States in
the northwest


In April the people rejected the Constitution by
nearly 1000 majority. This rejection was supposed