New constitution text-book and manual of ready reference

Front matter

“Every American state is moving forward, and if we are to make the Indiana of the future

V worthy of the Indiana of the past we must see to it that the state’s pace is quickened, its progress accelerated. To make Indiana a state efficiently and economically governed, a state within which the American ideal of justice and righteousness not only is cherished in our thoughts, but illus- ; treated in legislation and administration, to lighten the burdens and broaden the oppor¬ tunities of the men, women and children who constitute the state’s most valuable resource, .and to create by good government a spirit of loyalty and good will in our citizenship, this should be the dominating purpose of our people ;Jn public and private life, as we move into the second century of the state’s existence,” —Gov¬ ernor Goodrich.

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Foreword

Our supreme need is concrete information. A comprehensive grasp of the scope of con¬ stitutional revision cannot be had without facts. There must exist some definite knowl¬ edge upon all vital subjects involved and a clear conception of their relation to each other.

The new constitution movement is funda¬ mentally civic and educational. Flashlight

for “headline information” and “cartoon edu¬ cation” must yield to thoughtful study and investigation.

It is the purpose of this text-book or manual to offer a primary guide in direct civic study along all important lines of proposed consti¬ tutional change. It is believed that the man¬ ual will be especially helpful to groups and clubs in the conduct of open forums and public discussions.