The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-10

-r.hgr~ NOR. - t. fh3r t1ts
IH.fe - Il principle involved an Il
-funtausnta. priucspt" n tht-
-~..sEutieu unanim4.Isix raised m tW'
E.nubIean members Il tine @ fsE
.s.tttIr. against the 1s-seIIet thsi"-
.ru-r- wa~ u~.xsslttEr 80 g i'@A3SS
sa.I ~nI{ueluIe ~ ula - z FF
ts.ut it@elf y there no otS@ Et1a'a
az. II government on which N'ut
~...fe laW DENYING tNo C'n~t-u&'
terms II office - Your Gos"En"t iha
l~tutenaut Governor lis founded Sc
.fEn - Articl. : III the state Con-
<tltutIon saNs 80 person Shalt bt
eligible rs governor ~ i~enStnAn
governor uu-e~s nor ~nA4i
III. person elected - either ~ these
$3.50 Offices be eligible - the same 81
n#e more thar four years IN ans term
sr eight years. unless The Office SHAH
l.to been cast ulon hiu1 as leuttt4Ht
governor or president II the Senate.
4 there no wisdom ~ pf'rctple
involved in the uuv ritten la" whIch
denies . third term 70 the President
Most certainly There Is. and one 81
such magnitude - not ~ be lightly
rI. aside. II i a part AMI parcel
.uf smr governmental structure. hon
ofed b. the nation and in alnos'
every state ia the Union with 2 place
fiji its organic law ana custom II
cannot he degraded bN Ilippantly as
s4ZNlug 1t To tilE fHlfd p'@tsi'it
Of nm uuSecmly scramble FOR pie be-
tween the 'ins' and the outs
The Declaration of Rights formin2
n Lart Of our State constitution. sec
ti4u -. wisely SAYS: y frequent re-
,uirence - fundamental principles Is
absolutely necessary 70 preserve The
blessings OF liberty
TIE Bin Of Rights of the state of
virginia, drafted b. George Mason.
1852. = n r, DlAnEa4 ~ fh. Yin
ginia Convention June l.. lit. says
that the Legislative and executive
powers Of the state should he Scpstr-
ate and distinct from the judiciary.
and. that the members OF the first
two may be restrained from oppression
By feeling and participating in the
burdens Of the neople. they should. ut
fixed periods. be reduced 10 = private
station. return into the body from
which they We're originally taken. and
ile vacancies be supplied by frequent,
certain and regular elections, III which
al OF any part Of the former menu
bcrs to be again eligible, or intelli2i-
bic. as the Laws shall direct
"Our own Declaration Of Rights. sec
ton IS. says: For redress Of griev-
ances. ana for amending and strength
ening the laws, elections should he of
he'd
THAT rotation N executive offices is
wise. nay. that it is one Of the chief
hopes of q republic is 4 principle re-
Coanized, | believe. b. every writer
h subject. 1t APPLIES With pc
cuiiar force in this ana other south
crn State To such executive Offices rs
collectors OF interna! United
marsha!s and district attorneys.
Tor these positions carry With them
great political DoWer TOO great pow
~ to be left for twelve years in the
hands OF any one man. The HcDuJ-
liCan party has suffered III the past
dntold injury from the influence al
these officers in conventions. Today
ii is confronted with the active par
t~iclpation Of these officers in political
affairs. They are welded together in
a compact offensive and defensive al
lance. They advance the argument
of the public interest" for their per
sonal benefit, and the POTENCY of this
argument seems to have come to them
rs an inspiration. only within the last
SIX months. Where has the public |
interest been doing business during
the last eight wears? The present la
conditions are not the
growth Of a day. They were BORN
and have grown to full stature during |
their past two terms of office. Under |
their very noses have these things
come to pass, this carnival of crime |
and laWlessness been enacted. These |
cry things demonstrate beyond con-
troVersy the wisdom of the principle |
Dt rotation in executive Office"