The Brinkley argus., 1913-01-17
lNAUUUkhl
 ADDRESS OF
 GOVERNOR JOE T. ROBINSON TELLS OF OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES
 OWED TO PUBLIC. GOVERNMENT IS FOR ALL Nc Particular Class of People Should Be Given Preference-Edu-
 cationaI Tax. co OPERATION IS THEME Tells Legislature That Governor is Poweriess to Make Reforms
 Without Help.
GOVERNMENT IS FOR ALL
Nc Particular Class of People Should Be Given Preference-Edu-
 cationaI Tax.
co 0- OPERATION IS THEME
Tells Legislature That Governor Is Powcress to Make Reforms
 Without Help.

Little Rock.-Gov. Joe T. Robinson delivered his inaugural address befor' the legislature after being inductee into office by that body.
 Governor Robinson's inaugural ad dress follows:
 To these ceremonies some importance is ascrihe | because they are believed [, mark the beginning of policies which lns nnt heretofore prevailed in oui state government
 lhis occasion cannot derive lasting significance from personal elements aos however manifest for these will quickly pass and be forgotten This hour must borrow its worth from pub lie eveEts which are yet to come. ana which at@ therefore uncertain.
 The Time and the Issue always com bine to choose the agency. and every man is relegated when his leadership proves Ineffective and discarded when his usefulness has ended.
 More definite and detailed suggestions to policies to be pursued and legis- lation to be enacted. If il merits ap- proval. will soon be submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly Consonant with a custom that prevails in nearly all the states. with the com ing of a new administration. the execu- tie Is permitted to discuss the general prtHclpitS or government eSpetidliy to De invoked, and to outline the plans and purposes which he thinks should be pur- susi
 No theory of government is more fal- lactops or fraught with greater evils than that 1t should be administered to confer special opportunities on a fav- cred class This doctrine is the parent Of avarice. engenders corruption and as sails popular liberty It is the corollary Of a principle which. however repugnant when frankly stated. is by no means un- recognized in the practical administra- iion of public affairs Few openly sub tions of government should be exercised solely by a so-cailed superior class. Nevertheless. this Is often secretly ad- hsred to. and 1t always s@adS to favorft- ism which is not less to be condemned h~cause frequently regarded as respect able.
 The power and right to govern in- heres in the whole body of electors. It must not be exercised by any peculiar clsss Of electors nor for the benefit of favorites to the detriment of others. mate sphere Is not directly concerned in the employment or enrichment of the citizen By the application of the prin- cipies of equality and individual liberty. to all citizens for the enjoyment of life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is of the first importance that labor shell enjoy the fruits of its thrift and
 
 tions of modern civilization. Many now associate political administration with commercial and industrial prosperity. Political parties have come to pledge. toration or continuance of prosperity. and to intimidate the public by threats of panics and disasters If defeated. , Politics and the administration of government have a natural and there fore legitimate influence social and industrial conditions This influence. while often exaggerated. Is potent and defuablc
 The political policy of any admins tratian Is disclosed by the character and ability of it's officers. by the legis- iation advocated and the spirit in which existing laws are enforced or dis regarded. While it is true that govern raeut k best which interferes least with liberty. II is also true that all govern Eent. in the broad sense. restricts the liberty of the citizen for the protection and welfare of his fellows. To give se- eurity of life. liberty and property. the liii Of rights and many constitutional euarantes and limitations have been established The advocacy of legisla- tion tioative of these guaranties and limitations or of the vested rights of the citizen destroys public confidence. political institutions.
 Confiscation and Tepudiation are twin periis to the progress of civilization. While government is progressive sci- cnce, employing means and agencies suited to the changing conditions of so- ciefy. it will find low standard in the attempt to exercise the power to apply private property to public use without fair compensation. and in the failure t1 nairtafn the dignity of sovereignty ny complying with the stnte's obiiga- tfr"a v ruitsf he kept iu mind that the rfvhi Of prtvaf> propertg when violated hy the state. ts conf<cation. the oidest form or tyranny and the failure Of the sf1t~ 'a astopf a fiscal policy that will ifs nklfga ttnnE ia pfnSetx ratat tad to repnAiatjnr
 It follows that no legislation may b., advocated which deprIves any citizen of ike free, full and perfect use of hts own nroperty. so long as he does not interfere with the richts of his fellows. it follows. too. that the state should 'rake no contracts which it will not kcep. create no debts which it will not pay. assume no obi gst ions which it will not meet When debts have been ere afef pnt cbliestions assumed. by offi- c.rs Guly empowered they cannot be disc ha ed by a mere change of admin istsation They must be promptly met. else the vool name of the state win be dlshorored and It's credit ruined
 Therefore we are turdened with the dei4is of preceding administrations. What.Ysr eetits have been lawfully con- rrnrtei r1nsf be promptly paid. What rs ef contracts the state In good faith. lns made. must be performed. even though the present administration con ,ierus the poiicy by which the con- trae's were undertaken The advance ntent of the contrary principle consti- tnteF nisocaey of population. which a rtate ran TO more rf~htfully adopt thai aa Inaivi lual The state is indeed. ex- seipt from suit in all its courts This ett-f'snr1 os sovereignty. however is for tb. protection of the citizen and should iFxer oe invoked to oppress him, It aees not 'eRscn the moral obligation of the statr in pay every vaiid debt made be sts aoti.ority.
 Let t "e accepted then, true. that .rsry 'lpneat debt that the state has seretofcre made shall he fully paid II s narf of the task now before us to provide sufficient funds to meet these aei,ts as well to pay the current ex- penseS of government
 The means by which state obtains