The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-30
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principle has departed, but the cause
of good government hasnot suffered
and will never suffer from popular
government of this character. Such
a movement must nav" leadership and
organization, but its leaders are not
bosses and lis organization is not a
machine. 1t may occasionally happen
that leader of the people, consumed
by longing for the flesh pots of
Egypt, will enter into the camps of
the enemy. When one does he takes
his flight like lone general from The
field OF battle, leaving his army di'-
eusled, but not disnayed, with faces
fixed toward the foe.
every progressive movement that
was ever undertaken byor in behalf of
the masses has suffered, from the in
reference of self-seeking demagogus,
when lis strength became greater CT
success apparent. Such has been the
case with the present progressive move
ment in this country and il has gener-
ated radicalism and some of the new
converts havelried to out herod HerOd.
Men VINO were not heard from when
Robert NJ. LaFolletle was making
Wisconsin, the model of American
statehood seized upon his ideas of re-
=, or;py thu Vcyo rnuo,t IN tho moo ~ N
/ and went forth in their advocacy while
! the trusts footed the bills of the cam
paign. Political wrongs have been
magnilied and every existing blessing
minimized in value or distorteg into Il
curse. BY the old proverb whatever
is is right, has been converted into
| whatever is is wrong. Rich men seem
TO think that motion of any sort is
progress. The man who is Jumping
up and down III his tracks may inn
agine that he IS making progress, but
the observing bystander knows that he
| is only superinducing perspirstiOn and
attracting attention. Such perform
ances are well calculated to leave the
people wondering what The progress
sive movement is all about any way.
Like the belated traveller in the night
thunder storm, they pray for more
light and less noise.
sin your Tennessee state govern
n,ant tho prnv 20 cin,a idoo bov Gu f,r
resulted in the improved administra.
ton of tn : business OF office. Institu-
tions and departments
'.There is still room for improvement
in many of these departments but
much of it is now dependent xon the
action of the present general assembly
"The prison system, the agricultural
department, The immigration bureau
the educational department, the
geological survey the state board OF
health, the pure food and drug depart
ment, and several others are all asking
for additional legislation, enlargina
the scope of their duties, and in various
ways increasing the effectiveness OF
their work for the people"
"The legislature has made good be
ginning by the separation of the office Of
insurance commissioner from that OF
treasurer. am glad of the privilege
and responsibility of taking ov r The
insurance department, and feel safe
in guaranteeing that the work of the
department will be better done than
heretofore, that it's operations will
cost the people much less and that il
Will turn more money over into tn,
state treasury"
"The creation of the auditing depart
ment by the general assembly is in lin,
with my urgent recommendation Il
the Legislature of 1911.
"a competent man OF the head o
i this department will save the stat,
q many thousands of dollars per annun
directly in addition TO the economy c
eliminating junketing committees.
"The office of chief executive shoul,
be diminished in power for personal o