The Carlisle independent., 1917-04-05
Announcement

W. J. Waggoner, one of the representative from Lonoke county, who has just completed his services for the second term. at the solicitations of his many friends has decided to make the race for delegate to the Consti- tutional Convention.
 Bill" as he is better known and commonly called gained the confidence of the members dur ing the organization of the Legis
 lature and was elected temporary Speaker of the House without a dissenting vote, an honor that is seldom given to a young man. He was one of the foorleaders. and who was known in that body as the Captain of the economy squad", and often referred to as the watch dog of the treasury, The Speaker of the House ap
 pointed hlm on the most impor- tant committees, including the Ways and Means, Judiciary, Bank and Banking, Penitentiary, Educational and Enrolled Bills "
 Mr Waggoner. was bold and outspoken on every question of importance before the last Legis- lature and made a splendid rec ord for efficiency. On all meas ures his convictions were pos. tive and clear-cut, and his aid was always sought on measures of any consequence. He opposed the calling of a constitutional convention at this time, that our present ConStitut tiOn was good enough in it's present form, and that all necessary changes could be made by the usual method of adobting amendments He is pro- gressive and believes in keeping up with the times, but does not believe in adopting neW Con- stitution that will increase the taxing power or permit the state or counties to issue bonds or ere ate bonded indebtedness. He is in favor of uniting the State Government to the three cardi- nate branches. and against sub. dividing the functions of the va rious State department and as signing duties to useless boards and commissions that properly belong to the State departments He is opposed to the creation of new offices, and in favor of re- ducing the number now in exist ence. He Is in favor of abolishing all unnecessary offices, boards and commissions, and of assign ing the duties now performed by them to the departments of the State Government where they properly belong in our present scheme of government as con- templated by the constitution. He is in favor of denying the Legislature the power to create new offices permanently or tenn porarily. Under our present constitution the Legislature is not authorized to create perma- nent offices, but in recent years quite a number of new offices have been created by the Legis latu e to run for a term of years, at the expiration of which time the time could be extended for another period of years, thus in effect making the offices perma, nent and evading the constitu- tional provision against it.
 The creation of the Tax Com mission, the Penitentiary com mission, the Board of Control, the State Fire Marshall, the In heritance Tax Attorney, the Au ditoral Department, the Banking Department, and many others to numerous to mention are ex- ampleS. He is opposed to the exercise of such rower, where appolntive offices are created with larger salaries than are paid to regulary elected state officers. He is opposed to amend ing the taxing power in any way that will permit the unlimited increase of taxes, either state, county or municiple, but will ia vor revenue system adequate to meet all necessary demands for good and wholesome govern ment economically administered. He is in favor of prohibiting the Legislature from passing appro. priations that will exceed ninety eight per cent of the revenue in sight to run the government by doing this the State will always be on a cash bases with a bal ance in the treasury. He stands for better education and such laws that will better the morals. If elected he promises to give the people of Lonoke county and