The Carlisle independent., 1918-11-14
PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION Synopsis and Comments Improvements Made Over the
 Constitution of 1874.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
 Art V Sec provides for the creation of the office m @ n % o @ % % nr s5 officers h any wn ana to % % as % @ s pef official as n The wisdom of this provision evident all During recent years the greatest confusion has frequently resulted the unsatisfactory method of mere have been numerous accidental Governors whose ton the people had choice will be the duties and position to the Vice President of the United States Is simple expedient which obvaeS confusion and the people alternate for the office He to be paid of the Senate when acting President of the body uments shall automatically devove him until the disability be As President of the Senate he shall have vote except in case of tie.
 EQUALITY OF SUFFRAGE
 Art I Sec provides that the hold office shall shall equally privileges
 The Allies expendng billions of treasure hundreds thousands of lives and drenchng the world blood establish firmly the very principle briefly enuncated It means not ing less than the doctrine equality o rights and privileges to onehaf of citizens who have been foundation nation is the principles enlightened that no people truly free when half denied of rights of citizenship The Arkansas of the whole nation demand this concession sentiment political ambition passing fad but because right that should never have been aenad act of simple justice that should have been denied does rob her womanhood but recognizes her equal partner the agement of the under which she must live and coming generations of citizens It is advocated by President Will son as a necessary war measure.
 BOARD OF PARDoNs
 General upon after 60 following conviction and reference
 The State has long demanded Board of Pardons reform of recognized importance places sautary restraint upon the exercise of the pardoning which all admit has times been grossly abused It is curb the political trading of interruptions chief executive should elected and protection to the honest bgheared whose sympathe sometimes outweigh his calmer judgment partial power of pardon inherent the chief executive probably the most unwecome of his duties his individual decision often questions death and the uphodnq setting aside of the dgments of the courts The Board will sit of advise the Gov and relieve him of the responsibility of making unaded decision The Board serves without extra compensation
 LOCAL LEGISLATION.
 Art Secs 2s24 prohibit. local special lssislaon under
 
 No benefit permitted shall not affrmatively show published provided
 No other single reform has generally demanded this The growing abuse of local legislation has caused ad criticism of the General Assembly than anything ee and has wasted time and been the of trading During thousands pages this The amer of the Constitution of 1874 attempted remedy evil but the adopted by them has intellectual So galng has this evil become recent that has passed into Joke that the General Assembly spends most of its time Ill esag Johnson out of Greene county and of Johnson county It been recognized quen members elected to the Legislature for the sole securing local laws they unable through other channels Practically the whole volume of local legislation handled through other established agencesas the courts the Corporation Commission the school authorities boards and commissions charged with jurisdiction tes There no fertile the defeat of the peoples wishes local legislation calendar of the Assembly There seldom opposition to bills of this character other legislators nothing conditions bndly bill other fellow vote for his.
 ELECTIONS AND FRANCHISE.
 Art III follows the main the ,ss. of the m of 1874