The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-12
JUDGE HAYNIE DEFINES HIS POSITION UPON SOME OF THE ISSUES WHICH HE WILL DIs-
 CUSS BEFORE THE PEOPLE IN
 HIS CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
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 ->~~~~>->~>-~--~~~>>->~~>-, >-,-.->.,>..~,-,-<.-...- With It's limited school privileges and opportunities, has always furnished a great per cent of the great leaders in every department of life, and that oelng true, this class of people should be given the opportunity to develop thelr full strength along all lines of progress and advancement. The time has come in the history of our gov ernment when ignorance among the rising generation will be close akin to slavery. In other words, competition Tn every trade, profession and avoca- tlon of life is becoming so keen and sharp, until the boy or girl who grows up In ignorance-unprepared and unfit for the battle of life in any of it's de- partments, will be left far behind the procession in the rapid march in an effort to keep pace with the worlds great progress.
 Roads and Highways
 Realizing that a material improve ment of the condition of the roads and highways throughout the State would result in great benefit to the people of our State, and to every in- terest therein, it should be the policy of the chief executive to encourage in every reasonable way the construc- tion and maintenance of betetr sys- tenn of highways in the State. How ever, in our zeal and enthusiasm for the substantial and permanent inn provement of our system of public highways, we should not set at naught that fundamental principle of democ- racy which we have loved and honored so long, and which has made this the greatest country in the whole@world, viz: "A government of the people, by the people and for the people," No bonds for any character of improve ment, regardless of the importance thereof, should ever be authorized, until a majority of the property own CTS to be affected shall have given their consent thereto. The recently defeated constitution contained pro- vision to the effect that bonds could be issued for needed improvements, but not until sixty per cent of the qualified electors affected should vote for the issuance of such bonds. This was one of the provisions of that in- strument that met with my hearty approval. No one would attempt to justify himself in the argument that a minority should ever be clothed with the power and authority to bond and mortgage the property of the major ity, without their consent and against their will. Whenever we stray away from the principle that "the people should rule," we begin to sap at the very foundation principles upon which this government was constructed, and upon which it now stands.
 Criminal Laws Need to be Reformed. My experience and observation as prosecuting attorney and as the judge of my district, has led me to the con- viction that there are some needed re- forms in our criminal laws and in the criminal practice. However, will not at this time attempt to deal with this subject, except to make a very few suggestions. In my Judgment, there should be some change in the la wwith reference to the selection of jurors inj the trial of felony cases. I have never been able to understand that the ends of justice required that each side should have so many per- emptory challenges-the State ten and the defendant twenty. In the first place, there is no reason or jus tice for the defendant having double the number of challenges that the State has; and in the next place, the ends of justice does not require so many challenges on either side. In many instances, this practice which is now recognized by law, is directly re- sponsible for the miscarriage of jus tice, and often results in great delay L...S