The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-06-04
THOS. {. M'RAE
OPENS CAMPAIGN
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR DE-
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AT sEARcY-URcES MANY
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Searcy, May 29.-In his opening
speech here today, Col. McRae OF
Prescott, candidate for governor,
emphasized above everything else
the Importance of education, de-
clarihg among other things that (:
Education is the foundation OF
liberty and constitutional govern
ment 1t gives us enlightened, law
abiding, self respecting citizens. lg-
norance and freedom are incom-
patible. Only through education
can the people protect themselves
against the evils of mis-government-.
Coll McRae said that he had al
ways favored the participation Of
women in affairs of state and said
that If elected governor, he would
see that they are represented on all
important boards and commissions.
He said that as a member of Con-
gress he had always favored meas
ures urged by organized labor and
declared for the rights of "collec-
tive bargaining" both as to labor
and agriculture. On the subject of
agriculture he said:
"The crying need Of the future
is increased production in every line
of legitimate industry. Farm life
must be made more attractive. l
desire to raise my voice in behalf
of the rights of the humble tenant
farmer. His lot must be made
easier. Thirty-five per cent of
the farmers of the south move each
year. The cause of this should be
removed, and the state can do much
to relieve the situation"
Col. McRae did not refer by
name to any of his opponents, which
was a sons-yka. startling departure
from recognized campaign methods.
Referring to other candidates, he
said:
81 am unable to see how could
aid the cause of good government
or common decency by matching
methods with my opponents. | be-
lieve most of what they are telling
on each other. | am not foolish
enough to suppose that they will
not attack me they have been do
ing that already, but If | permit
them to engage me in the only kind
Of politics they are skilled in l
will be at a disadvantage.
"That they are of the common
breed of latter day politicians no.
body seems to doubt, for their lam
guage and their methods to date,
give them away.
"The country has grown use to
all this, am honestly striving to
point a logical way out of the will
derness of debt and disagreement,
and | feel that my life should stand
as some evidence of my sincerity
of purpose"
The greater part of Col. McRae's
speech was devoted to a discussion
of education, agriculture, taxes, la
Dor, prohibition, high cost of gov
eminent, roads and highways, law
enforcement, penitentiary, charita-
BILE institutions, budget, equal suf-
frage, levees and drainage, which
he declared are constructive ques-
tons in which all people are directly
and vitality interested.
He insisted that there should be
radical changes in administrative
methods through the operation OF
various commissions as now con
stituted. He said that he would
abolish the tax commission and th'
auditorial department and transfer
their duties to the auditor Of state
The duties of inheritance tax collec
tor, he said could be performed b,
the attorney generals office an
the board of control should be a
honorary board. He would abolis
the corporation commission and sub
stitute for it the old railroad con
mission.
One of the subjects held mos
closely the attention of his hearel