The Prescott daily news., 1920-06-11


 looked into, will be investigated It will be required to do what is expected of it.
 Our Budget System.
 l am impressed that our statute, dealing with the budget system, needs amendment. It should be made actu- ally operative so that no greater funds may be expended than are collected, and the power of the governor to issue emergency proclamations should be curtailed. We are supposed to have a budget law, but I note that it is a detd letter
 Our Prohibition Laws.
 Arkansas has very complete prOhibi- tion laws, but I am in favor of so changing them as to make them con- form to the Federal prohibition laws.
 The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is a fact and fixture. I do not anticipate the success of any attack that may be made upon it. Enlightened thought of our country accepts these conditions without reservation. Let us have no modification; let us have no 2.75 per cent beer or wine, which only means reversion to the old system of things.
 Law Enforcement.
 One of the most fearful tendencies of these times is disregard for law and order. I realize that a candidate for governor only causes a smile when he declares for upholding the courts by refusing pardons, but I want to make it clear that I stand for upholding our courts and juries. My observation is that few criminals are unjustly sen tenced, and that many of them escape their just deserts.
 The AppOintive Power.
 The governor of a state usually in- vites an enlargement of his powers to appoint persons to ofice to positions upon boards and commissions, but do not crave these powers. There is too much of this kind of power lodged with the governor of Arkansas.
 It is an effective weapon of machine politics. A governor should appoint to office men and women of merit and character. That is exactly what pro- pose to do. This policy is the only thing that justifies the power to ap- point Some of the most disgusting conditions of the present came about through the wrong use of the power to appoint by the governor.
 The after period of all our wars has been fraught with danger. It is then tax-eaters and bondholders seek advan- tage of the people. But when I recall that in the past the survivors of each succeeding war have been foremost in restoring order and in upholding law and good government, am convinced that the survivors of the great World War will meet that duty as grandly as those of the previous wars.
 The cherished ideals of American manhood and womanhood must be nur- tured, must not be permitted to perish from the earth. The people must not lose faith in their government. The safest way to prevent this is to keep :4 oJo fI,n 1,n1 in individual initiative. Our experience shows that it is individuals who do things-not salaried commissions, whose creation implies distrust of the people, and in most cases have no proper place in government like ours. They are wasteful in money, reckless in method, oppressive in spirit, and often ruinous in effect. The birth of the American idea of government was the greatest event since the birth of our Savious. This idea is the hope of humanity. We must preserve it and transmit it to future generations.
 Let us all get in love with our gov ernment and let us make Arkansas the equal of the best state in this blessed Union. Let all classes of people real ize the surpassing future which in- vites them to noble endeavor, and may they soon feel the stir of an industrial and intellectual life amid prosperous and happy homes.