Washington telegraph., 1920-04-09

] from the consent of the gov
erned; that when any form OF
government becomes destruc-
| tive Of these ends, it is the right
of the people to alter or abol-
| ish it, and to institute a new
government, laying its founda-
| ton on such principles and or
ganizing its powers IN such
| form as to them shall seem
most likely to affect their peace
and happiness"
In other words, the founders
of our system of government
have said that this shall be a
government of, by and for the
people, and that when this or
any other form of government
shall become destructive OF
their rights, they shall have the
right and power to alter or.
abolish it, and organize a new
government, which to them
shall seem best fitted to thelr
interest. These, my friends,
are the principles of govern.
ment inaugurated by Jefferson,
exemplified by Lincoln and re-
established by Woodrow VIII
son. It was for the preserva-
ton and perpetuation of these
principles of democracy, that
the flower and youth of our
country went to Europe, fought,
struggled, and many of them
died and were buried on the.
red fields of war in France.
These are the principles of gov
ernment that make this nation
and the people thereof, the.
greatest nation and the great
est people under the sun today.
But there are times in the his
tory of this great country of
ours, when these principles
cease to become the guiding
star in directing the ship of
state. These God-given rights
of the people-rights that were
recognized by the founders and
makers of our system Of gov
ernment, and written into the
constitution of the United
States, and the constitution of
the State of Arkansas, have,
for the last few years, been
largely ignored and denied by
/ the law-making power of this
State.
In this campaign, shall in
sist that retrenchment shall be
made the paramount issue. EX-
travagance in the appropria-
ton and expenditure of the
/ peoples money, has for the
last few years, grown from bad
/ to worse, until il now ap-
proaches an alarming condi-
ton. The State treasury today.
| is virtually depleted. The de-
icit that now exists will be in
creased from year to year. In.
other words, the States annual.
income is less than the eXpendi-I
lures. This condition cannot.
continue. Either the revenues.
must be built up by increasing
the taxes, or the running eX-.
/. penses of the State government
must be reduced. | stand for
the latter remedy.
In my judgment, this condi-
ton is largely due to the crea-.
ton and maintenance of so.
many useless and expensive Of.
fees and commissions. We have
simply drifted into this evil
under the guise and pretense
Of progress and advancement (;
and every man who has dared
to raise his voice against such
extravaganza, has done so at
the expense of being denomi-.
mated and denounced as a re-.
dictionary and non-progressive
citizen.
A great majority of the peo-.
pie have known for years that
something was wrong with the
system. They knew their taxes
were gradually climbing high.
er and higher each year and
could see but little return there
for. Many of them have not
known where the trouble lies.
The main body of the people
constituting the citizenship of.
this State, are unframed in gov
ernmental affairs, and of ne
cessity must depend on those
for counsel and advice, who
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