The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-23

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-~3x be 1 service to his constituents
ia his state. but desires that the for
mer may know what he believes
|, ahould BE- done snd What he proposes
Following Is his program;
Legislative Program.
win introduce ID the next General
Assembly The following bills and
%.ennameute.
Ali amendment to the Consti-
tation to tax personal property To-
ealed within any Improvement district
far building roads and the mantle
rance III same BY this method It
would place the burdeH of road build
iag On the entire property Of the dis
<rl1k affected.
y 10 prohibit state officers en-
ployin9 relatives as clerks and assls-
1ants. believe the state needs EN-
cheney and when one entire family is
permitted til run one part OF the
sta5e government, II will only be short
time until we will be lacking. along
this line. such as: ! know OF cases
wIaere girls under the age OF sixteen
working for their father, are draw,
iag good salaries from tn state ana
rendering very little service. THIS IS
due to the desire TO keep 1t IN the
family also know of one case
where father employed his two
daughters at good salaries and one OF
the girls married young man and
the father employed his son-in-law,
making four Of the family working
for the state IN the same office. we
have many cases Of this kind and l
have been convinced that efficiency is
s. Pay state eonvicts, who work on
tha state farm. small sum which
nay be sent To their families at home.
This method would assist every home
that has been unfortunate. 1t would
1Iso tend to improve the citizenship of
oor country and our state. | believe
ne ueuif6ntinry would turn out bet
ter non because they would have
something 10 work for to save the
& Make train and bank robbery a
capital olfense In my judgment any
xnsn would hold tlp train and rob it
- ueonld rob hank. would take your
HE r be were given a chance.
8. 70 abolish the Board of Control.
Thin board is composed of three COM
n<I61[0nefs. SECRETARY and stenograph-
e. Their duties are to look after the
state hospital, Confederate Home, the
school f0r the Blind, Deaf Mute In
Sfitute and Tuberrulosis Sanitarium.
They control these Institutions and
handle 100000 Of your money with
out bond. Nav. the Legislature
makes this appropriation for these
Institutions and turns this amount over
t. them for their distribution, They
also give than III salaries and their
assistants the amount of $4,000 !
believe this cau be handled thru an
honorary beard Of three members who
tzn meet once month and transact
nh the business In one day. AT the
head bf every institution there is
superintendent who controls his de-
Dartment and are Just as able men as
the three members of the board. In
fact they are more efficient By do
Inc this il would wipe out this item
Of $4,000 for aalaries, also other ex-
psuscs of the board such as motor
ears ind supplies used by members of
the board and would take it out of
S. Abolish the Arkansas. Corpor-
xti6n Commission. The Legislature
aA9li1hed tht Railroad Commission
Ind created this commission and gave
them @70.0 900 20 run on. The Rail
road Commission only spent $4,000.
There d u0 use Of my going into de-
&6iH ~ to their duties as most all of
fk6 Citizens Ate familiar with their
work. They raise and lower rates of
&FI tt3rooraf5ors. but / have not heard
1f fh4Ir lowering any In fact their
fIutie4e are to adjust the rates and
uroteck THE interests of the public.
TT true there will have to be some
thing 10 take the place of this Com
mission but don't want it in its
present form
4. Abolish the Penitentiary Com
H1sssion and let the governor, state
treasurer and auditor act as board
ard employ a superintendent to run
<he farm I also would be in favor Of
selling one Of the farms and apply the
proceeds to the Indebtedness Of the
Highway Commission. | be-
5<4e this commission should be
abolished III its present form. 1t has
foo much authority and it too much
IL Gun money ] know of men who
Nrc drawing large salaries and rem
acrine the state very little service. /
believe the office force is something
like thirty-two men and women and it
= ss - 81 81; low much they ex-
pend. No one can tell you accurately.
The le&l4IA t1Ire rave the commission
something around enc million dollars
IF It Il not abolished, favor giving
4 trimming 50 that it will not look
lie the Same commission.
AhoIf9h TIE Tax Commission
md pIoce II back IN the State Audit
0Fs4 0kZIce III Il was once before. |
~ uot s<o my need of this Office. The
AUDITORS Office does the same work
ana Why kN8u up three commission
eIS. one zecrefary and three stenog-
re8here II salaries aggregating $24,-
10. zChis olIIes has only been created
III Abolish the Inheritance Tax
Collector. and place it in the Attorney
Generals Office where it belongs. This
would save the state $4,000 per year.
xould <I4dIy accept the place for
x35000 p6f yenr and make the collec-
lions Wall why pay more.
II. favor bill consolidating all
The fu1pect1ou places, such as Oil In
Npock1on. Fed Inspector, Fertilizer
xN9pcckoFx [0f&I Inspectors and 9TH
~ ftnt eoQ|d mention. By CONSOLE
&1fINk tte three hrst mentioned it
N40|d - = q&xlHg Of $4,000 per BIZ
G& Local Laws.