Graham guardian., 1922-09-05
Won't Lie To People
To Get Public Office
Continued from page one.)

ring to the present incumbenU Is go.
Ing to hold 1t for three or four terms
and Governor Charley (the speaker)
Joins Governor George and Governor
Tom to hold 1t three or four terms
also, let me ask you. for goodness
sake when any other man is going to
have a right to aspire to 1t. Let's put
1t in another way: why, you mothers
who are here tonight. in the morning
when you are washing the ears OF
your ten.year-old baby, and look In his
eyes 80 lovingly and think some day,
son, you will be governor-what
chance, | ask you mothers, is there
for the little boy to ever secure this
office If Governor George and Gov.
ernor Tom and Governor Charley are
going to hold 1t on and on foreyer?''
(Applause) THAT is the meanest
thing that say In the whole cam.
paign" added Mr.. Ward, "?And Gov.
ernor George and Governor Tom both
laugh at it and say that 1t is good
point, So am going to tSry to break
the line Of descent, tapplause) and to
hold it for term of two years and
then give you men OF this state, and
vnu Iiftla tap.yaarnJd how. - ohonoa
to aspire to it when you are grown
up" (Applause).
The speaker then declared the
great issue In this campaign to be the
cost of government. saying that he
does not propose to allow anybody to
camouflage this issue, but will appear
ON the platform to help Governor
Hunt keep 1t alive up to November
1lth in the event he himself should
be defeated In the primary. In this
connection he said that further econ.
omy is possible In the state house as
well as in private households and
business enterprises, but that the
Governor alone, while he can help
indirectly, can do very little directly
In lessening the tax burden. ut
would be easy for me" he went on
"just to shout I'll reduce your taxes
Immediately that ! get into that Of
flee, but If ] would ] would be lying
to you, and | have not found 1t nee.
essary to lie to make a success in my
personal or in my professional life,
and am not going to commence ly-
ing to the people of this state for the
sake of getting any political office.
(Applause). want to say to you
men and women, that whenever any
body whispers that kind of stuff in
your ears. they are treating you on
the theory that you are fool and
don't know any better Now you
keep that in mind"
Mr.. Ward then assured the people
that he would do everything in his
power, il elected. to curtail expenses
Of the state government and clean
up the present Indebtedness.
The speaker sprung a little sur
prise in winding up, saying that
throughout his campaign he had not
and would not ask any man or wo.
man to vote for him. "The office of
Governor is of such moment" he said,
1T Is Of such power and 1t means so
much to your veal or woe, that
have said to the men and women,
you take these things home and let
the wife discuss 1t with the husband.
the farmer with his neighbor and the
business man with his associates, and
then IL your judgment tells you that
II would be wise to select me as the
standard bearer to run against the
Republican candidate, then | will ap.
Dreciate your vote. But, men and wo.
men, IL your judgment tells you to
vote for my opponent, Governor Hunt,
II your conscience directs you that
that Is best for the people and your
party, vote for him, and | will have
no criticism of you, Not only that
after he is nominated, IL he should
be nominated, | will be found support.
ing on the platform, II they wish my
services after | get a rest--I have