The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-16
WHITTIER l;1,A,RE ABE WE
RYE CANNOT shut our eyes to

VYYE CANNOT shut our eyes tc
w the concerted protest OF the
voters at the recent election against
existing governmental conditions.
Such sweeping changes, in many
instances unexpected, indicate a
general dissatisfaction. and q gen
srai desire for remedy.
Il Il Q protest against the high
cost Of government that has been
saddiAd on the taxpayer by the
growing drift Of the last two de-
csdss toward bureaucracy and pater-
nsilsm, toward federalized control
end away from the original Amer
lean idea OF state rights and the
Sroadest personal liberty compat-
Sble with good citizenship.
The voter has not dug TO the bot
tom of the problem. He realizes
that something Is wrong with the
systsm that produces such high
costs. and applies the remedy near
ct at hand. . change In representa-
tives.
A HIS action 10 not remedial. but
ths General reaching out for remedy
% Q symptom. II indicates q sick
1spoeracy. -s~
Assistant Attorney General Grim
q speech in Chicago last March.
before . gathering Of national. state
end city Law enforcement officers.
protestsd against the growing ten
dsacy toward GENERALIZATION OF gov
ssnment. which. he said. had stag
esrsd the department Of Justice"
Here is . quotation from that Chi
caso address:
"unless there Is Q halt In this
tendency to saddle all responsible
itiss on the federal government. the
time will como when We have in
Washington . bureaucracy knowing
no master-snd one day the coun-
try will be In ruins.
"The American idea twenty-five
yesrs ago left great flexibility to
states and localities. II gave them
responsibility. The federal govern
msat confined itself to national ad-
ninistration. II protected the coin
ags. operated and protected the
mails. administered the revenue
scts. and 90 forth. The states had
the police power which protected
public morals. public security. and
governed the conduct OF citizens ac-
cording to their wishes and accept
Cd standards. This was a scheme
Of democratic liberty. 1t permitted
of life with certain limi-
tatIons.
"We are discarding principles OF
icmocratic liberty and by centrali- 1
ation, Of authority establishing
despotism."
That Is a strong indictment 10
,ome from the attorney generals |
,ffice. yet II Is that indictment that
vas returned as true bill by the
reters. of many parts OF these
United States on November z.
Perhaps the reader does not yet
- how the Capitalization OF gov
rnment affects his taxes. We will
adeavor to provide one example.
In strengthening the federal and
state control. the bu-
eaucrat seeks legislation that will
stablish huge and powerful depart
lents. or bureaus. manned by SYM
othisers with the bureaucratic
ssory. or those whom easy jobs
"a sure salaries with quickly turn
vmpathetic.
Take the federal health bill, pro-
pssd by Senator France In the
nh congress. re-submitted In the
st congress. and II our memory is
rrest. still pending.
IL would create q federal depart
Bnt Of health. with officers and
ents running clear down to pre-
lcts. There would be Q health
|lcer Tor each state. Q health off,
tor each OF the %a6 congress
AAlQ1PlelazAss haeltAsAilises fer =
% Of the $500 counties, and Q d