Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-21
Judge Boyce said no sometimes

Judge Boyce said no sometimes
wonders II we all realize what II
means to be citizen OF this State and |
nation; II we arc interested in the
kind OF officers we have TO conduct
the afrairs OF the State. "The kind of
said "only in one way and that
through the ballot. The whole control
OF the government lies in the control
OF the ballot. He said that he
sometimes thinks the people OF this
country do not think Of the govern
ment in the right light. 1t h not
given TO us by nature. 1t Is not n
national product but q product OF man.
Whether IL continues to grow expand
and perpetuate will rest with the men
and now also the women. It's ours to
perpetuate and to perpetuate in the
best way possible in Democratic
form OF government. 1t is not some
thing to degrade but something to lift
up and II Is up to US to do our best 10
lift It up"
Judge Boyce said he hoped there
were Republicans In the room and II
there were he did not propose to hurt
their feelings. In "a years travelling
up and down the State. while on the
bench he said, he had met a lot OF
people and that he had as many loyal
friends In the Republican party as ne
has In his own party, II want to talk
serious TO them," he said. At this
point the speaker said that he did
not In tho first place want to get on
the ticket and tha. his preference was
to conclude hs life without again
taking an active part in public af-
| fairs.
Now that he Is on the ticket. he
said one OF the chief satisfactions to
| him Is that he is called on to address
such audiences as he then faced. He
said 1t gave him the opportunity to
present TO the people conditions In the
State as he sees them and that there
Is no chance to change these cond!-
tions unless II Is by ballot.
AS / see things as eney exist In
this State" the speaker said, "the
party In ascendency have lost control
or themselves in controlling the af-
fairs of this State. For the most par;
!
den from View, who have a strangle
hold not only on the people but on
the party Itself The party in con-
troll cannot and is not functioning be-
cause OF this stransle hold. The Ques-
ton as l see It is. shall the people
rule or small selfish group who
have hold on this State. The best
people in the party in ascendency
have no more show to render public
service. even IL they desire TO. at th!.
time than have the Democrats TO i'm.
prove conditions. They cannot do any.
thing unless they get the o. X. from
this little group"
|, Multiplication Of Offices.
One Of the troubles. Judge Boyc,
said, Is multiplication OF offices II
the State for no other purpose thar
TO find jobs for some one. These Job!
are being paid Tor out OF the taxes O
the State and for that reason tn,
taxes leaped up until they are becom
ing burdensome on the people. An,
II has not stopped and there Is n,
sign OF 1t stopping Taxes are jus
piling up TO a degree that this zen
Grafton Will not be able to pay IL OF
and It will be left for our sons an,
our grandsons. In this way our bur
Q dens are going TO become heavier an
I heavier. In a State OF only zoo. 90
n who Will have to bear the burden. ]
{ Will be tho people. Even now, he sal
= II II was not fof the fees and nHn
a chiss tax from corporations ther
{ would 10 . terrible increase In taxe
= and II that should be lost we woul
d have to abandon some OF the thing
We are doing or trying TO do.
Who IL responsible for this cond
tion?" Judge Boyce asked. The r,
sponsibility is upon them who are
: charge OF the affairs OF this state an
. have been since 1900. II Is not III
whole party that has been guilty {
this misrlAnagement. waste and ir
efficiency. There are thousands
= the party who do not approve Of II
y conditions but they have not bee
c aroused UP until this time. The r,
10 sponsibilty Is not with these tho,
II sands but with the little group III:
has a strangle hold on the stat
u Whether or not they will continue tn
- stransle hold is up TO these thousan,
/. and / ask them to administer a clt
and heavy club on this little grou
We are going to do II" Judge Boy,
said with club and that club
the ballot. We owe Il TO ourselv
T. TO the party and 10 the generation
e. that come after us"
r. How does it come about" Jud
Boyce asked. that a few unscruplo
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