Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-09-07
FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION TO
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
(Winston-Salem JournaD

(W1nStOn-Salem JOurnal)
The committee against the new
Constitution, headed by former Lieu
tenant Governor, former Revenue
Commissioner, former Chairman of
the State Highway Commission, and
veteran leader of the Legislature, Ru-
fus A. Doughton, of Sparta, also
known as the Grand Old Man of the
Mountains" must be an eye-opener
to the forces fighting TO rthe adoption
of the proposed new Constitution of
North Carolina.
1t would be difficult to find an alb
Ter and more thoroughly representa-
tive group of leaders in North Caro-
lima than those composing this COM
mittee, which will now rally with all
their might and power back of At
torney-General Dennis G. Brummitt,
who hitherto has been carrying on
the fight against the new Constitu-
tion almost single handed and alone.
Most of the committe eopposing the
new instr ument are leaders of the
Democratic party, but not all of them
are Of that political faith. There is
DR.. Holland Holton, for example, a
stalwart Republican leader and a
member of the faculty of Duke Uni
versity
All factions of the Democratic party
are represented on this committee
Thomas D. Warren, of New Bern.
closest personal and political friend
of former Senator Furnifold M. Sim
mons, is on the committee. And SO
is J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh, who
Is probably Senator Bailey's best
friend. 1t should be noted also that
DR.. N. Y. Gulley, head of the law
school of Wake Forest College, is on
law teachers of this State and is per-
the committee. He is the dean OF
haps the best authority on the Con-
stitution in the Commonwealth.
1t should be noted, too, that Attor-
hey-General Brummitt is by no means
the only state official who dares to
oppose Governor Ehringhaus on this
Constitution issue. Both the Com.
missioner of Agriculture join the at
torney-general in serving on the
committee opposing the radical change
proposed in the present Constitution
IL Is likewise interesting to observe
that Judge l.. r. Varser, of Lumber.
ton, closest friend of former Cover.
nor A W. Mclean, Is a member of
the committee, too.
We imagine the attorney general Is
highly pleased with this committee
III he is not, he ought to be. It is 9
committee such as this that fire tbe
following broadside at the new Con
stltutlon in statement issued Mon
day:
The proposed new Constitution
would confer on the General Assem-
Dly the power to deprive the people n,
the right to elect any and all of thei,
local officers, and under it the Cen
eral Assembly could confer nm IN.
Governor the power to appoint ever,
local officer of every county and towr
in the State.
1t would set up an appointive State
Board of Education, which could a.
turn be given the power to select al
school teachers, and thus to political
ize the administration of our nubli,
school system.
1T would remove any and all daft
mite restrictions on the power NJ
taxation and permit, without a vote NJ
the people, the levy of taxes in anI
amount for any public purpose, in anT
form without any limit and by any
system of classification.
1T would permit the General AS
senbly to levy poll tax of ten dol
lars, or any other amount, on every
resident of the State without limita
tion or restriction as to age or sex.
''a,!@This proposed new Constitutio,