Evening star., 1944-06-11

congressional district, he is seeking to
put six-year limitation upon tenure OF
Office, not only of the President and
Vice President, but also OF members OF
the Senate and House.
IT am" said Mr.. Arnold, "a political
hereto. The dubious distinction is
perhaps more real than apparent, for
the subject of my heresy is one which
must be trod upon lightly by my con-
gressional colleagues, for fear Of public
reaction.
"I favor a limitation of the terms OF
Office of all elected representatives OF
the people of the United States of Amer
lea, and such an attitude seems to
border closely upon betrayal OF the
sacred trust of political ofiice-holding.
The Missourian, who holds these un-
usual views about the number of terms
Senator and Representative shall have
he limits Senator to one term OF six
wears and member of the House to
three terms of two years each-is sue
cessful businessman in Kirksville,l
small city of 10000 population in the
very heart of the district which he
represents. For 40 years he has operated
a lumber business there.
Proposes Amendment.
Mr.. Arnold has introduced in the
House joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution to
carry out his tenure of office ideas. 1t
is before the House Judiciary Committee.
A Republican, Mr.. Arnold plans to go
before the Resolutions Committee OF the
Republican National Convention when 1t
gets down to work on the COP platform
in Chicago In the next week or two.
Discussing further his hobby, tenure
of office, Mr. Arnold said; Perhaps my
background and admitted political in
nocence as freshman member OF Con-
gress are partially responsible for my
unorthodox views. I am happy to plead
guilty to the charge OF viewing the
problems of the National Legislature
from the standpoint of small business
man, from a small town in the Middle
West, and I am equally eager to admit
that am political neophyte, for I am
now serving my first term OF public office
of any description or kind as member
of the Seventy-eighth Congress.
However, am not in the least con-
vinced that my views are rendered the
less intelligent or progressive by reason
of the nature OF their conception.
Rather do feel that fresh approach
to the whole structure of our political
economy is the crying need of the
moment.
II find that I am, by virtue of my
election, enrolled as member OF the
strongest pseudo union in the world.
The rights Of protective employment.
seniority, and the innumerable privileges
Of Office are mine to use as will; and
the payment OF my dues, in the form Of
periodic reelection by my constituents,
promises to become increasingly painless
with the passing years BY careful
tending Of political fences, I and that
representation is expected to blossom
from the promising bud Of popular serv-
ice to the full flower of professionalism
in the art OF purveying legislation by
the years.
Sense Of Perspective Lessons.
ITO me, such a metamorphosis Is
crime committed in the name of de-
mocracy. No American should aspire to
a career as President, or as a Con-
gresham. Industries. institutions and
ideas change too swiftly. Overlong ex-
posure to the impersonal glare of the
public spotlight focused upon Capitol
Hill causes the sense OF perspective
which guides public servant to dimin-
ish or even disappear entirely"
Mr.. Arnold has another distinction.
He is Republican in district which
has gone Democratic except in the
Hoover landslide of 1928, for three gen.
erations. He Is candidate for re-
election this year and has no opposition
for the nomination. Two years ago he
won the Republican nomination against
two opponents. Then, without making
a speech during the entire campaign,
he took the veteran former Representa-
tive Romjue to town. He defeated the
Democrat who had represented the dis
trict for a score of years by $500 votes.
Since he has been in the House Mr..
Arnold has confined himself to being on