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Proposed Constitution Warmly Championed C. W. TiUett, Jr, President of State Bar Association, Points to Ad vantages of Adoption ? De clares People's Liberties Sate . f Additional weight today went to the sidd favoring the- adoption of the 'proposed revised constitution for the state of North Carolina, when Charles W. Tlllett, Jr., president of the State Bar association, announc ed some of his reasons for support ing the new document. Mr. Tlllett found himself not in sympathy with the opposition which refers in loving terms to the effors of the forefathers in framing the present constitution. Those scala wags and carpetbaggers who wrote the present document, he said, were not his forefathers?not even kin to him. His statement follows: "When those opposed to the re vised constitution base their loyal ty to the constitution of 1868 on the ground that the latter was the work of their forefathers, and as such must not be touched, I feel that I for one must speak up. The crew of carpet-baggers and scala wags that were in charge of the state when that document was writ ten were. not any forefathers of line, The primary object of the rjnvention of. 1868 was to gain re admission to the union by writing a constitution that contained a re pudltion of the principles for which the South had just fought and died; It did so. Since that time the con stitution that it framed has been patched up with amendments of one sort and another, but baslely we still have the constitution of 1868. I desire to o on record that the members of the constitu tion convention that wrote this ba sic document not only were not my forefathers; but they were not even kin to me. Bin of Rights. "When those opposed to the re SIX COUNTIES FAIR OPENS MONDAY MORNING Nowhere else in the State, at no other time in the State, can so much be seen at so little cost. 6 nigBts FIREWORKS 6 Awe Inspiring, Thrilling. Entertaining, Educational. The Incomparable 4 Queens Of The Air Performing 110 feet above the the jjround?an act that is never Imitated. THE SLIDE FOR LIFE See the Greatest Thrill?The Slide For Life?by a dainty Miss who takes her life in her hands twice daily. UNUSUAL STAGE ACTS Big Brass Band HARRY FISHER To amuse and thrill you. Educational exhibits In every department.' WORLD'S EXPOSITION SHOWS Largest shows coming In this part of the state this year, employing 500 people with 50 major attractions. TUESDAY Is Children's. and Boy Scout "Days. Children' 12 years of age and under admitted free. Special attractions for the children at reduced prices Thousands of Boy Scouts will be here. The Mebane S i x Counties Fair Be gins Monday Morning. You Are Welcome vised constitution claim that by its adoption the liberties of the people for which the English speaking race have fought through the centuries will be lost, they are talking non sense. The bill of rights, which is the name given to that part of the old constitution that states the great principles of the magna charter and similar documents applicable to our state, is carried forward into the revised constitution Intact. This il lustrates what 'a good many seem hot to understand. The revised con stitution is not a new constitution. All that is good in the constitutioh of 1868 is retained; only the obso lete and unwise provisions are re vised. "In line with this policy, the fis cal and taxation features of the old constitution have been pretty well rewritten. The 61 counties and 144 towns of North Carolina that are now in default furnish ghastly evi dence that they need rewriting andj should have been rewritten long ago. The revised constitution strikes a ^ body blow at that all-devouring fal- ? lacy of government finance, practi- ^ cally unlimited borrowing power. ? With certain necessary exemptions, I { it forbids the issuance of new t bonds except when old debts have { been retired, and even then it allows } th issuance of new bonds only in part of what has been paid oft. "Mandates that have completely shackled the legislature in its effort to modernize our taxation system t and equalize its burdens will be re- < moved if the revised constitution is j adopted. The requirement that allj, property be taxed alike is a case t in point. This was a provision that j was wholly omitted from North Car olina constitutions prior to 1868? during the period when our real forefathers were in charge of the state. It was imported into North Carolina by carpet-baggers from I the Middle West, and because it seemed to them to fit our purely agricultural state, it was written in ; HBllblUVUlBl " ?' I a to the constitution. But we have, become an industrial. as well as an agricultral state. New kinds of prop- js erty are now widely owned by our |? people which, under the so-called uniform system of taxation, sim- j C ply cannot be got at, and it is im- 5 perative that we be enabled to make r a reasonable and just classification s of porpetry for taxation. Under the uniformity pfhyision of the existing constitution the taxation system cannot be utilized to encourage home ownership or the intelligent care of farms, whereas, this will be t possible under the revised constitu tion. County Government "As for our county government, let no one be disturbed. The adop- ^ tion of the revised constitution will j5 ?I not change it dne jot or tittle. The 1 proposed, document authorizes the '"?dslature by general laws to adopt i oians for county government and 1 submit them to the people of the I various counties for adoption or re lection by popular vote. Until that i is done we shall continue to have i every county office job and board 1 that we now have, with salaries in- I tact. We do not have the hope, i though, that as intelligent methods 11 of county government are worked t out in the years to come we shall 1 not. by the limitations of the old < constitution, find that we are un- l able to avail ourselves Qf^them. ' "The governor's veto, which is a < part of the revised constitution, fur- t nishes a much needed check on the i legislative power. This veto, al- c though it can be over-ridden by a t majority of the membership of both ' houses, will at least give him the op- t portunity -to expose to public scru- s tiny legislation that he thinks un- 1 wise. Every state in the union ex- i cept North Carolina has some sort l of veto. Certainly no one can be i hurt by 'the kind of veto that is \ now proposed. The requirement i that the governor, within the first t ten days of each session of the leg- t islature. shall present a budget of proposed expenditures for the next t two years, together with a com- ( pleted draft of a revenue bill that ! will raise the money needed for the s proposed budget, will not only con- 1 centrate upon him the responsible t lty for the financial management i cf the state where it belongs, ^ut will expedite by many days the work 3 of the legislature. ? ? , 1 "The judicial provisions of the re- ' vised constitution are excellent. ' They will enable the legislature to j make intelligent changes in the courts to the cud that Justice may ill? ivrgvUr HfiriP' * be speedily and effectively done; ( and yet. strange to say, some of the very people' who are most critical of lawyers and courts are speaking out now in an effort to deny us this opportunity to do what we all recognize is needed. ( If for no other reason, the people ^ can vote for the revised constitu- i tion with confidence because the j corgrtitutlonal commission that wrote it was composed of some of j the wisest and most intelligent of our citizens. One of its leading mem- 1 bers was our honored fellow-citizen Judge John J. Parker, who, by j rights, ought now to be on the bench of the United States Bu- ' preme court Working with him 1 was A. J. Maxwell, admitted to be 1 one of Jhe soundest thinkers on i The Favorite WASHINGTON . Every day adds a new name trf^hc list of Congressmen who announce themselves a candidate for the House Speakership but Joseph W. fiyrns x(above), "(D) Tennessee, Democratic floor leader in the House, is conceded best Chance for the seat of the late Speaker Rainey. ax problems In America. Also there vas chief Justice Stacy and Justice dichael Schenck. Certainly no one ould point to them and say that hey would be parties to a scheme o rob the people of their liberties. Clarence Poe also helped and there s not a sineerer or more worldly rise'friend of the farmers to be ound Anywhere. Lindsay Warren, he brilliant young congressman rom the first district, was a mpm ler of the commission, as were also Jeorge E. Butler, J. O. Carr and Jurton Craige, good lawyers all. No ronder that a constitution revised >y such men as these has been ironounced one of the great state institutions of America. o MEBANE SIX COUNTY FAIR Mebane, Sept. 11.?The Mebane Six Counties Fair, said to be among he best fairs In the state, will open donday morning for six days and :ix nights of real amusement and educational features. On Tuesday of the fair will be children's Day, when children 12 ears of age and under will be ad nitted free and besides the special ittractions for this day the children will be given a special reduction in irices on the shows and rides. On his day too the Boy Scouts from he six counties will put on a pro tram which will begin at 1 o'clock in he afternoon and will include rop ng the peg, undressing race, sack ?ace, three-legged race, potato race, pyramid building and first aid de nonstrations. Each troup will be n charge of a scoutmaster and it is ?aid that thousands cf the Boy Scouts will be here. Among the free attractions which will be seen twice each day is the Pour Queens of the Air, four dainty jeautiful girls performing 110 feet above the ground without nets. This is said to be the most thrilling act in America today. Another wonder ful act is the slide for life, a beau ;iful girl sliding suspended by noth ing but her teeth, more than six lundred feet. The two above are ;he headliners ill* the free attraction ine, but there are equilibrists downs and a hundred and one other free attractions that will thrill and unuse. One hour and a half >f real entertainment will be seen twice daily before the grandstand ?nd in the evening for six nights >ne of the largest fireworks pro grams ever attempted will be seen, rhisp rogram is unexcelled. On Sat lrday night a "Pot of Gold" will be riven away to the one holding the ucky ticket. Numbers will be drawn ind the one holding the ticket cor ?esponding. with the ticket called vlll receive the "Pot of Gold." This vas" done last year and the one who ?eceived it was well pleased with :he amount of money the "pot con ained. Exhibits in every department will >e the best here in years and already ?very available space In the big 80 c 200 foot exhibit building has been ipoken for. A few more eating looths remain to be sold but J.hese will be gone before the last of this week. The Mebane Six County Fair this rear will be the best held here in he past ten years, according to he management and each and ?very person is extended a most ?ordial welcome. Family tickets cost ng 12 00 are now on sale which is rood for eight admissions. Anyone :an use it up to eight admissions nto the fair grounds. ?r?; o Let Us Hope It's So The President and Secretary of Commerce have both emphatlcal y declared during the past week hat business is derinitely on the lpgrade and that -private enter irises are getting out from under he wings of the Federal Govern-1 nent which, as Secretary Roper lays, "are responsibilities which un ler normal "onditions belong to lysines*". Both of these high offi ilals of the Government are mak ng what they believe to be truth 'ul statement?there is no doubt ibout that. 8 Million Jobs Created Under New Deal, Richberg Says o Survey Shows Thai Farm Incomes Have Increased BUlion Dollars Within Year Washington, Sept. 9.?More than .000,000 jobs and a billion-dollar ncrease in farm Income were re overy milestones pointed out to ?resident Roosevelt today by Donald llchberg In his last report on new leal achievements. "You may take profound satisfac ion in . your leadership and in- the chlevements of your admlnlstra lon," the secretary of the executive ouncll tojjj his chlef.^ He added hat the record was one "of many llfflcifltles and some disappointment >ut on the whole of great achieve nent." Issued on the eve of the Maine lection tomorrow and primaries In 0 states in the week, the report immediately was scanned by Re mblicans seeking answers helpful o their cause. "The nation has risen out of the lepths of its ' worst depression," llchberg said, "and Is moving stead ly forward In the process of a de lnite economic recovery and is luildlng new defenses against a re lurrence of economic Ills from which t has been suffering. lists Employment Given. "The money expended in these :reat constructive efforts Is," of ourse, far less than the cost of one ear of participation In the world var with its vast destruction of life ind properiv. It has been a small irice to pay for a great gain." Richberg said 19.000.000 applica ions to national and state employ nent services Within the last 12 nonths indicated the magnitude of he unemployment problem, and idded "it is natural to feel disap iointment that there have not been rreater reductions" In unemploy nent' "On the other hand," he said, "the achievements of one year are clear y evident, although only partially neasured, by these facts. "Over 4,000.000 workers have been e-employed in private enterprises. "Over 4,000,000 others have been riven temporary public employment. "Over 675,000 have been employed luring part of the year on perma lent public works. Many Homes and Farms Saved. "Farm prices of seven basic com nodities have been raised within the 'ear to 95 per cent of pre-war "par ty" and total farm income has In :reased far more than one billion dollars. "Over $5,000,000,000 have been dis bursed in loans and grants to re lieve the financial distress of indi viduals and institutions, of which over $2,000,000,000 have been al ready repaid. "The banking system of the na tion has been restored to health. . "More than 1,000.000 farm and city homes have been saved from foreclosure by aid already extended or under way.*; The final installment of Rich berg's report to Mr. Hhosevelt was in three psgts. The first dealt with advance to public services; the sec ond with administrative services and the last with the promotion of for eign trade. Among administrative services, Rich berg referred to the "adjust ment of economic conflicts," noting that "as might have been antici pated from previous experiences, the period of economic recovery has been a period of an increase In the number of labor controversies and in the difficulty of their adjust ment." Another administrative service stressed by Richberg was the treas ury, which he said, "has performed successfully the essential service of financing successfully the relief, re covery and reconstruction programs, in addition to other tasks." Among public service advances. Richberg listed the securities and exchange commission, the Tennes see Valley authority, the communi cations commission and the co-ordi nator of transportation. He said Joseph B. Eastman, the co-ordina tor, was preparing a legislative pro gram for the next Congress on the basis of his investigations into steam railroads. On foreign trade,-Richberg said: "The stimulation of foreign trade is especially pertinent to the efforts of the AAA to bring about a sound agricultural economy." o Reading Fun In Store For Boys Here's important news for the boys of America. THE AMERICAN BOY YOUTH'S COMPANION, the na tion's quality magazine for boys, has been reduced from $2,00 a year to $1.00. 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