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Show GRASS ROOTS OPINION Chester, S. C, Reporter: "The United States was the first country coun-try In the history of civilization founded for the preservation of individual freedom. In establishing establish-ing the Wew Order of the Ages', the Continental Congress recorded record-ed in the Declaration of Independence Inde-pendence a list of grievances a-gainst a-gainst the tyrannical King George Geo-rge III, among which were: 'He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.' One hundred and seventy-five years later we find a swarming bureaucracy bur-eaucracy within our borders that threatens individual freedom." St. Ignatius, Montana, Post: "We see the vast importance to our local, state and national economy econ-omy of having private enterprise. enter-prise. Tax-paying institutions, whether little or big are the very life blood of our society." Artesia, N. M., Advocate. "Americans "Am-ericans want our armed forces to have everything they need, but there is too much waste and too much extravagance. Those direct ing the spending and handling of the goods which the tax dollars dol-lars buy are going to have to be just as efficient, just as economical econ-omical and just as wise in using and spending as the Average American is today. We can't afford af-ford as a nation to continue to increase our tax bill We must be saving and spend wisely if we expect to continue as a nation." |