Show Swarms of Officers In reading re-reading that immortal doe doc document doc document the Declaration of Independence Independence ence which recites s t the e g grievances s which co onies to ris rise and throw off the British yoke joke we were struck by a paragraph which appealed to us with a new significance Referring I to King George III it it declared He has erected a multitude of new officers and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and cat out our substance It appears that swarms of officers officers cers were distasteful to the sturdy forefathers What would the they say sayto sayto sayto to the army of oi office holders who harass our people and eat cat out our substance today Ever Every session of Congress and every session of the state legisla legisla- le legislature isla- isla islat ture tre t rc laws creating new of- of of of Seldom is an office once es- es estaL hed cs taL tab tab-hed hed ever r fV l- l abolished except to tc create a n different more ex expensive expensive n- n nf f sive C office or offices in its place holders holders Office salaries f are often orten i bu but never lowered Some Same day possibly a majority ot of the voters will m rebel a as did the carl carly fathers and by their ballots I instead of bullets call caB a halt on onI legislators whose chief aim I appears to be the Increase of pub pub- pub public lie lic rolls pay |