| Show SWARMS OF OFFICERS in rereading reading re that immortal document the declaration of independence which recites recipes the grievances which impelled the american colonies to rise and throw off the british yoke yke we were struck by a paragraph which appealed to us with a new significance I 1 referring to king george ill III it declared ll 11 he has erected a multitude of ne ew w officers and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our alor people and eat out our or substance it appears that swarms of officers were distasteful to the sturdy forefathers what would they say to the army of officeholders office holders holden who harass our people and eat out our substance today every session of congress and every session of tile the state legislature enacts laws creating new offices seldom is an office once established ever abolished except to create a different and more expensive office or offices in its place off officeholders office ice holders salaries are often raised but never lowered some day possibly a majority of the voters will rebel as did dd the early fathers and by their ballots ins instead ead of bullets ail a hat halt on those legislators whose chief alm aim appears to be the increase of public payrolls pay ay rolls |
