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 Our State legislatures enact many times as much legislation as they should. We should insist that they begin at once to repeal, to simplify, to clarify and to codify the heterogeneous mass of State statutes so that our revised statutes in the various States could be written in about one-tenth as many words. It would save valuable time, needless expense, fruitless litigation, and make for a clearer understanding of the laws. An effort should also be made to make the laws of the several States more uniform. The State governments spend much more money and employ much more help than is necessary in order to give much better service than they are now rendering.

The State government organized and conducted as a republic would eliminate all boards, commissions and other governmental agencies that are injurious to good service.

It is a grave question whether or not the bicameral system is advisable for State legislatures.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT

The diagram on page 111 is an illustration of the county government at work, organized as a republic, as all counties in the United States of America should be organized.

The President of the County Board and the