Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-06

! ~ - bSlANHNA DAl NV "Ap h11Ie0ei
we are in accord with the Janesyille
Recorder, and people here generally
seem to feel the same. The Re
corder says. "To keep four col
electors in Office when only two are
"required is absolutely indefensible,
"and will never be endorsed by the
"Republican party
The following appearing in the
Milwaukee Sentinel Of to-day at
tracts much attention about the Cap
itol:
To those who know something Of the feel
iugs existing between the two boards having
measure Of control over sou-~ II the charitable
institutions of the State, there is a good deal
OF fun I'm SIGHT. At one time all the institu-
tlons of the state were in charge Of local
boards Of trustees very much as the Muwau-
kee Insane Asylum Is now. The state Board
Of Charities and Reform had a sort Of super
vision that g. IL was authorized TO visit and
report on the condition Of the Institutions II
was found that the system of local boards was
productive OF ali sorts Of abuses. aud the pres
| Ont system was deyised-a board OF Eve per
sons at salary Of $1,000 year each. was APP
| pointed 10 take complete control of the insti-
iutions. This, Of course. left the State Board
| Of Charities and Reforms with comparatively
| little to do-in fact. there appeared 10 be no
| good reason for lis continual existence II had
not been popular board and everybody wa,
! willing 10 et II die.
But II didn't die. IL encouraged the estab-
/ lishment Of county insane asylums which, with
/ the ials and almsbouscs, would give il some
| occupation. At the last session Of the LeFis-
laiure is secured the passage Of bin giving it
/ the privilege Of visiting the State institutions
and reporting on their condition OF course
! this meant a war on the State Board Of Control.
| for two bodies bitterly opposed to one another
are bound 60 FIGHT whore one Is allowed 10
pass criticisms on the other The Charities
/ Board has now several insane asylums OF good
size ana IL feels strong enough TO carry tho
war into the enemy camp. II has just made
n visit to the Northern Hospital for the Insane
and It has not taken pains TO prevent the i'm
precision that It's investigation Is In the nature
Of trial Of the rival state Board of Control.
and that the verdict is pretty severe on that
board. II has allowed sensational newspapers
10 charge that IL visited the hospital as a c5n-
sequence of certain hints OF the ineiicicncy OF
the other board, II allows the rcpor, 10 be
made that 10 finds II necessary 10 make some
suggestions concerning the methods If the
State Board Of Control How far the ne yepa-
pc warfare on the latter is encouraged by the
charities bourd is still a matter or conjecture.
whatever may be their Inspiration the sug-
gcsiuns which. 10 Ia said. the charities board |
VIII urge. are worthy OF consideration. II Is |
claimed that the methods OF the Board of Con |
troll are calculated 20 impair the efficiency OF /
the Northern Hospital By destroying discipline |
IL is charged that the Board of Control ] cog |
nizes the Superintendent only as an unimport- |
ant employee that It has set up another au- |
thorty in the institution, making the steward |
and the employees generally responsible to the |
Board rather than to the Superintendent; thar
the members OF the Board closet themselves |
with the steward and ignore the superinten- |
dent. i Is by no mcars certain that there is !
the least foundation for these statements If
there Is, the suggestion of a modification OF /
methods is timely, though it comes from the /
state Board ut Charities 1t Is Impossible to /
maintain discipline in an institution in which /
the superintendent is a mere h0ure-head and /
an outside board the director of all the details
A superintendent should be relieved of all the
burden of purchasing supplies aud the like. !
bnt 1t should bo understood. and the board
should see that il is understood that he is in
fact ms well as IN name the superintendent.
lie should have power to employ and dismiss
employees within reason. ANY other course is
hound 20 wreck m institution. II should never
reach the condition In public hospital where
the superintendent cannot enforce his wish 's
among attendants where an attendant feels
he can appeal from the superintendent TO the
board. II is possible that there is no sort of
ground for these statements against the Board
OF Control, ana indeed highly probable.
The rivalry existing between the
two boards is doubtless overdrawn
by the ready-writer of the Sentinel,
but that there il a measure of it,
gees without telling. individuals
Of each board will admit the merit
Of individuals of the other freely,
but as 3 body each thinks the other
a superanity, if nothing worse.
Each Board has q following that
think the other ought 10 be lcgislat-
ed ont Of office. We agree with
none of these, and are inclined to
believe that the rivalry between
them is good thing for the state.
Il will keep each watching the other
so closely for opportunities to con.
denim, that ineficiency in the gov
eminent of state institutions is
scarcely possible to be long undis-
covered or uncorrected. W. Is.
CARLISLE is the chosen speaker
Ivs7t no4ffp Tho pfacts whom thn