Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08
PUBLIC SERVICE
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Room for som. - -. 49,
10 the Editor of ' H. : S,ff. I y,
Besides The i isf
ana experience, cs,n ''sll,s
teaches that a i1i, I's'e1los AZ
i i',.I. ! the benefit d t's
probably lntrus,scA s '0s., 4. \
prise, owing to KY s V VIZ
influencing the actor o assn
IN It's management Y ~, Z n
having for lis object ' pn'lf a
OF inc many, should "
many, prompted By 80 y N. s'
the desire to render y, eI'., 1'.s'
tory service 10 the ini ", y Y NJ
20 whom they are dI,se,I. y
II conducted BY nsi "ss'
employees would nat ,s. s1 h
pecuniary interest 81 ,Ss WI
JUS management, prese, s. I.
purposes Of the conce,n .l'
generally in making KS / " \, EEl's
many always a secolda,,' l'''z
There is no other Valid II .ss'
iic OF government contra Y
ness, but the fact ~, n
involves the preponde,s,s,,.
tne community; and thls ~ y.
preciudes any reasonabls Z, " ~
being intrusted to privs,a' ':e
and control. Hence tbers ',
other question IN decl0l.s, ~. \.
public and private light Y ~
u business, but the anes, d KY I!
and preponderatino pnb,l s'O1
being decided, at once Il Ss ss.
matter in strict accord MY ss' +,
principle which iustIesa w T..
eminent domain "
T&opposition TO tbe ~.
measure now pending IN ees S,.
the professed alarm az NJ
tendency Of other depaltms NJ !
ness involving the public g,,''
into the hands OF the poye,..
ally arises from pcrsoncl N "
out another expression "A m
announced by a deceased ,s y,
name ! withhold out Of re WI.
memory; 1.-THE public b dana ,' l
The familiar adage, aThe r.''.
VIII do more than the seryass' {
explains the lack Of eiIlclepcs 7, I !. +
lie service as compared wItS K. 4
activity of private enterprISs <
antidote for the sIckk 4. K
lethargy sometimes previIl,. Il
public departments OF he li. /
state governments Is tho u,,sn' \
lance" OF the people, pudIle ~
aud the excorlatiilg lash d I. 4
Upon this constant reckonms Y
employers and employed dr,.'
value of ali the services paI3 is u
ceived. Z
But the necessity for this M 4
no argument that public ins1,t 4
better be let out to private psu
successful managemensof ia Il
depend OIL like vigilance. lk
existing and apparent dlhereI1
the two classes Of service /:
due to the difference betweel \ B
private vigilance and supefysn 4
vigilance and more oiitis wh,.b
for some of our costly socnl III +
masquerading as cuisines 8
inents.n
An Austin land man remaAtlA I
day that if the Texas land os
barely seli-supporting, coula&k$
private enterprise, not only ~
public interest be served isfnf
GENTLY, thoroughly, prompty,
factorily, but with all It's legss.
yantages and paying oppoflrA
facilities, ii the concern WeIs "a Z
private energy Ii would coin q
most as fast as mint
social institutlon,n he 81 B
lis 4 huge success
is unquestionably the ecnpAa
lesque on a public business esas
ever played to an audience 81 hs
lion tax-payefs, with their tiei.s
mission paid for at The window
swarm of land agents 1t ihenl
all over the state as well, are 4
making money out Of their "r9'
who, wanting patents for pTssr
school land, and other OusineAl &
only the attention and serYIeea
office, either despair ct ever ~
work through or deem il oseleS
without feeling private euteTpfs
after the employees until KS q
sort of favor to, or getrld o.
rather than as q matter OF oslafa
to the citizen whose direct lniti3
stake. But such exceptional cst
warning, rather than an srgun b
public institution could w
trusted to private enterprises
Private enterprise never ceE f
both for the same service, 0H
employee to ego ahead, or IliN
some one who Will LEI inf
some effective way, apply 'N
and like results will follow
AS rotation of crops y sos X
farm, rotation in ofllcc-tepaNs
wholesome for public busns
lions. Two terms, at mosS's.
outside limit to keeping vM
the head of any Of our sph y
federal departments Of tAe E
then olet the books be cpsHn
| amined by other hands, tla' y
| possible motive for keep',s
| past transactions ormellog9, I.
Even one term would DC "
and during that one the pll~h
be always open. OF r osi.' I,
\ stota az linton oannot " e
headquarters to see nov WV, n u
grcssiug, but all can les s.... 4
press, If newspaper iels. XXX
the right steps TO gct 49, TX y. *
ton, and not rely too muVa
told them by officials q vs.
who, of course, make y \. po' X 4
report everything to ms''
To take their word ioi TX, &
same as to trust them eI,l's HI
uo near nor try 10 ilpu W