Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-19
In management ara neoessarv. 4

In management are necessary. A
stenographer is to be employed, wit
nesses subpoenaed, books and vouch.
ers examined and all the institutions
visited. For this the state is to pay
all the expenses of travel, etc. AS
the examination is to go back to Jan.
uary 1, 1894, it will probably take
several months and many dollars,
and may not be done in time to re.
port at this session. The examina-
ton of the state officers is to be be.
hind closed doors and all parties are
sworn to absolute secrecy.
1t is understood that an effort will
be made to cut out lot of janitors,
clerks and other sinecures to cut
down expenses, and it is even limited
that the departments of labor statis-
tics and mine inspection may be
abolised entirely, as they are a big
expense and no special benefit to
anybody but those who draw the
salaries. Of course there can be a
large saving made in this way, and
as much more could be saved by a
horizontal reduction of all salaries,
from governor down. But this will
not be done, and under ordinary cir
cumstances it should not be. Wages
and salaries should have an upward
instead of a downward tendency il
the income from other callings aud
industries would correspond, but
since it has been made impossible for
those who pay the taxes to make a
profit from their labor, those who
consume the taxes should be content
to work for less. Let all public sal
aries be reduced.
Instead of abolishing the Office of
state printer, the committee on print
ing is said to be searching for means
to cut down the amount given the
printer to do, and if an honest effort
be made in that direction many use.
less and voluminous pages can be left
off and the total cost reduced half or
more.
The Tennessee legislature has
passed law making it penitentiary
offense to lobby the legislature. The
Iowa legislature has as yet shown no
disposition to emulate the good ex-
ample.
The legislature is to be in session
only three days each week, the bal
ance of the time being, supposedly,
occupied with committee work. In
all probability the session will last
until June, if not longer.
The silver members of the assembly
think of trying to get a resolution as
follows: Resolved, that in view of
the prevailing business depression
and the low price of the products of
Iowa farms, that hereafter a pair of
mines shall open a jack pot"
The question of encouraging the
sugar beet industry in Iowa is being
agitated and the legislature will be
asked to offer a liberal bounty for the
product manufactured in the state.
1t is the general belief that Iowa soil
is generally especially adapted for
beets and that Iowa might just as
we'll make all the sugar consumed
here and at the same time derive a
large income from sales outside.
The state board of railroad com.
missioners issued a lengthy opinion
to the effect that railroads cannot at
ford to make two-cent passenger
rate, that it costs them an average of
Gle and they realize little less than
that now, although allowed by Law
to charge 8 cents. It is u strong eff
fort to hold up the dog-in-the- mango,
policy of the monopolies and is sim
ply in line with the objects of the
commission. That's all it is for, is tt
assist the railroads in robbing the
people. The figures quoted may be
true, but that is no sign the deduct
ions made are correct. If he roads
seould charge 10 cents mile their in
come would be much less than it il
under the cent charge, because the
people would not travel, and the
same argument will apply to the case
in point. With a 2-cent or a 1-cent
rate there would be so much more
travel at no extra expense to the
roads that their profit would be
greater than under Scent rate. In
stead of hauling emp ty coaches, they
would be loaded; the people could
enjoy the conveniences and every
body be benefited.
The Dubuque Telegraph suggests
the possibility of Judge Kline being
the silver candidate for governor
The Creston American says Judge
Spurrier is talked of for the homo,
and There is considerable talk ir
favor of Ex-Congr essman Fred White
Hon. w. H. Robb and others.
The Mt. Pleasant Free Press anc
Winterset News resent sthe sugges
ton of Judge Hayes for governor
They say he sulked in his tent las,
fall when his services in behalf of re
form were needed and now he car
wait until he, proves by active ser
vices that he is sincere anti-monop
olist and silverite.
How,s This,