The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-04
ONE WAY OUT.
If State Employees Are Dissatis-
fed They Can Quit.
Governor COOls ArdOr of Head
of State Institution.
A RAISE ALL AROUND.
Official Suggested a General Ad-
vance in Salaries.
Mr.. Stanley Says He VIII Veto
Wild Appropriations.

eff the salaries are not sufficient now,
let the men and women who have been
drawing them for two years without
complaint, now vacate and permit those
who are willing to take the positions at
the present salaries to fill the positions" I"
This is the suggestion which an over
Jealous state institution official received
from Governor Stanley after suggesting
a general raise in salaries at all of the
state charitable institutions.
The success of the Republicans at the
polls in November seems to have been
accepted by a great many of1clals ana
employees in the state government and
state Institutions as the indication that
the next legislative session will run riot
in the expenditure of the peoples mon
ey.
One of the officials of a state institu-
ton took it upon himself to suggest to
the governor that everybody should
have raise. This suggestion was turn
ed down by Mr.. Stanley.
What is the reason why we should
make a general increase in salaries be-
cause we have the legislature?" Queried
the governor.
I'VE are not paid enough. You are not
paid a salary commensurate with the de-
mands made upon you as chief execu-
tive suggested the visitor.
Il will say, in reply to that" respond
ed Mr.. Stanley, that 1 will not ask for
an increase of salary. In fact I would
not accept an increase during my next
term of Office"
You would accept If the legislature
should make the appropriations"
mo, I would draw monthly just what
I am drawing now said the governor
with emphasis.
I'VE have been talking about placing
civil service reform in the state institu-
tiOns and increasing the efficiency of the
help by appointing those most
skilled in the work which they
more money because the salaries now
paid are insufficient to accomplish this.
When these changes are arranged for: /:
when the new plan is to be inaugurated
then is the time to make the change in
the salary lists. Until a suitable ar
rangement can be fixed by law and the
plan thoroughly mapped out and the
work done there is no necessity for a
salary boost" said Stanley
It was suggested to the governor that
many of the employees at the state in
stitutions hight resign unless induced to
remain by an increase in pay.
Their places can be filed" said the
governor with smile.
7 want everybody to be paid for the
work which they do" said the governor,
but I am opposed to extraVagance and
will sign no appropriation bills that. in
my judgment, are excessive or unneces-
sary."
Were the employees at the state insti-
tutiOnS permitted to examine the list of
applicants on file in the governors office
for any place at the state institutions
they would be convinced that there
would really be no difficulty in finding
plenty of people to take the jobs The
governor and the state board of chari-
ties could, from the lists now in their
possession, today, completely equip ev-
cry institution with a new force of en-
ploys from superintendent to hostler
The woods and prairies are full of peo-
pie who want these places and they onIv
wait for vacancies.
The superintendent of the various
state institutions have recommended an
increase in their personal salaries and
also recommend the construction of new
buildings. There is no exception to this
latter recommendation for the state in
stitutions and the salary proposition has
the unanimous support of all of the
heads thereof
The probabilities are that neither rec
ommendation will be endorsed by the
governor. The governor will soon call a
conference of these officials and the
state board of charities to consider. nee
essary expenditures and to discuss the
actual needs of the various institutions
but the governor has announced that
there will be no extravaganza with his
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