The Globe-republican., 1905-01-12
trict, Ind the stale Is entitled to tho best
possible service from Its public servants
.,rIt,r InffAIIc

TEN Of repositories Where pupllo iunu
shall be placed upon interest for the pei
Eft of the state. Some law should 2
passed of this kind which will enabl
The counties, or the state to receive u
benefit Of accrulng interest on accumt
lated public money. Two plans are Pre-
posed: one for the establishment or
state depository In which the interes
upyn the money therein deposited sha
accrue to the state; and, In the othe
providing that the semi-annual remll
iances from the various county treasu!
ers to the state treasurer small DC nel
In county repositories until the stlt
treasurer shall need the money, countlee
thus Withholding thec remlttances !, !.
receive the benefit OF the interest on u
money withheld as well as upon "a
sums already generally deposited IN In
local banks, The simpler any eas,f
plan would be 10 ESTABLISH q state de
posltory, hut more equitable divisio,l
Of the benefits on such deposits W0ul.
result from the adoption of the count.
plan. II this latter plan should o
adopted, however, 1t should be Careful
) " guarded 50 that sudden calls from tn
state treasurer might not seriously EN-
barrass the local banks The state 9
Missouri received In interest from III
state depository last year the handsom
sum of Si9,7GS.Gl. TO the wisdom OF IN
legislature this subject is confidently
submitted.
GOOD ROADS.
Perhaps no modern movement is O.
wider significance or OF more general m
terest than that which Is commonly
. nnnd DnuIu MOvpmn1T '
Widespreod interest In better PUBLIC tlo-
roughfares is everywhere manifest, Con,
gress has taken definlte action In inc
Ing substantial aid; the public prints are
FIJI OF discussions on the subject, while
state legislatures are crystallalns THESE
advanced ideas into law, The subject Is
one OF great importance, especially 70
tho farmers. Good roads arc not only
a matter of convenience, but oil pfactl-
cal financial value. This matter should
receive your most careful and favorable
attention .-.
ClVlI. SERVICE.
Tho platform upon which q majority OF
the members OF this legislature were
elected favored tho application OF reas-
enable civil service rules to the efnployes,
of state institutions Every student or
government must ultimately come to
the conclusion that the extrayagant ep-
plieation Of what Is known an poiltlcs
as "rhe Spells System" which makes
the public service the mere tool or par
,isanship aud factloualism. and demands
the wholesale changing Of public servants
after every election merely to gratfy
personal or factlonAl or partisan inter-
,ests, Is detrimental to good government.
In the national government clVil service
rules have been gradually extended 10 az
the departments until now The tenure OF
office of thousands OF governmental en-
ployes no longer depends upon the caprice
Of petty politicians This moyemenl tor
the belterment Of public service was at
first bitterly opposed, but no statesman
who values his reputation now opposes
It. 1t Is distinct advance In intelll-
gent government With the principle. IN
volyed | am In hearty accord, ana VIII DC
glad to cooperate with the legislature
in any reasonable enactment along IRIS
line. ....
The subject of irrigation Is constantly
looming into greater Importance. Ihe
president has 1lgnlfed the subject with
the Influence of his great name ana
with frequent expressions of his interest
in 1t, while the national government mas
taken advanced steps und Is now lend
ing powerful aid to its practical promo
ton. This state, particularly the western
third of It. is vitality concerned IN thus
matter and whatever aid you can render
10 fine advancement OF the irrigation
cause, either directly through state legls-
n n,."g,' VI and n,r ielegates in that body,
ssho',iJ ha nronntIv rendered
'''0''' W t p,V nv, ,,,,rMryMr
elAli' ihiNiiNV'
A reform has long eeen neeaea M rrl,
s e ~ t s'.o 'I w"s I'm inbned Win this
10, ini d,,rina nv first legislative OK
uo. r,o ,Se'o up' VIDA fu,le eforts in this
pEiioties CIV ,hna tio,e Tbe fees maid 10
AZ :" nrinter ara do,,htless 100 high
,ne s.ato n,,,vr "'J bnt The chief cause
it dn%m9 ,s' is IN gast amount Of use.
Hi d.. eop, ,tt r;ntod a. etota cxnense only
te ,n ,'I" an nltimoto sennlcher IN the base.
Nv o ,,' Of =" tbe state bose or other recepta-
no"V so W ,e natier Ar the last cleo
I'VE I'VE ioi unem sn1t ,, r. tha constitution
.,om nn uiIael aGonted making The
WE W. " ',,,a nr7nto rev alective Nv fine
UNI y, 1 n'aosro hat should have been
pgop p'na ,nn ,s'a a,o Tbere is soma doubt
duop.eu ye"tn aeo' han n't tb,s amendment
a ,in, ~ tne .,an aro ,,uo NV oniujon Is that
wv wv t puov' of ntre of The present state
tnG 'e.'u.G I'm VI r u'ge NJ " the avniration of
tl,a ,it toru w" fnr Witch he wns elected, and
t,e teni, ~, WIFI iii hevo,ve The election
tiIat upon Sn wv WI 't ho,,sve If would be
a g RI Sl" no,irv FOR the state to purchase
a. printing plant and put manager over
1t upon reasonable salary, lhlhh
the value OF sueh q pant cou'u Dc sa'eu
to the state In snort time
TRAVELLING PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Aroro tha most valuable. though
, Aln"hs th ,"o ,rn 'uo', modest educational
" tnios ' ln me ME- eI,tn ara the travelling
ast t,, r ,'' II I'm, NAV mt he generally
PWpmH ~ .ha a. ~ tboro ie IN assistance dis
nno"n , ,,"st 'l If et"tc devoted ia the
tiov NIX" tinn , nf WooG hacks from the state
~ 'rh ~ ,S 5 l. g'nerntended by
library. ine mU,M "a, ~ Ave self.saCrj
g g,,i nro .o wbo eive their time 10 it
ndius totaunS Sra ".,1 Nv, namely. Mr. las
T'tn ~ ls mrs To u r Lewis Mrs Lucy
~ hlLis' . w. ~ [0i %dword Wider mr.. H
y r. T }"ri,nor win Mias Nolie g, Armen-
w., bui l', ,,,n W'," who has salary The
tl"ua 90 i, nIrculoilnr aver n O,l books
collln,,a'' tho 10 raaders throughout the
u utat ' Thnso sane cycelle1t women
s. isn s',rr,Iornont tbia work Nv the
M,SIt " ,io ~ twn Ar Galleries Of 100
ulluu'a a. ,int,res eseh and which will
re,y n"e ~ oaditjonal annronrlatlon of
Ielu,io ~ e,OG HV'''' very modest reouest
perhaps @o-a o,,s very '''o'''' t'''
Tor so goou a cuuse,
STATE FISHERY
Tbe last legislature established a state
fishery near The town of Pratt. in Pratt
ro 1 and made A small appropriation
IN inonpurate that important enterprise
~ n',a naoant,v made n nprsonal inyesti-