Arizona republican., 1907-12-04

| of public health and has provided fo, ! hygienic laboratory. There are oth' CT valuable laws relating to the public health connected with the various de-
 partments. This whole branch of thu
 Government should be strengthened and aided in every way.
 Government Commissions.
 'T cali attention to two Government
 commissions which I have appointed and which have already done excellent work The first of these has to dc with the organization of the scientific work of the Government, which has grown up wholly without plan and is in consequence so unwisely distributed among the Executive Departments that much of its effect is lost for the lack of proper coordination. This com missions chief object is to introduce a planned and orderly development and operation in the place of the ill-assort- ed and often ineffective grouping and methods of work which have prevail ed. This can not be done without leg islation, nor would it be feasible to deal in detail with so complex an ad- ministrative problem by specific pro- visions of law. I recommend that the president be given authority to con centrate related lines of work and re- duce duplication by Executive order through transfer and consolidation oi lines of work.
 The second committee, that on Department methods, was instructed to investigate and report upon the changes needed to place the conduct of nf ha If on the most economical and effective basis in the light of the best modern business practice. The committee has made very satisfactory progress. An tiquated practices and bureaucratic ways have been abolished. and a gen. eral renoNation of departmental meth ods has been inaugurated. All that can be done by Executive order has all ready been accomplished or will be put , into effect in the near future. The work of the main committee and its several assistant committees has pro- duced a wholesome awakening on the part of the great body of officers and employees engaged in Government work | In nearly every Department and office there has been a careful self-inspection for the purpose of remedying any de- 1 fleets before they could be made the 1 subject of adverse criticism. This has ] led individuals to a wider study of the work on which they were engaged and this study has resulted in increas- ! ing their efficiency in their respective | lines of work There are recommends = ] tions of special importance from the committee on the subject of personnel and the classification of salaries which will require legislative action before | they can be put into effect. It is my | intention to submit to the Congress in the near future special message on those subjects.
 Presidential Campaign Expenses. ] Under our form of government vOt- | ing is not merely a right but a duty, and, moreover, a fundamental and nc ! cessary duty if a man is to be a good ] citizen. IL is well to provide that cor porations shall not contribute to Presi- dential or National campaigns. and furthermore to provide for the publica- ! ton of both contributions and expendi- lures. There is, however, always dan ger in laws of this kind. which from their very nature are difficult of en- fOrcement; the danger being lest they be obeyed only by the honest, and dis ! obeyed by the interruptions. so as to act only as a penalty upon honest men. Moreover no such law would hamper an interruptions man of unlimited means from buying his own way into office. There is a very radical meas ure which would believe, work a sub stantial improvement in our system of conducting a campaign. although am well aware that it will take some time for people so to familiarize themselves with such a proposal as to be willing to consider its adoption. The need for | collecting large campaign funds would vanish if Congress provided an appro- priation for the proper and legitimate expenses of each of the great national | parties. an appropriation ample enough to meet the necessity for thorough or ganization and machinery. which re- quires a large expenditure of money Then the stipulation should be made that no party receiving campaign funds from the Treasury should accept more than a fixed amount from any indi- vidual subscriber or donor; and the necessary publicity for receipts and expenditures could without difficulty be provided.
 A National Art Gallery.
 There should be National gallery of art established in the capital city 1 of this country. This is important not merely to the artistic but to the ma terial welfare of the country; and the people are to be congratulated on the fact that the movement to establish such a gallery is taking definite form under the guidance of the Smithsonian ] Institution. So far from there being tariff on works of art brought into the country. their importation should be encouraged in every way There have been no sufficient collections of objects of art by the Government. and what collections have been acquired are scattered and are generally placed in unsuitable and imperfectly lighted ! galleries.
 The Biological Survey.
 The Biological Survey is quietly working for the good of our agricul- tural interests, and is an excellent eX- ample of a Government bureau which conducts original scientific research the findings of which are of much practical utility. For more than twen- ty years it has studied the food habit. Of birds and mammals that are injur.
 iOus or beneficial to agriculture, horti- \ culture. and forestry; has distributed | illustrated bulletins on the subject. anC has labored to secure legislative pro- lection for the beneficial species Tn,