The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-23
RETRENCHMENT NOW
GOVERNORS SLOGAN
Demands Greater Economy in Con-
Quoting Business Of the Stale.

retrenChment. Greater economy
or an increase in the tax rate as
an alternative proposition is the
situation as the governor sees II.
He is opposed to an increase in
the tax rate. He believes it is
unnecessary if the retrenChments
are made. Appropriations Of all
kinds, the 'gratuities" in legisla-
ton, if such is the name to be Civ
en- to the money appropriated BIZ
ennially to hospitals, schools and
asylums of the State, are the
things that he is watching.
The governor says he is not op-
posed to these appropriations; in
fact he is heartily in favor OF them,
but he is opposed to increases; he
Is opposed to the State assuming
new burdens all along the line.
and he is an advocate OF a system
whereby the expenditure of this
money can be safeguarded and su
pervised.
Expense of government" he
said, "is one of the big questions
OF the day. The National Gov
eminent is face to face with the
proposition where the dfsburse
ments are in excess ofthe receipts.
1t is casting about for new means
of securing a revenue, involving
the privileges of the States in or
der to secure additional money.
This encroachment promises to be
a source of endless trouble in view
OF the fact that the States them
selves are as hard up as is the Ma
tiOnal Government.
Here in Maryland the expenses
are growing apace, whereas the
receipts are following the normal
conditions of increment. 1t is
time to call a halt. As the Ma
tlonal Government is being forced
to depart from the time honored
principle of raising all its money
by indirect taxes, so the State
governments must either retrenCh
or increase the burdens of the PEG.
pie.
Here in Maryland there have
been no governmental extrava-
gances. Nevertheless, things
were secured as they were needed,
whereas the things in use might
have been made to do little long
er. Rigid economy must be prac-
ticed henceforth. 1t is the duty
OF the Legislature to supervise
more carefully than ever before
every appropriation it makes.
Right on the heels of this sit
uation the reforms of government
necessltate new offices. II may be
that new Offices mean a decrease
in expense by providing for the
supervision that conditions de
mand. In such cases I am very
much in favor of them. Prompt
government, i'll my opinion, re-
qulres more offices in order that
the supervision may be effective;
that reforms may be operative. "
New Offices to which the gov
ernor refers are the result of the
efforts he has made to systematic
things that have been run in a
haphazard way. The demand tor
them is cropping up as the result
OF the study OF a number of COM
missions appointed by him to take
up particular subjects. Some of
the recommendations are as fol-
lows
Pure Food Commissioner,
State Purchasing Commissioner,
Printing Commissioner,
Automobile Commissioner,
Natural Conservation Commits
sioner,
Public Utilities Commission.
In each instance the outlay on
the part of the State is justified
by the fact that the returns to the
State either directly or indirectly
are to be many times in excess Of
the amount paid out by the State.
The Pure Food Commissioner is
to establish a standard and see
that packers and others supplying