The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-08

postatSea. uAAes The ETlnaA "a. 49,
ly With the Chairman oi the interstsAs
oonnsree co0nission.
Il cannot speak in too high terms q
the success OF the two oAlcers in GO
citation and settlement of c0atroves-
sizes which. but for their interpositioa.
would have resulted disastrOusly to al
interests.
Civil service Commission.
The civil service commission ~
continued its useful duties during tho
year. The necessity for the maintD
nance OF the provisions Of the civ1
service law Was never greater than To-
day. Ohicers responsible for the pok
icy Of the administration. and ths6
immediate personal assistants or dsp&
ties. should not be included within tAs
classified service. but in my Jude
ment. public opinion has advanced -
the point where II would support btn
providing . secure tenure during Cd
cheney for all purely administrative
omcials. entertain the profound coz.
viction that II would greatly aid the
cause Of ehicient and scoaomical gov
ernment and Of better politics II con
gress could enact bill providing tha4
the executive shall have the powes
to include in the classified service a
local ofices under the treasury depart
ment. the department Of Justice. the
postohice department. the Interior de-
partment and the department Of coD
merce and labor. appointments -
which now require the conhrmatios
OF the senate. and that upon such
classification the advice and consent
of the senate shall cease to be 70
quired In such appointments. By
their certainty of tenure. dependent Oh
good service. and by their freedom
from the necessity for political activ
ity. these local odicers would be in
duced to become more efmcient publis
servants.
Economy and Ef'eIsney.
The increase in the activities ana
In the annual expenditures of the FED
eral government has been so rapid
and 30 great that the time has come
to check the expansion Of government
activities In new directions until ~
have tested the economy and efficiency
with which the government Of today y
being carried on. The responsibility
rests upon the head of the administrS
ton. He is held accountable by the
public. and properly go. Despite the
unselfish and patriotic efforts Of the
heads Of departments and others
charged with responsibility of govern
ment. there has grown up in this coun
try conviction that the expenses ol
government are too great The fun
damental reason for the existence un
detected Of waste. duplication. and bad
management is the lack Of prompt 40
curate information.
Il have requested the head OF each
department to appoint committees q
economy and efficiency in order to -
cure full cooperation in the movement
by the employees of the government
themselves.
II urge the continuance OF the ap
propriatlon Of 100000 requested for
the fiscal year 1912
my experience leads me to believs
that while government methods ars
much criticized, the bad results-if W
do have bad results-are not due to
lack of zeal or willingness on the par
OF the civil servants"
Interstate Commerce.
There has not been time to test the
benefit and utility of the mendment1
to the interstate commerce law con
tained in the act approved June II
| 1910. The law as enacted did not con
tain all the features which l recon-
mended. 1t did not specifically dc
nounce as unlawful the purchase b.
one of two parallel and competing
roads of the stock Of the other. Nos
did 1t subject to the restraining influ
| ence OF the Interstate Commerce com
mission the power of corporations en-
gagged in operating interstate railroads
| to Issue new stock and bonds nor dd
| it authorize the making Of temporary
| agreements between railroads limited
to 30 days, fixing the same rates 'nr
| traffic between the same places.
Il do not press the consideration N
any OF these objects upon congres" n
| this session.
The interstate commerce cons
sion has recommended appropr'a; tora
for the purpose OF enabling It to nj I
| upon valuation Of all railroads. T.'s
has always been within the juris'.
| ton OF the commission. but the rcG'lt
site funds have been wanting Stat
| tics to the value Of each railroad woI'd
be valuable for many purposes. esE.
| cially II We ultimately enact any ill
| itations upon the power of the inter
state railroads to issue stocks and
bonds, as | hope We may.
For tho protection of our own
people and the preservation Of our
credit in foreign trade. urge upon
congress the immediate enactment Of
a law under which ono who. in gccd
faith. advances money or credit upon