The Prescott daily news., 1913-01-21

than to advise and to suggest.
 Corrupt Practices Act
 The passage of a measure prescribing & reasonable limit to campaign eNpendt- lures and requiring full publicity of the same is generally desired and made necessary by practices in our primary elections which have become familiar to all Anonymous political literature should be prescribed and paid publica- tions indicated as advertisement.
 Many reasons and conditions lustltY such legislation. Poor men Who are honest should be encouraged to seek office. Our civilization. and the theory of our government. give emphasis to this declaration Wealth is not in prln ciple. and it must not become In fact qualification for public service On- til some such measure as that now pro posed is enacted. men of limited means will be discouraged. if not debarred, from yielding the state their services.
 Nor is this all. Every consideration of public interest requires that candi- dates shall be nominated and elected upon their personal merits and upon the issues presented. The practice of speni- ing money corruptlY in elections is, in every sense. detrimental to the public interest, and at all times to be con demned by those who favor honest gov eTnment
 The Penitentiary and Our Convict
 System.
 The General Assembly should consid- CT the advsabilty of reoreanizine the board for the control of the peniten tiary. The creation of a commission composed of three members charge with control of the institution Wo"ld probably result in saving the statf many thousands of dollars annun'!s. The state officers who now compose the board have so many duties more direct ly connected with their offices that It has been found impractiCable for them to give that care and attention to the affairs of the penitentiary which the importance of the subject seems to re quire.
 Your former governor. immediatel3 preceding this administration, but few days ago pardoned approximately one half of the total number of convicts confined in the penitentiary This un- precedented exercise of the pardon pow CT was sought to be justified on the ground that, under his own administra- tion. and while he was acting as @ member of the penitentiary board the convict system was so barbarously ad miniStered as to make it preferable IL release all conVicts hired out and sub ject the state to the dangers which vii result from their liberation. rather than impose on them further confinement in the penitentiary. This charge. coming from so high a source and attended by such unusual circumstances. should be investigated. committee of the Leg iSlature should look carefully into the subject and ascertain what conVlctS have suffered inhuman treatment If any, and in what instances punishment has been inflicted on those who have abused their power over the convicts. If abuses have been practiCed, and no punished has been inflicted on those responsible. the public is entitled know the reason for this neglect ot duty
 Economy and Efficiency Commission.
 The system of accounting in some Of the denartments and in many of the iN- stitutions of the state is so defective and unsatisfactory as to suggest th, adNisslhility of creating an economy and efficiency commission to consider nf Np aN of the state government in all its de tails and the installation of modern methods of accounting The powers of such commission should be broad and extended for the sole purpose of improV ing the public service Many ulustr1 tons of the haphaZard manner in which affairs are administered could be cited if time and space permitted. This com mission need not occasion any consid- erable expense to the state Many intel lgent citizens are studying and work ing along the lines which the commits sion should pursue. and they would he glad to serve without compensation. It would be advisable to authorize the en- IloYment of secretary of the commis sion at a reasonable salary. As a resu of the investigation and report of sue! commission the expenses of gover1 menJ will be reduced and at the sam time the efficiency of the service in creased.
 Compensation Law
 Consideration may well be devoted
  sation act. In several states laws have been enacted providing for com pensation in all cases of death or in jury to employees engaged in hazardous undertakings. save where the death or injury results from the wilful act o' the employe killed or injured The sur 1ect should be given careful considera tion and both the employe and the e'1 ployer should be treated fairly. for must be borne in mind that the public finally bears the burden Compensate should be substituted for the old dc" Urine of negligence liability The bur den of accidents now falls with crus '- ing force on the laborer and on thas - dependent upon him. Other measures the interest of the cause of labor WI hereafter be suggested
 Ratification of Income Tax Amend
 ment.
 The last General Assembly passed resolution ratifying the income amendment to the constitution of United States. The governor assume authority to veto the resolution. White it is quite probable that the ratifcatio is effective without regard to tie at tempted veto and while no legal au thorities seem to support the power governor to veto such a resolution, al questions should be precluded by tn, prompt passage of another resolutior ratifying this amendment The peop of this state are in favor of the amend ment and do not desire that the ques tion be left open.
 Election of United States Senator IF
 Popular Vote.
 An amendment authorizing the cleo tion of United States senators by popu- lar vote has been submitted by Con gress Surely no argument need her be cited in support of this amendment which seems to be now generally ap proved throughout the United States
 Preservation of old State House.
 This administration is committed to the policy of preserving the old stat house. Many suggestions as to it's use have been submitted. Further discus sion of this subject however, is re for