Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-07
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OF GOVERNOR HA|NES
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By you which is reasonably ample and
sufficient for all legitimate expenses
pertaining 10 the operation of said de-
partment and all moneys collected by
said department, in the shape of fees
or penalties should be covered into
the general fund of the state, and
should not be subject to appropria-
ton o. use for any purpose except by
act of the legislature. The rule here
advocated is the one which would be
followed by any business house or cor
poration in The management of its de-
partments, and the creation of special
funds is not il harmony with either
good business management or the pro-
lection of the rights and interests of
the taxpayer. The failure TO cover
into the general treasury and properly
account for any money collected by
any department. or the u.s. of any such
money in manner not clearly auth
orized by law, should be defined as
embezzlement, and a suitable penalty
provided for such officer or agent as
may be responsible therefor.
Tho People as Stockholders.
In my opinion the reform to which ]
have Just invited your attention is one
of the greatest and most important
which can be brought about by this
administration. ! desire to see the
people of this state treated as share
holders in a great corporation, who
are entitled to know, when appropria-
tions are made, just how much money
is to be spent in the various depart
ments or operations of government.
They should also be entitled to know
from month TO month just how much
of this money has been spent, and what
income or revenue each department has
produced.
If any department is allowed to
maintain a special fund from which
it may spend AT its pleasure, it will be
manifestly impossible for us to know in
advance how much money may be col
lected and spent by such department.
We vii, have no check upon its opera
tions, and will be unable to prevent
waste and extravaganza.
| intend, so far as lies within my
power, to keep the people, who are the
shareholders in our great state bust
ness, fully advised at all times as to the
financial condition and the conduct Of
it's officers but this can not be done
effectively until each head of depart
ment knows beforehand just how much
is given an opportunity TO plan his
operations accordingly. Managing their
departments within their appropria-
lions, as they will thus be forced to do,
l hope to see a healthy rivalry among
the heads of the various income pro-
ducing departments, to make their de-
partments self-sustaining or better,
and among the heads of non income
t,rn6i1rit1rr n ~ re IN inst J.,
actual results and benefits 10 the state
the expenditure of every dollar made
by them.
Carey Act Commission.
Development and protection of the
immense Carey act interests in this
state demand our earnest attention at
that time. 1t has been advocated in
the past that the only proper way to
handle this question is to create a
Carey act commission, whose duty i'll
will be 10 act as board for the de
cision of all questions relating to |
Carey act matters. and thus TO stand
an arbiter between the settlers on Il
such tracts and the various companies
which have furnished the means for
their development. There are many
questions of grave Importance TO be
considered in this connection.
In the first place. it is entirely clear
that we must do everything possible /
for the protection of the rights and in
terests of the settlers upon the Carey |
act tracts within this state. in order
that justice may be done them, and that
the arid wastes of our state NAV he |
developed and peopled with satisfied
and prosperous home builders
In the second place. il is clearly ap-
parent that without governmental aid, |
or the aid of large financial corpora
tions, 1t would he entirely impossible |
to develop these enterprises and Ii is |
a mere truism to say that the rights of |
those who have risked their money in /
these enterprises must be protected /
equally with the rights of the settlers |
In my opinion 1t is simply a question I
of doing justice between these inter- |
ests, whenever and wherever a conflict /
arises.
The only argument in favor of the I
creation of a Carey act commission
lies in the fact that If this commission I
We're non partisan and appointive the |
members thereof would not be guided I
by political considerations in reaching
any decision which they might be
called upon to make. This is certainly
a contamination greatly to be desired, I
and 1t is one which must be reached
before justice can be melted out in the
settlement of the highly important
questions which arise from time to
time in connection with the admins
tration of these matters.
But against this argument must be
set the grave question which exists as
to the constitutionality Of such an act
should one be passed. in view of the
fact that our constitution vests in the
state land board control of all ques-
tons relating to our state lands Il is
probable that Carey act commission
could not be properly clothed with
power to finally determine questions
which 1t would be called upon to con-
slider IL this is the case L could do NJ