Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-11-19

The needs OF the depRr tm6ntaHs hOuldsI
be anticipate led BY their heads and
should be placed In printed form be-
fore the legislature on the opening
day Of the session. Under our pres
ent system the appropriate lions, the.|
most important work OF the legfsla-
ture, are placed In the hands Of aeon:
mittee appointed by the presiding Of
ficers of the two houses, and this COM
:mittee can be made the most effective
club in working out the policies, Of a
political organization. The tempta-
ton to secure d local appropriation Is
often too strong for the patriotic citi-
Of an individual member TO
resist. With the grab-bag method Of
obtaining appropriations now preva-
lent the member who does not get his.
share of the Splunder is too frequently
held responsible by his community,
because it is reasonably assumed that
If the gates were thrown wide open
for the distribution Of appropriations
the individual member could have oh
tanned his share had he been effec-
tive. His failure to do so is used.
by his enemies as proof that he is
not effective and that accordingly he
should be replaced by another man.
{ The system results in a log-rolling
method which destroys the indepen-
dence of the member of the legisla-
ture and opens the public treasury to
raids that are unjustified and are a
crime against the tax payers Of the
state. L.: H. s1:.. =.s.s 5#5 g
q "The budget system provides a
scientific method of making appro-
priations The needs Of the depart
ment are outlined in advance. They
are printed and can be studied by the
members and are susceptible of the
keenest scrutiny by the public and the
press. Under the present system the
executive is as helpless as the mem.
bers of the legislature. He has had
no opportunity to study the appropri-
ations as they were being made. He
has had no chance to know the inner
reasons that have prompted them ex-
cept in a general way. In the short
time that is given him to approve or
disapprove them he is. faced with the
impossible situation that presents it.
self as the result of an unscientific
and irresponsible method Of making
appropriations. The character and
extent of the appropriations made by
the last legislature is an example in
point and should force realization
OF the fact that the budget system
must be adopted in Minnesota, and
that the time for raids on the public
treasury has ceased. s. s.,E$
"In appointing this commission to
reorganize our form Of government
and to present recommendations to
the legislature l have chosen men
without regard to politics or personal
friendship. L have chosen them be-
cause of their fitness for this work
and because their standing will give
them hearing, both in the state anG
before the legislature. I trust that
each man named will realize the i'm
portant duty that devolved upon hin
and will give his time to the task in
hand as duty of good citizenship
More than year, will elapse between
now and the next session Of the legis
time to study and Investigate more
thoroughly than the legislature coulG
after it has convened. Their work
| accordingly can furnish a basis for &
scientific reorganization of &our gov
eminent, which can be examined, ap
proved or rejected as the people Of
the state and their representatives ir
the legislature see fit. I have appoint
ed thirty members on this commits
sion because wish to secure as many
effective men as possible for this
work. I realize that in expert worl
Of this character there IS danger tina,
/ too large a committee might lesser
it's efficiency through lack of organi
Zation. 1 would accordingly sugges
that this commission meet, organize
appoint subcommittee, and start i'm
mediately. It is one of the larges
tasks and most important duties tina
has ever devolved upon a group O.
men in our state. =. -
upon this commission I have nam
ed the, following men:
! G. P. Craig, Duluth, Chairman. :
4: c. A. Congdon, Duluth. ~
! Theo. Void, Minneapolis.
i w. w. Smith, Sleep Eye. IL.
F. e. Putnam, Blue Earth City.
Thomas Kneeland, Minneapolis.
Elias Jacobson, Montevideo. .s sEss.z
| H. H. Dunn, Albert Lea. -
i Judge J. F. MCGEE, Minneapolis.
i E. S. Durment, St. Paul.
i Thomas T. Hudson, Duluth.
i George F. Author, Minneapolis. :.
Il o. B. Nelson, Spring Grove.
w. B. Parsons, Winona. p .-.=s
Hugh J. Hughes, Minneapolis.
D. A. Wallace, st. Paul. ...<f.,
Dean A.. F. Woods, State Agricul
tural College. ..:.s: .. y. : .........>,
Prof. John H. Gray, University.
John A. Hartigan, st. Paul. -.
Frank Lycan, Bemidji. -
Il E.. G. Hall, Minneapolis, Presiden
State Federation of Labor.
i Alfred Rustad, Wheaton
DR.. o. J. Hagen, Moorhead. 49,.
A. G. Anderson, Fergus Falls. IL
L. G. Spooner, Morris. 49, -.
John MoOnan, Waseca. =
i J. A. Stoneburg, Cambridge. -
J. D. Sullivan, st. Cloud.
Jos. Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis.
c.. w. Holman, Mankato. I 81. s-s:c
Shadow Social. - a...-s.l
:, A shadow social will be given /.
District SO, Lake Lillian, Saturda,
evening, Nov. %. Everybody we
come. ,....-:. zss ,.. s :: :.5