The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-11-01

program, the governor has inaugur- !
&tedi the cooperation 'plan among the
different counties for the purpose of
placing blooded dairy cattle in every
county Of the state. No more popular
suggestion. was ever given ,out from
any governor s. .nffice at st. Paul.
Still another part Of the construct
i've program which the governor has
inauguratedi is the appointment OF
commission of thirty representative
men of the state. whose duty 1t shall
be to- formulate" plan. for, the or.
ganizatfUn of the state government.
In statement issued with-'the APP
pointment of these delegates, the gov.
ernor called attention to the fact that
the state OF Minnesota had outgrown
its clothes. At present the state has
a system of interlocking boards and
irresponsible officials without the fix
ing of responsibility anywhere. Ell.
! ficiency and economy are the objects
which the governor hopes to attain.
He also urges the adoption of the
| budget system for the making CT APP
preparations. 1t is singular that this
measure has never been advocated be-
| fore. Under the present system, ap.
preparations are made through a COM
, mittee on appropriations. which in
the lower house, as in the upper
is appointed by the presiding officer.
The committee on appropriations is
with which he can bolster up his
measure. 1t is apparent from the ex.
! travagant appropriations made in the
! last legislature that several million
dollars of the peoples money was ap.
propriated for the purpose OF buying
gasoline with which to run the ma.
chine. The budget system provides
for the submission to the legislature
at the opening day of the session of
the estimates of the various depart.
ments:. This makes it possible for
the public to carefully scrutinize the
appropriations that are to be made
and to prevent raids on the public
treasury. The governor calls atten.
ton to the fact that under the pres.
ent system the members are helpless
to prevent this lootAg of the treas.
ury and the executive is equally help.
less because in the few days that are
given him either to sign or to reject
he cannot possibly consider the needs
of the state. A clever chairman of
the committee on appropriations
who may happen to be the tool of
the presiding officer, can 80 formulate
J. bill that it cannot be cut by the
executive without disarranging the
entire financial framework Of the
state government This proposition
;. is one that should 80 thoroughly COM
mend, itself to the people at large that
It. is boundsto meet with the most ar
dent favor on the part of all taxpay.
ers. .,,,ils
;. ~ The governor also recommends the
establishment Of department Of pub
lie domain to guard and protect the
vast property rights of the state At
present the immense property owned
by Minnesota IL handled by the state
auditor, whose Office was never de.
signed for this purpose, and whose
functions are naturally entirely DIFF.
ferent. =, -
.t.L The department OF agriculture
which the governor would inaugurate
!. would coordinate all of the different
j. agencies for the development Of agri.
culture IN the state with a result OF
the elimination Of waste OF energy
. and waste of effort. -.
o. These are but few Of the more
important measures that are now be-.
> ing advocated by Governor Adolph O
SEberharE in ;. his role Of constructive
governor.