Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-05-08
Frederick A. Cleveland. who ID

the house wanted to do away with the
commission and It's activities. but the
wiser counsel OF the leaders prevAileo'
and the three commissioners are work
ing today as hard as they die during
the previous administration. Mr.. VII
son wants to save $100.000.000 a year.
but 1t can be set down safely that ne
thinks ii is possible this amount OF the
saving may be doubled.
VIII Cut Revenues.
The Democratic tariff bill, II II
passes congress and is signed by the
president. in anything like its present
form. will cut the yearly revenues Of
the government to an amount very
nearly equal to that which has Deen
set down as the presidents desire 10
save by economy and efficiency In gov
eminent. The income tax proDaDiy
will more than make good the cut
caused by the reduction in tariff rates.
but if s100,O00.000 could be saved the
government could do away with its
income taxation. If it chose, and sun
have yearly income equal 10 that OF
the present.
The economy and efficiency commits
| sion has survived many storm, anu
1t seems to be in fine condition To-Day
and to be in sympathetic communica-
ton with the president of the United
States. 1t is virtually assured that MT
Wilson intends in a message to urge
the budget system OF handling the
Appropriation bills, and likewise TO
urge the adoption of a good many OF
| the reforms which Mr.. Cleveland ana
his associates on the economy ana
efficiency commission. Walter w. War
wick and Merritt o. Chance. have rec
commended. Some of the plans which
have been suggested for economy and
| efficiency have ceased to worry any
body. The Democrats last year were
made to believe. or at any rate seem
ingly made to believe, that If the COM
missions plans were adopted thou
sands of men and women at work In
Washington would lose their places.
that the government service would be
crippled. and that money could be
saved only at the expense OF eff
cheney.
The government clerks have learned
that the plans OF the commission. II
adopted, will not mean loss of places
but very likely the creation of more
places, the salaries of which can be
paid out OF the savings made while
the government, using the surplus OF
the saving can extend its benefcent
operations into a good many fields
which 1t has not yet entered.
Take Kindly to Economy Plan.
Representatives in congress who be
lieve in public buildings for the home
5 districts and who also think that river
= and harbor improvements are more
b necessary than the people generally
n seemingly are willing to admit, have
, been taking kindly TO the plans 70
s saving hundreds OF millions without
e causing anybody to lose his Job. and
l with the seeming certainty that the
S governments beneficent functions car
i be extended.
o With s300.000.000 or less saved
e every year the men who like pork
d barrel legislation think that there
o will be less opposition to public build
e ings and river and harbor improve
n ments. even those of the not strictly
d necessary kind. 1t makes little diff
ference whether II is a selfish motive
/. or not which has brought the change
J. OF view in congress. II will LEAD
+ probably. it is said. TO support fol
I the plans of the economy and eff
o cheney commission
|. The governments expenses increase
e year by year. and IT is a natural in
|. crease in way. because the needs
$ and the numbers OF the governed con
II tinually increase.
d New Order Pleases.
n When the mo ofiice-seekers nee
o apply" sign was put up over tn
r door OF the White House earl.
4 last month there was a great noise
Il and the tone of II was protest NOR
y or less charged with suggestion
d of profanity Now it is said that tn
e senators and representatives in cor
Il gress are rather pleased with the mex
{ order of things. They have gone 4
s the cabinet officials with their plea
t for preferment for office for thei
;. friends and have found that the men
, bers of the official family are unde
t strict instructions from President Wi
n son to listen patiently to every prope
d presentation of a mans case and I
/ decide on the merits thereof.
Woodrow Wilson has made a grea
many political" appointments to o
n flee and before he gets through h
o probably will make good man
n more, but Democrats claim and som
l. of the Republicans admit. that
e seems as II the professional polit
I clans OF the Democratic party are {
: get less of the mere spells Of otlic
: than some of the party men think
$ their just due after having been ker
I away from the counter for sixtee
! long years.
In nearly every case appointment
+ by president. whether he be Den
e ocrat or a Republican. are political I
/ one sense. but not necessarily in tn
offensive sense for which the wor
political so frequently is made :
: stand Probably 80 out of every 10
e of the appointments to office whic
: Mr.. Wilson or his cabinet officer
= have made. or are to make. will h
e appointments OF Democrats but