The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-09-18
W.E.LEE DEFINES
CAMP AICN ISSUES
Pledges Business Mems Admin
istration Of Efficiency With
- out Extravaganza.
WOULD URGE COUNTY OPTION
Candidate Would Danish Brewery Con.
troll and Declares for a Broad POL
10y Of State Development

10y Of State Development
Marshall, Mimi, Sept 14.-william
e. Lee. Republican candidate for gov.
ernor, delivered his keynote speech in
this city tonight. More than 1000
enthusiastic followers Of the candi.
date packed the local auditorium to
the last seat and hundreds remained
standing that they might hear Mr.. Lee
discuss the issues Of the campaign
and define the principles upon which
he stood.
The address was along constructive
lines and every sentence part Of a
story that told Of q better governed,
a more opulsnt and progressive Min
nesota. Mr.. Lee came out squarely
and unequivooally for the passage Of
q county option bill and the end Of
brewery control in the state. In
promising q business administration
the candidate endorsed the work Of
the efficiency commission, declaring
that parsimony was undesirable and
that extravaganza must end. Mr.. Lee
pledged himself to work for o lower
tax rate, home rule Of public utilities,
conservation of the states natural re-
sources, good roads, and small town
development. He praised the states
school system, declared for free and
open markets and the rigid enforce
ment of the states laws. Mr.. Lee said:
In this, my opening speech In this
campaign, I can say little that is new.
The issues are clear and definite, and
my position upon them is we'll known.
The issues snunciated by me nearly
three years ago are the issues today,
and will be the issues upon which the
result of this campaign must be de-
termined.
There are numerous matters Of i'm
portance which need attention, but
which Of themselves will make but
small advance unless settled in con-
junction with other and greater prob
lens. Three momentous questions
are demanding solution. They are:
~ The reorganization of the ad-
ministrative departments of the state
government along modern business
lines so as to secure efficiency with
out extravaganza.
(N Securing to the people their
inherent right to determine the laws
under which they prefer to live, and
providing the machinery to enable
them to do so.
(3) Protecting the people and the
hwmaking body from the demoraliz-
ing effect Of the brewery in politics."
to the end that men and measures
may be considered upon their merits.
Endorses Efficiency Commission.
My declaration in 1912 that Min
nesota had a complicated and anti.
quated governmental organization and
that there was imperative need Of q
complete overhauling and reorgan.
ization Of the administrative ma
chinery Of the state government, at
first discredited, was developed to q
point where public opinion demanded
some action; and as a result a COM
mission was created which has taken
up the whole question Of reorganiza-
ton.
The high personnel Of this commits
sion commands respect for it's work.
They have been and are working dill
gently on the problem and will pre-
pare bills providing for complete re-
organization Of the administrative de-
partments Of our state government,
which bills will be among the most
important measures to come before
the next legislature. In its prelimi:
nary report the commission recon.
mends q consolidation and unifcation
Of the now unrelated boards and ad-
ministrative ofices under responsible
departments that will be related to
each other and can efficiently and
economically carry on the business
affairs of our state. The budget sys-
tenn and an efficient service system
are also included. All this Is In
accord with what I have advocated
for years, and shall urge its adop-
ton by the legislature.
Business Administration Needed.
What the condition of Minnesota
needs and the people of the state de.
mand, II reforms without frills and
government without red tape-just a
plain business organisation such as
you will find In any successful private
undertaking. will ask NO man to
work harder nor longer hours than
do myself, but I will guarantee there
will be no one on the payroll In any
department can control whose serv-
ices are not needed or who is not
earning his salary. ~.
One Of the sources that has con-
kributed to the pernicious system Of
legislative trading and log rolling Is
the multitude Of lobbyists who swarm
about the state capitol during every
session Of the legislature. 1t will be
my purpose to put forth every effort
to assist the legislature of Kidding
itself of this incumbrance.
ParsImony Undesirable.
Nconomy must come chiefly by
careful consideration of appropriation
requests, and shall urge the legis.
lature that the general appropriation