The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-24
G,s U,.u State Expense,

ard tikJt Is. to fulfill Its every cam
psicp prgni;se 20 the people. The SO
sar OF the campaign as put out by
Chairman Stewart and concurred il
D. every candidate on the ticket was
~ybe Republican party represents pro
lection. state sovereignty and an econ
omical expenditure of public funds as
tie ,ssues Of this campaign" By
-Donanicai expenditure OF public
funds. was meant reduction in the
cost q maintaining state government;
reiaction back to the point of ex-
penditures as were made under the
i:uchtcI administration. This means
the Establishment OF over half the posi-
lions IN the state capitol There is no
reason why that abolishment cannot
be .r,ie The court of appeals expires
by nw this coming year. Certainly
there ia no reason why this court
should be continued 1t was never
needed Its only function was to give
ave Shafroth supporters good positions
so that they might have time to devote
10 his candidacy for the United States
senate With the defeat of Sections So.
eG and 81 the Public Utility Commits
sion is shorn Of practically all OF its
power and could very well be dispens-
ed wish This state has no particu-
lar use for such q commission under
rlic present Dlmocratic hard times
Certainly nothing that the commission
aas done to date would warrant its
continuation. Again, the administra-
ion must abolish the State Board OF
Health as it now exists. 1t has always
been and is still Il monaco to this
state, Ole commissioner of health
could do far more for the people than
the present state board Of health. a
gain, can anyone give any reason why
the State Tax Commission should be
ooutiuued II the state board of equali-
zatfog has tha right 10 value property
in the state The state Board OF Equal
ration formerly performed these du-
ties, when there was far more to do
ttau there Is now, and there is no
reason, why that same board could
,at perform these same duties again
during tie coming two years. We
could also recommend that the Civil
Service law be repealed. If there ever
vas bunch of incompetent officials
q is the present civil service board. |
70 person who is capable of maintain
tag his own existence viii accept a
position on Q board OF this kind and
they axe usually filed with people who
haven't any more idea OF what the qual
.acati0ns for q stenographer or 4
clerk should be than we know about
How Old was Anu?" Civil Service as
It has been administered under the
pr6Seat administration has been de-
t!jed failure. If the Republicans sue
zeed in reducing expenses they must
abolish the civil service law, discharge
Mo vaoie outfit and put in one COM
petent employee where four ircompe-
sents have served before. The civil
service law ;-s it now exists prevents
ahN t''aaLl L. b1tL IiA4tiNIAltS lllS ueDsSII-
gnent IS it should be conducted II
eompcls him to accept those employees
who happen to find favor with the
evil Service Board and it is well
Eaowg fact that many q competitor at
an eEa mination has in some way seen
copies OF the questions before the ex-
aEainations were held. Might as well
6l the English army with German
ueut2nants as continue the present civ
81 service law and board.
Incidentally, We would like to see
@ae commission of three known as the
stata institutional commission. This
commission to have complete charge
et every public institution in the state
4lso TO dc the work OF the state board
OF Charles aud corrections and the
state board &! pardons. II there is
single re9Jop why every Institution in
tha sJEte should have special board
OF commission to manage the individ-
ga Affairs Of each institution. we have
aS yet never been told that reason
TazQ The state pcnitentiary as an ex-
ample. It has the board of peniteu-
siary commissioners; the warden. the
state hoard Of charities and correction
and the state board of pardons, to-
setset Wit: the state auditing board,
asi J'i,ss & hand in It's affairs. Nc
Uouo2g wardens often become DISCUS
tod ana lose interest in the institution
Ii tA0rr we're three men at its head, or
bata~ S'ii. if there was one man like
Wari"r lyman or Warden Cleghorn
10 r7N1Eg its entire affairs and to have
sli t''e authority now possessed by all
sle ta4rds and commissions that dicker
with it, our state penitentiary would