The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-16

and hard-fought legal contests un-
doubtedly. have contributed much to
pneye9 asd sas'nf HIM
sell the employer pays large sums Of
money to insurance companies who in
der to make profit can pay the en-
ploye but a fraction Of the amounts 30
The system of workmens compensa-
lion except In certain cases Of serious
AT anu wiiifnl misconduct; gives the em-
a fixed and definite or easily ascer-
tainAble sum on the mere occurrence
OF an accident in the course of the
sation is fixed according to the degree
OF injury or disability and according
to the injured employees earning abil-
tain number of days after the injury,
thus furnishing funds to the employs
needed. It limits the employers LA
bility. which is now unlimited. in case
Of injury where death does not follow.
verdicts. The empioye is put to NO
expense In the collection of the amount
made aPem the co%mi.spns ans ruiins ee
where the law is now In force shows
mems compensation relieves private
and public charities from the burden
of caring for injured workers and
Of much litigation and tends in a con-
siderable degree to remove the bitter
ness 30 frequently following contests
In the courts between employer and
emDloye.
The people are demanding that this
Legislature increase the efficiency and
eliminate the extravagance and waste
fulness OF the present organization OF
urged that early in the session your
financial committee. or such commit
tee as you may appoint for the pur-
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cry office. board. bureau and depart
ment, with a view of making known
all existing inefficiency and lack Of
Many fields of inquiry suggest them
selves. AZ the state has grown de-
and eommissions to perform certain
need resulted in the creation Of a new
have changed. ceased to be urgent and
in many cases ceased to exist-but the
ofss ofss. Sa1ns Ths poas. anS
covering the same field has caused ex-
ecutive and administrative authority to
until at the present time it is difficult.
and sometimes impossible: to execute .
unified policy. After such survey rs
nation. unnecessary boards. bureaus
and commissions should be eliminated
and an efficient. economical organiza-
tion substituted
1t il highly important that there
should be available in collected form
our state government. This Legisla-
duty Of the heads Of every department
before january first preceding each
legislative session. an estimate in de-
fe Ct ee S. 81
Should submit such estimates to the
information. Provision should be made
for the publication of these estimates.
The committee on appropriations. hay
able revenue and tho estimates of ex-
pense FOR the biennial period. would be
greatly facilitated in It's work. and aid
In preventing over-appropriation. Pub
lication Of these figures would inform
the public more accurately on the ex-
pense Of its state government.
Abolish Classified Approximations.
The present system Of classified ap-
propriatfcns encourages the vice Of over
appropriations. As a result, depart
second class. and having no mill levy
have !, been Without funds Tor =. long
efficient results. each department Of
government must know exactly how
the so ~sFt of h. "h de
departments affected by over-appropri-
ations are restricted. and in several
pletely demoralized. It is just as un-
wise and unbusinessiike for a state
to spend more than its income as 1t Is
to do the same. The states revenues
can be determined exactly and appro-
houa be asD ta y the
has been made to determine how many
states have classified appropriations.
the nqury Only ens Ra. to
ciassification. In Missouri ethS expense
OF the legislature is placed in the sew
there has not been an unpaid appropri-
alton In thirteen years The moral is
obvious II every salary suffers pro-
there Will be little danger Of the same,
This evil can be overcome by the en-
appropriations have equal rank as
claims against the states revenues.
and that II there is not sufficient reve-
each separate appropriation shall re-
ceive an amount bearing the same ra-
TO to to the full amount Of the same as
total amount appropriated
Prohibition,
At the November election the people
state is to become dry The % duty now o1s
peoples Will by appropriate and ade-
taken n preparing this law. to avoid
Iorceabie II poor law is drafted.
wholesale evasion and consequent law
iessness will follow surely and the
taxpayer of every county will be COM
PEELED to pay heavy tribute You should |
be guided by the experience of other
states. After years of experiment KAN
sas has prohibitory laws that are on |
and effective
Certain rights Of purchase and sale
for medicinal and sacramental purposes
are provided by the constitutional |
and these rights should be |
safeguarded but not extended whole-
salers should not be permitted to sell to |
retailers FOR any purpose whatsoever |
Adequate means Of enforcement and |
for violations should be |
provided. Those upon whom the duty |
Of law enforcement will fall untimate-
" should have the power to discharge |
fully this duty. Adequate means Of |
law enforcement will prevent the law
breaker from getting his first start |
opportunity. Such notices and records |
should be required to be kept as viii