Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-20
Special 70 Tines Republican.

sembly IS ready. Now FOR reorganiza-
ton Of the administrative branch Of
government. Some things suggested;
Governor TO be the business manager
OF the state
The so called merit system in pub
lie service appointments.
Budget system for making appropr--
ions
Cabinet for the governor to super
seae the executive council
Superintendent OF three departments
al s5,0eo each.
Abolish parole board and work to be
lone by an attache II me board Of
control.
transfer geological aepartmea. 70
Iowa City.
Make railroad commission appoint
i've.
Amend constitution 70 make treas
urer. auditor and secretary Of state
appointive.
Authority TO make attorney general
an appoinrive office.
Right OF governor 10 remove APP
pointive officials al pleasure.
All officials and Employees % state
10 lose political rights,
Auto numbers perm lament and not
each year
Fiscal period OF year TO commence
Jan. /.
Follows Preliminary Lines.
The report which mas just been
completed to be presented 70 the Thir-
ty-sixth general assembly is from the
committee on retrenchcleat and reform
Of the Thirty fifth general assembly L
is signed by Senators Allen. Mates.
Francis, Wilson and DeWolf. and Rep
resenta,ives Jacobs, La-rabee. hlay
Miller and Black
The report follows the lines OF the
preliminary report made public last
fall and the recommendations are cor
fined wholly 10 the executive depar--
nent Of the state government. With
the report as made are e half dozen
bills prepared carefully 10 accom- plish
the results proposed.
The committee on retrenchment and
reform in presenting the report on
changes in state government, with bills
and explanations thereof made the fol-
lowing comment:
There are three elem EN- Is contained
in our proposed reform: Efficiency,
economy. and the fixing of RESPONSE
biltty for the purpose Of making the
government more responsible 10 the
will of the people. The main idea with
Us is efficiency. The economy Will at
once be felt in the getting Of greater
results from what we spend and this
viii gradually show more and more
as under our plan Of competent and
comprehensive and CO. ord.nated man
agement the details of the system VIII
~ III a-S
uicaI basis.
Business Management Sought.
We do not enter upon the field %
speculative reorganization but simply
undertake 70 establish a business mar
agement, taking things as We ind
them. While the committees are il
sympathy with many Of the proposed
theoretical reforms il government. ye-
we have not considered It our Geld Z
undertake 70 work OUT any Of these
leaving that field to general legislation
AS a matter Of fact our work IS not II
conflict with any Of these, and 5 Il
direct harmony with some Of them
but In presented in this "a
port are essentially practical. not
theoretical, n spirit.
I'VE ask that the proposed reform:
suggested by the committee shall nt
judged only by the reports issued p!
the committee and the measures pro.
posed 10 be enacted into law, as tae-.
are many things suggested in the re-.
port Of the efficiency engineers and ir
the discussions Of these matters IS
sued fSpm other sources, with which
this committee is not wholly in sym
pathy and there are other suggestion;
which, while We may have believed
them to he based upon sound judg-
inent we have not deemed Il wise L
attempt 10 include in cur recommends
lions for present legislation. We urge
the reading IF the preliminary repor
issued by the Committee Of Thirty.
business men to the Minnesota legis
lature for the purpose Of information
but wish TO keep before the minds o
the members Of the Iowa Legislature
the fact that this committee is ap
preaching the consideration Of thes
problems from a very practical ant
conservative point Of view.
Old System Not Failure.
I'VE do not agree with those VIII
consider this a war on graft and cor
ruption. altho our recommendation
will help to make graft and corruption
Impossible Neither DO we conside
this to De an ADMISSION CT me iallur
of our system Of government. We d
not consider that there has been
failure in our system of administrator,
of government: we Simply seek t
adapt our present existing system o
government to the greatly increase
field of work and the greatly increase
completely Of interests which the de
yeiopment of our state and its peopl
have naturally brought about.
'The changes we suggest are tn
+ natural result of our social growth: w
do not seek to exalt the office of COVER
= nor and TO increase his powers and re
responsibilities II is the force Of cir
cumstances beyond our control whic
have necessarily converted the COVER
nor of the state OF Iowa from tn
leader OF political party to a create
field OF usefulness as the bushes
= manage. of the state, and there !
4 nothing new in this. As a matter G
i fact, up to a comparatively recer
date the governor of Iowa was in IA
the business manager Of the stat,
Practically al the state institution
49, 1aa8sd by boards Of trustee