Arizona republican., 1915-05-02
Private and Public Business

senate committee 0 appropriations while II yet made detailed statement regarding practically completed appropriation bill, has il be that it has made deep cut. of about twenty-five per cent of the amount appro- prated for state institutions and departments or of the last years Applications for build ings have been disregarded as luNuries with which the state could easily dispense at time people generally, and business particularly curtaing their expenses.
 IL is understood also that Hberaty which shown past years in providing the expenses of departments has been restrict greatly contributing the of about s5OOOOO
 II is frequently difficult to determine the neces- s4ry expense running public office, but the practice generally been to provide literally in only the volume of help allowed, but in the mat salaries also. Account has usually been taken the that frequently attaches of the public employed because of their efficiency for personal political reasons. It is recog- nIzed that private employers require a higher degree of efficiency and less princely salaries those allowed by handed legislators in dispensing the public funds.
 The senate comimttee said to have attempted reduce the expenses of the departments that employees. order perform their duties will be required make approach efficiency expected of in private employment; the commit has thought that the public offices should be a economical business like in he past.
 The need of reform in this respect is said to have deeply impressed upon of the committee in the course of their quest Tor information. When they visited of the offices. in order ascertain their needs they found the departments absent In- being made for some one who could afford the desired information they learned that deputies chief clerks were down town" Girls were sit before typewriters. chatting gaiy. And this within office business hours.
 The committee that if there a the public offices should make show of activity. it would be a time when two appropriations committees trying find going in these offices. If there little for so many employees to do. there must be much less them any other time.
 We recall that when the house considering the appropriation bill regular session. when a proposition made to cut a salary not fixed by law member invariably stated that if employe was not worth that much. he or she was worth nothing all There forgerfn- of the facts that emIloye is worth in pri- vate business what he and that super fIuous eInploye however well equipped, is worth nothing
 The committee. while not hopeful of in troducing the measure of economy that pre- vais in a welI-conducted private business into the of public business. is desirous of mak- ing approach to such measure of economy and efficiency in the appropriation bill Fewer em- ployes and more capable ones are suggested If the senate idea prevails and it should then that the public business should not be transacted because of nsufficiency of help. we believe that the taxpayers would blame the but that the fault would lie at the door heads of the departments because of injndic- ousIy selecting their help because of lacking in themselves the necessary executive ability.
 We do and think that citizens generally commend the action of the senate committee as step right direction The time has come To clothing according to cloth and to come Q regard the money of the taxpayers as sacred a private fund.
 Criticism of the Legislature