Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-14

snall not enter upon discussion or n
IT involves questions of great interest
and discussion of them would discov-
err, doubt not, very conflicting views.
Inasmuch as 1t proposes practically an
entire change In the Governors office
with relation to the State government l
think, perhaps, Ii would be in better
taste II l should pass IL with only a
suggestion. 1t proposes to make the
the departments of the State govern
ment, responsible for the service and
efficiency of every man throughout the
entire orgapization, or practically So
the situation as 1t nov exists for / have
already discovered in my experience that
the Governor is held responsible for ev-
erything that is done or happens with
out being clothed with the powers the
reorganization proposes / don't see
why two or three years should be
in InS S up the
work of supererogation They go
straight at him anyhow. At any rate
that has been my observation.
-Four Year Term for Governor.
But seriously, while there Is talk about
recognising the government, l want to
say 1 am thoroughly convinced, both
ence, that IL would be far more salts
factory to the people and far better
service can be rendered them IL the
Governor were elected for term OF
ineligible to another successive term, AS
1t is, he enters upon his frst term with
the incoming OF General Assembly.
That ought not to be SO: but ! will not
media tely, after the adjournment OF the
legislature, II the experience OF recent
years is to be taken as precedent, and
In view of our primary system OF nomi-
mating candidates, he must begin pre-
parations for and eventually enter upon
a long speaking campaign for a re-
nomina ton, Securing it he must prac-
tically continue his campaign for re-
election. He must do these things or
ANONYMOUSLY and pusillapimously
sometimes surrender all that he stood
accomplish in the way of public service.
All this constantly distracts his mind
from his public duties, prevents hin.
from giving himself wholly and unrs-
they relate to the welfare OF the people
prevent him from devoting all his
energies to the public good. II all SER
iously affects his efficiency as public
IT. also, he should be a timid soul.
thinking more of office than of public
duty. and afraid of his fellow-citizens
rather than challenging them to things
that make for human betterment he
might move softly, gently, whisperingly
through first term In the hope of no
antagonism for a second During q
second term he might become courageous
when there was no enemy in view and
nobody could get at him and might real
ly accomplish something. But the first
term would be lost. Whatever type Of
man he might be four year term and
ineligibility to second consecutive term
would enable him at once and continu-
ously for four years to concentrate all
of his energies upon his duties as pub
lie servant, studying the business Of the
State, the needs of the State in all her
diversified interests with nothing ito
modest or make him afraid
thnr Gn n
term lies in the fact that two years only
enables one to become thoroughly ac-
quainted with the business of the state
and reach his best efficiency and espe-
cially so IL he is compelled TO give him
self to two campaigns in the meantime.
Strong. efficient service could be better
rendered In my judgment by four year
term. / invite you to consider this mat
ter and the necessary change in the con-
stitution.
Cost Of q Legislative Session.
! have just made reference to con.
sideration of the cost of a session OF
the legislature. think 1t not improper
for me to say more. Based upon expe-
rience in the past Il Is estimated this
amount siss, 500 win be paid as salaries
and mileage to the members and the
Lieutenant Governor. The balance OF
354.625.0e. will be paid for supplies and
plies and sundry expenses would be
S4,s25. 90, leaving s50,o00O0 or $4,000
per day for a hundred day session Tor
.help;"-meaning extra extra d help; cier ss.
solutely essential, of course, but much
of II Is pure, unadulterated graf As
President of the Senate In the Thirty
senate: Public money is taken from
the people for public purpose only
and IL Is intolerable that 1t should pc
used for petty graft or turned over even
in small sums to persons who have rem
dered no equivalent OF service In return.
No young man or woman should be
taught to feel that the state Is an IN
stitution upon which IL Is permissiDiSs
be allowed to do Ii. Such a course
cheapens the public service, dishonors
the men engaged in II. and lowers the
respect for public officials or for the
State as an institution for the ADMINS.
tration OF government or Tor law ~
cannot be to our credit. Senators, tnat
doorkeepers doze in. these galleries TOT
one hundred days at the public expense.
the doors not opening half dozen
days during the session. except 70 per
init their entrance. On occasion OF h heu
the Capitol should be stationed there.
A dozen doorkeepers are used IN tne
two houses where none az al are
needed. Every man of legislative expe-
rience knows that many more committee
clerks and other clerks are employed
than are needed. Every Senator ana
Representative knows OF clerks sitting
around these chambers in luxurious ease
from one end of the session to the other.
doing practically nothing at all, ana
every Senator and Representative knows
that such a thing should fall under mis-
1 was criticised then for saying these
things. 1t was said TO be small and
picayune.r Both the principle OF the
hing and the money are involved and
what / said then I say again with em-
phasis. 1t Is reprehensible and inds-
fensible. The 36th General Assembly
ought to organize along different lines.
Habit-Yorming Drugs.
use of habit-formipg drugs neeg 40
nothing more than suggest their oeIe-
terious effect upon health, morals, intel
Iect character. Nothing can possibly DC
more reprehensible than the sale OF
them No denunciation Of the sale. or
lawn lae n YOU can, SO as to effectualiy get
Al the evil. Make the possession pre-
sumptiye evidence OF intent to sell.
PROVIDE as the Attorney-G General mas
suggested a remedy by injunction:
Make the place where the drugs are sold
nuisance and abate 1t as In the case or
liquor nuisances.
The Short Ballot.
L discussed the short ballot question
In my. inaugural ADDRESS two years ago
some progress in that direction. The
question is one of even greater interest
than ii was then. II will continue TO
thrust itself. to the front until there 10
some change that will be an adoption
OF the short ballot principle which Is