Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-07

81 9euperance laRiEaatiNn az Claims as 4
IS III. faxoE os 81 Some es CTR cstiaeas
tnre sEa the use % snaexieatanE liquors
% ali kinds wsthin the Stafss 0tAera
49, prnhIhis tssir manufacture ana i
distinguish between spurious hss5nays I
ara mali and ginoAS hevnrgEns ThE
rs hewf,g apparently fasaF
ing liqaprs either nv the counties 81
by lesser political units. and wsias. al
III convinced that soaner Or later the !
people 81 thts State will X&ss u4s0n
some Kind OF q prohibition naeassare.
JUST now the question is, shall there bs /
SsoasltN eption IN plscn az existing local /
0n1Aong 4 hope Ghss question may he
taken mp ut once and disposed s. 81
the earliest possible date 50 that tstf1Nt
matters q sFent tsa9urtanee may re-
very advisable that this So done ht.s
cause of Ebe intense feeling and hitter
nnss which frequently accompanies eon-
sAtsrattan ri this matter, bitterness
entirely nnwarTRntea hy its Importance
from temperance standpoint or frafn
any othnF standpaint The existence
81 such feeling however. does not ina Ne
Tor THE calm and tlslibrrafe eomsiapfa-
8lnn OF measures and such cnugkaera.s
ton Is much needed, especially at this
session since nearly every mem bEr
Rnows now what his vote viii ne Ill
dass not seem that q discussion OF the
matter At any length L. either aesir-
minakion Won may reach anon county
option, i trust that all other proposals
tending 70 promote temperance among
The people OF this State win NeaeiEe
YOUR attention, and that sou nay be
able 10 place upon the statute hooks
some measures that win make for tenn
phFAnce. Economic questions are OF
great Importance. Social and moral
Questions are of even greater iFIpBr-
tanec, and in your treatment of them
tney ought NOT to be Fetegated 10 q
Ta R~arwnssame ssfyu Ass,mantmsrasssn.
Al matter ct great concern and OF
fay-reachtng consequence win come be~
Tore ven AT this session. For many
years students of public AFFAIRS and
those concerned In the activities OF the
State have believed the clVil admits
now d number 0f ufEsces, Experiments
and rommissions acting Independently
and unrelated 20 each other There Is
LAX e co-orainat ton q. arc Iark e ST.
cation OF work and that means unueces-l
sary work The Information aEuulrga
hy one commission may be needed by
another or In one OF the State affirES.
but either because % lack OF knnW4-
aage IN enc plaee that the Information
has been obtained in another or heeausE
81 differences of nomenclature or I'm
classification. Ii is mot available for
THE purpose desired and must be Sc
cured again from original sources. The
duplication Of work netess3th8es d
large number Of employees, III nnH man
can perform the services required in
two departments. st Is waste 90 EN- s.
fleIa the state must pay rot nrtly slr,sFnie
wages bat double travelling expenses
To secure Greater fsfarfeney.
III ansre K astsT ~ STU sreaieF
departments and Offices, working a4ang
different lines and Outlines al cross
purposes. make sssora Tor reed govern
ed by one chief supervisor and toward
definite goal Efiieiency IS the high
est type OF economy. The purpose ~
raoTgRni2ing the civil administration af
Minnesota ss 10 secure economy through
greater efficiency. The Governor OF
this state In October, 1913, appointed
Commission. ft was mHae un OF thirty
citizens Of the state, representing all
parts Rs 81 geographically. The com ]
atatisticlan ana IFS sse seer r,s' ii has
performed q notable work Several
months ago ~ published its preliminary
port would be ready for the f5egiRla-
tUre OF 1915, That report has been pre-
pared and Will ne brought 70 your at
teution. IL proposes three things First.
tton of this State, Second, the inRuEH-
ration of the merit system for the SCI
lection az State employees Third, tire
establishment of a budget for use In
connection with appropriations, Now
IFS third recommendation the eStaii-
iishment Of q budget, VIII encounter no
sstion. Every one win pronounce III e.
coed thing. Something toward Its
establishment might be done even 81
the other recommendations were uaaD-
proved but the work wonld nc done
much better, much more effectively. and
be of greater value, if the proposed re-
department or ONCE for
Which appropriation III made or which
has the expenditure OF money would
tue Legislature make its egttmate III tho
amount 0f money required for it's aper-
atfpu for two years Following, aud the
ans espenaitares which ID NAV have
been directed 10 make. These estimates
after an examination by the Governor
and the heads Of the various eommis-
their approval, waaaa constitute enc
part or the budget Similar estimates
OF ali revenues or the state from tts
many sources Of income would cunsti-
tute the other part or the budget THE
Legislature In making It's apprnpTt8~
tons would have before e fairly ac-
and It's means. This or course woula
be OF great value. i hope whatever
yoa may decide 10 do In reference 40
Legislature something like a budget, II
so happens that no time eiap&ps be
tween the inauguration Of the Cover
nor and the meeting Of The Legislature,
so estimates must necessarily he made
Under the supervision OF the Governor
whose term Is ending.
'sT0 Nfcfors Belomg the spoSlsss
Bat there VIII br opposition, and very
opposition. 10 the FIRST ans
second recommendations OF the commits
sion. There Is much sentiment for the
spells" II Us urged that fh0se who
are active in political ralnpairnA. who
give OF their time and their means for
the success af PARTY candidates deserve
recognition 80 the hands of those eagdia 1
dates when successful and that prac-
ttehf recognition Is the heStewHi 0f
public office, Tt has been the practice
to reward git4eItty to party and cam
pa3gn activity with appointment to al
have good and efficient ofFfcials naApT
thar policy and especially ii this true
IN the more conspicuous or the appoint
I've Offices, But Tn maay OF THE less Inn 1
psFfanl places toward which the Scru-
tiny OF the Public fS rot directed the
strongest and Eaost Efficient nseag have
not beer selected ard often men w no
have developed into excellent 0ffaegrs
have been removed. 10 the detriment OF
than their political opinions 1t IL
only fair 70 sag In passing that there
have been fewer partisan appointments
10 once and partisan removals fram
9ffiee Ia Minnesota than In mans ether
states. II liz proposed that. ewcrg94 the
leads or departments and few other
sfacers, these Who desire 10 enter the
service OF the State shall be examined /
BY an nSn*partfsaa board. and their
mined By that board. Those found 10 /
possess the necessary qualifications
shall be entitled TO place on a list ~ |
TIE place HF0Fa such list 10