The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-05
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Z" make unusually Few compromises will,
the legislative leaders to get what hc
wants There IL another view of thc
situation in ALBANY but that seems /"
I've whu the Governor thinks.
His friends point out that in his pro-
election speeches all through the state
hc talked Of sbolishing useless commits
sions and Jobs. of cxpelling Democrats
and of cleaning up the civil service. II
Is also urged upon ones attention that
In his message to the Legislature on
January he laid out u programme
which has been followed with consider
able cxactuess and that this very pro-
grammc. then endorsed by pulpit aud
press" is. most Inconsistency. the Re-
publicsns think. subjected to acid crit
csm now that it has assumed real SUBJ
stance.
Listen TO Senator Brown
Tho Legislature 10 the fresst ! have
ever known and has conc closest 20
doing what the people told IL to do. We
are being criticised for tearing down and
not building up. yet 1t seems to me we
are doing both II there Is any ground at
all for saying that We have failed In
constructive legislation IL Is because
there were so many Democratic evils
that we have been busy getting rid OF
them II is a fact. not theory. that the
filled with deajwood---soms OF them to
the extent Of 200 per cent. u il not
enough TO ask the old department heads
TO clean out their useless employees
We have tried that and the result Is
that the most efficient employees are
dismissed while those with political In
fIuence are retained
Ctvn service Law Enforced.
Here's another thing have never
known an administration that rang
truer In enforcing the civil service law
No exemptions are being made without
supreme controlling reasons. This idea
that we are grabbing all the Jobs has
nothing to rest upon except that heads
Of departments are being changed The
stats are intact by wipng out and
consolidating other departments ! be-
lievc We will get rid of AT least 1900
useless employees and save the state
more than $1,000. 600 a year.
1--WE have been attacked for altering
the workmeu's compensation law. The
fact Is that We have improved it We
believe in the principle. The law as II
stood was the most cNtravaCant over
foisted on "A state, The expense was
out Of all proportion 10 the benefits.
Nassa chusetts has a most satisfactory
law which costs in administration less
than $1,000 a year. ours has been
costing 100000 and It's charge against
industries was from % tn 81 per cent.
more than that of Massachusetts or any
other state. We have tried to correct
that. We have passed a hill providing
for direct settlement between employer
and employee. always with the com
missions approval We are now con-
sidering bill which will abolish the
Compensation Commission, the Depart
ment %. Labor and the Industrial Board
rs now constituted and replace them by
one commission of three men. II will
reduce the cost of these three agencies
from more than 100000 year n
less than 81 900, 600"
Examining the contention that the
/ Legislature has merely followed the adj
I vice given by the Governor in his first
/ message one finds these recommends
/ tions in the message have been car
ried out q.
| The Department Of Efficiency and
Economy. headed by John II Delaney
( at $4,000 a wear. has been wiped out,
1 so has the office of Fire Marshal For
/ three Tax Commissioners drawing
$4,000 apiece new commission has
| been substituted. the president getting
/ $4,000 and the others $4,000 apiece
I The Governor is trying to get Martin
! SAKE for head of the commission. but Il
/ Is understood that there H. a hitch he
/ cause Mr.. SAKE wants to keep on with
/ some OF his private work as we'll
New Conservation Comm Ission~r.
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