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

are iitrfaaasa ~ fesa that 4saaee asapashfeta
eheS have Such al tEstaress ~ shear w.
from thenl without afaet1 consent Ma~s
q nen ~ reason 81 alA Asa at ps9yeaeMl Il
sustraafisY tilssy ape no lafaEeF Nhie III
81 case ~ removal they cannot secure
fstli7tnet'at4ee ana suitable employment
tnes shaaia aatsa@r ha Estfrsd % par
lsola their places and render Rueh
service az they are capable 81 par
zoEtnla3 Whefn theirs IN nn PROVE
sian Ger r@ttrement ON paY or 4af pesa~
Sous feany Thoroughly iHeaRciNmi erls-
tsaefeS &fe retained IN the services. tN the
esrAsaeEst af tlss work and rms tilsaipiino
e the merit system Is estahlts l1pss tire i
term Of These apnuaHEvf ssuWaa mel M 1
sassssti .ssl bss Shouts he maae Tor hSNa
ard wastias 90 be elieibls Tor reap
asarv n.laers Aassnss psaa.
However Eha &srst Recommendation
~ the commission win sneountet flae l
CREATES opposition for III She Feafgam~ |
iSailen 81 the riyla adnsnlstrasion Z |
great many atfiGwS are abolished aua |
we cannot expect that skass MAa move
held saeh nfsaess viii favor the plan.
MANY et I, M, tl,sse pieces are held 81 men /
AhtaiEA. NT8ns their standpoint and |
from that eE their friends. tFle rear.an-
IS gs,r a., sas Mssaa nei
hasee upon settlaaness. and vet the per-
sonai efenent enfars largely inte III
orEauIsatson without tlsss aRsSllfsan 81
many afIiatai ppsi9fans Thss as nas a
plan to he added Us the present system.
ROT keep WHIST We have ana have this
also. The commission saaaato4 hH
charged with having done any other
snsn = l.alTissti IS, duty lis faelainsrs
They neither seek nor expert nnS res
ward Whatsoever for tnetr work other
llsstn the consnloaansss 81 piihaie altts
well performed, TIE prepasea rsargaf-
tgaIfon has thnfr unanimous support, 81
has net nnls the approval Ut thousands
81 renresen tatiye elttHefs. but Il hes
the platform. IL eanfat IS diareemrs ssssl
~ must hRRe yusar best thounlT ard
your most careful ronslaerat lon. IN
the report 6 INCLUDED ferm of bin for
an act making effective the TeroYne
faen datlnms nf fha commission. The
parts are so rsiatea one &c another tlsAt
disapFroval as q whole, While II mas
$hr hrttnrnn perhaps hs some RfnNna y
sents-~irdeea ] think Il would be hef-
ter ~ have members Of the Railroad
and warehouses Commission appointed
as ntter boards Maa commissions SFr
instead ~ elecfed, and the term ~
of inaefsHtse new erthaless tile PLAN fnaass
stand ar fall 8sS whale. 10 amAnNae iii
~ - aafsAf AL ana III Ahonid not ~
ted rs make suxgestfon rs "a. the
srethoa 81 tsraisng with this repart; i
believe ii fs worthy nf THE study an ii
es s committees COMMITTEES n t us ssaase ahss
fhe bill when fntranacea 3hBs8ad be res
fcrred IN those committees msaa they
vita isa,sr5 t strs 81 fae ana
ksf8nps14y Commission should he Invited
nc taisa parts ana that SITTER eln hear
ings such engnn1unfsatt0 And fain4 ae&
tion = your rules win permit should
be had rs the eofnMtitees To the ntad
ttat tire reports It'd House an8 Senate
si.b " ser tiss gssnsssa - 81
sour FtouSi degatSot4 / believe Ill you
enact ~ provisions Into law. gau Will
in the State nFeat service,
ssnfr expenditures sHrreaae.
II aYpeafa from chart ~ the final
report CT the commission that ths Stare
ssiIff1f and niaa gatl,ians 81 ssaiiars, ne
years later, ~ 1910, they were between
eleven and twelve mtltian dollars al
ttsI"As6 ~ atsEFtAll fAtsStlS AffeN Aaaltl9A
dollars. IN 1913, two years iaters tires
we're between fourteen ard fifKHsn nlfls
lions another increase af HlfFer uas1ltSMa,
t1.a IN 1914 w =, etRttteen arc = hasI mills
penaitHres &c the Siatr for tlsa deehsfe
between 1903 Rna 1913 increased arr
isra1,,F4astely IA per cent VILE tsst
sitle interval Increased abaut 81 per
cent
IN 1914 there were six staxee whose
governmental enHt Payments on 60
peDsHs were loss THAN SO sser e8pSta
twenty from 81 20 So eleven from 81
e e. VI; te ,. aria n sl9 sta one 4, ayss
ten states W hose governmental cost
paymer,fs af expenses were from sB To
SO per capita.
IL ID trae that large expenditures de-
not Always mean eNtravAEance on
waste ~ there were plague de-
stFos, . The people of tlFe stats aFa
were checked ana thousands ~ Hives
saved. there Is no one WHO wsnsf1a say
che money vas ih spent, ana set The
heavy that taxes wonld he many times
multiplied. THE work or sore OF osir
boards and commissions may have beet
extremely hahRsictal to the peaplN ~ tho
State, may hage saved IhREa from large
payments OF money The cost Of main.
tenaHCc OF the boards and comnslssiaHs
may have been trifltng compared with
the results obtafarA, The mere fact
then. that ot9f governmental * penmps
have been Increasing does not warrant
one In charging ths StRte with eNtraga-
EanCe,
Urges EesssEns In Appropriations.
Nevertheless, we Ind our aKpEndi+
lures growing very much faster than
our population, and cur state among
the number having the greatest per
capita governmental expenaes There
is complaint over taxes and the penpte i
expect this Legislature 60 move Iii the
direction OF economy. 0f course q small
portion ~ the taxpager's burden IL aua
IL
ing the @0rk OF this session III may he
said there ts a substantial reduction tn
the amounts appropriated, ana IF the |
municipalities of the State would do
pF0poTf fanat@tE as we'll taxes would he
substantially HEiftenad. Tfae Agsarapr3a-
tiOns of the Legislature af the year
1918 ware k1s275,fsa 20 More than the
appropriations for the year as1l
recommend that In king np sha ap-
preparations Vou do not permit tho age
gFsgate amount 10 exceed the appro-
prlati8na OF 1871. This I arm quite sure
can Ire accomplished without Injury to
the State 81 any of It's institutions or
activities.
The question. 'Ts insanity in the
United states on the increase =" has res
cnived the attention OF many students
aan investigators. In six years from
1904 TO 1910 the number Of insane res
pUrtea I'm Institutions Increased 2S per
cent, while curing she same period thu
population ct the United States tn-
{ reasea btft ~ peg cent, In 1sna one
PERSON nt4t of every hAS waR confined In
an Enstgtation for the Insane, and In
1910 one person out at every ssb. These
figures are startling, but IL shcHld be
fsted that an increase In the number
or insane persons IN Inscriptions does
not necessarily mean an increase In
the number 81 insane persons in the
country. Formerly there was dread nf
confinement Ia an insane asylum. and
people were reluctant 70 send TO them
relatives and friends. But that feeling
ri dread has largely passed away, and
the well managed Institution In now
recognized rs The hest place for the
mentally afflicted. The demands n1ads
upon 0ar state asyauFas for the insane