Gilpin observer., 1915-01-14

put into effect and administer sys-
tenn Of workmen's compensation. Long
and hard-fought legal contests un.
the bitterness existing between en-
ployer and employe. To protect him.
self the employer pays large sums Of
turn assume his liability. and in or
der to mu'to a profit can pay the en-
ploye but a fraction OF the amounts SO
The system of workmen's compensa-
tion. except In certain cases OF serious
pioye a right against his employer to
fixed and definite or easily ascer-
tainable sum on the mere occurrence
employment. The amount OF compen-
satlon is fixed according to- the degree
Of inJury or disabiity and rn;%S aSSorahhg Sbp
ity and Is not made later than 2 Ger
tain number Of days after the Injury,
s,s und hsn 70 they ape most
needed. It limits the employers liza
bility, which is now unlimited: In case
1t removes the danger of excessive
verdicts. The employe is put to no
expense In the collection. of the amount
made from the commission's ruling to
the courts. but experience In the states
where the lazy is nno. nov in ads force W"rx shSWs
and ana public pii pcharities from the burden
their dependents. relieves the courts
of much litigation and tends In con-
siderable degree to remove the bitter
in the courts between employer and
employe.
The people are demanding that this
Legislature Increase the efficiency and
+, eliminate the extravaganza and waste
fulness of the present organization Of
urged that early In the session your
| financial committee. or such commit :
tee AZ you may appoint for the pur-
pose, make a thorough survey OF ev-
cry office, board. bureau and depart
| ment, with a view of making known
all existing inefficiency and lack OF
Many fields of inquiry suggest them
selves. As the state has grown de-
and commissions to perform certain
functions, Each need or Imagined
in many cases ceased to existIbut the
offess hnnns Ths
| covering the same field has caused ex-
ecutive and administrative authority to
| until at the present time 1t is difficult,
and sometimes impossible; to execute a
unified policy; After such a survey is
nation. unnecessary boards. bureaus
| and commissions should be eliminated
| ana an ef11cient, economical OrRanlZa-
| tion substituted
| Budget.
1t is highly important that there
should be available In collected form
our state government. This Legisla-
ture should pass a law making 1t a
duty of the heads of every department
to file with the state treasurer on or
before January first preceding each
| Legislative session, an estimate in de-
81 9y
period following. The state treasurer
should submit such estimates to the
information. Provision should be made
for the publication of these estimates.
The committee on appropriations. hay
ing the treasurers estimate of avail
able revenue and the estimates of ex-
pense for the biennial period. would be
greatly facilitated In its work. and aid
in preventing instrumentation. Pub
lication of these figures would inform
the public more accurately on the ex-
pense - lis state government.
Abolish Classified ApprOpriations
The present system of classified ap-
propriaticns encourages the vice of over
! appropriations. AS result. depart
second class. and having no mill levy
for their support. in many instances
as half the biennial period. To secure
efficient results. each department OF
government must know exactly how
otherwiss the operations Of the % de-.
departments affected by over -appropri.
ations are restricted, and in severa
} pletely demoralized. It is just as un.
wise and unbusinessiike for a stat.
} to spend more than its income as It 1.
to do the same The states revenues
, can be determined exactly and appro
sno%d be kept within =, tn
has been made to determine how man,
states have classified appropriations
the inquiry. only one. Missouri khT has an, a,
classification. In Missouri the expense
OF the Legislature is placed in the sew
, there has not been an unpaid appropri
alton In thirteen years. The moral 1.
portionately by over appropriation
there will be little danger OF the same
This evil can be overcome by the en-
actment OF law providing that al
claims against the states revenues
and that IL there is not sufficient reve
each separate appropriation shall re
, ceive an amount bearing the same ra
Ito Ito to & the full amount Of the same a.
total amount appropriated
Prohibition,
! At the November election the peopl,
aeetdea state that Sscomo on January & 1915 thi.
peoples win by appropriate and ade
apRaen aRee Great rs1s must
! legal difficulties and to make 1t en-
forceable. If n poor law Is drafted
wholesale evasion and consequent law.
lessness will follow surely and tn.
taxpayer of every county will be com.
PEELED to pay heavy tribute. You shoulc
be guided by the experience OF otheI
states. After years of experiment Kan.
sas has prohlbitory laws that are en-.
forceable and effective.
| Certain rights of purchase and sale
for medicinal and sacramentnl purposes
are provided by the constitutions
amendment and these rights should bs
safeguarded but not extended Whole.
saIers should not be permitted to soil tt
retalIers Tor any purpose whatsoever
punishment for violations should bs
provided. Those upon whom the duty
or law enforcement will fall intimate.
~ should have the power to discharge
fully this duty. Adequate means OF
law enforcement will prevent the law
Inadequate means will provide him nj,