Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-06


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sgtsiilment tor the doc trine the v1tll,-s
s a. Ion the mol .,rged
Itt q Mo acti llttical
Is e. 90
and "a AZ their means he slcces
Dart candi dates /, deserve recogn ititsl
5at the hands off those en- idates
hen successful 4, and That practfcat
r'ecognit ton ID the bestow ~ .of pun y a
once. Il has been the |prac tice stdS
ward fidelity to part and camps
activity with VI app oin tment to admin
HistratiYez place. Iny the main va have
had good and e dsdliAnts "a cials Under
that policy, and aspect II 10 Chin true
IN the more conspic uous of thefa M
3pointiYe ofiice But in nany sof tlleI
less mportant places toward Whichs
the scrutiny of the public is3 not
rr'ected the strong est and most
cient53 men have not been selecteedd,a|
and often 4 men who have develop ped
into ce!lent officers have been III ars
moved, to the q etriment OF the public
service. for no other. reason than their
political opinions. II is proposed tha y,
except the heads OF departments and
90 few other oficers, those Who desire
to enter the service Of the state shah
be examined by ! Z non artisan board,
and their quail feat ion for. public seryy--s
Ice determine by that boar I. Those
found to possess the necessary quail,
{ ficatiOns shall be entitled To- a place
on = list of eligibles, the place upon
such list to be determined by; the rat
ings received IA the II examinat ton.
Whenever; vacancies occur this nom
partisan board will nominate from the
eligible list candidates, and the heads
of the departments select from them
to all the vacancies. The appoint.
ments will no longer be dependent
upon party service nor upon political
opinion. This will tend to bring to
the service OF the state efficient and
well qualified employees who will feel.
that. they cannot rely upon influence
or favoritism to hold their positions,
but must depend upon their industry,
efficiency and worth. s5 $s5 H.
WOULD LIMIT OFFICE TERMS. 5 $
The proposal will meet opposition;
first, from those who believe that
party service should be rewarded by
public place, and, secondly, from those
who believe it unWise to establish IN
ohlceholding class. To the objection
, Of the first. It can only be said that it
is an effort to promote the interest
of the state rather than the interest
Of q political organization. But to, the
objection Of the second, 10 further an
swer should be made. The merit
system has been adopted by the fed
! eral governme emf, US and appoint ments
to the civil service OF the !. United
| States are now made In the manner
in which II is proposed TO make them
in d Minnesota. Those IN / the: federal
CLASSIFIED service are Inc lined to feet
that, once appoint hoy haye auch
I IN Interest to- their posi- ions that they
cannot be separated from them with.
out their consent. Where there ID no
provision for retirement on pay or for
pensions many thorough inefficient
i employees are retained in the service,
to the detriment Of the work and the
discipline Of the administrative corps.
think, II the merit system Is estab-
/ lished, the term OF those appointed
should NOT be .inde finite, but should
be made for fixed periods, say, for
six years, the efficient and worthy to
be eligible for reappo intme nt. The
proposed scheme Of reorganization
has not only the approval of thou
sands Of represe ntative citizens. but.
4 II has been commended ~ the press
and from the platform II cannot be
disregarded. Il must have your best
!, thought and your most careful con
. sideration. IN the report 10 included
form Of bin for an act making ef-
fective the recomme dations Of B the
i commission. The parts are 50 related
to one another that ii must receive
i your sanction or your disapproval as
a whole. ri recommend this report to
I your conside ration. believe II you
! enact its provisions into law you! will
! do thu. state q great service. s5.|S
/ INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES. .#
/ IT appears from . chart in the final
/ report of N the e commission that the
1 state expend itures IA 1906 were be-
B tween eight and nine millions of dol
4 lars; five years later, in i $40, they
] were between eleven and twelve mil
q lions Of dollars, an increase Of ap-
I: fortunately three mil lion do llars. u
!; 912, two ears later they we're be- 'e,-
j tween fourte cen and \ fifteen millions,
i another increase Of three millions,
4 in 8, eighteen and al half mil
& j lions; about the same increase The
..l'.expendit lures 81 the state Sfof the dec:
d 3ade between 19O3 and i 81 increased
II approximately 125 per cent while the
u pop,lla ton 81 the state during the