Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-03-26

IMAM TWO lnCHoS Nlgn anu IN dOOl-
ton the retailer must inform pur-
used for this purpose, and If the con-
ditions had appeared to be sufficient
ly serious to justify it, arrangements
would have been made to bring about
the necessary investigation.
How Politics Was Played.
$50 much has been said regarding
the economy of this legislature by
the leaders of the organization in
charge of it that l cannot refrain at
this time from calling attention to
the fact that the appropriations Of
practically all Of the departments
under the control Of Republicans
have been increased rather than de-
creased at the session just closed.
The departments under the control
of the chief executive in many in
stances recommended appropriations
less than those made two years ago.
Those recommendation were checked
over carefully by myself and further
reductions were made. The appro-
priation committees of the legisla-
ture and the membership of the leg
islature seemed to feel that II the
departments themselves could rec
ommend reductions and If the gov
ernor also recommended reductions
that 1t was their duty to still further
reduce the amounts for these depart
ments. In fact, in an interview given
out since the close of the legislature.
one of the senate leaders Of the ma
jority party proudly boasts Of the
fact that the reductions made by the
legislature were made In those de-
partments under the control of the
governor. We have, for instance, the
spectacle Of the legislature increas-
ing the printing appropriation for
the bureau Of inspection $1,000
above the appropriation made two
years ago and ! find that the same
legislature refused to increase an APP
preparation of $500 made two years
ago to $500 at this session for the
printing required for the mine in
spector's department. Five hundred
dollars does not give to that depart
ment suficient amount to print the
necessary letterheads, envelopes,
blanks and reports. Only 500 addi-
tional was asked, so that the reports
might be printed in complete form,
and yet the legislature refused the
additional 800 for this purpose.
while, as l have above stated, an ad-
ditional $1,000 was given for one OF
the departments under Republican
control. Many instances of this kind
might be cited to show that the ques-
ton uppermost in the minds OF those
having charge Of this part of the leg
islative work was not what was for
the best interests of the state, but
rather to give extravagant appropria-
lions to Republican departments and
endeavor to cripple the departments
under the control of the chief execu-
tive.
Conditions Make for Change.
ut is Just such conditions as these
that will eventually bring about a
radical change in the management OF
public affairs; a change that will
bring together men in legislative as
semblies whose first desire will be to
care for the state and its interests
and not make paramount a desire to
build up a partisan machine for a po-
litical party
"Were 1t not for the fact that there
are a number of employees Of the Leg
islature who have not yet received
their pay for services rendered. this
bill would be vetoed. 1t would be
unfair, however. to those persons to
compel them to wait two years or
until a relief bill might be passed by
some succeeding legislature to cover
the amounts due them.
1.-THE bill is approved and in giving
to it my approval l do 80 fully real
izing that it provides additional
funds to pay the expenses OF the leg
islature, the cost of which has been
the largest in the states history"