The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-30
WHITMAN, PRAISINC OWN
REGIME, ASKS FOR SUPPORT
Governor, in IS Syracuse Speech, Points to Achievements
of His Appointees, Economies Affected and Poll
cies Enforced by His Administration.

S~,LAcrsr. y. y. March 2a.-Gov.
Whitman and members of the State
Industrial Commission wero guests at
the first annual banquet of tho Asso-
ciated Manufacturers and Merchants Of
the state held at the Onondaga tonight.
There were -four hundred present. The
gathering is "a get together ANAL
which will conclude tomorrow.
Gov. Whitman, In a lengthy speech.
defended tho appointments made during
his administration. tool up practically
every department Of the state governs
ment and urged support because of
the accomplishments during HIS regime.
In introducing the Governor. Prosi-
dent Barclo Of Buffalo spoke OF tho
Importance OF cooperation between the
state government and capital and la
Dor IN solving industrial problems. Ho
commended the Governor for signing
the bill creating the Industrial Commits
sion and the measure which provides
for the direct payments to employees
under tho compensation act
IL went into the Office of Governor "
this state with few Illusions. As Gov
ernor I found the conditions that my
observation has led me to cxpect-two
men doing the work OF ono. a duplica-
, ton of duty and Of ~efYort,a headless.
foo,less. financial system. departmental
pull and haul. and a disposition to re-
gard the none Of taxpayers not ~ the
product of sweat, but IN "A species Of
mama mysteriously dropped from
heaven.
For wears the STATE has labored un-
! der a financial system tina, would have
driven any privat, business into bank
ruptcy long ago.
Governor appropriation bills 20 Tho
amount Of we'll Above $4,000, 900 came
10 me for my approval and ! discovered
that I possessed no power to alter "a
I single item, but must either accept en-
tirely or reject absolutely. BY taking
fun ady antarc Of thc thirty days al
lowed ME | found ninety items that
we're obviously unnecessary. and 10y
these >.toes l ged to bring about n
reduction " sc,5co.0oo.
1T was AS "a consequence of this en-
pericnce that I presented "A budget plan
10 the Legislature. The Legislature or
It's committees has not agreed to all OF
the provisions or TO thu whole plan pre-
sentcd by the Executive. but ] expect
that the salient features, namely. segrc-
CATION of amounts, free and full pub
licity for every item appropriated and
opportunity for every citizen to learn
exactly where the money Of the state is
going, opportunity for every member
Of the Legislature 20 learn every de-
tail OF d single appropriation bill be-
fore voting upon the saine-1 say I
believe that these at least OF the r"corn-
menda,lons of tho Executive arr 70 be
accomplished.
state Above Party.
II am IN no sense ashamed Of my
allegiance 10 the Republican party. but
the man who puts the interest OF the
party above the interest Of the state is
working injury in the end TO both.
In the matter % appointments ]
have tried 10 eNemplify my honest con-
viction on this subject. and while the
men chosen may he non-producers In "A
certain narrow and political sense, they
are producers indeed where the public
service Is concerned. II IL Of thcs. .p-
puintees and their work that ! desire
u speak fully and rankly.
THE question that ! had TO answer
firs. when I became Governor Wa,
whether the civil servic" laws OF the
state should continue to be u farce or
whether the plain mandate of the Con-
/ slit ution should be given it's full force
and effect.
My duty seemed to me clear and in
the performance OF that duty I chose a
board composed Of Mr.. Ordway, for tel,
years chairman 81 the executive COM
nIi,tee Of the Ciyil Service Reform As
socia,.on. Mr.. Mckinstry and Mr.. Rice.
both national figures In civil service re-
form.
'At every turn these men have stood
like rocks against the insid.ous influences
- - LA \ 90, 4
by the principle that the State Is en-
titled 20 the same high quality of SER
vice that Ii received ana demanded tN .
private employer.
Nov. II ever, AZ ei!i must he rut
To the established tacpI! t!'at 'W' leo-
pie money Il cas-! money S!nce lN''
toud i.enes u 'He amount OF Sl"l'""p'-
900 nave beell 'o''d to' tah'' CON
strnctio'' t''d cahaI Improvement
tp"h 'tlu'rF ! .,Sto'ersd that 'ho
snPcr4n'eioe"' or i."h. WINS rs per
SOL Z" Iarso anu aii'oS' au'o,iatIc
power eiaree" VII" '"iny ana "N'rS
uu''eS'
"My selection was MaJor-ien. william
W. Wotherspoon Of the United States
army. famous alike for his executive ca
racity and rare technical equipment.
However much Gen. Wothsrspoon may
be a sourc. Of pain 10 some I recommend
him TO the taxpayers as a thlng of
beauty and "A Joy forever.