The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-08
KILBY ANNOUNCES
FOR GOVERNOR IN
FORMAL STATEMENT
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question and that prohibition may have
fair trial, 80 that its retention or its
repeal as a state policy may be definite
ly and finally determined" In the state
ment given out by him here today, he
places the chief emphasis on publicity
through a budget system in discussing
which he discloses original views. In
this statement, he says:
II shall base my campaign under bus
mess considerations in the form of a
comprehensive budget system, such a
system as will insure that publicity be
given the acts of all public officials. In
order that public officers may be held to
a strict accounta bility for their conduct
of the affairs of the government. it is
absolutely essential that publicity be given
to all their acts.
There is no organized, responsible sys-
tenn in Alabama that insures such public
ity and the resultant efficiency in gov
eminent. There is no system worthy of
the name. There Is merely a haphazard
hit or miss combination of guess work,
careless and over-appropriation of funds
with the resultant confusion, inefficiency
and extravaganza that will inevitably
lead to ruin and bankruptcy There is no
proper elaboration, no carefully consid-
cred, intelligent study of the government
as one piece of administrative machin-
cry. There is no comprehensive effort
to separate and classify the numerous
activities of the state government and
present a clear picture of what Is being
done and what is to be done. There is no
study of the scheme of government as
whole with a view of assigning the work
of government to the agency best fitted
to perform it to advantage-and without
duplication.
THAT this state of affairs exists in
Alabama today and has existed for many
years no man will deny. That it is the
main cause of the deplorable condition of
the financial affairs of the state seems
plain. That remedy is needed all men
will admit.
Now, what is the remedy? In my judg-
ment, it may be found in the adoption
and intelligent use of an adequate budget
system. There is a popular msconcep-
ton of the meaning Of the thing called
budget. 1t Is not merely a system of
bookkeeping or accounting. 1t is not a
mere list of expenditures to be made
through appropriation. 1t Is carefully
thought out, well considered, concrete
plan that goes into details Of work to be
done and things to be accomplished,
amounts to be appropriated for such pur
poses. each item duly considered on its
own merits and also considered in its re-
lation to ever yother item so as to pro-
duce a well-rounded whole, coupled with
plan of raising the money required to
plan of financing as any we'll regulated,
properly conducted private business
would adopt for its guidance"
When asked as to what he would in
clude in his platform other than an en-
forcement Of prohibition and other state
laws, Mr.. Kilby mentioned the old SOL
diers' pensions, furtherance of the cam
paign against illiteracy and the utiliza-
ton to the fullest extent as source of
revenue the states school lands; further
development of the public school system
and prompt payment of teachers SAL
aries; the removal of convicts from the
mines under provisions of the new fed
eral aid road act when the financial con-
dition of the state will permit; the con-
tinued building of good roads; judicial
administration and REFORM state aid for
the furtherance of agriculture and mmi-
grafton, etc. He would encourage CAPT
tai to come to Alabama in every legiti-
mate way, but he believes IAN end should
be put to the practice of granting special
privileges to special interests, big or lit
tle' He says there is no real cause for
conflict between capital and labor, and
that the rights of both should be safe
guarded
Regarding the proposed new state con-
sttutional convention, Mr.. Kilby stated
that his opinion on that question would
be governed largely by the results of the
election this fall when several constitu-
tonal amendments will be considered by
the voters of the state.
"At the propert time" continued Mr..
Kilby, II will present to the people of
Alabama my reasons at length for advo-
eating the measures 1 have mentioned"