The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-01

sweep aside ala imposition to the
economy and efficiency measures which
lie has proposed. The legislature is not
going ~ giNe ham his program OF that
there - now no question Of doubt The
opposition is in control OF the senate.
and i seems that the power Of the op-
position cannot be broken in time to
avail ans thing
Governor Goodrich started in at the
opening of this session with perhaps the
most elaborate and acknowledgements
out program Of reform legislation that
any governor in many years has ever
presented e a general assembly. He
had given the subject years OF thought
and study. and the program that he re
commended was based on observation
and Investigation He proposed to
abolish lot Of useless offices in the
state government and thus save the peo-
pie many thousands Of dollars while
making at the same time for greater
efficiency lie believes the pc, pie who
pay the taxes should get their moneys
worth. dollar for dollar. and he had that
end in view when he prepared his pro-
gram.
He proposed to abolish certain offices
certain other offices. also in behalf Of
economy and efficiency He proposed to
abolish certain offices as elective places
and make them appointive because. he
believed that they would render better
service to the state
He proposed an important revision Of
the taxing system Of the state by re
ducing the general tax levy. thus TAX
property owner. and placing a more
equitable and just share on the cor
porations Of the state in the shape Of an
excise tax.
These are but few Of the numerous
propositions that were recommended BY
the Governor but the others We're just
as important. But the opposition in the
senate has been strong enough to pre-
vent the Governor from putting them
over. Led by the twenty-five Demo
Gratis in the senate who sought all along
to put the Governor in hole. a few Re
publicans deserted the Governor and
helped To kill Oft his program Most OF
the Republicans stood firmly ana stolid.
~ by the Governor throughout the en-
tire fight But others have not done so
IN this connection it may be well to re-
Goodrich a few days ago. lie said if the
excise tax bill was defeated he would
remember those responsible for its de-
feat and that he would 60 on the stump
in the next campaign and tell the peo-
PIE just who was 7epensablo lie. said
it would make no az neenct slat party
they belonged to. And he means to do
the same thing to those responsible for
the defeat Of his economy ana efficiency
program in general.
But even after the legislature has de-
feated his entire program it may well
be said that the Governor has accom-
plished a great deal. because he has
stirred UP public sentiment and called
attention Of the people to these mat
ters ia such a forceful and general man
ner as to make it certain that the next
legislature viii put the measures
through. Many Of those members Of
the opposition this time Will not be in
the legislature two years hence. and
their places Will be filled with others
who Will be sure to feel the pressure of
the public opinion and sentiment that
viii be created by the wonderful fight
Governor Goodrich has put up.
The state highway commission meas
ure is still to be disposed or The SEN
ate mutliated the bin until it was
worthless. and the house restored it to
its original form. IL is now up to the
senate to concur ia the house amend
mont 1t lis not expected that the SEN
ate VIII dc this, and that bill. also. will
then be dead. Aside from this import
ant measure. there is little of any spe-
eiai Importance yet to come before the
/ legislature NJ this session. The appro-
priation bills Will be out of the way by
Friday or Saturday.