The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-04
BOARD OF CONTROL"
IS SUGGESTED
New Governor Would ReOr-
ganize the Judiciary of
the State and Would Ab0l-
ish the Superior Courts
Recommends Salaries of
Many Officials

This was Inauguration day at Mont
spelier, Gov.-elect Horace +. Graham o
Craftsbury taking the office of governo
and Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde Parl
that of lieutenant governor, the forme
succeeding Charles W. Gates of Franklin
and the latter succeeding Hale X. Oar
ling of Chelsea. Two joint sessions o.
the House and Senate were held, tht
first being this forenoon to receive tn,
message of the retiring governor ant
the other this afternoon to listen to tht
recommendations of the incoming exeeu
tive.
On the eonvening of the joint assembly
this forenoon, the following committee
of two senators and three representatives
were appointed to escort Governor Gates
Senators Fairchild of Franklin and Tay.
lor OF Windsor county, representatives
Gates of Franklin (townl, Dunham OF
Brattleboro and Brooks of Montpelier
Governor Gates was received with hearty
applause as he arose to deliver his ad-
dress. The retiring executive concluded
his address shortly before noon and then
the two houses adjourned for the noon
recess.
Shortly after they convened this aft
ernoon they again went into joint as
sembly to hear the message of the incom
ing executive, Horace #. Graham. The
address was as follows
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
u am not here this afternoon to give
an account Of a stewardship. ] am here
to perform duty imposed upon me by
the constitution. Before | bring to your
attention those recommendations / have
that will apply to all of us.
First, do not begin to worry as to
whether this session will be long or
short. Set yourselves resomtely to the
solving of the problems as they present
themselves, and having given heed to
those matters that require your atten-
tion, adjourn.
Second, before you introduce a meas.
ure be certain in your own mind that
proper enforcement OF the law as it now
stands or new endeavor of government
requires it and that it is not urged by
some personal interest.
Third, before you send to the govern
or a measure for his approval, first as
certain if the public good or the protec-
tion of private right really calls for its
enactment We already have too many
laws more honored in the breach than in
the observance. Let us not at this ses-
sion continue to fill the statutes with
further useless and unnecessary legisla-
ton
when this nation and this state were
founded the wants and needs of the peo-
pie were few and simple. As population
and wealth increased and ways of COM
munication became more general, our
constantly changing and advancing civ
ilization demanded that the general gov
ernment of the nation and of the state
take on new activities.
"The form of the legislative depart
ment of government has remained sub
stantially unchanged, likewise the judi
cial department, but the executive de-
partment has continued from decade to
decade to increase in number of depart
ments and officials. Executive officers,
some appointed by and responsible to
the chief executive, others appointed in
the same manner but apparently there
after responsible to no one, all exercising
extensive functions of government, some
similar and some conflicting in character,
have been created; until to-day the prob
lem confronting not only Vermont but
her sister states is how best to rearrange
these different officers, boards and com.
70, MIN af 81,
an efficient and an economical admins
tration.
1--WE cannot return to the simplicity
of the fathers if we would, therefore we
must try to set our house in order to |
meet existing conditions.
To-day the state must certainly pro-
vide for the education of her youth, the |
of her highways. the care of |
her criminal, her insane, her feeble. mind !
ed and her wayward and her unfortunate |
people. She must look to her financial |
institutions, the proper collection and ex- /
penditure of her revenues, the encourage |
ment of agriculture, the advertising of |
her resources and the preservation to her /
people of those natural resources that l
belong to the people as a whole. These /
and like matters concern you, and the
ways and means by which these things |
shall be done, are for you to plan and
work out.
The recommendations ! shall make
IRE not based on theory or hearsay but
ire conclusions have reached by daily
,ontact Of over fourteen years with the
business Of the state.
~0lu large private corporations are
successful not because Of the efforts of
some particular individual, but because
= the united efforts Of a number Of per-