Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

W lJNDh IN ~ Il w Oh ~
efficiency and a higher character of
work All this seemed
TO fall On deaf cara
President Wilson has recommend
ed Capitalization into "A single con
greasionnl committee of all matters
relating to budget and hpproptia
lions. This will be AN Improvement,
perhaps. but render tho members
unable iN give any couTiderHtion To
other important subjects OF legirlh b.
tiou. Nothing short Of change 70
scientific budget system. handed
by men trained In business orghniGA
tion and efficiency, win secure the
results desired.
A vast amount ~ stIIy and rc-
search work VII he necessary In or
der 10 reach correct conclusions. Tho
amount Of botrhed up iegislauon
turned out by congress during me
last few years ought 10 make the
idea Of this Kind of a system a wei
come one. Il would 10 far 10 cut
out log rolling and wrapping over
appropriation bills ana free ih'in
from dopirtmcntal lobby II
would free legislative bodies from
tho principal evil influences thht
caLse unwiss cnactmcotH
Prepared In Advance
To give an illustration showing
why a budget should be prepared aud
submitted In advance and not sub
ioct 20 alteration except iu the man
ner herein mentioned, attention Is
called 10 our own stutc. Prior Ia
our last REGULAR gesslun of the leFls.
laturc. tho Kuv,snOr prepared bud
get, which he heraliad over the state
.ls one most carefully prCpa arcd and
one which was . be hts unfAltcring
guide In passing upon Appropriation
bills which might he submitted To
him by the legislative assem by lp
corporat~d In the ioV"fnnrs mos
Hnss and submitted ~ a part ui hiN
budget were reports from tho heads
Of the different state institutions
This budget 40 prepared. showed the
sum Of only approximately $1,000
900 nrCerfxry for the eNpenH"N or
state government md lts Institutions
for the succeeding biennial. ending
June 3a. 1919
Not having constitutional prov.
sion on tho subject h0wc.er, aud not
having any safeguard. the leglBlu-
ture upon conYening and finding an
overflowlng treasury fillrd hy unjust
and rxOrbitant taxation levied upon
the oil producers and other property
owners In the state. Joined with the
governor IN an orgy creating addi-
tlonal appOintive offices and uddl-
tional departments and eNtraNagantly
appropriated over ilb.00O,O00 81
O0O. 900 In excess Of what nn unbiased
and careful Investigation indicated
was necessary
The governor pige0uholed his
budget and by political t-Owdrilce
yielded 10 tho mad scrimbl OF those
seeking to get upon the states pay
roll. and 60 cut N on the treasury.
The people are now pnying the pen
ally Tor their negligence In having
failed to provide proper constitution
al safeguards.
In order TO secure a budget sys-
tenn In our state constitutional
amendment will nave to be promul
gated and adopted Representative
Tom Neal of Putc1u intro iu,cd bill
during the last session II the legis
hture. providing FOR the submission
OF a constitutional amendment Great
ing budget system similar to the
Maryland method. but Of course. the
Nttitude taken with reference to the
budget prepArod bp the governor
made II an unpleasant suhlect for
&C nsideratiun and tho matter was
promptly referred by the speaker
to tho right committee FOR funeral
o obsequies.
All requirements should he met by
the taxpayers to obtain the efficient
OF government; that
w.st.
has right TO demand In time of
war greater annual tAS rates must
be expected and they ought 20 he
imposed. but the English Language
II ould not be perverted In the draft
ms OF tax legislation at any time, ~
that people engaged In business can
not determine the manner ~ the
laws application THIS creates sus.
picion and confusion. II halts and
retards development II places bus.
ness operation on the same plane ~
playing blindmnns buff Hecause
congress proceeds that why ls no ret-
son why II should he inflicted upon
the business institutions OF the cpun.
try. Nor In there any reason why
public officers handling the govern
ments funds Uaxpayers' money!
should not present complete bud
get Instead Of .mete estimates before
the money Is appropriated Tor their.
use.
II ia only n requirement that gov
ernmeut functions he performed
along business lines which expert
ence of the people have found to be
necessary. Opposition on the part OF
public officials is with poor grncc
for this method II conducive 10 hon.
esty and integrity IA well as being
essential for efficiency and economy
u should DO required by laws
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