The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-27
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let it be good or bad. The law, Of
course. gives the Auditer power to
choose his assistants.
Now. suppose the Legislature chang.
ed the law. and placed the selection OF
the assistants of the Auditor IN th9
hands of the Board OF Public Works
What would be the result The An
ditor would be helpless, held respon-
SHE for results, yet had nothing to
saw regarding who his help would be-
not answerable to the Auditor for
shortcomings, but to the Board OF
Public Works There could be no dis
c:2line because they were not depend
ing on the Auditor for their position.
but the Board OF Public Works. and
the dear public would pa ythe prtc@
But that is just what would happen
TO our Governor If the proposed plan
IS enacted into law You would under
take to hold your Governor respon-
siblc. and he should be- for results in
these important places. but you would
take from him the Tools necessary to
make a success. by taking from him
the right to name his assistants to put
in effet hi policies-men who are In
sympathy with him and are res2ou-
sible to him, a great business OF the
people OF an important and growing
State, tho responsibility on the Gov
ernor, his assistants respontble. not
to him, but to a Board OF Public
Works. It is unthinkab!e to my mind,
and can not believe Legislature will
seriously consider making any change.
Another reason given by The advo-
cates fthis change, that our present
Governor Is a Democrat. and the re-
mainder Of the State officers are Re.
publicaus.
In answer to this. would say If the
proposed change were desirable one
from every standpoint, it would result
in great harm to our party to make
the change at this time, because our
Governor is a Democrat It would be
good policy for US to wait until the
administration was solid Republican
before making the change. 1t IS safe
to state that If 1t were delayed until
that time 1t would never be done. and
il this legislature should make the
change, and the next administration
was all Republican or all Democratic.
with a legislature Of the same com.
oleion. the law would be amended,
placing the appointive power with the
Governor, where it belongs A party
G<4u no IlUEG d44OLO ~ w " 4OGS GA44
an individual In either case, II they
SOW to the wind, they will reap the
whirIw5nd Conditions are different
from what they we're in years gone by.
but some Of our people seem to have
not realized It.
The people now demand fair deal,
whether the particular officer honestly
elected by them happens to be Re
publican or Democrat. or a member Of
an yother party They Will not stand
to see our laws juggled about. simply
to create job for a few Democrats or
Republicans. as the case may be. En-.
hcient service IS what they want and
demand from those that work for
them. But you say the Democrats
| made the change in 1873, when they
took from the Governor the power to
appoint Warden fthe Penitentiary.
| and placed it with the Board OF Pub
lie Works. NV reply 70 this rape upon
decency Is that the Democratic paTtv
sowed to the wind. and the people
have entrusted in their keeping very
little power since.
The successful political party Of to-
day must apply the Golden Rule II t
expects to be given power by the PEG
PIE. and the sooner We realize this,
the better OF we viii be:
Personally. have treated Governor
Cornwell as would want him % treat
me. were our positions FeveFSec
The Governor has been -EeEy l11eEal
With our party as fels g tole. s7.sll