Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
Governor Davis
Addresses Picnic
Talks on Business Methods ir
Official Life" Referring to
Cabinet Government.

The community picnic held at
Orofino yesterday afternoon at the
fair grounds. was attended by a
large number of people from Orc
fino and adjacent country. who were
we'll pleased with the outing. The I
company was honored by the pres
ence of ID. w. Davis, governor OF
Idaho, who arrived here yesterday
afternoon at four o'clock from Mos
COW The governor delivered an
address at that neighboring city in
the forenoon and motored from
there to Orofino.
After a few numbers by the local
band, county attorney f. L. Smith
introduced governor Davis, who, in
opening his remarks, rererred to the
cabinet form of government inauG-
GRATED in Idaho under his recon-
mendation, which has been in oper-
alton about three months All the
departments are at this time organ
ized and placing their various fields
of public endeavor on permanent
basis.
II am encouraged in the view /
formed at the time | advocated the
cabinet plan by the present fact
that many citizens wnom l met
since it has been placed in operation
have stated to me that they were
now satisfied of its success and
value to the state whereas at the
period it was suggested they had
very deep misgivings,' said Cover
nor Davis. THE affairs of our
state after all are just big busi-
ness institution. The cabinet plan
endeavors to bring men especially
qualified to the heads of the depart
ments and then to introduce common
sense, business methods that would
prevent overlapping and consequent
inefficiency. l know our people are
willing to give the plan a fair trial
as is shown now by the spirit of
aid and cooperation extended the
various departments and the words
of encouragement given officials. "
t THE state and counties are only
r great corporations in which every
citizen is stockholder Our
assessed valuation of the state is
4 between $500 100000 and $500. 900
! 900. Any business concern with a
e capital stock of that amount would
receive the most careful attention
by every stockholder, yet we see
, numbers of citizens who have no
. idea of the valuation of the proper
. ty of their county, the rate Of tax
alton for either state or county.
The fact is so few citizens are
. posted and fewer still take any live
interest in the administration of the
> government, either state or local
that it Is easy to allow loose busi-
ness methods to remain in vogue.
This is great misfortune. Ev-
: eryone who is a citizen of the Uni
II ted States should understand thor
: eughly all of its political institution,
!: interest In and will assume re
!: sponsible position In the administra
: ton of government. But. too Otter
: all the information that the either
: has has been obtained from thu
q soapbox orators on the street corner
who are interested in tearing dow
q rather than building up government
= OF l25 men recently arrested 70
riots. 1t was found that 121 of then
were foreigners. yet they were tell
q ing us who are citizens how to rul
our government.
"The state government heretofor
q has been administered by the crea
tion of a new office every time
new institution or enterprise wa
originated often times these de
partments were not responsible t
= the governor and in each case ne>
office equipment. clerks. etc. had t
be provided. BY this new syster
: the policy is to combine offices wit
: responsible head and power to act
: yet make him responsible to tn
a governor. who is also given the lib
: erty of action as we'll as havin
+: responsibility centered in his Office
= In this connection. the governo
= said that the present administrator
= upon assuming control of affairs q
: the state was faced with the prob
= lem of meeting the expense of tw
= bienniums in the period of one. thi
= condition being due in great degre
= to false ideas of economy practice
= in the previous administration. d.
s: spite this fact. and to assure tha