Arizona republican., 1921-02-08


 be silent, but of paramount importance is the welfare of this componwealth. now potentially great, but with a flu tTre stretching before it which will not admit of neglect or unbusinessike ad- ministration of it's affairs. We are | progressive people and such must be | our form of government We are an intelligent people, eager to keep abreast | of all forms of progress whether men tai, material or governmental Gath | cred from every state and all parts of the world, we are united as Arizonans ! in a broad minded citizenship. which 1 though sometimes disagreeing as to non-e essentials, is imbued with an op- | timlsfm which augurs well for the l republic and our future we'll being. | Lowered with inexhaustible resources, | proud of our short history as a state l and wonderful accomplishments during that time, yet we must plan for bigger ! and better things to fulfill our right ] ful destiny.
 The changes I recommend are not subversive of the principles of free dom. equality, justice and humanity, 1 put are designed to give them force and effect and make our government more responsive to the conception that Its powers are derived from the con sent of the governed. While I realize 1t is a departure from beaten paths consider that administrative consol-
 
 piece of constructive legislation which will come before your honorable body ana 1 therefore submit it for your car nest and thoughtful consideration
 Sincerely yours,
 THOMAS E. CAMPBELL.
 Governor. February :. 1921.
 Introduces Gov. Lowden
 Though it was not known until Sun oay evening that Governor Lowden was coming and though no announcement had been made until Monday morning in The Republican, half hour before 2 o'clock, the time set for the joint session, the gallery of the house was filled. Fifteen minutes later it was damned. There were more people there than had ever been before assembled in the gallery; the corridors of that and the floor below were filled Following the reading of his message Governor Campbell remarked that this was the first opportunity he had had to congratulate the legislature on the results it had attained tGus far in the session, not merely in the matter of constructive legislation. The estimate or the work of a legislature rests not so much upon the quantity of the leg islation as the quality of it. Speaking of the presence of former Governor Lowden, Governor Campbell said he would have the pleasure of introducing national figure who had become so bv earning reputation as a government administrator. It takes courage, per- sistence and ability" said Governor | Campbell so to do what he had done as to impress whole nation. For tunately the governor was nearby took it upon myself to secure his pres ence. It gives me pleasure to intro- duce to you my friend and the friend of business administration.
 Governor Lowden Speaks
 Concluding the reading of his mes- sage Which had been followed most at | tentively and with evident marks of l approval, and was received with ap- plause from both the floor and the gal lery, the governor introduced former Governor Lowden who said:
 T cannot but think how fortunate you and the gentlemen of the assembly are because you have so wonderful a future; so few mistakes to be undone because before your eyes is unfolding a great empire whose greatness and growth will be viewed by your sue cessors. I was delighted to receive this l invitation to appear before you have recently declined many invitations to address the legislatures of other states, but there is no other state that has cast such spell upon me. And I have come in part because of my .lti- mate friendship with your governor
 
 last August.~
 The former governor said that he had prepared no formal speech He
 would speak briefly of the plan of the , civil administration government anS : would try to answer any questions tha 7 might be propounded to him concern | ing it. Said he:
 r There is nothing new, certainl, : nothing revolutionary in the civil ad ministration code. It is fundamental l It takes us back to the business lik,
 methods which the fathers had pre- i, scribed for the transaction of publi, : business. But the board of commis l sion plan was revolutionary. It tool V the place of time tried agencies upol e which definite responsibilities rested. ell Many Misstatements of Plan t There have been many misstate r ments regarding the plan which W t have adopted in Illinois and which ha |. been adopted in other states. It ha e been said that the expenses of tn 7. state government in consequence of II are lower in Illinois than they wer e before the war. That is not true, bu 2 N is true that our expenses have in f creased relatively less than those 0 : any other state and less than have tn 1t prices of the commodities we have use - since the adoption of the code. Tn
 increase of the cost of government i | Illinois in the last four years has bee l. only about half as great as it was dur h ing the previous four years. The in s crease in our state expenses has bee $ about 30 per cent, while the increase i e New York has been about 100 per cen Q The increase in Michigan and othe e larger states has been about equal { n that of New York
 But I do not emphasize the econo | mics of the plan so much as I do tn > increase'of efficiency. The expenses le government necessarily increase wit l. the increase of population.
 s.i "The theory of the advocates of th I. board of commission plan seems to in that in numbers there is security; the le you must have men to watch one ar r. other and that you must hedge thel g. about with laws to keep them frol to stealing. And in so framing them yo m so bind the good man that he cannt le get the results. That is an imposs l. bility. You cannot get the results UT T. less you have good administrators of your laws and leave them free. l. Integrity No Monopoly
 We have the bipartisan boards l commissions; we had them in Illinoi to two Republicans and one Democrat n- two Democrats and one Republica 1e according to whether the governor W; re a Republican or Democrat. But u an bipartisan board is no better than mt partisan board and neither is a got
 agency of government. Integrity