Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-09-10

III t0ucn Win tueIi MI n ita's"a
alone what is being well done and cor.
recting what is not.
ID That of overlapping terms that
T.. terms which extend beyond the
Governors term, are ordinarily not ad.
visabe in the case OF officials whose
work Is mainly administrative. but in
the case OF quasi.judlcial and policy
making boards such terms serve TO as.
sure continuity of policy and to elimi-
nate political considerations and are
desirable
(el That minority representation as
recognized in Maryland should con.
tinue, because the great majority OF
our people belong 10 the two leading
political parties. and any plan OF gov.
ernment must be for the government
Of those belonging TO both, so that the
views OF the minority members should
aid sound decisions.
0J That woman suffrage has placed
joint responsibility upon both
women and men in government affairs
and therefore women should be repre-
sented upon State boards and commits
sions. particularly in those fields OF
work where woman's training. interest
or experience especially qualities her.
such as education. welfare. charities,
mental hygiene. health etc. and also
upon the various institutional boards.
(gl That confirmation OF the Gov.
ernors appointments by the Senate
is desirable safeguard and should
continue except in cases where the
Legislature itself sees fit 10 relinquish
II.
(h) That State offices and agencies
should not be- combined simply for
he sake Of combining them. nor should
so man, be combined as to make IL
difficult for the department head
properly TO supervise all those placed
under him, or as TO make the perform.
aace OF their work more costly. Sub
ject TO this Offices and agencies whose
work IS Of an allied or related char
acter should be grouped or merged IN,
der one department.
Speaking OF economics" the report
says
II is NOT possible to foreiel accu.
rately what the really substantial
economies of the plan viii be These
will result from greatly increased eff
fciency in administering public at,
fairs, avoidance of duplication and
waste. centralizing and systematizing
Governmental activities and control,
etc. The difference will be between
well-co.ordinated, businesslike man.
agemnt. conducted by small number
of departments whose heads viii meet
frequently with each other and with
the Governor and the present system
OF very great number OF depart.
ments. most OF them acting independ.
entity OF all the others, and no com.
petent supervision over them possible
This difference cannot b. measured
mathematically in advance 1t could
not be done in private business and
il cannot be done in public business
either.
1T is possible, however. to show
the economy which will result at once
from reduced savings in officials sal.
aries and compensation In this re.
spect alone the plan recommended will
save annually over $li5.uo0. or prac.
teal! one cent on She State tax rate
The large State OF Illinois in advance
of It's reorganization in 1917 was only
able to show an annual saving OF
s1o0000 from this source So far as
a-cerianable other States attempted
no specific predictions.
For purposes of comparison in
quiry has been made OF the governors
OF Idaho Nebraska Washington. Ohio,
Massachusetts and Illinois the States
which have reorsanzed theiy admin.
istrative departments in order 10 learn
what savings actual experience has
shown there. In each state the say.
INK Is said to be very substantial but
not easy TO approximate accurately.
largely because changes and increases
in prices make comparison, difficult:
but all OF these governors agree that
The real economy comes in nume rous
WAYS from the greatly increased eff
cheney and business like methods
which the denominations have intro
duced
Cumberland Although tho drouth
Of the last three weeks in his vicinity
IS beginning % cause some anxiety 10
the Chtsap,ake and Ohio Canal and
Railroad interests. no lack OF water
has a vet been experienced b, either
carrier Navigation along the canal
continues TO proceed normally and all
water lowers Of tn Baltimore and
ohio Railroad and ~ Western Mary
land Railway at Eieh and low points
have sufficient suppl, TO last for
several daya Il Is stated Recent rains
in he vicinity Of Hancock. AT Dam
No. 6 IL was explained. assisted ma.
erially in replenishins the waterway