The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-13
MABEYS MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
UTAH EXECUTIVE URGENT FOR
ECONOMY AND REFORM
IN GOVERNMENT.
Lawmakers Told That a Return to
Rock Bottom Foundations
ls a Sure Augury OF
Future Progress.

VI
governor of Utah, delivered his first
message to the lawmakers OF the state
when the Fourteenth legislature met
In Joint session In the hall OF the
house at noon on January II.
Governor Mabey snld "Should IL
seem that this message comes dressed
In somber clothes, II will be remem-
bered that these are somber times"
Then, declaring that the chief idea
OF representative government Is to
grow, he continued: There comes
time In every well ordered political
unit when 1t must take stock OF It's
condition before Il branches out into
fields. At this moment, civilization Is
consolidating its gains. II Is breath
Ing space, not retreat. Reduction
of expense is not reactionary. Sanity
Is not retrogresslOn. A return To rock
bottom foundations is n sure augury
of future progress"
This utterance was heartily applaud
ed, as was the next declaration that
"few laws, wisely administered, are
the best indication OF craftsmanship.
That state Is best governed which pre-
serves TO the greatest degree local
self-government. The tendency has
been towards Capitalization OF power
and too much regulation OF private af-
fairs. The happy medium Is that
wherein efficiency Is secured at the
sacrifice OF as little personal liberty
and individuality as possible. To that
end let us labor"
The governor called attention to the
fact that the estimated receipts OF the
state from all sources for the blen-
mum 1921-1022 were $3,360,000, and
urged that the appropriations be kept
to the minimum consistent with the In
come.
Governor Mabey declared that "rhe
nation Is suffering from the lassltude
Of nm athlete after trying contest.
Mems nerves are unstrung, and they
are given to complaint and criticism"
"The people are In no mood to toll
crate frivolous expenditures"
"rhe people pray earnestly that each
individual members slogan will be not
How much can l save for my city and
countryr but How much can ! save
for my state and still maintain that
efficiency which has always been her
chief characterlstloY
I'm the twenty-fOur years since
statehood, administrative agencies
have been multiplied In bewllderlng
confusion until today there are more
than forty OF them. The evils follow
Ing such a loose system are apparent.
A solution can be found without any
radical change In our present admin
lstrative form. Boards and commits
sions that are similar should be con-
solidated."
''The heavy burden OF taxation rest
ing upon the people should claim your
early and serious consideration, In
the hope OF not only not Increasing
that burden, but OF decreasing IT,"
1T Is now time to learn that a
prudent city or state, like prudent
person. must live within Its means
and not endeayor to ape the life and
practices OF communities much richer"
Desire as much as we may better
communication into favorlte localities,
II we keep our main lines OF road I'm
first class order during the years i'm.
medlately 10 come, the resultant road
efficiency and the saving of the tax
payers money viii be pleasing to most
OF our people"
"All educational veneer must be
scraped away and a more practical
program ushered In; but this does not
mean STOPPING 10 cheap and sordld,
but contemplates deeper awakening
OF the spirit through the building OF
a better social order"
"Our state department OF education
Is top heavy. lis work should be sim
plified Its working force reduced and
1t should be made to artlculate with
that OF the Agricultural college and
the university TO the end that dupll-
cation be absolutely eliminated"
This Is no time for freak leglsla-
tion, neither In Il the moment for ex-
perlmentution at the peoples expense
hence, II is hoped that all requests for
funds beyond the legitimate Income OF
the state be mel with deaf ears and
unfllnchlng hearts"
while It may be impossible OF meet
Ing the recommendation Of the COM
mission appointed TO make study OF
suitable memorial for the veterans
Of all wars in which this country par
tclpated, the excellent service the
commission has rendered should not be
lost and 1t should be kept intact for
later action"