The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-08-12
BUSINESS IN GOVERNMENT

to the Montana Bankers, part of which
appears on this page, is simply a
classic. with respect to the concrete
way in which he points out the reas-
n for the neal failures, this nation
has made in government. The produc-
ton should be carefully studied and
whatever our politics. we should heed
the lessons which it teaches and do
Jul parts to making this 4 better
America.
His endorsement of Gen. Dawes, and
the budget plan; the consolidation OF
different departments and bureaus,
the adjustment of others; the reduc-
ton of the number of office holders,
and the danger to government which
this class now threatens; the dupll-
cation of the sources of taxation and
the multiplicity of taxes; the selfish
ness of the politicians, are each OF
them matters to, which WASH
ington is now giving attention, n
with such men as Hoover and Dawes
in authority, it is felt that if reforms
cannot be accomplished now, they
never can be.
These evil existing conditions have
heen getting worse for more than n
hundred years, and during the last
e;oht wears have been engrafted into
the governmental system, until the
healthy and diseased parts are in many
places united. The remedies when ap-
piled will be slow of action but the
people already see signs of the restor-
alton of the government to a respec-
tive form. which will be economically
and efficiently administered.
Every day witnesses more business
in government at Washington. Busl-
ness methods are being introduced
where they have never been known
More and better work is being done
by the government clerks than for at
least a decade. Cabinet officers, their
assistants, bureau chiefs and the per-
sonnet on down the line are viewing
the organization and machinery for
public administration as they would
the organization and machinery of
private corporation.
"Dead timber" is being removed
Sruplus help is being dispensed with
Standards of work are being raised
Overhead and operating expenses arr
being radically reduced. System !:
replacing haphazard, p~rofligate, IN
efficient methods. Rigid economy l
replacing widest extravaganza. "Bacl
work" left in tremendous quantltie:
by the previous administration is be
ing cleaned up and current work KEEP
up to date. The public is being save
hundreds of millions of dollars b
economies and systems already put /
Y effect by the Harding administrator
and the work of putting the govern
l ment on a business basis has onl
: fairly started.
Had the previous administrator
which was in complete charge of a
the executive agencies of government
for eight years, deliberately planne
to clog the machinery, bungle affairs
do things in the most wasteful an
extensive manner, get the least don
and have what was done performe
in a loose manner that vitiated in
large measure its value, it is hard
see how it would have adopted an
, different methods than those i
vogue in the governmental depart
ments when the Harding adminlstrs
ton took charge. 1t takes time to COZ
!. rect these things. The destruction c
eight years cannot be repaired in flv
months. The progress made to dat
has been immeasurably greater tina
even the most optimistic hoped 70
5 after they became aware of condition
which the Harding administration II
r herited from it's predecessor.
l Business continues to improve. Th
: lowering of the discount rate by fou
: of the Federal Reserve Banks is a
outstanding commercial and finance;
5 event testifying to easier money, re
l turning confidence and reviving II
dustry. The discount rate has bee
2 lowered three time during the Hare
? ING Administration and it is know
} in ~financial. circles that the Admins
1 ~tration is very partial to that metho
of helping business regain its fec
t by making it less difficult for it t
5 get financial accommodation for IL
Ultimate purposes. 1t is believe
4 nothing will assist more in restorln
= normalcy in business than restorin
4 rormalcy in interest rates.
:, Democratic patriarchs are alarme
4 over the insurgency in their ranks q
!, the subject of tariff. The revolt
4 all the more menacing because
S takes place among 1.-The Kings Owr
= in the very inner courts of Democrat
The "Solid South" was undouhtedI
= badly cracked when the vote was tai
en- in the House on the tariff schedule
), of the Fordney bill. 1t begins to loo
e like Democrats were converted to tt
n idea of more business in governmel
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