Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-15

obtaining information upon whef
action is taken. 1t should be re
membered that there is way that
accurate information may be obtain.
ed from reliable and disinterested
persons. Until this has been done
action should be deferred Wher
receiving information or advice from
q person ii is we'll TO bear in mind
the interest of that party in III,
decision which you are to make.
In most cases the executive seems
to confine his action to those max
ing formal application. He should
impose no such limitation upon him
self in the exercise of the appoint
ing power, remembering that he
has the whole body of citizenship
to select from
The practice Of appointing from
the lists of applicants is moi con
demned, if among them is found
a person worthy and fit. There are
chronic office seekers possessed of
Il mania to be on the public pay
roll whose qualifications for any
responsible office are lacking. Their
claim is usually political influence.
They have previously determined
that the public welfare will be
greatly promoted by their appoi'.t-
ment and the future political sue
cess of the appOnitor Will thereby
be assured No time is required to
arrange their personal and business
affairs. They are instantly ready
he state. Their creditors, who are
sometimes mistaken for political
friends, usually help them. Such,
when appointed, are eminently sue
cessful in meeting the monthly pay
roll.
No office should be created or per-
mitted to exist without providing
such compensation as Will induce
proper persons to hold it, There
are few offices in this state the
emoluments of which are insuffi-
cient on account of which the exec
utiye may not be able to properly
fill. If an office will not pay for
its proper administration, ii should
be promptly abolished. The execu-
tive administration should neither
be handicapped nor criticised in
such cases.
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS.
At times il has seemed that the
chief business Of the Governor was
to deliver public addresses. This
undoubtedly has been contrary TO his
wishes and at times or doubtful pro-
priety The persstercy of the pub
lie have on their programs persons
holding high important positions
is well known. This fact suffe-
GENTLY excuses tho practice, yet
too much of this lends to make
very common and to diminish the
dignity properly belonging to the
office Again much Of this time
could be usefully employed in the
service of the state, the Governor s
chief concern.
The Governor should be a judge
of human nature wonderfully alert
and quick to grasp the full import
of any conduct. He should keep
himself accurately informed in all
matters pertaining to his department
and not take everything for granted.
and he is not meddling with affairs
which do not concern him in doing
so. 1t is only the subordinate who
Is purposely going wrong that re-
sents it. The Governor has much
thought and work in this respect
of which the public Is not aware.
He should quickly comprehend the
Significance of staged preliminaries
prior to the time at which he will
be asked to take certain action.
He must not believe everything that
everybody tells him.
The Governor issues many proc
lamations and numerous are his
public utterances In a sense as
an official he is inseparable from
the state, the state Is held to have
said and done what he has said and
done. He will be interviewed, and
if NOT careful, without being aware
'of the object and purposes of same
THE proneness to msunderstand
and misinterpret is well known,
therefore, he should weigh we'll and
be extremely careful in all his pub.
HE utterances and not allow him
Iself to be quoted until after ex-
Iamination and approval of the quo.
tation. II he is in doubt as tC
what he should say, he can well
refuse to say anything. His views
upon questions not concerning his
lpublic duties may be sought; hi
lcannot afford TO become an inter
lmeddler and may properly refuse
land if pertaining to his public du-
| ties there may be no necessity foi
la public expression.
EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS OF
THE LEGISLATURE.