The Coconino sun., 1921-08-05
ALL TRUE, BUT ONLY PARTLY TOLD.

"BusinesSlike in every deteai is the list drawn up by the committee of prominent taxpayers, of cuts which the committee feels could easily be made in state appropriations, at the proposed special session of the state legislature.
 ''This list appears elsewhere in today's paper, and shows that the committee did not overlook single department. From the governors office down to that of janitor, slashes will be made in expenditures if special session is held, and if the committees recommendations are carried out. fl Hl ea 4s
 Until one reads over the appropriations set aside for the various state departments, they have no idea of the vast sums appropriated by the last legislature. Glancing at this list, one sees that sums far out of reason were appropriat- ed by the last legislature. They were out of req son at the time they were made, and with bus mess conditions showing no improvement, spend- ing such huge sums now, is more than out of reason.
 Arizona takes the cake when it comes to a matter of commissions There's commission af ter commission in Arizona. They all cost money. They make jobs for large number of people, it is true, and that costs taxpayers money. The state could get along without many of these commissions.
 "The entire state, we feel certain, would like to see special session of the legislature to re- duce appropriations, thereby lowering the tax levy."-Nogales Herald
 The above from the Nogales Herald is fair SCaCeHlenC Ol the case dS lt goes, put WHen the reason for it all is made plain, the voter has a right to complain. The people were given to believe that the great mass of commissions" would be consolidated into few good working bodies that could easily care for all the business of the state at small percentage of the present cost--$6 100000 now, against $2,000,000 few years ago. Instead of there being any effort to put over bill that would put the state on bud get plan with consolidation of all the commis- Sions that successive Legislatures could think of during the past ten years to care for lame ducks and their friends, additional commissions and boards were created with good salaries salaries of state appointees were raised; appropriations were increased and few millions added to help cut the state road department; in fact the fa- nous omnibus road bill, fathered by the state highwaymans department, featured the whole session of the legislature and all economic laws were forgotten. What use could there possibly be in calling the same legislature together again under the circumstances? The democratic breth- ren are strong for the extra session in hopes that they would get together and pass additional $6,- 0O0000 appropriations and have them signed up by an approving governor. The republicans are in bad enough at present without adding any, thing more to their burden, and the passing of the buck" to different department heads by the governor, to ascertain what "cuts" could be made, shows poor judgment and lack of knowl- edge of the affairs of the state. He either knows now or will never be able to find out the fnan- cial condition of each state department. The re- publican party of the state of Arizona is now and always has been for economy and efficiency in the administration of the affairs of the state and as party, republicans do not sanction or ap- prove the woful state of affairs We venture to stand up and say that voters, regardless of political parties, agree thoroughly with our view of the case.