The New York herald., 1921-09-27

cient and conscientious public servants
and that on the whole the public BUSH
ness has been well done. But laxness
Increase, obsolete methods 70 continue
and useless positiong TO multiply. The
public service needed tuning mp. 1t
needed In places the substitution OF ef-
ficent for obsolete methods and the
elimination OF useless work. Unfortu-
nately. that meant the loss OF positions
to some. and our opponents have even
fact that the number on the. payroll OF
the State has been reduced by more
than $500.
Pushing Public Works.
regret that any one should lose his
or her position, especially In times like
these. but ! have considered that the
State could do most TO lessen unemploy-
mcnt In two,yays. first. by lcssening as
FN>s posXb& lhe tax burdens upon
AEa6try. anS~islsdentallyfby thus set
ssaaR1s sl1,,lessg ssS ara mSn;sioa; ssSn
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Esa(ats ,i,ndu.t.3 and, g, commsree. s,n,c ars ,e.
ns s''e pressea Vim o. s's shsIl si
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~Stfahst that every municiNI ana county
sas eyiaabsss T' Sss'ss .; sSsF'S; ii
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s have a,s atA,'isnss .hssl,sy yxithin thhs
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az sSssss ,asifestiy net5,Iolsnii /, :, sil
RI about Tia rsstors,ion OF order I,,nr in IN
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eans.trcn, resassaion forScspsti,utional
seGsrsn' sas,a stgsuS1Seen,.' 'sb. Ss the
DID noeWYuire e.sEsSyc action action;
Gss iis0" aassK csnsSoS St 5srnaslSs sSa
ac wlllins hHa Tie 'isa responsibiii,y siH
y& a, ard ,akGfsPis,rSsss.Eo defend the
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- ini.srseiJS iIiIsnlsaei 1sss}tsnuai sss}s yis0'p il two
yakrs, or ninsYHonths OVEN and two
years 10 quite long enough for an ipef-.
some Governors would devote more Of
four year term to the public business
and less In proportion to the pursuit OF
a reelection, though TX might also hap
pen that a heightened term would serve
70 give Governor, thus animated, more
time to play politics and greater oppor-
tunity to intrcnch himself In power I
pledged myself to administer the office
precisely as though Il were TO have a
single term, and there are those who
appear TO think that have at least kept
that promise.
There Is undoubtedly merit in the
short ballot proposal. though whenever
tpy tn frfty
political power they have not shown any
inclination to do 80.
IL the same considerations applied TO
the, organization OF government as of
business the Governor undoubtedly
should have the appointment Of all heads
OF departments whose terms should be
with his. That would centre
responsibility in the Governor and give
him the power TO discharge such rcspon-
II would also afford opportun-
ity for the abuse of power. and after
nine months OF experience ! am fully
persuaded that the Governor now has