New-York tribune., 1921-09-27

this assembly of the represent tattves OF
the Party, fairly chosen according. to-
law. Party policies should now reflect
the united wisdom OF the Party rather
than the fears or necessities OF candi-
dates. for the responsibility of chosen
Representatives has now been substituted
for mass irresponsibility. 'deliberative
assembly for the soap box.
Z trust that the proceedings OF this
CO ventioa may prove the wisdom OF
ratner than cxpediency will govern your
deliberations. After all, in the long run.
the right thing is always the eNpedient
temporary defeat for principle than
transitory success for place alone.
First Task to Restore Order.
The Republican Party has been clothed
with fuii power and responsibility III
State and nation at q time OF serious
arrangement OF the public finances and
of .prvate industry. caused In part by
thd fatuous policy of courtiag popularity
pursued by those charged with the re-
sponsbTlity for the administration OF the
public business The first task, the
ob bvious task the imperative task. was
TO restore order; and order. Is steadily
! but surely emerging from chaos at
! Washington, under the guiding and
! stcadying hand of President Harding:
I In this State, on a smaller scale ant:
with less stupendous problems, We have
been striving to accomplish the same
/ task.
/ ing under q burden OF taxation, State
4 and Federal. which is drying up the
! sources of revenue and diverting. capital
sfroDl the needs OF industry That eX-
/ 3eeAN due wholly to the war. it has
! beenSvauset in part by laxness and eA-
travaEaaca in administra ton. no douot
stmuste.sy II var condi59nt tld IN m
crcasing demand for the, extension OF
/ Government activities which those IN
! responsible position have not uad- Ale
courage or the disposition .te- -re5ist.-sk
This increasing and unresisted tendenS
| c5- TO demand more and more OF COY
crnnent is shown by the startling ia
| crease in the requests for appropriatloE
In recent years. In 1919 the so-callsr
budget requests were roughly $o7 900 900
| and the appropriations for that year
were. almost as much; N 1920 the r.,
quests jumped to $l41 ,5oo, coo and tgs
appropria tions to $145. 500. .oo0. or 81 .o0Yas
| GEO more than the budget requests -
In the campaign last year we prorf-
isce The people to put stop TO tfa
mounting cost OK government. The ab-
proprtatons this year were $40 200. .o04
less than those OF last year and S70,Q0@3
coo loss than the requests, and l strongly
incline to think that the present poll A.
department heads will base their rA4
/ quests for next year on their needs ratts
| er than their ability to spend
On Jan. / we found that the habit of
spending had grown to such an extent
\ that the appropriations were $4,000. COO
81 ir excess of the estimated current rev.
n crues, and even with the. drastic pruning
u Of last Winter the appropriations for
cf such revenues. We redeemed our
Pledge to stop the alarming increase IN
the cost OF government, met $4,000, coo
CT deficiencies. and even effected net
cP E n olur
prtmsed to establish the policy OF liv-
inA within our income. but we have
cnH half redeemed that promise. To
red6en it fully there must be still fur
hapMy TO b. able to say, from the
kno4ledge Of the States business al
readN gainsd. that those reductions can
BE- xs{ie without impairing the eff
& & MOI any branch OF the States &C
~ Need os New Revenue.
We aiN now facing period OF lean
( revenuesS because the three ,erea,
A&lrces Of the States revenue. corpora
sA taxes. personal income taxes and
q -nnheritanss> taxes will largely be based
on the REDUCED earnings and
this year. and 1t is difficult
.S6a tely to forecast the extent
"A Notions. Fortunately, tn.
.es4E8 le fiscal year ended June
u sla9k than the estimates and
Ra all al ) Of {, the h .,,s approgria. ,,:
to UegfSA fig bal year on July than
was antieaSsdR AS ! appraise our sit
uscfon. tina tslrih > will tide US over the
le4n-period ahea and enable US. with
| within our naeanA to put the business
OF the State on Nund financial basis.
which means that ousgo must not ea-
ceed income.
In my Judgment. that IS OF paramount
Importance to all OF Hae people OF the
State. Our. people aret tsufferfng from
: the stagnation OF busineAs. and one OF
N The potent causes OF our 2hstress Is our
"a Aburtiensonle. cumbersome ,S&sl excessive i
1t Is unthinkahie xNeS- at suck
y3Astinle those burdens sh6NIS4kbo iu~
7 eFfA sed. 1t Is imperative tna&Neny be
/ eGssltzed and reduced. and EsoJernsent nj
| cah&uo nothing which will moro NrsSAy Y