Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-09
Nebraska's Way

While members of the Washington legislative bodies vanly
trying TO find methods of reducing the burden by
shifting arasng methods proposing and there
gesng for extending taxation Nebraska has taken
matter firmly in hand and has made showing Charles Bryan
brother of the justly celebrated William Jennings
Office Of governor last fall Instead of seeking find taxable
commodities and dayng about trying build machine he
proposed to reduce the governmental expenses ten million dollars
onehd of the cost of operating the state last And he going
ito do it, Here is how it being done:
He Immediately abolished number of bureaus boards
He showed how possible the automobile half and
Istl the state three million dollars years He will abolish
tn code system the power
utonal officers here should be He has turned the department
of finance the state auditor The department of public wfare
has been abolished and the work The extension depart
ment of the state university The department of labor returned
directly under the supervision of the The department of
trade under various departments saving of
$150000 The department of public works from $4,000
two years ago 500000 The department of agriculture
from 165oo $15oooo and of the work viii be done by 9th
er departments.
Compare this condition with that within this state Would
not be great Washington had executive with real bckbone
Despite the great hue and concerning the efficacy OF the state
code system is said that the auditors report shows increase
expenditures between 100000 and $4,000 the former
Hart has built up great machine with the
method of government with the hope that will carry him for
second The legislature d daes along with eor
a methods of saving of money and proposes methods of tax
ing the people of the state perpeuate this inefficient form
The Hart machine is busy night and day working
any opposition may system The Legislative
half and constructive work has been done The
old tactics of delaying everything until the last and then running
through host of taxeang will result other
session since Washington became state.
efficient would Governor Harris administration
have office free from entang alliances
Expenses everywhere and worked for honest efficient lie
would instantly the admiration of his constituency all
the and have built most powerful macnehat OF united
people the could have prepared himself for
thing within the gift Of the people He has preferred take Tie easier
and instead Of having the confidence and Of the people
he has surrounded himself with otere Of the adroit and
fish politicians do his fence building that has been assembled
under gubernaoral wing. The count Of hue votes in November
1924 will whether Governor Hart is far seeing.
demonstration of whether not drastic cuts in governmental
Expenses naugurad being made the government in
this county Frank H. Paul has taken the step as Governor B
IN Of Nebraska Naturally enemies made and Of people
predictions that it can't be done lit won't last
he has something up his sleeve and scores of other kepca
marks similar However the NewsReOrd has confidence
in people large their ability recognize true worth and
honest that amy official who makes beginning
with the idea toting" fairly feel that his efforts will be
forever hidden from his constituents,
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