The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-20
SCORES OF | IVES LOST TN STORM
Nathers Recommends His Plan as
Solution of Tax-Reduction Muddle
Speaker, in Plea for Harmony and Demo Support
Quotes Bryan Campaign Speeches Contradicting
Code Modification Plan of Governor.

are not the agents and are not respon-
sible to the taxpayers
The speaker pointed TO the fact
that in the face of this campaign
statement by Governor Bryan he 5
demanding the power TO appoint every
employe in the state. Following is 4
+ list of state activities. enumerated by
Mathers. which the governor would
take sole charge of and direct Az
pointment OF everyone in these de-.
partments:
Bryan's Powers Enumerated.
The governor shall be state health
director
The governor shall be head Of the
engineering department.
! The governor shall be commission.
er of insurance.
i THE governor shall be Commissioner
of banking.
] THE governor shall be commission
er Of labor.
THE governor shall be head OF the
department OF animal industry.
The governor shall be head OF the
bureau Of inspections.
The governor shall be head of the
+ fish and game departments
+ The above is all taken from the
bills presented 10 the legislature BY
Governor Bryan.
"Ias the state OF Nebraska ever
+ had any such Capitalization Of pow.
eg?" Mathers asked.
Was such monstrosity outlined
in the democratic state platform?
In the campaign utterancc Of can.
didate Charles ". Bryan. now in my
+ possession. did Mr. Bryan outline
such tremendous Capitalization Of
power?
"Is there a single democrat in the
I senate or house of representatives
who proclaimed during the cam.
paign. such farreaching dictator.
ship as this?
Voters Unaware of Plan.
Did any voter at the November
polls know that such Capitalization
of power in the governors office was
contemplated?
WHO OF YOU whether democratic
or republican. will say here and now,
who in Nebra ska will say. that the
above departmental groups Will Nt
be honest, capable and efficient when
managed by such men as Auditor
Marsh, Secretary OF state Pool. State
Treasurer Robinson and Land Com
missioner Dan Swanson?
IF perchance, Governor Bryan will
not yield one inch shall the legislature
be blocked in its effort to be of con-
structive service to the people Of Ne
braska. will the governor not. at lenst,
stand by the plain and unmistakable
language OF his own speeches. quoted
in this statement and thus fairly and
consistently approve at least my
amendment and let that be the COM
mon ground from which can be
worked out an adjustment Of state NJ.
fairs and give Nebraska an honest,
safe and drastic tax reduction pro.
gram.
Unequalled Dictatorship.
"Othervise we would have dicta.
torship without parallel. and controlled
only by a woud.be executive council,
council without even the semblance
OF authority under the constitution and
with democrats within the house Of
representatives. admitting such a coun-
Gil, would under tho present constitn.
ton be only suggestive and have opiy
advisory power. Under the constitu.
ton the governor as the supreme ex-
eeutiye officer of the state could at
any time disregard the wishes Of this
executive council and do exactly as
he pleases."
Because so many OF the members
who went home for the week end We're
SNOW bound. debate on the Bryan, by.
sart and Mathers bills was by mutual
agreement Of democrats and republl.
cans postponed until tomorrow.