Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-19
Unhonored and UnsunQ.

Louis Hart of the state of Washington undoub
edy the most unpopular and oved public official the state out
side OF his little cotere He and has been the
tons and criticisms from the inception his incumbency which
began when he succeeded the late governor the
present time his administrative code governor
his message to the legislature stated that the million dollar deficit
ot two has been changed into million dollar balance
lis the to show that there in the hands
county easurers two years sufficient funds wiped
the toned deficit and that the huge balance hand the
fact that the last legislature asked appropriate money
than actually needed fo- expenditures
All of this shows that the governors cabinet nothing
more less than huge machine built up by the selection adj
rot politicians from various parts of the state perpetuae the
Hart administration the taxpayers for another four years after
the present term expires.
Then the economically inclined governor asks for $4,000 for the
purchase of another or personal why needs this
knows years ago received like sum
for the purchase of huge Packard m0se only did he
cure automobile but every and jack his
net supplied with from three high priced cars of
these purchased through Tacoma automobile which
one of his most valued henehnan heavy stakeholder
Illustrates L. d. McArde director of business efficiency had have
la Cadillac phaeon costing "a 500
But the office which the governor point with pride
lis that Of state printer He responsible for organization
may be charged with the perpuato thereof This office may
b designated graft but unbsinesske arrangement
1t openly boasted that this office its holder high $4,000
year Men have been the Office with scarcely
dollar and emerge the end Of financially Independent
for the remainder of their lives e. L. Boardman is
ample No begrudges public official decent salary but be
liable accumulate fortune the short of eight years
Tally the of the taxpayer ridiculous There
competent printers who could be secured conduct the office hon
Iestly and efficiently for $4,000 per year
The provisions of the printing law that the printer furnish
his plant This always Inherited the incumbent buying it
outgoing official The legislature then provided that the
shall receive much per thousand for composition
much hundred for press work much for binding etc. all
Sufficiently high take the breath of familiar with printing
COSTS To illustrate the exoonate prices charged The state
bank Governor Listers administration wanted
number blanks of form The state printers figures
$4O0 for them Knowing that this out of the examiner
eneavored show the printer the by having Of the big
printing of Seattle figure the job The price $4,000
just one of the provided by law Regardless of the diff
price the printer received the work the law
vdes that he shall Other prices in The proportion
The Seattle Star of Monday eora commented the fact
THAT will print thousand envelopes for % cents
while printer charges 81 90 This is really within
LET the Star investigate the real oyercharges
When the governor took office years ago it became known
that because of the financial ngncy printer could raise the
huge the plant off from Mr. Lanorn hands Hence
Mr. continued The administration TIC make
things for all concerned Of the governors in
stalled good salary in the state printing Office although he had
special fitness for the work far the writer knows to make
him valuable i'll that capacity.
ad nfntum through all Of the ramfcaions of
administration it any wonder that the governor