White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-30
ECONOMY ONLY PROMISE MADE
PEOPLE, SAYS NEW GOVERNOR


to be conferred and exercised, would
seem to demand commission, for a
time at least, as our assessment rolls
need thorough revision and equalization.
Your attention is also directed to the
conditions under which bonds are now
voted for various purposes by the differ
emit governmental units.
It is recommended that any and all
such future bond issues shall require the
direct recorded approval OF the citizen
ship as confirmed by their appearances
at their respective polling places, and
majority of the total voting at the, last
general state election. No general in
debtedness of any kind should be Gre
since II the Improvement under discus
sion II of public interest and public de-.
! mand, those concerned should and win
manifest their approval by appearing at
essary bonds, which otherwise should
not be issued.
The disproportionate and alarming
makes this subject that Of the very first
Importance. No plan for state economies
can omit very careful consideration OF
| the education budget. believe economy
efficiency of our state institutions, par
| ticuiarly If the number of the student
body is limited to those earnestly seek
ing and benefitting through its advan-
| tages.
Higher education at the expense Of the
state Is very great privilege, properly
at the command of our children, and that
nifty maintained without burdensome or
prohibitive taxation, demands entrance
requirements and educational standards
such as will eliminate those unprepared,
unable or unwilling to conform to such
standards Of application and scholar
ship.
A more intimate relationship Of the
different educational activities OF the
erai policy Of development of its educa-
| tional plant is advisable and necessary
| In the best interests, both of education
ana the Sa 10 s shs eb Board of
higher ourricula, as at present consti.
tuted, be abolished, and a lay board of
five be constituted and charged with the
tire state system Of higher education and
recommending to the next legislature
plan for its coordination and future bus
mess control
cessity from an educational standpoint,
| I recommend no levy be made for the
Centralia Normal School.
REFORESTATioN
| In this state reforestation Is normal
and natural process. It only requires
time and protection from outside dan
gers to regrow forests. Each year finds
| a rapidly mounting aggregate In the
II
| timber lands, most of which have their
! greatest economic value in reforestation
and should be SO used.
My fear Is the certain refOrestation OF
such lands can only be carried on in
state or national ownership, but sound
| state policy Of reforestation should be
developed and should offer every fair
inducement and encouragement for pri-
vate ownership to engage in regrowing
/ timber. Means must be found without
further loss Of time to put these I'M
productive lands to economic use.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
can be made in the administrative code
so as to effect new economies without
impairing efficiency. What these modi-
fications should be am not now quail
take the code as 1t exists and to cut OPP
Grating costs to the bone. Wherever
practicable and possible, consolidation OF
partments will be effected expenditures
will be eliminated and the public pay
roll, both as to men and money, will be
reduced to the end that the taxpayer
may have q breathing spell. and the in
dividual citizen, in his own business,
may enjoy q respite from governmental
regulation, inspection, interference, die
tation and domination.
Il I do not know how you like 1t but
personally am tired of having fellows
come around, show me badge and de:
mand entry to my private records anG
accounts, k1CkluS dnu ItuOlu6 ldQlt, l1dh
: ing it necessary for men in business t.
keep q bevy Of extra clerks on hand tt
provide data and material for those
pusillanimous blathering sixties to feet
on.
. CHILD LABOR
/ There is another matter of vital i'm.
portance not only to the people Of this
state but to every soul in America, CON
You will early have submitted to yot
, the proposed twentieth amendment t.
the federal constitution, the popularl!
and appealingly but wholly erroneousl,
limit, regulate and prohibit the labor o
all persons under Is years Of age"
Imagine boy OF ID years Of age. witt
that son-of-a-gun would not be At tt
. live among decent people.
II adopted it means radical and rev
olutionary departure from the principles
on which our federal government Il
. founded; 1t would subordinate the con
|. troll Of the state over its youth to con
gress, operating through federal bu
reau; and further will deprive parents Q
training Of their children
Can you mothers and fathers imagine
. that? tell you they would have deuc.
of row with me- If was young enough
to raise some more children.
ITO limit and to regulate" means thu
control Of all OF their activities; whil'
ito prohibit" carries with it menac.
lOT Lie CONulSIc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI yOuIi
through possible idleness and a relaxa
: ton or perhaps entire freedom of par
} entail authority.
! IN CONCLUSION
We have a great state peopled by I
! forward looking, Industrious people,
people who at the last election wen
splendidly on record Of sound, common
sense government. Let's not fail them
but get to work. You here. over there
II at any time can render any assist
, ance, my services are yours and shall
hope for your cooperation to the enc
that our several pledges to those wht
have placed us here may be made good
ROLAND II. HARTLEY.
!, Olympia, Washington.
January IA, 1925.