Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-04
IN
PLEA FOR
PROGRESS
New Executive Pleads
For Square Deap' In
Government.
URGES FEW BILLS
Recommends Changes In
Many Matters for Good
of Entire State.
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. IA
plea for progressive and square
DEAL government was sounded by
Governor G. G. Young in his inaug-
ural address here today.
Appointment of commission to
study the tax problem; rcOrganiza-
ton of state departments and form
alton of a governor s ''cabinet of
department heads; highway financ-
ing by means of a gasoline tax and
fair agreement on road division
between northern and southern Cali
fornia; relief of crowded conditions
at state prisons; modification of
state education laws to prevent con
flict in authority, and passage ott
fewer bills were among the high
lights of the governor S address.
81 accept the result of last No
Ncmber' election not at all as
personal tribute, but rather as the
endorsement of "A philosophy of gov
ernment which | trust has been con
sistently mine throughout Is years
of endcavor to serve the state,
said the governor, in opening his
address, some of the noteworthy
statements in which were as fol
lows:
In the first place, | imagine we
are not afraid to be progressive. BY
this | mean we are not afraid to
try the new things which appeal to
us rs sane and reasonable.
"There is nothing in this concep-
tion of progressive government 10
give the least concern to any legiti-
mate business, or industry, or cor
porate enterprise.
1.-The budget this year will con
tain for the first time all the eX-
penditures of the state.
81 feel that this frank and com
plctc statement will keep faith
with the people.
II would recommend the legislat-
ure to provide for a commission to
investigate whether our existing tax
system, with periodic justifiable in
creases will continue to provide
Lcccssarv revenues for the state;
pending this investigation. no
change be made in our existing
plans for raising general revenues.
:" As certain of the state 5 offices
and commissions are written into the
constitution. and can be rcorganized
only by constitutional amendment,
work of reorganization cannot at
present be fully completed.
Suggests Cabinet
"An innovation that can be ac.
complished now would be an ar
rangement by which the heads, o.
directors of such departments as
may now be formed be constituted
into governor s cabinet or coun.
ell.
Let the northern and southern
sections of the state determine
upon a list of roads; let the revcn-
ucs for remaining roads be allocat-
cd fairly and equally between the
two sections, and fix upon a gaso-
line tax or equivalent method of
financing of new roads.
"a wise coordination of the
agencies of crime detection and
prevention, coupled with carefully
considered reforms in our obsolete
criminal procedure should effect
prompt reduction in the amount of
crime in California.
81 trust that this session NAV
be distinguished by very small
quantity of legislation, partly be.
cause we must admit that much pro
posed legislation is always really un-
necessary and partly because the
smaller the number of bills the
greater the time for considering
each, and the better the final re-
suit.
- enter upon my new duties
with very full sense of the re-
sponsibilities which will be mine,
and | propose to do my utmost TO
meet these responsibilities in a
manner which shall be worthy Of
this high office. And in all my eff,
forts toward this end the endless
good will of you, my friends, will
be constant encouragement and sup
port.