The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-06

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Now. here we ought to keep in mind
that the church cannot do that, and
that. after all, 1t Is not the business
OF the church to lead he masses
against the almighty dollar. I re-
peat, the church cannot do that sort
of business. However. it may be
that some religious teachers are able
to show us what ought to be done in
order to lift US out Of this business
dilemma and lead us on q safer road
to and Of prosperity.
NoN-RAD1CAL.
POLITICS VS.. EFFICIENCY
Bismarck, N. D.,
Jan. Is, 1882.
Editor, Tribune:
AS taxpayer and an old resident
of Dakota. honestly believe that
this session Of the legislature will go
down In the history of the state as
being the first that has really done
something to benefit the tax-paying
public. It will lift from our shoulders
a load that could not be carried any
longer
When we look back on the years
gone by, we can now see our mistakes
and the mistakes others have made
and 1t has taught us all q lesson, but
We should keep in mind that public
official is a servant of the people and
as such should serve all the people: be
efficient and economical. A public
position has been considered more of
a pension than a position Of trust. eff
ficiency and responsibility. In our
various educational institutions We
educate people to become doctors.
lawyers, mechanics, ETC., but none
are educated to become future public
officials Civil service is a great i'm
provement over the patronage sys-
tenn and establishes efficiency in pub
lie offices. It also relieves any adj
ministration of much worry, grief and
sorrow. In many cases persons are
elected and appointed to various re-
sponsible governmental positions and,
so far as the duties of these positions
are concerned, they do not have the
least idea what they are. They dream
of new ideas and consequently they
install new records, new systems, and
are great on red tape and use 1t in
large quantities. In many cases the
new systems do not prove to be a sue
cess and complicate matters more
than before. They make mistakes at
the expense OF the public, because
there is no one to instruct them what
to do and how to do it, other than the
law. which they often fail to read.
Such officials are very expensive
So is red tape. Many public officials
who have become efficient after sew
eral years of hard work and training
in an office and educated at a great
expense to the public, are ousted be-
cause they have been there long
enough" A public official should be
required and forced to keep a simple,
uniform system of record-keeping and
accounting. Above all things. a pub
lie official should have executive abu-
ity, ambition and enough backbone
to say, "yes" and mo-. There are
many Woodworking, efficient public
servants who really do try to earn
their salary honestly and work for the
welfare Of the public, but when the
head of a department Is inefficient
and has no executive ability 1t Is
mighty hard matter for the two class
es to get along together. To require
a good, efficient public official tc
work for q salary less than that paid
to heads of corporations decreases
efficiency and increases the cost Of
government. Large salaries induce
efficient persons to seek public Of
flee. A public official who Is com.
PEELED to make two campaigns every
other year and contribute money tx
all demands and requests should re.
ceive twice the salary paid to Other
persons doing like work.
Many public officials do not owl
property nor do they pay taxes
Therefore they do not know the value
Of public money. It comes easy ant
goes easy. We should have public
dictator who should instruct public
officials what to do, how to do 1t ane
compel them to do their duty
Public servants who do not rende,
services for value received, should b.
eliminated from the pay roll. II tn
head of q department could be he'll
responsible for negligence and ineffi
cheney the saving to the public woult
be astonishing. II q private corpora
ton conducted its business IN tn
same manner Is our public affair
have been conducted, 1t would g
bankrupt in q very short time.
Our government. with It's variou
political subdivisions, Is the larges
corporation In the world and II man
aged in the same manner as privat
corporation Is managed 1t could b
operated for less than half the ex
pense. The public treasury can b
compared with . well containing a
unlimited supply Of water, with
good pump and a strong handle, bu
the public is awakening to the fac
that the pump has been working to
fast and it is high time that q chat
be tied to the handle Of the pump
Here is hoping that the chain viii b
tied fast enough 50 that 1t does ne
slip off very soon.
A Taxpayer.
THAT SCRIP IDEA
Dear Editor:
read your editorial commentin
IN State Treasurer Dale painless cul
for al. Let me give you . farmer
reaction to that idea.
Now will have to just explain I
you that new bug Technocracy. 70
know We farmers in North Dakot
always join everything. have fc
many years filled out and mailed re
ports on crops to the departmer
At Washington.
Also in this state there ere som