The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-29
Why DictatOrs?

of the state legislature at the instance
of Governor Ayers the bill passed which later came TO be
the Hter Bill" and which may be repealed during
present session 1t is of common knowledge that
the with unreasonable in
the hiring firing employees and designed to
possible build up efficiently functonng political
machine; machine that came incng second Ayers
governor the state has survived two attempts
repeal by the 1889 and 194 sessions of the legislative
semby may pass picture the present session
nasmuch providing for repeal has already
passed the senate without debate.
Now we have n the assembly another measure which
would up another form of dictatorship in the form OF fl
nance dictator 1t is Volumnous pm ana aeaoy suocom
mee work trying to bo down to some reason
able size and simplify it. However the of the
bill is retained will set up dictator over the states finances
dictatorship is said to be efficient than the func
onng procedure but do the people OF the state
dictator of kind? The dictator over the states fl
might concevaby few dollars for the state as
whole but upposng the vested with the supreme a
hory finances of the state should happen to be pref
favor of particular groups OF its c
zenry what could happen and probably would? The
states budget could then be apporoned tnat efe Wou
be little expenditures to the less favored
groups Probably the first to feel the pinch would be
the labor. Can you think ohand of man
experience and ability to direct the budgeng of our
SYSTEM who would be certain not
to favor appreciate least the interests of
other groups preference of the farmers and
the aborrs? We humby confess inability to think Of any
such paragon.
Under the present each department head in
the his estimate of requirements to
the state accountant who prepares budget which
provided for each member of the assembly This department
head knows what the demands upon his department Tor ser
requires he be too Jealous for his department.
and the citizens which his particular department
serves just entitled efficient service other
group The department head before the appropr
committee of the assembly and ustes his requests On
these committees from the group which his depart
They competent to evauae his representa-
tions advise the other committee members
Under the proposed the department head would
his requests little Hitler who could tell him
gets off, the services his department provides
meet with the full sympathy appreciation of the fl
nance Hitler.
AS result of the passage of Bill 10 the last
providing for the fees for all special services to go into
general fund.- compelling various divisions of the depart
operate fixed appropriations which may or may
ample the incurred in the rendering of the
special divisions have been hampered Yet
general of the has gained from nearly all of
them effect compelling certain in need of the
special and paying fees for them being burdened with
a special tax.
The state accountants understood to be opposing
any change enacted by H. B. TO- Since the dv
ons of the Department of Agriculture the adj
versey the slated to ake the
rap only in cuaed services but also in paying an add
the form of fees these reverng to the general
for general expenses of the state government
Undoubtedly the present state accountant hopes to be
vested with the authority the states finances
attitude undoubtedly will be to pinch down expendi
tures a showing in his capacity of finance
We do not believe that the people of the state will want
compel presumably responsible heads of departments to
any little Hitler with tin cup in their hands
asking necessary funds conduct their departments to
meet the demands their services by the people '
We lot of in centralized accounting de-
partment for the state but funconng as an accounting de-
partment only. r
Why these toward dctatoral governmental func
tons anyhow? When so-caled Hitler bill passed.
progressive representatives voted for it. Their ar
gument that would make responsibility OF the governor
impossible evasion what 1t also made possible for
build personal political machine for personal ag
yrandzement and since the the statute books t.
What could the people do about it? INSCRIPTIONS gov
had two with the Hitler bill in effect we would
ave had exactly what they had Huey Long
because along responsibility also went the authority
IND that is the trouble with relationships. e.
muddle along with democratic processes yet While
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