Show I 1 I I II I I I i I I II I Letter to the Editor J Ii Independent Voter Voter I Expresses His Views I Editor Telegram The Telegram The legislature i has accomplished but ve very y little litIe of i any consequence Nothing in the I direction of reduction of taxes and scarce scarcely anything in which the people peo peo- I pIe at large are Interested There Is one matter that should receive attention which would woud save sate thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars of public money and andren andrender andrender ren render er the state counties cities and the people better ser service ser ice viz Every person elected to office should be compelled to personally do dothe dothe I the the- work prescribed b by law for such office and not turn it all over o to deputies The principal is is paid a large salary sal sal- ary and during camp campaigns declared better qualified for the he work of the specific office than any o other her person person person per per- son but after atter election in most cases he selects the tue best qualified person he can find among his lis relatives relatives rela rela- tives and political friends to do tie tie the work and he h r retires tires takes It easy and draws s his salary with no re responsibility re- re You seldom find the I principal In his office and when you ou do he usually refers you to deputy deput I I Xo No 1 2 2 5 tc tc for foi the information wanted nut But Buti I 1 hear our elected officers officers officers I cers say I am responsible for the work and for my deputies Past history and court decisions decIsions' I I do not prove that besides as these deputies are your our Intimate political friends they are rarely called to I account Certain bills before the I legislature will greatly increase thi condition in the state offices arid urd departments Each of the elective altai I state officers have specific duties I Prescribed by law all an of which I neither of them could perform without without with- with I i out help but each certainly should I do the more Important work of the theoffice theoffice office be present durin during business I hours and have llave full charge But if these bills arc are made laws and the I elective officers are required to take takeover takeover over O the state land Janel department the department of finance and purchase the board of examiners the banking I department t. t the 1 loan can department etc eti practically a all the work for which they were elected as well as h these numerous other other jobs will have have I to be done by deputies chief clerks clerics I etc and our elective officers in a sense will vill be Jacks of all trades but masters of none They would be he ev but nowhere to to he be fou found nd Take for instance the land board to be composed of the governor governor gover gover- nor nor secretary of state and attorney I general and placed in charge of a chief clerk at with thirty or forty assistants including appraisers appraisers ap- ap o of state lands and nd security property In different parts of the I state all intimate political friends I of the chief clerk and friends of or tho the purchasers rs of state lands or borrow borrowers eis of state funds The other I departments will un under er these bills If enacted be similarly managed The state attorney general denies that this arrangement has any political political po po- po- po complexion but as he sd- sd sel- sel to see things as others do do ho he may in this case also be ex excused ex- ex A few few partisans assert the same idea The question is asked everywhere Will Vill the steam roller grind the members of the legislature to mere dust 1 I hope not not- I Yours for rea real business INDEPENDENT VOTER |