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Show o ' PUBLIC SERVICE A PATRIOTIC DUTY THE idea put forth by the San Francisco Fran-cisco Chamber of Commerce, that voters have a right to demand the services ser-vices of the highest type of citizens in public office as a patriotic duty, is gaining gain-ing ground. Western states that will in 1918 elect legislative-, county and state officials are awakening to the necessity ne-cessity of commandeering the best men regardless of party for unselfish . service ser-vice to the state. The small type of political po-litical Operator who goes into office to make what he can out of it for himself - in cash, or to use his position for profit or personal advancement at this crisis is not in demand. Great military necessities neces-sities are staring the nation in the face, with rapidly mounting war taxes, with enormous responsibilities for food regulations, reg-ulations, control of transportation and manufacturing. The -.day of small-minded small-minded self-seeker and political profiteer profi-teer has passed, and as the greatest men in the nation are serving on boards and commissions to increase national efficiency, big men must serve the state. A political efficiency commission should be organized in each county in the state and proceed to search with a big-meshed big-meshed dragnet for men of the largest calibre, and the cleanest records for unselfishness. un-selfishness. The people have the right to demand the services of such men in city, county and state governments, that exploitation of the people in this great crisis of the nation's life be reduced re-duced to a minimum. . - , r . |
