GOVERNMENT BE REDUCED?
The problem of reducing govern-
mental expenses is one that is com-
manding the attention of thinking
men and women in each unit
government—local, State and Fed-
eral.
In discussing the question, Ishall
attempt to do so without fear or
personal bias. There will be no
malice in what I have te say and no
thought of being either critical or
personal. Under stress of the pres-
ent moment, one should not allow
personal feelings to swerve his
course or interfere with his duty as
a loyal American citizen. One does
not need to shoot some one, or get
shot, in order to be patriotic. The
opportunity is ours, for displaying a
type of courage and patriotism un-
equaled in the annals of history.
This is no time to be building
political machines for selfish pur-
poses, or attempting to lay addition-
al tax burdens upon a people al-
ready crushed by the load that is
being carried. Bond issues, addition-
al taxes and increased expendi-
tures only serve to prolong the de-
pression and prevent the return of
prosperity.
Not in a third of a century has
there been so much independence
manifested as was displayed by the
members of both the House and Sen-
ate during the special session of thd
Legislature. The Old Political Ma-
chine, has been broken, and I trust
never again to be repaired.
The members of the Legislature
are elected by the people and are
their servants, and not servants of
the Governor. The duty of the
Governor, as 1 understand it, is ex-
ecutive and administrative, rather
than legislative. He may recom-
mend, but not demand legislation, as
the members are responsible to their
constituents and to them only.
The action of the Legislature re-
flects the thought of the people gen-
erally, throughout the State. The
plan of bonding the State and in-
creasing the taxes, for unborn gen-
erations to pay,
and met the disapproval of an awak-
ened citizenship. It is evident that
no further increase in the cost of
government will be tolerated, and as
more money is needed, how shall it
‘be obtained? There is but one an-
swer, and that is to decrease the
.cost of government.
This can be done as follows:
1. Decreasing salaries.
2. Abolishing all useless
‘and Departments.
3. By eliminating waste and dupli- |
‘cation.
Salaries that have been fixed by
an Act of the Legistature can only
‘be reduced by a further Act, or by
voluntary consent of those employ-
ed. If they would consent to do
this, the moral effect would tend to
create confidence in their State of-
ficials, as well as inspire faith in the
‘Government itself.
The Governor could reduce the
salaries as well as the number em-
ployed by the State. Courageous ac-
tion on his part would do much to-
wards decreasing the cost of Gov-
ernment. He could render the State
no greater service than that of
abolishing all useless labor and put-
ting all salaries back to a pre-war
basis.
Abolishing useless Bureaus and
Departments would not be So easy,
but could be done by the Governor
dismising all who are employed in
said Bureaus and Departments and
‘refusing to appoint their successors.
The money would then revert back
to the General Fund and could be
used for other purposes.
Let us mention a few that we
could dispense with. The Bureau of
Markets is now doing about the
same work that other State and pri-
vate agencies are doing. State Col-
lege is now giving instruction in
g, packing and marketing, and
through its Extension Service could
easily do all and more than the
Bureau is doing, at a great saving
in money.
The Bureau of Plant Industry is
also doing work that rightfully be-
longs to the College. The College
must be maintained, why take away
a part of her work in order that a
Bureau may be maintained? I ven-
ture the prediction that if both of
these Bureaus were abolished, not |
one farmer in a thousand would ever
know the difference, and the only
ones who would suffer would be
those who were thrown out of work.
The Welfare Bureau is another
example of how Bureaus and De-
ents have multiplied during a
- short time. With a Health De-
partment such as ours, and with
many local agencies helping in this
line of work, this duplication of
service is unnecessary and expensive.
Every county has some form of re-
lief that is supported by taxing the
people. Why add to their burden?
The Department of Forests and
Waters should include that of Game
and Fish, and should be given pow-
er to prevent stream pollution. It
is absurd for the Department of
Forests to plant State land with
trees and then have the Game De-
ent raise deer to destroy them.
Fish are hatched and grown at a
big expense to the State. They are
then placed in our streams and kill-
ed by the million, by mine water and
acid and factories and tanneries,
owned by corporations which use
our streams as a dumping ground
for waste products.
If a fisherman catches a fish that
is under-size, he is fined or impris-
oned; but neither the Fish Commis-
sion nor Health Department has
been able to prevent the wholesale
killing of game and food fish by the |
big corporations.
of
was not popular
Bureaus |
Why all this ex-|
| pense, if no one is to derive a bene-
fit?
The De t of Revenue is
| costing the State $2,000,000 or more |
| per year, and is only duplicating the
|and Auditor General. The cost of
| collecting a dollar has more than
doubled during the past few years,
| State Government has
from four cents per capita to about
$17.50.
money is wasted for political pur-
poses is shown by a recent audit
made by a well-known Philadelphia
firm. A clerk in one of our State
teachers’ colleges misappropriated
some of its funds. The loss was
discovered, the clerk confessed, and
an audit followed in all the Colleges,
which cost the State $1,500,000 and
not one cent of money was returned.
Is it any wonder that the cost of
Government is increasing?
The Department of Property and
Supplies gives another outstanding
example of how public money is
wasted. I am informed that all State
cars are bought from local dealers
instead of from the factory. I fully
raalize that buying from the factory
wiil not obtain votes, but why should
the difference be taken out of the
State Treasury. The cars are
brought to Harrisburg, the paint re-
moved, and a new coat of a bright
yellow color is supplied. If these
cars were bought directly from the
factory and the required color put
on at the first painting, there would
not only be a saving in the first
cost, but an additional one of re-
painting. It is quite time that pub-
lic officials began to build business
| organizations, rather than political
machines.
The creation of a Greater Pennsyl-
vania Council is another striking ex-
ample of waste of public funds. The
Council can do nothing that could
not he done by other Bureaus and
Departments. The real object in
creating the Council was to aid in
building a political machine rather
than a Greater Pennsylvania.
The way to make Pennsylvania
great is to give her citizens an equal
' opportunity under the law. Remove
| unjust burdens of taxation that have
| been placed upon them, and give to
| laborers a large share of the fruits
of their labor, and no Council will
be needed.
Since January 1, 1919, nearly all
salaries have been increased; some
have been doubled and even tripled.
Let us mention just a few:
Auditor General, $8,000 to $12,000.
Secretary of Agriculture, $5,000 to
$10,000.
Secretary of Banking,
$10,000.
Secretary of Forests and Waters,
$3,000 to $10,000.
$6,000 to
| $12,000.
| 000.
Secretary of Mines, $5,000 to $10,-
| $5,000 to $12,000.
| utive Office during 1930, Governor
| Fisher's last year, was $146,740. The
cost during 1931, Governor Pinchot's
| first year, was $189,240, or $42,500
more than it cost Governor Fisher.
There were sixty-six employees dur-
ing Governor Fisher's last year, and
eighty-two during Governor Pin-
| chot’s first year. Governor Pinchot
not only pays his private secretary
$7,500 per year, but also employs his
wife at $3,000 per year.
In spite of the many new build-
ings built on the Hill, we find that
the State is now renting eleven
buildings in the city for office pur-
s. Does not that tell the story
of why the cost of State Govern-
ment is ever increasing?
When a farmer finds that he has
more stock than he can stable, he
does not rent more room, but sells
the culls and worthless stock, keep-
ing only the best. That is exactly
what the State must do. Weed
out the culls, drones and political
misfits and keep only those who are
competent and actually needed to
carry on the work of the Govern-
ment.
The increasing cost of Govern-
ment, both county, State and Fed-
eral, can be prevented by a decided
| reduction in salaries, abolishing all
useless Bureaus and Departments,
stopping all over-lapping and dupli-
cation of effort, requiring efficiency
| rather than ability to get votes, as
a recommendation for appointment.
Do this and millions of dollars can
be cut from the State Expense Bud-
| get.
The cost of Government from the
smallest to the highest unit is too
‘high and constantly getting higher.
To meet this condition requires cour-
age and decision. The Governor
has declared against the padded pay
roll and inefficiency.
‘looking for constructive action.
The pay roll of our State should |
be given a rigid examination to de- | yo
soundly kissed.
‘termine how many have been added,
how salaries have been increased,
‘and then begin to prune. The Gov-
ernor further tells us that we are!
Before this hap- |
should make a determined
| facing a deficit.
| pens we
| effort to conserve tne runds we have.
| It is useless to talk about bond .
as we have | tie piece.” The boyish face before |
The her suddenly became
‘only way we can reduce the costof|
is to cut expenses.— here,
‘an awful flop for me if you don't
| care about me.
| love with
| could make a go of it if you'd give
| issues or additional taxes,
| reached the breaking point.
Government
| Pennsylvania Grange News.
i AY A As
| 58421 FAIL TO PASS AUTO TESTS
Of the 220,093 persons examined
| for operator's licenses in 1931, 58,-
421 failed to meet the tests. The
report of Captain G. H. Keller, com-
| manding Troop C. examining troop
|of the Pennsylvania State Highway | rain.
slithering along a country road as
{if with particular end personal ani-
| Patrol, shows last month 9093 per-
| sons took the examination and 2106
| failed.
| TOURISTS ACCOMMODATED
work done by the State Treasurer
Secretary of Highways, $8,000 to
Secretary of Mines, $5,000 to $10-|
The cost of maintaining the Exec-
| His statement |
meets the approval of a discouraged
and determined citizenship who are’
| whatsoever upon
—@Get your job work done here. | young man and
(Continued from page 2 Col. 6)
“Never mind the present.
future looms.” |
“Not mine. I can't see that I've
got any.” |
“Just the point. We must now
The
| consider ways and means.”
and the cost of maintaining our’
increased |
“Well, I haven't got any of those, |
either,” commented the young lady
‘with commendable cheerfulness. |
| “Particularly means.”
A glaring example of how public |
“However, there is
Moth—and great-aunt.”
““Great-aunt, yes. Home, no.”
“No? This is serious. Exactly |
what did the Colonial Dame say
when you so tactfully sprung it on
her that you weren't married?”
“You wouldn't believe it in
day and age.”
“Maybe I would. Try me.”
“Well, she pulled the old melo-
drama never-darken ukase on me.
She actually did.” Winchie laugh-
ed, but there was a quiver in it.
home and!
this
“You don’t mean the never-dark-
en-my-door-again wheeze!” he ex-
claimed.
“Right the first time. ‘Until you
are a respectable woman, isthe rest
of it, Act Two, Scene Three. Wiggly
music and sound of snow beating on
window pane.”
“Door-darkening, eh?” He rumi-
nated on that for a long minute.
“Did it ever occur to you, Winchie,
that two can darken a door better
than one?”
“It sounds reasonable.” '
“And that I'm one of the swellest
little door-darkeners in these en-
lightened United States?”
“You don't look it.”
“Try me."
“As how?"
“Lead me to great-auntie's insuf-
ficiently obssured portal.”
“How will that help?”
‘Be not so dumb, sweet maid. You
knock at the door. It opens. Great-
aunt appears. You say, ‘Beheld me,
a respectable woman.’ You point to
me. She falls on your or my or
both necks. All is well. Selah!”
“What? Two husbands in two
days may be your idea of respecta-
bility. I can tell you it isn't Aunt
Jessie's. It's very kind of you,”
she added primly, “to offer to save
my reputation.”
“Hold hard, my hearty! I'm ask-
ing you to save mine.”
“Yours! Where does yours come
in?" i
“Innocent and helpless young bach-
elor discovered at dead of night in
more or less abandoned farm-house
with mysterious, sinister and beauti-
ful young adventuress—"
“Discovered? Who discovered us?
Don't joke about it. Did anyone
really see us?” i
“The family cat. She spoke to
me about it over her morning mouse.
Severely.” i
“Oh, if you won't be serious about
anything—"
“I will. Extremely serious about
you. Winchie, will you marry me?"
“No.”
“No!” :
“Pop goes another dream, and with
it the birthday present.” From his
pocket he took a small glowing ob-|
ject upon which he gazed pathetical-
ly
Pop went Winchie's eyes, also. |
‘““What's that thing?" i
“Your rejected present. After all
the trouble I went to, too, robbing
the jewelry store. 3mall, neat inex-
pensive, real and personal, as per!
specifications. What could be more
so than a wedding ring?"
Her breath became quavery and
uncertain. The gleam of the gold
had imparted a formidable sense of
reality to the blithe fairy tale of |
overnight. !
“I never heard of anything so ab-
surd in my life.”
“Try it on and maybe you'll feel
better.”
“Why—why—why, I don't
you.”
“Then you certainly haven't avail-
ed yourself of your heaven-sent op-.
portunities,” was the bland re-
sponse, ‘for I've told you more about
myself in the last thirty-six hours
than any of my biographers will |
ever find out. However, if you
wish me to enlarge on it—" t
“I don't. I want to go ho-o-ome.”
“So do I. Same home, Back to
Aunt Jessie. Carriec unanimously.” |
“Do you think you're quite sane?”
“The obvious answer is, ‘I was
"till T met you.” Therefore I won't
use it. Allowing that I'm not, just |
consider my other qualities. A good
lad, as lads go.
know |
Not much to look |
at” (A murmur of interruption: “I
like to look at you!”) “but a heart |
of gold. Poor enough to be inter-|
esting. Very handy about the house. |
Easy-tempered or he’d have demol- |
ished friend husband completely.
Not wholly devoid of the joy of liv- |
ing, and absolutely raving about you |
—yes, already and from here on,
whatever happens. And quite easy |
to call Tick.” |
“Tick,” she
u are, Tick.”
experimented. “So |
And got herself
Winchie looked |
thoughtful. “That's an argument,
too,” she admitted.
“I can advance any number of
those.” |
“Wait,” she warned. “We're not
through the other kind yet.”
«Practically. I've spoken my lit- |
less boyish,
more anxious and pleading. ‘Look |
Winchie; this is going to be |
I'm terribly in|
And T think we
me the chance. What do you think?”
She gave him a slow, sufficient |
look. “Tick,” she murmured, “you've |
said a heartful!”
First came the wind, then the
It buffeted a small runabout
mosity, but made no impression
the occupants, a |
a girl quite close |
girl. “I love it. Where are we?” |
Two Chicago
Bankers Prominent
In Drive Against Depression
Charles G. Dawes (left),
poration, and Melvin A. Traylor,
HICAGO and the Middle West
have a double interest in the suc-
cess of the gigantic Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation which is now
being organized in Washington follow-
ing speedy action by Congress.
Charles G. Dawes, whose name is al-
most synonymous for the business
community of Chicago will sit in the
driver's seat as the active head of the
great $2,000,000,000 Federal corpora-
tion just authorized by Congress.
Another Chicago banker, a Democrat
who is being repeatedly mentioned as
a man of Presidential timber, has the
distinction of making a vital contribu-
tion to the initial strength and success
of the Reconstruction Corporation.
That man is Melvin A. Traylor, presi-
dent of the First National Bank of
Chicago, who was the first to visualize
together.
A light as of the splendor of life
was in the young man's eyes and in
his ear a couple of grains of rice.
He chanted:
“When the wind’'s before the rain
H'ist your tops'ls up again.”
“I didn't know you had such a
nice voice, Tick,” said the girl.
“You've got lots of valuable in-
formation about me coming to you,
darling,” he averred cheerfully. “Gee!
What a storm! I believe it's worse
Chairman of the New Beconstruction Finance Cor-
Chicago Banker.
and propose that the Reconstruction
Corporation render some service to
which had failed during the past two
was that the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation be authorized to make
loans to closed banks as well as to
financial! institutions and others need-
ing its aid. Such a step would release
en” by the failure of such banks.
Mr. Traylor's suggestion made such
an impression that it was embodied in
the Bill as finally passed by Congress.
He, more than any other man, is re
sponsible for the timely assistance
that will now be possible for many de
positors of small banks throughout the
country.
“Winchie, he said, “you wouldn't be-
lieve it.”
“Yes, I would.”
“Maybe you would. But not any-
one else. That signs says—"
« “Tourists Accommodated,’ ”
rgled.
«Nice Room with Bath,’ ” finished
Tick.
“It can't possibly be the same
sign.”
“No: but it's just as good a one.”
“Weli 2"
she
than the original one, day before !
yesterday.” :
“It's a grand storm,” said the |
“Haven't a notion. Don't care al
darn. No wedding trip ought to |
start out with any notion of where '
it's going.”
“There's a sign, though. On that
post. Let's look. Just for fun.”
He jumped out and flashed his
light. In a moment he was back.
“I've always believed in signs,
Winchie,” said Tick.
“Journey's end, Tick,” said Win-
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