The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-31

A Few Pertinent Questions 60 Csndf@
date Burt.

4 Few Pertinent Questions % Csnof%'
date Burt.
The following open letter 70 Mr.. Buye !
was recently made publio'
Hon. Wellington r. Burt'-We under
stana you charge that the administration
OF Gov. Luce has been the most expensive
since Begole. am president OF the Ann
Arbor Burt Republican club (thss u
Tn ere Is such club), and before We can
90 further in your support We must hsvs
your answer to the following questions;
/. Has Gov. Luce misapplied any money
of the statef II 90, when and wheref
Q. Has he expended more money Tor any
purpose than was appropnAteo tor thAs
purpose by the legislsturef
3. Did Gov. Luce hx the amount THAI
should be expended In the Affairs OF the
state. or was that done entirely by lcgis-
lature composed of all political partiesf
A. Except TO draw bis salary what
money of the state has the governor the
power to srpend Without 40 &C. Oh ,ns
Legislature authorizing the expenditures
3. What funds Of the state, except his
salary, has Gov. Luce expended for any
purpose not first authorized by an aot Oh
the legislaturef
g. In what way can the governor con-
troll the amount Of state taxation except
to veto the appropriation bills that are
passed by the legislaturef
Z. Ii elected-God save the mark
what way can you cut down state taxation
except to veto the appropriation bills
passed by the legislaturef
s. Which one OF all the appropriations
made by the last Legislature would you
have vetoed, had you been governor
9. Did Gov. Luce do right when he
vetoed the University appropriation Oily
10. Would you have vetoed that bills
IL. What state institution do you think
the people ought TO abandon, or cripple
by niggArdly appropriations
An early reply viii be Of good service to
the cause Of honorabls warfare. Win
A BURT REPUBLICAN,
OF there IL one).
Upon this letter the Detroit Tribune
makes the following pertinent comments:
We suggest to the Republicans over all
the state To read that letter in their meet
ings. It will effectrally puncture the
bubble that Mr.. BURT has been blowing
up. In the light of these questions the
people can see how empty and hollow 10
the pretense Of virtuous Indignation
which this would-be governor parades Tor
the plain purpose Of deceiving them into
voting for him.
Just look at it. He complains that our
state expenditures are too large and eI-
hibits the aggregates OF appropriations Tor
certain periods. These, OF course, show Q
steady Increase. And here he stops. But
to deal honestly with the plain, sensible
men whom be addresses, he should put his
| finger on the items that enter into these
latest and largest expenditures and say;
| ~ think this sum and that amount Is too
much 10 pay out for that purpose" That
would be the straightforward method OF .
business man. That would be honest and
! square.
| frankly, "Our taxes are growing too last
and getting too high. We should call
halt. Let us stop building new asylums
| for the insane, even II there are two or
| three thousand of these hapless victims OF
| disease still left In private homes, ter
rible anxiety TO their friends, because the
institutions already built are full TO over
! flowing. Leave many scores OF them
huddled together IN our poorhouses with
out adequate treatment, and every day
approaching nearer TO the hopeless point
where the utmost skill and trained expe.
rience can do nothing for their relief"
IL Mr.. BURT's wholesale complaints mean
| ANYTHING honest they mean that.
DRIVE must stop building reforma-
! tories. Keep our younger and more mex
| perienced criminals confined in the county
| iails Lot them rot there in idleness and
with vicious surroundings. No matter II
| this treatment shall only harden them in
their first departures from the right way,
and educate them to become expert GRIM
| inals 1t will save taxes now, although
only TO increase them hereafter in the
| cost of hunting down old and successful
yiolators Of law, OF trying them In the
courts, and of keeping them thereafter In
prison."
| earlier aud shut up the girls industrial
school at Adrian, the similar school for
boys at Lansing, which has snatched hum
| dredr upon hundreds OF bright boys AZ
brands from the burning and made honor
able men and useful citizens Of them.
| Possibly he would save expenses and re-
duce taxation by closing the states public
school at Coldwater-one of our noblest
| and most benefcent institutions. To do
| all this would be only and certainly to
bring about sure and irretrievable disas-
ter to thousands Of children and youth,
and result In the inevitable increase OK
expenditure and taxes hereafter. 1t would
be fearful experiment in that most false
| and foolish OF all notwithstanding at
the spigot and letting out at the bung.
hole"
But perhaps Mr.. BURT wouldn't touch
any Of these. Only casual examination
would convince him that they are all nec-
essary, and of the highest Importance.
What appropriations would he cut down,
them The school for the blinds The
agricultural collegei The soldiers homef
| Or whatp
| 1t will be time enough TO treat this rail
| OF Mr.. WELLINGTON K. BURT's seriously
1 ~ daananda ~
! Until then IL is safe to set it down as the
/ dishnnest talk Of a tricky damnnoruA