The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-10-12
FINE OPENING FOR CAMPAIGN.
Rousine Republican Rally at Bancroft
Magnificent Address by Hon.
Patrick n. kelley-Lareo At
tendance and Much En-
thusiasm. f

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tendance and Much En-
thusiasm.
That the republicans of Shiawassee
county are interested in the present
campaign was plainly to be seen at the
first rally held Tuesday evening in Ban
croft, when the audience was limited
by the capacity of the opera house
Special train service enabled voters to
be present from all the stations along
the line of the Grand Trunk from Du-,
rand to Shaftsburg. While there was
some disappointment owing to the un-
avoidable absence of Congressman
Fordney and Hon. Arthur j. Tuttle,
nominee for State Senator, all this was
quickly forgotten after the meeting
opened. Hon. M. V. B. Wixom presid-
ed and concluded the meeting by short
talk which was enjoyed by all. Pre-
vious to the speaking Representative
Chas e. Ward read several kilograms
and letters from persons who had ex-
pected to be present expressing their
regret at not being able to do 80.
The speaker of the evening, Hon.
Patrick FL. Kelley, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, spoke for an hour
and half and SO interested was every
one present that the time passed all to
quickly. From his opening sentence to
the close Mr.. Kelley had the closest at
tention of his hearers and received fire.
quent applause for the telling points he
made. A synopsis of his address fol-
| lows:
The issue that has been raised by the
candidate for governor on the other
side is that we are extravagant. He
| says we are spending more money than
we did under Winans There is no
doubt about that and in pinning him
down little and asking for a bill of
particulars, we want to know in what
way we are spending too much money,
why, he says we are spending TOO much
money for education. We are spending
much money in this state for education,
and l thank Gsd we are. We are
spending more money for education in
this state every year than the entire
Russian government spends for educa-
tion over there, and / am mighty glad
live here and not there.
OF course we are spending money,
you farmers and business men spend it,
and you go to your school meeting and
heretofore you have voted money for
your schools and when you paid your
taxes your school tax exceeded all the
other taxes paid together. Why should
it not be SO? We are spending this
money to improve the quality of our
citizens. You recognize and / recog-
nize that free schools and free govern.
ment rise and fall together, and that
these boys of ours are in little while
to become men who will take our places,
and every dollor that is spent in educa-
tion, if it is wisely spent, is saved be-
cause it is converted from money which
is perishable, into character which is
immortal. l am perfectly willing to
leave the question with the people.
He went on down the line to specify
wherein we were extravagant He said
the attorney generals Office under
Winans cost $4,000, and under Warner
cost $75, 900, increased from So, 900 to
$40, 600, and he said of course there
must be gross extravaganza in order to
account for the enormously increased
amount for running a single depart
ment of the state government. ] want
to say that whatever expense that the
administration of Mr. Bird has been put
to in the Office of attorney general is
chargeable equally to the governor. If
there is any blame. if too much money
has been spent in the Office of the attor-
ney general, Governor Warner is
just as much to blame as anyone, be-
cause all the additional expense must
be authorized and o KID by the gov
ernor of the state. and every bill and
every dollar of service performed by
lawyer or any one or any expert, If you
will go to the auditors office you will
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