Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-28
ROLLS A ROCK ON GOVERNOR


speech delivered by Governor Od-
die at Reno few days ago appear
ed in the last issue of the Nevada
Rockoller.
Governor Oddie addressed the
Republican club on Monday even
inR with we'll prepared speecn
which looks ike the fine Italian
hand CT Charles Norcross, publicity
secretary to the Governor. IT was
long preamble, principally DWELL
ing on the facts of the taxpayers
wanting retrenchmrnt in public
affairs, that they must cut into the
university management and public
schuol system. A mere subteriuge.
He also dwelt on the expenditures
Of the many commissions Of the
State, expenditures which he states
amounted to q fraction over $780,
600 that the State tax rate was cut
ny one-half per capita of former
administrations, when the entire
State expenditures amounted to
ibout 100000 and that his admin
istration expenditures of 1918
amounted to $925,0O0.
"Did Governor Oddie show by
one word where expenditures
'Ould be cut only on the schools
and university and that in the
manner of slam. Sny Gov, rnor
Oddie, there Sas not one intelligent
man Who listened to your long pre-
2mble but what saw through your
flimsy paper that you read to the
audience. Your comparisons were
erroneous. In the first place when
the State expenses amounted to
S400, 900 the total asset valuation
of property in the State amounted d
to about S37,0u0,0 900 valuation,
and now the total valuation reaches
the enormous valuation of over
| S135, 600, ,0O0, and still you have
the immaculate gall to compare the
two expenditures.
"You will have to coach your
publicity secretary that the taxpay-
ers are not going to eat up any
such rot, for the Controllers re-
port shows different tipures. Take
your entire administration figures
by Paul Gaston's report and your
administration expenditures will
reach over S4,0O0,0nO for four
years. Are you responsible for it?
Probably not, but don't try to
show by any c0ncoctel figures that
the States expense account is less
by big odds than any former ad-
ministsaticn. Did you show by any
manner of means where the tax
payers could reduce the expense ac-
count? Not on your life. Did
you show the extravaganza Of your
Fish Commissioner Mills? Did you
tell the Club members where to be-
gin on retrenchments?
"Mr. Oddie, we can and will show
to the taxpayers of Neavda where
we con cut over $500, 900 worth Of
extravaganza. We can show by
members Of your own party where
they can save the State close to
$500, GRO. Do you know that other
Eexperts have audited the State ex-
pense accounts and the above fig
ures are the result? Did you speak
or show the club where the Insur-
ance commission could be regulat-
ed? Did you show where the ex-
pense of the fair fund could be cur.
tailed? Not on your life. nor you
won't do it, because YOUR henchmen
will not allow you to uncover their
extravaganza.
"Bnt what's the use OF all this
preamble? The people are going
to STOW you that you are not going
in on easy Oddie" terms of SYM
pathy or gasoline or any other bun
combe trash. Just pack your duds.
Wash day is at hand and the linen
in the mansi7n will be changed
and with less governmental ex-
pensr account"
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