The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-31
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frank confession to me in privateI
saying that there was nothing of the
kind on file, and stated further that
the demand for the information had
| been so urgent that he felt he had to
furnish it or lose his position, and
for that reason made g. fake state
ment.
He begged my forgiveness. stating
that it was the only dishonest act he
had ever committed in his life. He
pleaded hard and I forgave him and
did not even use him as a. witness in
the Mcclure case, knew him to be a
= poor man and that he was driven
into making these .mistatements:
| * - Retraction> Published.
"Mr. Thomas then published q COM
plete> retraction OF his previous state
ments in the Milwaukee papers, this
being now a matter of record.
II went on with the Mcclure case,
| could find concerning my activities
before the legislature in an effort: to
| make good their lobbying charge,
They fought me bitterly but it was Of
no use. There efforts merely created
=
of the jury for trying to .substantiate
falsehood. The verdict was a. COM
plete vindicatton to me and McCure's
| finally paid me $4,000 for their en-
| terprise.' -
= Il feel that in this case I did the
people of the country a real service.
Undertaking was in full flower and no
mans character was safe.
1.-THE Judge in the course Of the
trial told the Mcclure people that
they might go out and write as much
Of: the truth about people as they
| desired, but that If they, ever SLAM
tention of that particular court,
would go hard with them.
i Cost Of Commissions.
He then cited list of boards and
commissions created during the per-
Tod tina" Mr.. Philip characterised as
'political administrations *of recent
years. The cost Of the insurance COM
missioner's office increased from 500
600 to $4,000. The railroad combhis-
tsioner in 1900 expended $1,000 and
IN 1913 the railroad commission ex-
! pended $16s,0oo. The tax commits
sion in 1900 expended $4,000, and in
1913, 10000. The forestry boards
expenses Increased from 5000 to
$4,000. The highway. commission
a new board, expended SEQ, the
park board expenses grew from $1,7s5
to $1,000, and the board Of controls
!, expenses from $4,000 to $4,000.
The expenses Of the university grew
b from $4,000 in 1900 to $2,s61, 900.
, do not think that am hostile to the
| university, or to higher education, but
feel that. Wisconsin cannot afford
to spend three millions Of dollars on
its university at this time" said he.
= Zone method of reducing expenses
suggested by him was the concentra-
ton Of the control Of education In
. one board, or commission, which
I would have charge Of all Of the
schools and would be able to econo-
, mize In expenditures.
''''I stand for the application Of
sound business principles to tho con-
duct of state affairs. BY this I do
not mean that would place tho dol
? lar above human welfare, but that
|, state expenses should be limited to an
, amount that the state can afford''
81 asserted the speaker. l. Z !
i Against Amendments. '3-7"N
In concluding Mr.. Phillip spoke
against the constitutional amend
ments. -
- To make it easy TO- amend the con-
4stitution, and, to provide for the ini-
tiative, referendum, and = recall,
meant that it would be possible for
the people to make changes in the
fundamental law when moved by; the
influence Of a demogogue. : They
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