Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-28


as follows:
Resolutions adopted by the Non
Partisan County Convention held
March 18th, 1914, at the City of
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Whereas, The tendency in the
State of Wisconsin has been for some
wears, and now is to enlarge the
sphere of state government and
centralize all governmental activity
and deprive the municipalities and
the people of the right of local self
government, which has resulted in
establishing a great body of persons
dependent on political position for
livelihood and advancement, and has
resulted in establishing a bureau
cratic system, with numberless
qualifications of office-holders and
Whereas, the administration of
state government has drifted from an
economical business basis, tor the
benefit of the people, to an administra-
ton for the establishment and main
tenance of professional politicians,
for whose benefit it is necessary that
every kind and source of taxation be
utilized; and
Whereas, the immense amount
received by the state from taxes upon
railroads and other public service
corporations, which are in fact in
directly paid by the people, and
which with the other ordinary re-
ceipts should be sufficient to run the
state government, have proven in
sufficient therefor and it has been
necessary in turn to pass an Inherit
ance tax law, an income tax law and
to license various businesses, occupa-
tions and activities, and finally to
demand and receive percentage OF
the receipts from prize fights, licensed
by the state and conducted with its
approval and supervision, to support
and provide employment for state
employees, ard
Whereas, all this has proven
insufficient ard it has been necessary
to levy tremendous tirect tax upon
the people of the state in addition to
the large amount already required for
local purposes under the present laws
and
Whereas recent legislatures have
devoted their time largely to the
passage of useless and experimental
legislation, to devising means OF
raising and appropriating revenues
and to political matters, regardless
of the rights and interests of the
people, all of which has resulted in
placing, an unbearable burden upon
public and private enterprise, anc
upon the farm and the home, and
Whereas, it is necessary that
the electors of the state, regardless
of party affiliations, for the protec
ton of their rights and property,
protest against existing condition:
and insist upon measures OF relief
and upon the election of men to state
and legislative office who will work
to secure them.
Nov Therefore, Be 1t Resolved
by this non-partisan convention
representing the electors of Grant
County of all political parties;
''That we condemn the great mas:
of freak and useless legislation thai
has been adopted by recent legisla'
lures and condemn the great multi
plicity of laws; condemn the long
sessions that have been held in recent
years at great expense to the tax.
payer and also the useless expendi-
lures for employees IN and about the
legislature.
''While we unqualifiedly favor /;
strong university and believe that i
sbould receive ample and liberal sup
mort from the state and its legitimat,
activities should DE encouraged am
supported, we believe that the peopl
sf the state should be candidly in
formed of the amount expended 70
It and of the manner of disbursement
and that it's activities should be edu