Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11

the Legislature.
That we condemn the tremendous ex-
penditures made in recent years for
the State University and the benefit
of the few at the expense Of the com
mon and rural schools of the state.
That we condemn the carrying of a
large Indebtedness at high rate of
interest for the purpose of covering up
the real amount expended for higher
education.
That we condemn the present
system of state aid to highways.
which is clever attempt to hide
from the people that they themselves
are raising this money to pay for
their own Improvements and that of
other counties as well, and we con-
denim the use of large part of the
money so raised in the payment of
useless state employees.
That we condemn the present
system of having the government of
the state administered by professional
politicians at the expense of the
people and believe that the business
of the state should be handled by men
Of business ability and upon a bust
ness basis
That we realize that good may be
done in certain lines by commissions
of experienced man, properly restrict
ed in their powers. but We unqualifi-
eddy condemn the useless multiplied
rtion of commission to supervise and
control e5ery public and private act
at the expense of the taxpayers of the
state; we condemn the great increase
in the cost of commission administra.
tion and tbs employment of hordes
of useless employees at public ex
pense.
That we condemn the unlimited
powers given by law or usurped by
the existing comm issions, which re-
suit in depriving the towns, villages
and cities, and the county, of the
tight of local government
That wa recommend that meeting
Of representatives from the various
municipalities Of the county, to be
elected by the taxpayers without re-
gard to party, be held to determine
upon course of action to bring about
needed reforms in our state govern
ment
Dated, February 9Th, 1914
(sIGNED)
Hugh Mathews, Town of Boscobel.
L. W. 10y, Town Of Clifton.
F. A. Jentz, Town of Harris on.
Fl. A. Russell, Town of Harrison.
Fred Freymiller, Town of Marion.
G.. ID. Blanchard, Town of Marion.
Simon STEINER, Lancaster.
H. @. Brown. Town of Millville.
@. B. ziegler, City of Lancaster.
John P. Fenley, Town of James
town.
Edwin Pierce, City of lancaster
James Cullen, Town of Jamestown.
J. H. Lemke, Town of Castle Rock.
F. M. wager. Town of Blooming
ton.
Walter J. Brennan, City of Lam
caster.
Joseph T. Bennett, City of Lancas
ter.
Thos lockwood. City of Lancaster.
Louis Vesperman, Town of South
Lancaster.
It was then. upon motion, carried
that a convention of the electors Of
Grant County, who accept and ap-
prove of the foregoing resolutions, be
held at the City of Lancaster on
Thursday, March 10, 1914, at 30 p.
IN. That each town, village and city
be represented by four delegates to be
chosen at caucus to be held in each
town. village and city on the SatUr-
day prior to the date of such county
convention.
The meeting then determined to
send copies of the resolutions to each
newspaper in the county for publica-
tion and to each member of the
County Board. Charles B. Ziegler
was elected president and Joseph 7.
Bennett secretary, and they were in.
structed to give publicity to the meet.
ing and to the purposes of the
organization so that it might be
known to every elector. and at proper
time to issue call and give notice
of a County Convention
G. B. Ziegler, President.
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