Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-07

situations should he placed in the
hands of a single board which will
devote its entire time to the manage
ment of these schools so that the
money that is available for education
al purposes shall be more eQuitably
distributed. The university as well as
other state schools must be kept out of
politics.
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Il have advocated revision of our
laws governing the building of public
highways. | believe the seesent law
unwise, and the system now in Lpe
extravaganza. | urged local control OF
contractors and material and the en-
gineering feature TO be supplied by
the state. The platform convention
reiterates this change
AMENDMENTS MEAN MORE OFFICIALS
Mr.. Philip took decided ground
against most of the ten amendments
as whole which will be submitted to
the people at the approaching election,
Ii would mean practically an abandon-
ment of very much of the fundamental
law of the state which has served the
people go well during all our years of
statehood. Their adoption would mean
the creating of a whole lot more of high
salaried officials, increase more than
double the salaries O members o
the legislature. The CENSOR does not
believe the taxpayers of Wisconsin
want added to their burdens the salar-
les of nearly a thousand officials to
maintain state insurance bureau, for
that is what the amendment means
looking to transferring of the insur-
ance business of the state to the guard
ianship of the commonwealth. At
present the insurance department has
strict supervision over all classes Of in
surance and the financial returns to the
state are mint of money for the treas
ury. The i'll effects Of the proposed
amendments are 80 overweighed by the
real good that might accrue that the
CENSOR is positive any citizen who un-
derstsnds them right will refuse them
sanction.
A SELF MADE MAN, FARMERS SON
One of the most touching and inn
pressive things about Mr.. Philips ad-
dress, showing that America Is land
OF opportunity for rich and poor alike,
was his reference to the fact that he
was born on one of the poorest farms
Of Ssuk county, Wisconsin, fifty-three
years ago, of very poor parents. Early
in life he learned to earn a dollar by
the sweat of his brow, and likewise
learned to save 1t. His education COM
menced and ended in the country school,
so far as school attendance education
is concerned. He taught a country
school, and at the age of twenty start
ed out to face the world with 500 earn
ed teaching district school. He sue
ceeded as business man beyond his
fondest youthful expectation. He has
accumulated competence by industry
and thrift and by reason of his own eff
forts. for there was no one else to aid
him. 1t is small wonder, then, that he
has a tender regard for the country
school. He desires that in dealing with
our various educational institutions
that the country school shall receive
first consideration because that is where
the education of the majority ends. He
desires that the rights of the university
receive not first consideration, because
the education that institution is pro-
sumed to impart to our youth is neces-
sarily reserved to the very few as
compared to the many.