Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-23

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by unwise tariff legislation.
We, therefore, reaffirm our belief
in a protective tariff, limited to the
difference in the cost of production
here and abroad, to the end that bus
mess may be encouraged, our work
ingmen protected, agricultural inter
ests safe-guarded and prosperity re-
stored upon a safe and firm basis.
To accomplish these results we IA
vor the establishment of a scientific,
non partisan tariff commission.
Business
That state regulation constitutes a
great business asset, as we'll as a
protection to the public, is now rec
ognized by many business interests
which hitherto have regarded all pub
lie supervision as mere interference
with private initiative. If regulation
has operated to reduce the extraordi-
nary profits which were possible be-
fore the days of public control, it
also has operated to reduce the risk
to investors. 1t has given stability to
all public service enterprises. If the
plunging speculator has cause to COM
plain, the careful investor has reason
to rejoice
Proper supervision of land mort
gage associations by the banking de-
partment of the state has made it
possible for Wisconsin to secure mon
ey for agricultural development on
the same advantageous terms and by
methods similar to those by which
the railroads and other large corpor-
ations have secured funds for their
vast undertakings. BY authorizing
bond issues based upon farm mort
cages the legislature of 1913 placed
the land mortgage on a par with 9th
er attractive securities. We believe
that this plan will prove a powerful
factor in the development Of the ag-
ricultural interests of the state.
The Legislature of 1918 also passed
a law covering every form of corpor-
ate organization and promotion for
the protection of innocent investors
against the purchase of fraudulent
and worthless stocks.
Labor
The enactment of enlightened laws
dealing with labor conditions has
placed Wisconsin in the van of pro
gresSive states, and we point with
pride to the workmens compensation
act, the child labor law, the law reg
ulating the hours of labor for wom-
en-, the laws prescribing a minimum
wage for women, providing pensions
for mothers, creating the Industrial
Commission, and many other good
and efficient laws.
Education
We favor the placing of all state
educational institutions on a strictly
business basis, to the end that all
moneys available for their support
may be eduitably distributed, and
that economical management of these
institutions may be promoted.
We believe that in matters OF edu-
cation the principal concern CT the
state should be the common schools.
These schools should be given first
consideration in the educational pro-
gramme of the state.
We are proud of the University and
wish to maintain it as an educa-
tional institution of the highest stan
dard. The expense of it's mainte-
nance, however, has become large
and must be limited to a sum the
people can afford to pay We favor
the establishment of a plan under
which nonresident students shall pay
tuition fee that represents the
amount expended by the people of
this state for their education.
State Boards
We believe in constitutional gov
ernment and in concentrating respon-
sibility for government in the hands
of the constitutional officers of the
state, who are elected by the people
and are directly responsible to the
people, We promise the abolition of
all commissions that can be dis
pensed with, retaining only such as
experience has proven are essential
to the welfare of the people.
Good Roads
| We are in favor of good roads.
But the amount of money expended
for that purpose should not be SO
| large as to become burdensome to
the tax payers. The present large
sums appropriated for state high
way aid have put at the disposal OF
the highway commission annually
more money than should be expend
ed. These appropriations must be re
duced and greater control Of the levy
ing and expending of highway funds
given to local communities. Cost O.
supervision should be reduced ant