Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-03-25


other ordinary receipts should be sui
ficient to run the state government,
have proven insufficient therefor and
il has been necessary in turn to pass
an inheritance tax law, an income tax
law and to license various businesses,
occupations and activities, and finally
to demand and receive percentage
of the receipts from prize lights, IL
censed by the state and conducted
with it's approval and supervision, to
support and provide employment for
state employees, and
WHEREAS. all this has proven insult
ficient and il has been necessary to
lew a tremendous direct tax upon the
people of the state in addition TO the
large amount already required Tor
local purposes under the present laws
and
WHEREAS. recent Legislatures have
devoted their time largely to the pas
sage of useless and experimental leg
isl atom, to devising means of raising
and appropriating revenues and to
political matters, regardless OF Cne
rights and interests of the people.
All of which has resulted in placing,
an unbearable burden upon pubic
and private enterprise, and upon the
farm and the home, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the
electors of the state, regardless OF
party affiliations, for the protectlon
of their rights and property, protest
against existing conditions and Insist
upon measures of relief and upon the
election of men to state and leg1sla-
tive office who will woTE 20 secure
them.
Now THEREFORE, BE 1T II SOLVED Oy
this non-partisan convention, repre-
senting the electors of Grant County
of all political parties:
That we condemn the great mass OF
freak and useless legislation that has
been adopted by recent legislatures
and condemn the great multiplicity OF
laws: condemn the long sessions that
have been held in recent years at great
expense to the taxpayers and also the
useful expenditures for employees IN
and about the legislature.
While we unqualifedly favor a
strong university and believe that 1t
should receive ample and liberal sup
port from the state and that It's leg
itimate activities should be encourag-
ed and supported, we believe that the
people of the state should be candlo1y
informed of the amount expended Ior
it and of the manner OF disbursement
and that it's activities should De ed
ucational and not political, and we
unhesitatingly condemn the tremend-
GUS expenditures made for it IN recent
years at the expense of the common
and rural schools of the state, mucn OF
which has been useless and unneces-
sary and without warrant or right.
That we condemn the present system
of state aid for highways, which IS
clever attempt to hide from the peo-
pie that they themselves are raising
the money to pay for such improve.
ments. and which results In raising OF
necessity larger amount that can De
expended without an unreasonaole
outlay for permanent machinery and
in the taking of a large amount of the
money raised for the payment OF un-
necessary state employees. And we
recommend the entire repeal or the
State Aid Law.
We recommend the repeal Of the
County Board of Education law pass
ed by the Legislature of 1913. And
recommend to the voters of Grant
County that they vote against the
nomination or election of County
Board of Education.
That we condemn the present sys-
tenn 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 handledIby men of bust
ness ability and upon business basis.
That we realize that much good may
be done in certain lines by commits
sions of experienced men, properly
restricted in their powers, but we
unQualifiedly condemn the useless
MULTIPLICATION of commissions to sup
ervise and control every public and
private act at the expense of the tax
payers of the State. That we condemn
the great increase in the commission
administration and the employment of
useless employees at public expense.
That we condemn the unlimited
powers given by law, or usurped, by
the existing commissions, which re-
suit in depriving the towns, villages
and cities, and the county, of the
right of local self-government.
That in bringing about needed re-
forms in existing conditions, common
sense, good judgment and courage
must be used SO as not to ruthlessly
destroy that which is good In eradl-
ca ing the bad.
That the electors of Grant County,
regardless of party, be pledged, as we
pledge ourselves, to support only such
candidates for state and legislative
offices as are in accord withthese res
olutions and will pledge themselves
to work for ana support the principles
therein expressed.
F. M. Scanlan, of Mt. Hope offered
as an amendment that county aid of
bridges and highways also be de-
nouunced, but motion for adoption of
the amendment was lost. The resolu-
tions, as above were then unanimous
~ adopted.
The following men we're elected as
delegates to a state convention in
case one is held later, to promote the
cause for which this league stands :