The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30
DR.. MCCARTHY OF
BILL FACTORY"
Gave an Address on Defense" on
Monday and Really Put
Some on Fence"

DR.. Charles Mccarthy, head Of the
Legislative reference bureau at Madison.
spoke before about forty of the members
OF the Twilight club at their meeting
on Monday evening of last week. He
spoke for two hours, during which his
address was largely a defense of the
wisconsin idea," from the so called
ISLANDERS" which he alleges have been
heaped upon "progressiyism." While
the smooth talk Of the oily-toHgued ora
tor brought forth evidences Of apprecia-
tion, he will nevertheless fail to prove
to those who have kept close tabs" that
he (the Dr. has not been a power In
putting over" few on the people OF
Wisc0nsin-many of the cumbersome
and nonsensicaI laws now on the stat
ute books of the state. No one man IN
the state has developed more power and
influence than the same DR.. Mccarthy.
In his address here before the Twilight
ers, he declared that he could be moth
ing but radical, Tor it was in his blood.
He is like many others Of the radicals
who have been successful in Kansasiz-
ing the Badger state and filling it to
the brink with freak legislation. DR..
Mccarthy is to blame personally for
much of it, for under his radical and
sO-called reform administrations in the
state, it has been necessary for pro-
posed new law 20 undergo most rigid
diagnosis by Dr. Mccarthy and bear his
approval as official head Of the reference
bureau. He's good talker. Many of
the reformers are good takers. In his
Watertown, address, Mr.. Mccarthy de-
picted only the theoretical side, leay-
ing but deIusiye wOrd-picture in the
minds of his hearers, to pay the penalty
for Legislative tommyrOt, all of which
is nice in theory, but not worth damn
in practice, as has already been amply
proven to many of the misguided SUBJ
jects Of reform theOrizers in Wisconsin.
Dir. Mccarthy says the reference bur
eau is to draft bills upon desires fur
nished so that in case of becoming laws
tionall Think of thatl Mccarthy and his
referm associates have ehs.t cd laws and
created boards and commissions till
state official is but mere igurehead.
Now they would rob the Supreme court
OF the state of much of its arduous du-
ties, evidently fearful lest the members
of that high judicial tribunal lack in
understanding and judgment to pass
intelligently upon the cOnstitutionality
of Wisc0nsin's newborn laws, which
have been hatched out in incubator fash
ion under the reform regime and despite
the existence of the legislative refer
tory" as it is quite appropriately and ia
miliarly known.
good talking free-trade theOrist can
put up line of bunk" and make many
believe there is wisdom behind it. But
the grief comes when put into practice.
So it is with DR.. McCarthy's theOriZing.
Its like a beautiful mist before the
morning Sun-it vanishes quickly.
Their wind -jamming took hold with
thousands in the state, in fact till they
secured a corner on the balance OF
power. Thousands fell to the theories
which have proven impractical by ex-
perience. But the dear people are be-
ginning to ''cOme out of it" and lessen
the ''spell" and have commenced to get
the ''stuff" out of their systems.
Dr. Mccarthy paid a highly deserved
tribute to the life and memory of the
late Carl Schurz, all of which could not
fail in meeting a responsive chord from
the members of the audience.
Upon request, DR.. Mccarthy spoke for
a few minutes on the "bill factory" in
effort to discredit the ISLANDERS" So
called. But he can hardy deny the fact
that the bureau wields gigantic infiu-
ence in determining what bills shall or
shall not become law. 1t has proven a
bill factory pure and simple. While it
has not made the laws, it has framed
them and largely to its views.
Keep your political eye on DR.. Nc
Carthy and the legislative reference
bureau.