Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-12
Gov. Hoard.


all parts of Wisconsin gathered
around banquet board at the Park
hotel Thursday night and paid honor
to William Dempster Hoard as one
of the foremost citizens of the state.
Thomas G. Richmond presided at
the banquet. At the speakers table
besides Mr.. Richmond were: Gov.
Emanuel L. Phillip, Neal Brown of
Wausau, NJ. G. Jeffries of GAINESVILLE,
j. NJ. Clancy of Stoughton, Burr w.
Jones of Madison and J. w. Murphy
of Platteville.
Ex-Gov. Hoard was not able to be
there, but his message to his friends
who gathered to honor him was read
by his son Albert. The former gov
ernor was unable to attend the ban
quet Oh account of illness, his physi-
clan advising that his health was not
such as would permit him to attend
the gathering.
In his message to the gathering,
former Gov. Hoard said the state was
just emerging from political night
mare which had continued during the
last fourteen years. The sober indus
try of the masses had saved the state
from collapse. The wave of Socialism
which had swept over the state had
gone under the delusive name of pro
gressiveism. During the last fourteen
years contempt of the rights of the
common people had been shown by
the political leaders and political ex-
perts had been exalted. Why men Of
common sense could be carried away
by visionary doctrines and schemes
seemed beyond belief, but such had
been the fact. He criticised the state
administrations for extravaganza, and
condemned the primary election law.
Party organization was necessary for
good government, he said.
Former Gov. Hoard said he was
anxious for progress, but only so far
as it was safe and sound. He declared
there were evidently too many state
commissions and taxes were too high.
Gov. Phillip, Mr.. Hoard said, pos
sessed larger understanding of the
necessities of government and of re-
forms under present conditions than
any other man in the state.
Gov. Phillip, in expressing regret
that Former Gov. Hoard was unable
to be present, said that he wanted to
send him this message:
SIN the evening of his life we wish
him much happiness and we want him
to have full consciousness that he has
the love and esteem of the people of
this state"
After discussing his nomination,
campaign, election and Inauguration,
Gov. Philip said that he intended in
his administration as governor to pur-
sue sane and sensible conservatism
which would result in a reduction of
the tax burden and adjustment of all
unnecessary government agencies. He
had always kept his word in private
life and expected to in official life. He
said that he had incorporated his poll
cies of government in his message to
the legislature and those policies were
going to be followed out if it were
within the executive power to compel
them to be followed out.
Tho other speakers generally urged
the abolition of most of the state
commissions and bureaus and re-
turn to old time policies of the state
government.
A list of the guests in attendance
at the banquet included: Congress
man S. A. Cook of Neenan, State
Treasurer. Henry Johnson of Madison,
II. o. Fairchild of Green Bay, the
Rev. w. J. Mckay of Madison, George
Buckstaff of Oshkosh, former State
Senator John M. Whitehead of James
vile, Former Atty. Gen. Levi II.
Bancroft of Richland Center, John
Caradine of Monroe, Nels Holman
and Assemblyman William Nelson of
Deerfield.