Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-13
Phillip. REPLIES. E,
TO La TOILETTE
Tells Senator to Return to His
Own Job in Washington,
D. G..

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 12.-Govern0i
E. l.. Phillip has replied to the at
tacks made upon his administration
by Senator R. NJ. La Toilette.
He enumerated national issues
which, he said, were interesting yot'
ers OF Wisconsin, and made specific
demands for a statement from Sena.
tor La Toilette as to his position on
those issues.
Says La Toilette Would Dictate.
Ever since Senator La Toilette has
left the executive chamber at Madi-
son. he said, 'he has attempted to
be the invisible government in the
state of Wisconsin. Every governor
since his time has incurred his dis
pleasure. He fought Governor David
son. He did likewise with Governor
McGovern, and he is fighting me to-
day, all because the governors have
been unwilling to submit TO his dicta-
ton
Speaking OF the work of the legis.
lature, he said:
Feared Tax Reduction.
"The one thing that was desired
above all others was to defeat my
proposition of reducing the taxes. The
La Toilette men were perfectly will
ing TO continue extravaganza, to
waste the taxpayers money if it
could be said in the end that in the
matter of reducing the cost of state
government my administration is q
failure. :, Before the legislature was
assembled l was Informed that an Or
ganiZation was started in opposition
to my administration and that it
would maintain headquarters in the
Office of the senior senator After the
legislature assembled l discovered
that my information was correct, that
such an organization had been made;
that it did maintain headquarters in
the office Of the senior senator, or at
least where his name appears on the
window; and that it all had one pur-
pose, and that was to defeat the pres
ent state administration in it's pur-
pose to carry out its pledges to the
people,
Taxes Cut Notwithstanding.
He declared that, in spite Of this
opposition, taxes lad been reduced.
In defending his appointments, the
governor said:
"All of them were selected for their
fitness and | can state what | believe
he cannot state, that told every man
whom l have appointed that did not
wish him to ever raise his hand for
me politically; that expected him to
give his time and attention to the
business of the state of Wisconsin
and that in his politics he might ex-
ercise the same freedom that any 9th
er citizen has the right to exercise"
Tells r. m. to Return to Washington.
After propounding series of ques-
tons to Senator La Toilette as to how
he stands on preparedness, the mer-
chant marine, the tariff, the seamen's
law and the proposed embargo on war
the governor said:
Finally l want to suggest to the
senator that he go to Washington and
attend to the business for which he is
employed and | will try to attend to
mine, and | will give him the assur-
ance that he may safely leave the in
terests Of the state to the people Of
insofar as the state gov
eminent is concerned. They are in
telligent. They know what they want.
They understand their state govern
ment, and if it is not satisfactory he
may rest assured that they will know
how to apply the proper remedy"