The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-23
Budget Plan Strongly
Advocated BY
Diekema
ADDRESSES
TENT MEETING
Wesselius Also Dis
cusses Michigan's
Political Ills

Two candidates for the nomina-
tion for governor. one candidate for
the nomination for mayor and a
miscellaneous assortment OF candi-
dates for state, county and city Of
ices were heard In a meeting OF
the North End Republican club in
the tent that has been erected by
the club at Beaubien-st. and Milwau.
kee-ave., Tuesday night. A third
candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination was represented in the
meeting by one OF his active sup
\ porfers.
The meeting developed into a
nrst-class talkfest with slams here
and there. but mostly with well tenn
pered political orations. Rain in
terfcred with the attendance. There
were about $50 persons present.
Thomas Fraser. chairman OF the
clubs executive committee, pre-
sided.
q. ]. Diekema, Of Holland. and
\ Oybrant wesselius. OF Grand Rap
ids. were the two aspirants for the
gubernatorial nomination TO make
the meeting Frank B. Leland, OF De-
troit. was represented by Joseph
(. Moynihan, chairman Of the Wayne
county Republican committee.
Dlekema has been In Detroit since
Monday morning. registered in the
pontchartrain. Tuesday he ad-
dressed employees OF the Detroit
Copper & Brass works. and the
Thinker plant. He leaves wednes-
day night for the western part of
the state.
In his address, Tuesday night, Mr..
Diekema recited his political expert
enccs, claiming that in the point of
experience he was better qualified
Than any other candidate for the
nomination. He recited that he had
served as chairman OF the state
1epublican committee for 10 years.
Tor eight consecutive years as a
state representative. for two years
- speaker of the house, for two
pears ~ president Of the state muni-
Cipal commission whose function il
was 10 draft laws for cities and vii
1ages, four years In congress and
oix years In Washington in the Span
IN claims court.
4 Nichigan's financial problem was
then taken up by the speaker. who
declared that he had given this
problem serious thought long before
any OF the other candidates because
he has long been cognizant OF the
weakness OF the present financial
machinery. The state. he said,
needs a new deal all the way
around. He cited the growth OF the
state In the last 10 years. placing
population at 16 per cent. wealth
IS per cent. and taxes 10 per cent.
The tax increase, he declared. was
out OF all proportion TO what il
should be.
This Is due TO our system" he
said. what is this system? Let
me tell you In a nutshell. An In
sfitution In the western part OF the
state wants biz appropriation 40
make an addition. Up north another
state institution wants its appro-
priation increased for some reason
Or other. They go down to Lansing
10 seek these increases. When they
get there. one finds the other on the
Job first.
"'why, you can't have that ap-
preparation that one says 10 the
other, we are after an appropria.
ton which we have just simply got
to have, can't do without, and II
you put in your bid, we will not be
able to get ours
Then the wrangle begins. But
how does II end? Does one give
way TO the otherT Not al all Il is
purely case Of you tickle me and
I'll tickle you, and after lining W
their representatives on the issue
they usually get what they ask for
and rs consequence the tax rate
Jumps higher.
"Centlemen. this system IL wrong
~ you can see. AS a remedy fol
Il. propose the budget system. Il
! do nothing more in this campaign
Of mine than To educate the voter.
Of the state as TO what the budge'
system In. will feel that have
accomplished great deal. The
budget system is in use by prac
ideally every large corporation in
the country. II has been proven tc
be- the one solution TO financial de
fects." ~
MT Diekema paid his respects "a
his opponent on the stage. Mr.. IVES
,peiIus. by stating that he believed
him 90 be a man as big In mind as
IN body.
Mr.. wesselius also touched on the
tax situation, lie gave statistics
~ TO the costs OF running state In.
ssitutions and the state govern.
uens. The cost OF running the state
Hovernmcnt. he said. Was $4,000. OOO
nj year.
~rwenty-avs per cent Of this. >