The evening world., 1916-05-12
WH|TMAN'S CHANCE
TO MAKE GOODNOW
GOES Gl|MMER|NC
Has Failed Thus Far 10 Use
Veto Power on Appropria-
ton Bills.
PROMISES NOT KEPT.
Why Doesn't He Call Legs
lature TO Garry Out His
Reform Programme.

AIDA y /, May l.,-Instead OF multi
ing over the $50. 600 900 appropria,,on
bills, seeking a way to make good his
prediction OF last Monday in New
York that he might be able to cut out
ABOUT H.ooc,ooo before April 20. when
MIA veto power expires, Gov. Whitman
ought to abide by his promise that IL
MS budget programme was nterfered
with he would call a special session
~ the Legislature to carry out the
pledges OF the Republican Party 10
the people. Here is the promise, made
last January In a newspaper inter-
v,ew, at time when members OF the
Legislature began to boast that thuv
would shoot the Governors budget.
prepared by his budget conference, all
to pieces.
III the budget Is tampered with or
supply bill is passed." said the Gov
ernor, II will veto all appropriations
ana call . special session for the con-
sidsration Of my reform financial pro-
sramms"
The budget was tampered with.
The Legislature increased II approx
matsly $2,Soo.o0o. Also tho Lesisla-
ture. In absolute violation OF a pledge,
passed q supply bill amounting to
H,so1. .272s7.
WHITMAN WON'T LISTEN TO
PRAYERS FOR TAX REDUCTION.
Instead OF calling a special session
Of the Legislature as he promised to
DO In casa the Legislature should
continue ia policy Of extravasance
and prodigaoy. the Governor has re-
ver0ed himself. When tho Tax Re-
duction Committee visited him tho
other day no refused 10 listen to their
arguments In favor OF vetoes which
would reduce the appropriations for
nsxt year $4,000, 900. And this In the
tans q the following statement.
which be made on Dec 81. 1915:
Il propose to carry through my
financial programme for economy in
STATE expenditures II II Is the last
thing ever do a. Governor -
Whom took ONCE as Governor las,
January I knew absolutely nothing
about State finances. I had to take
the estimates prepared for me and
work out the best solution could
I discovered State finances were in a
lamsntable condition 1t was
made apparent to me throughout the
legislative session and afterward
when I went over the bills that there
we're many useless and extravagant
appropriations. Salaries were padded
Department heads stood before me
and pointed to items In the bills
which they declared they never had
seen or heard OF before"
Another statement which was pub
lished, in more or less complete form.
in practically all the daily news
pa pers Of ne State, Gov. Whitman
aid:
II am going through with this
thing, and when I say ain going
through ! mean II. l shall stand or
fall on the adoption Of that pro-
sramms" (ths budget prepared by his
budget conference).
Events have shown that the Gov
ernor does not purpose 10 stanu on
the adoption OF his budget pro-
gramme, which. ne stated, on Feb. J.
1916, "can be reduced by the Legisla
,ure from $l.OO0.000 to $2,000,o0O.' II
he isn't goinS 10 stand he must he
preparing FOR o fall, Cor the Legisla
ture, instead Of pairing his budget
from sl,0U0,Oo0 20 $2,0co,oo0 in
creased it s2.5Ou.0co ard therefore, or
his own figures. padded the appro'
pr,ations by from 50 100000 to A''
100000.
All the evils OF tho appropriations
FOR the hscal year 1856 whlch were
go thoroughly exposed by The Eve
ming World last summer are present
In the appropriations for lsl6-i,: In
fact. the hills before the Governor
are oven more vicious than those H.
considered last year.
JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT
BUDGET.
For instance. the Governor sub
mitted his budget to the Legislature
on Jan. ). Before his budget got bacN
20 him the Legislature had inserted
appropriations for 2,59s new Jobs, oi