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 nomlna-
ton for governor, one candidate for
the nomination for mayor and a
miscellaneous assortment OF candi
dates for state, county and city Of
fees were heard in 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
porters.
The meeting developed into a
nrst-Class talkfest with slams here
ana there, but mostly with well tenn
pered political orations Rain in.
terfered with the attendance There
were about $50 persons present.
Thomas Fraser. chairman OF the
Gibbs executive committee, pre-
sided
6 Dokema, OF Holland. and
SyJraU' WesselIus. Of Grand Rap.
ids. were the two asprants for the
Subernatorial nomination TO make
the meeting Frank =. Leland. OF De
roi' vas represented by Joseph
Moynihan chairman ~ the Wayne
county Republican committee
p.rkema 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
ences, 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
Republican committee for 10 years,
state representative. for two years
as speaker OF the house. for two
years as president OF the state mum.
cipal commission whose function IL
was to draft laws for cities and vii
lagos. four years In congress and
six years in Washington in the Span.
ish claims court.
Michigan'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 81 he present financial
machinery The state. he said
needs new deal all the way
around He cited the growth OF the
state in the last 10 years. placing
population AZ Is per cent, wealth
65 per cent, and taxes 10 per cent.
The tax increase. he declared was
ont Of all proportion TO what It
should be
This IL due TO our system" he
said What is this system Let
me tell you In a nutshell An In.
stitution in the western part OF the
state wants a big appropriation 10
make an addition. Up north another
state institution wants it's appro-
priation increased for some reason
or other They go down 10 Lansing
TO seek these increases When they
get there. one finds the other on the
job first
Why. you can't have that ap-
preparation tina. 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 Il end? Does one give
way to the other Not at all II lis
purely case OF you tickle me and
I'll tickle you. and after lining up
their representatives on the Issue
they usually get what they ask for
and as consequence the tax rate
jumps higher
Gentlemen. this system is wrong.
as you can see. As remedy for
II, propose the budget system. II
I do nothing more In this campaign
Of mine than TO educate the voters
OF the state "a 70 what the budget
system is. will feel that have
accomplished great deal. Tho
budget system IL in use by prac-
tically every large corporation in
the country. II has been proven TO
no the one solution to financial de-
fects."
Mr. Diekema paid his respects 10
his opponent on the stage, Mr., Yves
scllus. by stating that he believed
him 10 be man "a big in mind as
In body.
Mr. Wesselius also touched on the
tax situation lie gave statistics
IA TO the costs OF running state In.
situations and the state govern.
ment. The cost OF running the state
government. he said. was $4,000. 600
Ioot ynar