The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-09-07
SAYS FOES MIsLEAD PEOPLE
Governor Seeking Reelection Declares
Even With Juggling Figures OPPOSE
ton Must Admit Taxes Have Been
Reduced and Economy Installed.

Governor E. L. Phillip answered the
carping critics of his administration on
| Thursday afternoon when he spoke to
a large crowd of people at the annual
/ gathering of the Old Settlers of the
county at Paddocks Lake. The Cover
nor did not give all Of his time to poll
ties. He talked Of the pioneers and
paid tribute to early residents Of this
section of the state who had aided
in making Wisconsin one of the
great states in the union.
The governor opened his political
address by telling of the history of the
fight before the last legislature for the
reduction of appropriations and of the
great battle which was fought before
the legislature to secure a reduction Of
| two million dollars from the recommen-
1 dations of the finance committee The
| governor said that when the legisla-
ture opened he supposed that there
would be general conference of the
| state officials with the members of the
| finance committee at which the appro.
| priation program would be discussed.
! He declared, however, he found very
/ different program was planned and
| that a coterie of the members of the
| legislature who took their orders from
the LaFollette leaders in Madison were
planning to prevent the economy pro-
! gram which he proposed. The governor
said that when he asked for informa-
| tion as to what the recommendations
! of the finance committee were likely to
! be in regard to the amount Of the APP
! preparations that he was informed that
he would learn what the legislature
had appropriated after the legislature
| had adjourned. The governor then
told of his employment of an expert
whose salary he paid out of his own
pocket who made a careful inquiry in
| to the needs of all the state institu-
| tions and departments. and after the
survey reported to him the amount
! which would be necessary for the prop
| err support and maintenance of all of
| the state departments. Then when the
finance committee made its report the
governor said he was prepared to make
recommendations for reduction in
the appropriations and was ready with
| the figures to show how much the neces-
/ sary expenditures would be. With
these figures at his hand he said he
made recommendations for amend
ments to the appropriation bills reduc-
ing the appropriations materially from
| the amount recommended by thes
/ finance committee Even then the gov
ernor said that the coterie of politi-
clans whose end and aim was for po-
! litical purposes to load the appropria-
tions of the administration so that
they would be larger than those of
| previous administrations so that poll
teal capital could be made of the fact
did not cease III their fight to prevent
the reduction of the appropriation
| recommended by the finance committee
The governor said it was not until
members of the Board of Control went
| before the legislature and frankly
stated to the members in public SEES
sion that they could get along with
four hundred thousand dollars less
than the amount which had been
recommended for their use by the
finance committee that the bills for
the appropriation for the Board of Con-
troll were cut by the legislature.
The governor then took up the recon-
mendations which he had made for
! consolidation of some of the state de-
| partments and quoted the figures of the
economy which had resulted to the
state from these consultations. He
| however, declared than even greater
than the economy which had resulted
| from these consultations was the in
| creased deficiency of the departments
In the work they were accomplishing
for the state. He then spoke partic-
ularly of the State Agricultural Board
and said that the state now had an
Agricultural Board which was of real
benefit to Wisconsin.
"The old Agricultural Board said
Governor Philip, twas simply
board which had the management of
the state fair. The new Agricultural
Board is a board which has the direc-
ton of all of the agricultural work for
the benefit of the farmers of the state
and any farmer can write to the board
to obtain advice on any question which
he desires. More than this, under the
direction of the board there is contin-
ually being carried on inquiries as to
| how the agricultural work of the state
can be improved and an immense
amount of benefit is daily accruing TO
the state from the work of the board
The governor said that there was an
immense amount of Misrepresentation
heinr induloed in lin regard 10 the