Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-10-27

Inc Republican party of Wisconsin, in con-
vention assembled, renews its devotion to Re
publican principles.
Inc fuliillment of its pledges in response tt
pubic needs has been one of it's most cherished
traditions.
During the sixty years of its existence il
mas been and now is the party of progress.
:, we affirm our adherence to the principles OF
tne Republican party as expressed in the Ma.
tlonal Platform adopted by the National Re
pu6ncan convention held at Chicago in June
:, we unQuaiifedly endorse the nominees OF
Lnat convention, Honorable Charles E. Hughes
1or PRESIDENT and Charles W. Fairbanks fol-
xIce-Presldent, as eminently fitted to effec-
lively administer those principles for the wei
fare of the nation
We endorse the candidates nominated at the
recent Republican primary and commend them
TO the electorate of Wisconsin.
= we heartily endorse the effective efforts OF
Governor Emanuel l.. Philip and his sup
porters in both houses of the legislature which
resulted in a material reduction in the cost OF
state government
we approve of the system of state account
ing established SO that the people may be fully
informed as to the amount of all public ex..
pendltures and for what specific purpose, and
we recommend such further legislation as
may be necessary to bring about still more
complete system of accounting.
We favor all real progress in government
and a liberal support of institutions that make
government serviceable to the people and adj
vance the cause of humanity. We rec
ognlze thai there must be continued progress
but we also believe that in establishing new
activities the cost must be taken into consd-
Grafton in order that the taxes shall not be-
come burdensome to the people.
We believe in constitutional government ano
in concentrating responsibility for government
in the hands of the constitutional officers elect
ed by and directly responsible to the people
During Governor Philips administration
progress has been made in the consolidation
OF commissions, and in essening their ex
penses while increasing their efficiency, bu
we demand that there be further steps taker
this direction. and also That iacraa sod
pendltures for the extension of such activities
be subject to the approval of the responsible
constitutional officers of the state.
{ The Republican party of Wisconsin has al
ways favored the construction OF gooH roads
as evidenced by the fact that while in power
1t has enacted county ard state aid road saw
which have done much to improve highwa,
conditions in the state. We appreciate tha
much of the work thus far done has neces
sarily been experimental and believe the
time has now arrived when it is advisable tx
make further changes and extensions in oul
existing highway laws.
We believe the state should lend its efforts
to a system of construction that will give the
people full value for TIE money, expended anc
maintenance of state roads that have been
built or may be constructed in the future.
We further pledge ourselves to enact such
additional legislation as may be necessary to
enable the state TO obtain the benefit of the
federal aid provided for by congress.
we belleye that the agricultural development
OF the new uhdeveloped portions of Wisconsin
will add materially to the wealth of the state
and we therefore pledge legislation designed to
encourage the settlement and development OF
these sections of the commonwealth.
The preparation OF farm products for mar
ket and their distribution is question of vital
importance to both producer and consumer,
and the welfare OF agriculture in the state may
be promoted by better methods of marketing.
The fcderals government and some of the
states have found it possible to promote prog
ress along these lines by suitable legislation.
Believing that Wisconsin should have the best
of facilities for the development of its agri-
of agriculture shall be directed by the legsla-
ture to investigate farm marketing conditions
ard take such steps toward their Improvement
may be found advantageous from time to
time.
We heartily commend the university and the
normal schools of the state for the splendid
work they doing in the field Of education
and recommend their continued support in so