Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
BUTTON! BUTTON!
WHO HAS THE BUTTON?

article written by a well-knOwn farm
en-. j. G. Schmidt, of Grant, OH the tax
question. He says, when we played
that game as kids, we generally found
the button on somebody sitting in the
chair. | believe the Swivcl-chair Occu
pant is to blame for ut least some OF
our high taxes" (See how splcndidly
ne hits the nail on the head
This sentence reminds me wildly OF
letter written to me by Hon John
Camper, Of Taylor county. Mr.. Camp
or like Mr.. Schmidt is Il quite success
FIJI farmer Both hcWed their Splen
did dairy farms out of the forests OF
upper Wisconsin. hence both have
learned the lesson of true economy anC
thrift. Mr.. Camper says: Il rc-cn
tered politics TO expedite the work, anC
especially TO stem the great danger t(
our oalth--SWivel chair beau
rOcracy Philosophy has ever taught us
theoretically to aspire lofty ideals
which makes us happier-life more
worth living. But it also teaches us
cmphatically to only aspire such things
which can be realized and put into
function. Our state has drifted and
has been run in the theoretical rut for
many years, not withStanding the fact
that Gov Phillip has done all he could
do to life the ban. We have established
in this state commission form of gov
eminent. and these commissions are
eyerlaStingly trying to enlarge their
jurisdiction and to get bigger apprO-
priations. All these efforts have thus
far resulted in success at the expense
of the taxpayers. So the ultimatum
of "a real legislature must be: the gov
eminent must be returned to the peO-
pie. the people who perform their toll
some duties in the different walks of
life. and who have no time for politics.
We have swivel-chairiSts who earn up
to $2.500.00 Il year, going to work at
8 100 a. III. !: first move reading the tenn
perature register or the Johnson regu-
latOr, or setting the electric fan in mo-
ton. etc, many have snap jobs and no
risk or gamble about their pay. They
know before hand what their bi-weekly
or monthly check will be. But look
ing no the tax receipt book, their name
is missing because they have no tax
able property
To the above will say Mr.. Camper
has expressed my sentiments exactly
and I endorse them. Hence the addi-
tional resolution adopted by the Real
Estate Board of Rusk county:
"Resolved, that this association re-
quest both the state senator and MEM
Der Of assembly. to do all in their
power TO take the Legislative power
away from the state commissions as
far as possible
You ask the question Have these
commissions legislative power?" My
opinion is most emphatically, Eyes" "
Every decision, ruling, amendment, to
the rules or orders issued by the COM
mission is law and will stand much.
until reversed by the courts. If you
doubt this, see the working of efficient
game law commission and several other
commissions, during the last few years.
Further, no man who is on the state
payroll, excepting the constitutional
officers and members of the legislature,
should he permitted to appear before
legislative committees for or against
any measure that the peoples repre-
sentative has under consideration, I'M
less he or she be called by such COM
mittee for the purpose OF giving light
on certain subjects. In that case it
should be the duty of any employee of
the state, so called, to appear and give
the information desired.
OF course we have in our towns and
counties, too many officers, but that
let me remind you. cannot be remedied
until you have taken the Legislative
power away from the commissions and
stopped the commissions this includ-
ing the universities, and stop their in
terfering and advising our lawmakers
In our county we understand that,
without asking or listening TO any OF
the taxpayers. arrangements have been
made and completed without our con-
sent and knowledge, to eXpend over
$50. 100000 on the state road between
Ladysmith and Bruce, distance OF
nine miles. Our legal lights advise us
that we cannot stop this in spite OF the
fact that the road between Ladysmith
and Bruce is now in most excellent
condition. All it needs is an occasional
dragging when the ground is in that
moist condition that dragging does
some good And in spite OF the fact
that there is not any traffic excepting
for pleasure. between Ladysmith and
Bruce. because the road runs right
along the railroad, and all shipments
between the points is done cheaper,
quicker and handler by rail. And an
other fact. 1 verify believe that | can
buy every farm between Ladysmith
and Bruce for the 100000 that they
would expend on the road. Oh! No.
Mr.. EllingsOn, you are wrong! 1t IS
only S35,OOO.00 that our county board
appropriated for the road in question.
The rest is to be paid by the state and
nation, Well. Mr.. Farmer, we, l hope