Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-13
GOVERNOR | S
FAILURE S A Y|S
STATE SOL0NS
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to do all in their power to bring the
holders of any such fund to justice,
whether they be stephens administra-
ton politicians or corporation en-
ploye."
The statement, which accuses the
governor of doing all in his power to
dodge responsibility for state expense,
follows:
The fundamental weakness and
demagogic organization of the Ste
phens administration has been wrong
/ ly demonstrated to the people of Cali
fornia in the recent frenzied and
false utterances of Governor Ste
phons, whose attempt to discredit ali
who oppose him is characteristic.
The members of the Legislature
who assailed the present eXtravagant
state machine have borne the brunt
i of the governors attack merely be-
cause We members happened to be the
first at whom the governor could fire
! his carefully prepared and long
nursed campaign ammunition.
Had any other group of citizens in
any other part of California signed
the statement demanding the COVER
nor's elimination from politics in this
state, the result would have been the
same.
! The governors entire effort is cen
tered on dodging the economy issue.
He says his administration is economi
cal He says he is the best governor
+ California ever had. He says all who
dare to oppose him are willing tools
of special interests. Many of his Pc
litical appointees and employees are
saying the same, but in a lesser key,
1--WE say the governor is failure
As state executives; that he is a
willing figurehead and preventative
for the machine politicians who con-
troll governmental affairs in Califor-
MIA at the present time, and it is our
honest and solemn opinion that Cover
nor Stephens and the group of politi-
clans surrounding him and debating
administration policies must be oust-
ed from power if this state is to fall
in line with the Federal governments
attempt to bring about q return to
normal conditions. An increase of
approximately s39, 100000 in state ex-
penses represents what the Stephens
administration can do in the way of
saving the taxpayers money. The in
sincerity of the administration econ
omy program could not be more plain
ly exposed than by the example of
the Federal government, which has re-
duced the national budget this year
more than $500, 100000.
LESS than six years ago the bien-
NAL expenses of the state government
were less than S56,000,000; under
Governor Stephens, state expenses
have risen to S91 100000.
THE governor falsely charges Us
with being subject to dictation from
special interests. He also charges
that a corruption fund of $l,0O0,000
has been raised to spend on the next
election. We are prepared to do all
in our power in any way whatsoever
to assist in the exposure and the pro-
secution of any group or interest-be
it Stephens administration politicians
OF corporation employe-that seeks by
Illegal means to influence the result of
any election in this state or to cX
plot this state in any manner for per-
sOnal gain.
THE governor was elected on &
platform of pledges and representa-
tions. Sc were we. We kept ours.
The governor says we fought him a
Sacramento and returned home de
feated In large measure that is
true, for the only thing we fought him
on was economy, which we tried to Of,
tain and which he successfully pre-
vented"