Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-03
DIXON CRITICIZED
FOR CAMPAIGNING
AFTERLEG|SLATURE
Norris Says Governor Has
Greatly Increased State
Expenses.
Special to The Tribune.

GpSGIdl " HIT 1iiDuuf.
Bozeman, Nov. 2.-Former Governor
E. T.. Norris of Great Falls, speaking
in the same hall Thursday night
where Governor J. M. Dixon spoke
Monday at Belgrade, severely criticised
the present chief executive of Montana
for going over the state making political
speeches and seeking to have elected
a legislature that would do Dixon's
bidding. He declared that it was the
first time that a governor of Montana
had eve done such a thing.
"If we are to have a rubber stamp
legislature" said Norris, why not just
send a rubber stamp over to the chief
executive and save all the expense of
sending members of a house or senate?
Why is it necessary to elect a legisla-
ture at all or go to the expense of
having it meet? Just let Governor
Dixon decide what laws he wants
passed and put the legislative stamp
upon it as well as the executive.
"The same thing is true regarding
the United States senate. Congress
man Riddick is running on the platform
of unfolding President Harding. He
has no views on supporting the repub-
lican platforms. He is for whatever
Harding wants. Why not send Hard
ing a rubber stamp and let him just
put that O. K. on the measures!
"For my part | believe that the peo-
pie of the state should send men to
Helena and to Washington who will
have minds of their own and who will
represent their constituents"
Takes Up Dixon Program
Ex-Governor Norris then took up
the program Of Governor DIXON as
| outlined in his Belgrade speech:
What does he propose? He has a
program for raising more money. by
additional taxes. But he says nothing
about cutting down expenses. When
| go to Helena these days / am as
| founded at the change there has been
there since / was governor. hen we
had many vacant rooms in the state
house. Now every n is file to over
flowing with new employees of every
kind and they have built additional
buildings outside the capitol building
to house other departments they have
created. When Bob Smith was elected
governor, he found that the genera
| fIflQ OF Tnp state Hdu Detu oNeiu
He insisted on cutting down expenses
and kept cutting until he had the state
out of debt.
Does Governor Dixon propose any
such program? Not that anyone ha:
heard. He has added scores of EN-.
ployes to the state pay roll and lnsteaf
Of cutting down expenses has in tht
past IS months greatly increased thu
states indebtedness. Now he Is com
ing to you voters and asking you 4
elect a legislature that will permit hin
to raise more money 10 meet his IN
creasing pay rolls and is not asking To-
a legislature that will cut off the ex
| penditures that are unnecessary.
Says Took Dixon Plan
governor Dixon has tried to tel
you that the senate put n over OF
him in the passage of the inheritance
tax law. Governor Dixon had ever,
one of those measures before him be
fore he gave them approval. Senate
Larson says the measure adopted wa
exactly as given to them by the mel
| appointed by Dixon to draw the bill up
One of the two is evidently not tellin.
the truth. If Larson tells the truti
Dixon has lied. IF Dixon tells thu
truth all | can say is that he is a chung
to let them put this over on him.