, 1922-08-24
HAY ADDRESSED
BIG GATHERING
STRAND THEATRE PACKED FRIDAY
NIGHT TO HEAR CANDIDATE DIS
CUSS CAMPAIGN ISSUES

Gay night was tnaL OF JOnn W.. q
of Rock Springs. candidate for the
nomination on the Republican ticket
for Governor. which was held in the
Stand Theatre Friday night. Mr.. Hay
had engaged the theatre and had in
vited all TO be his guests for the
evening, both to hear him give his
side of the campaign issues and to
enjoy the regular picture program.
The result was an audience which
filled the house to capacity.
MIR. Hay. who had arrived in the
city early in the afternoon from
Casper, was accompanied by his wife
and daughter, and the time until the
meeting was called to order was
spent by all three in greeting their
many friends and renewing old ac-
quaintences, formed during and
since the family resided in this vicin-
ity.
The speaker of the evening and
candidate for his party's nomination
for Governor was introduced by H.
B~reitenstein in a few brief words of
commentator and Mr.. Hay plunged
at once into his subject. He spoke
forcefully and briefly without any
attempt at oratorical flights but be-
trayed a deadly earnestness which
impressed his hearers and secured
their fixed attention.
Mr.. Hays speech was in substance
about as follows:
Previous to the world war we got
along comfortably in our various af-
fairs, social, business and govern
mental. But during the period COW
cred by the war, n l may say for a
time subsequent to its close. we drift
81 frD-, ,r r>oDrfnuc UTo nhand-
cned our old fashioned. wholesome
and lifetime habits and ideas Of
economy, thrift and industry. In
commercial and financial matters we
scared in the air, SO to speak, while
our social, business and political life
was not only disturbed but uprooted.
We entered upon a debauch OF reck-
lessness. extravaganza and irresponsi-
bility the like of which the world had
never seen.
I'VE have been en- the way to re-
covery now some time. There are
still occasional outbreaks - a re-
currence Of the old restlessness. 1t
is evidenced in governmental and in
dustrial affairs more than elsewhere.
1t is a torturous road back, but we
will make 1t. Just as we have risen
before from apparently hopeless and
discouraging situations.
"Our sorest trials have been in
our public affairs where we have
been the slowest in beating back to
what the world has come to call
normally.
"Out of the rush and excitement Of
the war period there grew up In the
federal government at Washington a
reckless extravaganza and a wanton
waste of the peoples money. and a
disregard for their rights scarcely be-
lieved %possibles in more orderly
times. This same spirit of needless
ness and disregard permeated the
whole country = 1t came into state,
county and municipal government.
along with 1t came regulation OF
the personal lives Of the people. To
a degree we abandoned democratic
tional executive, the congress-, the
legislatures have all been Inclined to
set up codes for the regulation of the
people and have delegated powers to
commissions that were intended and
should remain In the hands Of cleo
tive officers.
when I assume the duties Of the
office Of Governor I will do every
thing in my power to get back into
the hands and under the control OF
this state the duties that were in
tended to be performed by them by
the trainers of the constitution.
"That is whatI have in mind when
In speak as I do about abolishing
commissions. AZ to which commits
sion to abolish, that is q matter to
be determined b. q proper survey OF
the situation when time for action
arrives.
At least half the number Of COM
missions. or bureaus, whichever you
choose to cali them, can be dis
pensed with without the slightest in
jury to the administration Of the
peoples public business.
by the transfer, discontinuance
or consolidation of commissions in
dicated. and by . close. economical
management of official business a
saving OF 33h per cent of the
money o expended in conducting
the states business ear be made for
the people. AndtI believe the people
will be perfectly willing to forego
many of the n~ew-fangled and expen-
sive ideas that have grown up under
our state government and at the
same time be content to return to
the plain everyday notions OF trans
acting business, by reason of the re-
duction in tax bills that will be made
to the individual.
THE notion which has been
prevalent so long that 1t makes no
difference as to costs SO long as the
bills are against the state. Is all
wrong. The states business should
and must be conducted as carefully
land economically as the best man
aged private business. Taxpayer
money Is a sacred fund and should
be so regarded by every person
charged with its disbursement.
81 have observed with considerable
regret the extremes TO which some