The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-10-20
CHRISTANSON AND
UACUE SPEAK AT
LAMBERTON TODAY
COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMIT
TEE BRINGS TWO STATESMEN
TO ADDESS VOTERS; BOTH
GIVE MUCH INFORMATION.
PARTY MAKES GOOD
GOVERNOR TELLS OF SUCCESS
OF REORGANIZATION PLAN;
CLAGUE TALKS ON AGRICUL-
TURE AND ITS DEMANDS.

AT meeting held under the aus
pices of the Redwood County Republic
can Committee at Lamberton today,
Governor Theodore Christianson and
Congressman Frank Clague told the
voters Of the County why it is both
unnecessary and unwise to. change
from the present Republican Admin
istration at this time. The Cover
nor's talk centered about the work
which had been done during the past
two years in Minnesota along the line
of an economical reorganization in
state government. Mr.. Clague, who
as a past member of the Agricultural
Committee and present member of
the Appropriations Committee of
Congress has made close study of
agricultural situations and their con-
troll, dealt directly with the state and
national aspects sof Agricultural re-
lief. Both speakers were warmly re-
ceived and their talks were given gen.
erous applause.
In connection with the matter of re-
duced costs in the government of the
State the Governor said in part:
"Two years ago / told the people
that if they elected me Governor, the
powers of the Governors office would
be used to check the mounting cost of
government. That promise has been
kept. Appropriations which had
from $18,OO0,OO0 in 1915, to
$22, ,000,0 in 1917, thence to $32,000,-
600 in 1919, thence to $37,000,000 in
1921, thence to over $40,000,000 in
1928, were increased by the legislature
to more than $42,000,00O in 1925. In
fulfillment of my pledge, l vetoed ap
preparations aggregating $2,000,00O,
and kept the 1925 totals down to those
of 1923, and thereby stopped the in
crease in the cost of State government
in Minnesota.
Let notice be served on those
who may have designs on the public
treasury that if reelected Governor,
my consent will not be given to any
increase in the total of appropriations
in 1927.
81 submit that if legislative appro-
priations can be held down to $40, O,000,-
900 per biennium, for six years, while
the population of the State is increas-
ing and it's needs multiplying-and
they can-there will be a substantial
reduction in the burden of govern
ment.
"Let notice also be served that con-
sent will not be given to any measure
increasing the bonded Indebtedness
of the State. On the other hand, ev-.
cry effort will be made to liquidate
and discharge all indebtedness here
tofore created.
"a bond-less and tax-less State
tax-less SO far as a direct levy for
revenue fund purposes is concerned
is the objective in the attainment
of which invite the participation of
the people of Minnesota.
"Let me cite just a few of the in
Vulnerable financial "leaks' that have
been closed during the last year. For
the first time in the history of the
State, all departments have bought
their gasoline at a reduction from the
regular price. Three contracts have
been entered into, two with large oil
companies which maintain distribu-
tion throughout the State, the third
with an association of independent
oil dealers. The State has secured a
reduction of two cents per gallon,
whether it bought gasoline in whole
sale quantities or at filling stations.
The saving effected on more than
million gallons will probably not re-
duce the taxes of any individual tax
payer to any extent, but it will pave
a mile of road.
"Coal, which formerly was bought
by the ton, was last year purchased
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