Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 4 | Gene Gets the Money

Gene Gets the Money THE rest the of the country is getting a fine lin ch chance nce t to take jake a look at Georgias Georgia's Governor Talmadge Tal- Tal rn m madge dge in action and to appraise him as the man mans s southern grass roo rooters ers ers' cheered in their rump convention as s a presidential candidate to bear the standard of dissident Democrats With red suspenders H old Ha ol Lloyd goggles and enormous lung power Gene l landed in office with ith a rebellious legislature to find himself up against the problem of carrying on state government government govern govern- m ment nt without an appropriation With fiscal fisca off officers of- of f unwilling to circumvent the law Jaw by making mak mak- ing ng earmarked funds available to him he put them out of office appointed successors not so I r meticulous Thinking money bags were were locked in jn a time-locked time safe he ordered the thedoor door dop burned off with v oxyacetylene torches only to find the vault as bate as Old Mother Hubbard's Hubbards Hubbards Hubbard's Hubbards Hubbard's Hub- Hub bards bard's cupboard 0 4 Spurning suggestions for legally meeting the situation by calling a special l session of the legislature leg leg- ture because he feared it might impeach him he proceeds to get the money by devious w ways ys His de facto treasurer on his order obtained ed surrender of ot aU allocated for br or highway work and added it to of other highway funds previously withdrawn from banks In all he has about dl- dl di diverted y v from their proper funds and with this is p providing ov ding state institutions with sith the cash they need n ed to carry crry on sl 1 Talmadge it would seem seem might be added to to the Liberty leagues league's list of politicos who rob robi i Peter to pa pay Paul fo for the attainment nent Ile t of un unholy oly en n Is s. s J A i