The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-01

not be accepted to any great extent.
Would not early associations and at
be i'm indncement for the vet
ran to rc.uYn to his old home when
ovcrtaken by age and infirmitys Would
the home he occupied to sufficient ex-
tent to justify the expenditure?
again an appropriation for a home
another or further appropriation. and
in view of This fact it should BIC horne
in mind that at the best the day of The |
es-soldicr of the late war is rapidly
passing away and that IN few years |
the purpose fc.. which an institution of
this character was established will cease
to exist. Some proper provision should /!
be incorporated in the act so that when
The Object for which the home was es-
ta,lisAcd ceases to exist. the property
with all tile improvements placed there
on at the expense of the territory will
not revert to the original owners Of the
land. Under the bill. land is donated
for the Home and it is rule of law
that where property is donated to the
public for certain purposes the public
cannot use ii for any other purpose
than that fo. which it vas donated:
and when that purpose ceases to exist
such property rcvcrts to the origiasl
owners. Certainly some provision
SHOULD be made whereby the Terrific.
~ will not loose the benefit of such inn
provements as it may from time to
time place upon the lands SO that when
there is no longer need for a home, the
Territory or states would have the
right to use the same for any other
charitable purpose.
There is another objection, however,
in which, in my opinion, is sufficient to
Justify me in Withholding my approva.
of this act, and relating. not only to
this matter. but to all act contemplat.
ing the location of new institutions.
Tho dawn Of statehood is upon us.
Politically. South Dakota is to ali in
tents and purposes, as separate from
North Dakota a.. she is politically from
Maine or Texas. and considering the
comparatively few representatives in
the legislature Of each Ct The great sec
tious who will, III few short months
comprise the states If North and South
Dakota. it necessarily follows that the
people are not fully represented i'll the
law making body at thls time. In a
fcw months a legislature will be con-
v,ncd IN eacs, section. and under these
circumstances it ,sould seem tina. I'll
questions oil this character should be
deferred. With rs much prcpriety
might tho legislature Of some ether
state participate in the location Of pub
lie institutions in South Dakota and
increase her debt as that North Dakota
Representative should at this time vote
Upon the location Of her public, instit,-
tons and necessarily the increa.s: os
he. pul.;ic deht.
Respectfully,
LevIs Il. CHURCH.
| Governor.
Any one can see at glance that the
above veto had been contemplated long
before the Legislature met. In fact we
,revcr doubted Governor Ghurch's hos
tili.s to soldiers home in Dakota, ne
difference where located, nor what tlls
provisions of the bill might be. lie j.
not the friend of the old soldier nor !:
he in sympathy Will, ,hcn,. The stale
ncnt that an old soldier can 90 to Tho
state where he came from and from
which he enlisted in tlie late war is no
true. Some Of Tire states require tw.
years residence 10 become an inmate q
a soldiers home even when they enlis
ted from that state. All Of them max,
a residence III the state necessary anc
4 therefore wcul: debar Z citizen OF Da
kota from availing himself Of plac,
in soldiers home in any Of the states
The amount Is only preteSt of the GOV
ernor as any one knows forty-five thou
sand dollars would be sufficient to erec
building with a capacity sufficient t.
accommodate two hundred inmates
The title is quihle as the land is t,
be given without conditions and NJ
trustee would accept the gift unless tn
title was complete. BY the timo til
Home could be built the Sioux Reser
walton would be open and at leas
two lines Of railroads would have reach
ed the Hills making connection cas-,
with all parts Of Dakota. His objee
: ton on account of division is too thin
: as the bill! provides for that condition
g Besides North Dakota wish the adyan
{ tages Of our medicinal waters and prc
l vision was made for the acccmmcda
ton Of the oldsoldiers. ANY man VIII
5 makes the statement that an instit,,
Q ton Of this kind is not needed is eithe
b ignorant of the circumstances, willfu
G ly misrcprcsents facts or is SO strongl
prejudiced that he cannot speak til
n truth In yctoing the bill the govc
$ nor has shown his enmity to the ol
: soldier and stnltified his own write
o record. In his message vetoing the bi
two years ago he placed his create
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