Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-11-01

interests Vt this great state. In the first
place our constitution makers provided
for too many institutions. Too many
have been organized and too much money
spent in building. The last legislature
appropriated $4,000 more than the
assessment OF two years ago will raise to
keep up the expenses of the state.
I would enot cripple the irstltutlons
that are already started and under way,
but it seems to me that for the present
We cannot 60 forward. The coming
legislature has that duty and they will
be direlect Of duty unless they face it
with back bone enough to protect the
interest Of the people.
FAvORs REsUBMIss1oN.
There is another great question agita-
ting the minds Of the people over the
state, moro than any other, perhaps. he
referred to resubmission. He entered into
discussion of prohibition 10 Pennsyl.
vania and in Name and then said: Kan
sas has had prohibition for some years
and 80 has Iowa, two Dakotas, and Yer
mont and believe that in Kansas today
prohibition is more successfully enforced
than in any other state OF the Union, be-
cause the people OF that state are more
in sympathy with the law. The history
of constitutional prohibition in this
state was detailed also Referring to
his former Vows of this question he
stated that he was not only in favor of
prohibition from principle but in favor,
when adopted, OF letting the people have
fair test of the law and then again sub.
mitting it to the people.
We have had the law for five years and
now there is desire to resubmit it. 1t
seems to me, that inasmuch as there is
to be two years more OF the law, at least,
that by the end of that time the people
ought to be prepared to vote upon it. I
ain satisfied that, from my standpoint,
that 1t is for the hest interests of the
state. 1t IS for the best interests of the
people if this question could be taken
out of the field of politics as soon as pos
sible He found in travelling over the
state that in some of the districts about
all the politician has explain as to his
vote is it for or against resubmisslon.
Some of the districts are for and Some
against. These questions aie agitating
the people more than any other question.
The sooner We get it out OF politics the
better.
From prohibition standpoint J. claim
the prohlbitionists make mistake. Mr..
Kif tells me that there is large major
tity in favor, Of prohibition. This ques.
ton will mover be the settled policy Of this
state until there is vote. II 1t is car.
ried by q majority vote Of the state 1t
will become the settled policy of the
state and people will rally around the
law and enforce it better than at the
present time. All over the state the Law
is violated. It is a menace to patriotism
Those that treat with contempt this law
will violate any law.
Mr.. Burke addressed his remarks
chiefly to discussion Of the tarlff. He
spoke at some length and what he said
was listened to With deep attention.
Senator Roach gave . polished talk, OF
an interesting character, on the senate'a
passage of the Wilson bill. He spoke of
the difficulties encountered and various
factions and interest opposing the pass
age OF any tariff bill. He detailed the
struggle with the sugar trust, so called,
and defended the senate from the general
sspersions that have been cast upon it OF
late. The speaker renewed bis prediction
that free wool would raise the price to
the sheep grower-a prediction he made
IN letter to The Alert last winter, to
which he referred.
Senator Roach made rather remark.
able statement prediction that the tariff
question wasisettled for many years. he
believed the bill would show it's benefits
soon and that it was a good measure. On
the subject OF free silver he stated he
was now, as ever an advocate of that
policy, He said there was an uphesval
going on in this country. The next great
issue to be met was the financial issue and
he hoped the democrat party would be
wise enough to take it up in the interests
OF the people.
The Winter Wheat Section.
The weather conditions are perfect FOL
Q free movement of grain, but the re-
ceipts in the southwest continue die.
appointlngly small and millers still find
it an Inconvenience to secure sup
plies, says the Modern Miller. The
demand for hard wheat continues and
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