The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-19
for on aaIly balances should be rby N.

for on daily balances should be Cby the
banks) turned into the state treasury.
The railroad regulation question IN
OF great Importance. IL IN the most Inn
portnnt questions before the national ron.
gress at this session, and M man Is bet
ter qualified To protect the rights OF the
people than President Roosevelt.
Railroads are public servants and
should serve the people will and rcasona.
bly. They should be managed with due
regard "a the interests Of the people. The
state should treat them fairly and they,
in return. should respect the wishes and
rights OF the people. III existing laws are
not adequate to protect the rights OF the
people. laws that are such should be en-
acted.
Ny wish aud hope Is. that we may all
serve the people OF this splendid young
state. economically. to the end that every
dollar OF the money that the people have
On pay for the support OF the state and
oil OF the public institutions may be wise
~ expended and fully accounted for.
IL IL the wish Of the people that APP
preparations be kept down. Hundreds. IL
not thousands. OF dollars ear Ice cat ont
Of nearly every appropriation. Every
such bill should be carefully scrutinized
and every item that can be cut out should
be-.
In n word. this legislature. composed
OF business men. should keep %nppruprin-
tons within the You should
manage this business intrnstci to you by
your constituents the same MS you would
your farm, your bank. or you store. In
plain aud simple words. You should not
contracts debts without providing the
money with which TO pay them.
HERREID'S FAREWELL.
The biennial message OF the retiring
governor. Charles y. Hcrrcid. Is largely
devoted 20 assessment and taxation. In
sarcastic vein aud with numerous sta
t~istical illustrations he points ont glaring
Inconsistencies which are made possible
by the present laws, and urges n lcgis-
iative remedy.
The message ''points with pride" 20 the
able and economical management OF all
the state institutions during the last four
years: goes nj some length into the report
81 the superintendent OF public instruc-
ton aud the progress Of educational In
stitutions: urges the requirement Of n
normal certificate as n prerequisite TO
obtaining n teachers license; favors state
aid 20 high schools: directs attention 60
the VIGOROUS. faithful aud cmincnily
successful" administration Of the ofice
OF school and public lands. aud says ms
TO the public examiners report:
The report OF the public examiner
contains n comprehensive statement OF
the Taylor defalcation.' This involved a
great deal OF laborious research not only
by the public examiner. but other state
officers, particularly the commissioner of
schools and public lands. The invcstiga-
ton was prompted by suggestions that
there were properties which had beer lost
sight or with the passing Of the years"
On the need of a new state house,
Gov. Hcrreid says:
'South Dakota needs n state house
Gre proof. commodious and in harmony
with It's progress aud prosperity. The
accommodating records, archives and libra
~ are In danger from destruction by fire.
No state officer would risk having per.
sonnl documents Of great value In n
state house vault. The state should not
risk the loss OF property OF incStimable
value which como be replaced. In other
states this lesson has been taught by sad
and expensive experience"