The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-19

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Our people are prone 90 do too much
poor farming and plant too much poor
seed. IL these institutes did nothing but
instruct our farmers how 10 select seed
corn. In Eve years time vc would double
in quantity and quality. our own corn
crop.
There Is too much Latin laugh; nt
Brookings and too much mechanical en-
ginccring taught M Vcrmilliou. There h
room aud work for both Of these splcn.
did institutions. but neither should tres
pass on the rights of the other. Not very
many students In this young state can
take mechanical engineering. The gen
crnl government. under the Morrill, act.
sends the agricultural college $4,000 u
year with which 10 pay for the teaching
along the two lines specified In the act
OF congress establishing the land grant
colleges. The name given by congress Z"
these colleges Is Colleges OF Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts"
The department OF the interior has
made n ruling indicating what subjects
may be taught in agriculture and me-
chnnic arts. There are nine of these sub
! jects in agriculture and eight In mechan.
ic arts named by the department of the
interior as follows:
a. Mechanical engineering: ca civil
! engineering: Ga electrical engineering;
ca irrigation engineering: co. mining
engineering: W) marine engineering: ca
railway engineering; 90 experimental
engineering.
Thus you will see that the nIricultur-
nj college receives perpctually $1,000 n
year with which 60 pay for teaching in
agriculture aud engineering. Engineer
ing is well known to be exceedingly cx-
pcnsiyc. both for teaching and equip
mcnt. The state has TO pay the profess
ors who teach mechanical engineering
nc the state university. IL seems 10 me
hat II Is unwise TO attempt to teach me
chanical engineering nj the state univcr-
sity when we take into consideration our
financial condition aud the splendid IA
c%ilities we have FOR teaching mechanical
engineering nc the agricultural college.
Agriculture and engineering belong To
the agricultural college. The university
has scores and multitndes Of subjects.
all the groups of the professional school.
We would not in any way injurc tho
state university TO build up the a~gricrl-
| tural college. or vice versa, but we do
| think that nil the money that cnn possi.
| bly, be appropriated for the state univcr-
| si,y might better go TO strengthen the
university in things other than mcchaui-
cal engineering.
IL IL very gratifying to note that our
regents Of education recommend no new
buildings for our numerous state educa-
tionnl institutions.
We think there il no pressing need
for the enactment OF n primary election
law providing for direct nominations.
Probably no state in the union Is frecr
from internal strife within the political
parties than Is South Dakota. In the
| DRY such a law II plausible, hut In results
IL Is not yet n success In any state where
tried. With our appropriations exceed
Ing our revenues aud with no safe or adc-
quate capitol building We DO not think IL
advisable for the state TO 20 into the ex-
pertinent business. IL once such n law
il enacted NJ least 90 per cent of all Of
fees will be filed by men who live In
towns and cities. and IL would be only a
question OF time until the rural districts
wouli be unreprcscnted. The farming
and grnzing interests OF the state are
OF The first Importance. II the state IL 10
have the future which we all expect for
IL these interests must not be sighted
| they must be largely represented In our
Offices, both state and county, and cspe-
cially 81 ia the Legislative halls.
Such n law IL expensive. both to the
taxpayers and TO candidates. IL such n
law is enacted IL VIII cost twice or three
times as much TO make nominations rs TO
conduct the general elections Taxes are
| already too high. With n primary cleo
ton law the Office In no sense seeks the
| man, but the man seeks it-in many In
stances buys IL. The poor man, the man
OF small means, has M show against the
man OF means. The man Of means can
and viii In the primary elections see
many more people than the man OF limit
| ri means. and IL he IL skilled and clever
In many ways his dollars will aid him.
| regardless of his fitness. In securing the
nomination. Once such n law N enacted
the poor man. the man that Is worthy
and qualified, will be- eliminated and the
man OF dollars will win. and too often he
will be n weak and unqualified Official. A
good caucus law is all that is needed.
Pass such n law. providing when and
where the polls shall be open On caucus
day. aud how long. etc. The law should
| provide strict rules aud regulations pro-
hibiting illegal voting. intimidation aud
the illegal use OF money. and there will
be no further demand for a costly psi.
mary election law.
IL seems that the time has come when
n state capitol should be- built. lf the
| pioneers OF this state. who laid the foun.
dalton stones OF this young common.
wealth, are 90 see and have q part 'n
the construction OF u capitol building,
the hour Ia make the move Is Mt hand.
We recommend that plans be selected
for n capitol building To cost SJ0O.0O0.
\ reasonable appropriation should be
made by this Legislature with which TO
begin such building IL II can be- done lc.
gally. In this connection We call your
attention TO a part of section .. Of article
Kill. OF the constitution. which IL In
these words: For the purpose OF defray-
ihg extraordinary expenses and making
public improvements. or to meet casual
deficits or failures la revenue, the state
many contract debts never 20 exceed
with previous debts In the aggregate
100000. aud no greater Indebtedness
shall bc incurred except for the purpose
OF rcpclling INVASION"
II Is OF vital importance that one wing
OF the capitol building be constructed