Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-30

and senate railroad commission bill
that embodied the best thoughts and
most careful phraseology of the Re-
publican majority and some of the
Democratic minority. Often Governor
Toole's views ha'i been solicited and
the bill was framed as closely along
the lines of the executive wish as any
bill might be The measure went to
the governor. He had days and day.;
in which to approve or disapprove 1t
before the date when, By constitution
al limitation. the legislature must adj
iOurn. But the governor during that
time did neither. He waited until the
legislature had adjourned and the
members were well on their way home
ward and then he sent to the office of
the secretary Of state a message of
veto. in which he said that the act was
a damnable presumption and an usurp-
alton of the constitutional prerogativa
Of the governor. The secretary of state
has this message on file the legisla
ture had nothing. The reason why
Governor Toole did not return the bill
with his veto in time to give the legis-
lature an opportunity to act in con-
formity with his views. meet his OBJ
jectiOns or drop the whole matter has
never been explained, and it seems to
us mat II never will be and never can
be plausibly or reasonably. Certainly
the legislature was willing to meet the
governor more than half way. The Re-
puDllcans We're pledged TO railroad
COMMISSION DILL so were the Demo
Gratis, so We're the others. They too
t0r earnest truth the declaration OF
Governor Toole that it was his desire,
II new boards were created. the leg
stature name the personnel. That
Was done.
.r"duS tWo il thg members Of t}t
omission named We're Republicans
Cove rnur Toole vetoed the measure.
WIS act " partisan yindictiveness on
n.+ part We have lr ON the testimony
.i N'lsh-and Mt Walsh Is an
'\uoU ON the mattcr-haS cost the
Pt"pia ol the state hFt millions OF dol
a.S m two years.
Pretty expensive business. isn't it,
: his having an executive prerogallVe
j. Jhaj has It's foundation ON political per.
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81 pace with the splendid growth of thi
D. great country from the early dawn tt
" the present. 1t called the farmer from
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ST by Lincoln through all the trials 0
So that terrible crisis and it stood b.
1y Theodore Roosevelt during those dal
al days in the latter part of October
10 1904. when emissaries of the trusts, O
il illegal combinations oc capital, cam
as all The way from New York to Wasl
lis ington to threaten him with annihilt
Nv ton at the polls unless he acceded t
IN their unjust and illegal demands TIL
Ie response of that noble president
u, miration and respect of every homes
,n man in The connIry. II is the same 50,
~ of patriotism that has come dow
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m Il believe that il has ever been III
as inspiring guide of our soldiers and uu
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"a, this Gul-giycu attribute will never i,
al part until the last of them is dead