Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-22

knife to the appropriations and reducing
them within the revenue Of the state lie
also redeemed ths pisdss q economy made |
70 the people IN the last republican state
platform.
North Platte Tribune; Governor Shell !
dons troubles have now begun. In vetoing
certain OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES those
for additions to state buildings-he has dis |
pleased many Of his warm supporters.
However, he considered his duty plain in
these matters and hswed to the line regard !
less Of where the chips fell.
Hastings Tribune: Governor Sheldon did
some pretty good business with his veto
power With the very first stroke Of his
pen the governor killed bills that called for
appropriations amounting to 10000. That
is no small sum, when you come to think
about It, and 1t shows that there is e good
business man at the head Of Nebraska's
government
Columbus Tribune The application of the
pruning knife by Governor Sheldon to keep
the states expenses within the levy will
be approved by the people of Nebraska.
Some OF our state institutions and most
Of our state officers need more money than
they are getting. But the increase should
come in the way suggested by Governor
Sheldon. namely, an increase in the levy.
Rushville Recorder: Governor Sheldon
In vetoing appropriations amounting to
S2i9f11 has fulfilled the last OF the repub- !
llcan platform pledges and has proved
once more that he Is a governor who
believes that promises made to the cleo
torate should be kept individually and coll
lectively. We admire his courage and UNI
swerving devotion to principle. Nebraska
made no mistake when It elected George
Sheldon TO be the governor Of this great
state.
Holdrege Progress: Portions OF the Ne
braska press are taking Governor Sheldon
severely to task because he used his veto
power to cut down the appropriations
needed by various institutions in the state
for improvements and increasing their field
of usefulness. On the whole, the governors
action may appear drastic, but there is
some danger of his critics forgetting to
look at the matter from more than one
point Of view and that in many cases both
narrow and limited. Before taking such
step, which the governor must have known
would be very unpopular with a large por-
ton Of the population, he certainly gave
the matter thorough consideration. From
his position, knowing the reasons for and
against as given in the debates Of the
house and senate he cannot be charged
with acting hastily or because Of a personal
bias.
Kearney Hub: The veto Of the appro-
pr!ation for the building of the normal
wings is to a small extent a damage or
detriment to Kearney a community, and
very few citizens are giving that phase of
the question second thought, the remarks
Of some newspapers to the contrary, not
withstandng. Whether a few more families
remove to Kearney because of the enlarge
ment OF the school, and few more build
ings are built does not matter in the least
to the state. The only thing to remember
is that the normal school is a state inst-
tuition, to accommodate the young people
Of western Nebraska. Therefore the loss
is theirs not only for the present, but for
the future, and ultimately the loss is the
states as we'll Eastern Nebraska IL we'll
provided with educational facilities pro-
vided by the state But this is not true
of the western half Of the state.
Fremont Tribune: Governor Sheldon, |
when he took his veto pen in his hand |
and pruned down the excess appropriations |
Of the legislature. did the people of -. |
braska a good service. For many years the |
lawmakers, becoming involved in com
bines to help out" the towns where the |
state institutions are located by giving |
them all the money that can possibly be
squeezed out o. the state have exceeded the !
amount that could be raised by the maxi |
mum limit Of levies. Thus a state debt far
exceeding the constitutional limit Of $4,000
has been oreated--not a burdensome one II
is true, for a state rapidly growing rich |
but an excess Just the same. And Governor
Sheldon has done another thing of most
commendable kind. He has notified the
managers of the state institutions that
they must cut their garments according to
their cloth; that they must live within the
limit Of the sums appropriated for their
respective institutions.
Auburn Republican: Governor Sheldon, by
the use Of his prerogative of veto, has sue
ceeded in saving to the taxpayers of the
state over 500, 600 He accomplished this
by looping off some OF the excessive ap-
preparations that had been passed by the
late Legislature for the benefit OF the vari-
GUS state institutions. Some OF the appro-
priations were unnecessary and OF an ex-
travagant nature while others were ap-
parently needful. The governor, however,
true TO his pledge to give the people Of the
state a business administration, used the
pruning knife without fear or favor and
treated all alike His only motive was to
cut down the public expenditures 20 that
lnoy WOuiu come WlInln the scope OF the
revenues of the state and thus prevent the
creation of a deficit. He has been very Sc
verely criticized by the disappointed bene-
ficiaries Of the legislatures thoughtless gem
crosby, but he viii be commended by the
majority Of taxpayers for his actions
Aurora Republican: Governor Sheldons
exercise Of the veto power in scaling down
appropriation bills will meet with approval
in every quarter of the state except In a
few sections where affected institutions are
! located. Such criticism will naturally be
looked upon as selfish, or at least not disin-
terested, and so 1t will not injure him in the
| least. The governor was confronted by a
/ cold-booded business proposition. The APP
! preparations made by the legislature ex-
! ceeded the most liberal estimates OF the
| states revenues by several hundreds OF
| thousands of dollars. By a simple mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation he found the amount
OF the deficit which such a policy would
| create, and struck out enough of what he
considered the most unnecessary items to
leave the balance on the right side OF the
ledger. other governors have disregarded
I ordinary business principles in the matter