The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-11

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fields and mines. 1t is a fact that the au-
ministration of the affairs of South Da-
kota costs less, per capita, than any o'aeF
state in the Union. If we want the state
to keep on developing. we must have
more people and more capital. 1t VIII not
do to let the state stand still. TWO things
are essential to assure her going onward,
immigration and capital
Continuing he says:
Il beg of you, pass no law that will
make it necessary TO increase taxes,
rather set AN example that will lead TO
tax reduction. Conservative adminiStra-
ton protects capital and insures work Tor
the laborer.'
The state has had u wonderful grown
during the past six years, says tht gov.
ernor. improvements have been on every
hand, and villages, cities and towns nave
grown. Many people have come TO 'he
state and thousands of new homes and
farms have been opened.
Under the policies WHICH have preyalleg
axes have gradually grown lower and
they will continue to grow lower, de-
clares the governor, if this and succeed
ing legislatures are economical. conserva-
tive and wise, He ADDS;
do not vote a single dollar in the way
of appropriations that is not needed.
Above all things keep the appropriations
within the revenues of the state, DO moth
ing that will retard the growth and the
development of the state"
During the past two years no less than
Ave new railroad companies nave been
Incorporated under the laws of this state.
These new COM
New Railroads panies are creatures
" OF the State of South
Dakota n their
people of this state have waited long and
sorely need. the roads. You can encour-
age it. Nothing should be done that
would retard the completion of the lines
mentioned and other new lines that are
about to be built. In passing laws for
Just"
The governor urges the passage of a
municipal officers.
The need of an Immigration commission
urges the Legislature to create such an
office and make provision for carrying out
the work of advertising the advantages of
the state.
The governor declares that the ma
jority of our people want a primary cleo
ton law. and he advises the enactment
Of such "A lazy with an clause
attached. The primary law enacted by
the legislature of Illinois is urgently rec
commended as worthy of serious consid-
GRAFTON.
THE report of Prof. NJ. NJ. Kramer.
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. is a very full and complete review
of the work accomplished in our schools
s.haa,. structive and inter-
oS''oo's' esting from begin
ming to end and is
worthy of a most careful examination.
1T is a wonder to me that our schools
are so efficient when we take into con,
male teachers in 1906 was but S42. - and
female teachers but $3s.O1. We are UNI
eaahers' 1 b%t aSs na the i staqaard of tb oar
pay as we should. Increase wages and
the quality and quantity of teachers will
Improve.
OF the county board of education should
be cut down and limited to the county
superintendent and experienced teachers.
prevalent among %schoolboys. The law on
this subject should be strengthened. The
should be amended prohibiting the
state.
County superintendents have too much
on their hands. This is especially true
lated counties. it seems to me that it
would be advisable in counties where
the population is more than 5000 to al
the county superintendent to appoint
an assistant"
Our educational institutions were never
in better condition or in better hands. All
Our state schools are of such high or
der and are doing such good work that L
earnestly. wish that
Education our people would be
al ,nsti+u+ions loyal enough not to
send their children
out OF the state to
be educated.
of North carolina donated for the bene-
fit of the South Da-
Carolina kota university. the
Ronds governor reports that
following suit to col
lect these bonds a
check for $22.416.09 was delivered to him
and iennSital in the treasury The
governor continues:
II recommend that the legislature pass
an M act sa;G Ga FRY, + !, an IN aIppfop ri H1onth to c re-
DINA. We took it away from our sister
state. North Carolina, simply because the
said we could. Might did not make
in this instance.
Morally. we have no right to one cent
of this money. and we ugh to be brave
enough and true enough to give it back.
our university. She can use it, but it is
tainted money. l would send this money
back to North Carolina for her university
and appropriate a like sum for our Splen-
did university. 1t will be no burden on
our people.
ut is entirely plain that ingenious
schemers are using our state for private
1T is clear to me that our state ought
not to become a collecting agency.
neither ought it to forget the doctrine of
comfy between states"
"Under the Federal Constitution indi-
vidualS cannOt sue states on such bonds,
so the holder gives, or sells, them to us
and we sue the state that issued the
bonds
North Carolina does not owe South
Dakot anything and never did. at least
in this transaction. Let us balance the
account by giving back to her that which
is hers and not ours.
1T is gratifying to be able to report
all our penal institutions are in most
excellent condition.
Your attention is called to the renort
of the board of charities and corrections.
Ii should he read by every member.
"Under the head of Moneys returned
to the treasury we ind the following:
Penal Institutions. a g e m e n t requires
that no more OF the
available funds to be used for the sup
port of the institution than will serve a
careful and economical administration.
This policy was early adopted by this
board and Is fundamental. At the solicita-
tion of your board the last legislature
reduced the appropriations for several Of
duction a surplus has accumulated n q
splendid financial showing has been a d
Nor has this been done at the expense
of the inmates. for never in the history of
the institutions have their populations
been better fed or better clothed or better
cared for according to the spirit and pur
pose of the institution than they are to-
day. Notwithstanding the prices of food,
and labor are probably higher
than they have ever been. These results
have been largely brought about by the
more extended experience of your board in
the general management of the affairs