The Irish standard., 1908-10-03

boards to submit all plans for heating.
lighting am. sanitation to the state board
worth the expenditure, and do they 'Iss. 70.
eeive your approval and Endorsement 40
voters and taxpayers giving your contri-
buttons to the development and welfare
of the state?
The Agricultural School and University.
In connection with the education ex-
liberal liberal appropriations for the state uni
.xersity. for the agricultural college and
IT'S tha vario@S industrial departments. for
81; anthony Park. for the agricultural
me sub-station at Grand Rapids. For
priated more literally than was recon-
mended in the report of the board of con-
trol: signed by Mr. jacobson. and trans
lnure 70 tine 1893 session Of the legis-
priations of the legislature, and believe
that the results warrant the action. Fire
',,,,aigg 'ha,x,ing DESTROYED est @ the university main
Mr.. Jacobson was then chairman. recon-
mended an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
tha phnalding nganIa and equipment while approved
mended by the board of regents and voted
by the legislature. as more befitting the
main building of an institution which
AAhhS aS Oile VI lne 1Ouf greatest uni.
versities in America. In. addition to the
appropriations recommended by the board
OF control for the school of agriculture
and @ experiment stations: ]. also approved
sO.00o additional for buildings and equip
ment for the institution at st. Anthony
lark; tbn .,,h and Of about $4,000 additional for
Crookston; and believe the present On.
rollment OF about one thousand younu
men and women In the study Of scientific
fion. nmn;w farm!ns at these Institu
same ground, again in 1907. l take pride
IN IN having approved the appropriations Of
sH;iao4o0 s;,as0,. for additional lands, buildings,
ment for the st. Anthony Park station
and college. and Of 100000 for the Crooks
ton and Grand Rapids stations. II my
proprlations extravaganza, / point him to
the fact that the agricultural producers
OF the greatest bread .and- butter state in
ee,snt en- srs ars entitled to have the most
schools and experiment stations on the
globe, and that as long az they choose
to s,p place me me In the governors chair ! will
maintain for them institutions Of that
standing. >"'
The Two Sides Of the Shield.
Let me now lay before you a striking
instance of the blunders one may fall into
lledger. le eas Ny opponent has dwelt upon the
umder tha to+d, Democratic administration. Now
state State Of Minnesota, as | have said be-
fore, as It appears on the ledger Of the
a%ator @ 0r, is in round numbers about
bookReepns For exampe sn1S whae metaoa ars tSs Of
three biesest iten,s on the auditors RS aps ape
fand 1885, ooo nyehtsS
school fund, 1.2OO. OGO: state prison re-
ysSolying vi fund, s1,1OO OOOO-making in all
s$,soo.o -, .ooo g.. or nearly 80 per cent of the
.. But look at these three big items. The
$l,5OO.00O school apportionment goes IN
wn,cs the school r. districts of the state from
tionment plan of operating our local
schools and not an expenditure Of state
government gov r1n at all, except in so far as
apportioems,t @ ] Is fhe st clearing house for the
the proceeds Of the State afsn sehoo anda Ino
anu hnnds permanent MAJ, n school investment in
sscn4ol sem 3.l revenue We're chargeable to the
extravagance" of my administration. /
should si be only too proud of the honor.
million dollars standing against o one eSot Of
our institutions, the state prison?
fund st onf me 81 tell cb yGu It is the revolving
plant, in which the state utilizes its con- iie
vict labor. pays for its raw material. the
manila iIa..1 and sisal fiber, Is this large
aonnted 1am %hfh fa 81 dSgng the past year
people Of this state? Not at all. On the
odher oder hand, the credit side of the ledger
nomthins m',th 1sraar an itemMasaes of twineso
that that during the four years of my admin
istration the average yearly profit to the
s1z5oSe ssa1zpoysrs Witt Ct tnfn
or nearly three-quarters of million dol.
lars: sn.o In p presenting Democratic "extrava-
profit on the credit side of the Minnesota
taXnayers. account. Moreover. the an
nual nsn1 profit during the four years Of Demo-
era nratlc ca adminlstration has been oyer 100
last two years Of Republican administra.
ton no, .,! when the prison plant was under
tne t..s "a direction Of the board of control, OF
Whlch my worthy opponent was for q
tlme chairman; and notwithstanding the
tion has furnished the twlne to Mime.
prices, which this year average two s CENTS
per pound lower than the prices of five
years ago.
Where the Opposition Comes From.
NOW. l understand that our friends,
trnst tine agents nnss OF the the harvester and twine
prison twine plant on the ground that it
is state socialism. Perhaps some of you
mere mere this MS evening are opposed on prin-
plant operated by the state. But look at
the conditions. The state has on hand
at the prison large force Of convicts.
the state that they be employed in soma ma
industry. In what Industry would YOU
employ them? Would you employ them
m sota anS which With Mpns
done In the case Of shoe manufacturing
and some other industries in which Min
neSota pe;t labor and capital are employed.
convict labor into any Industry which
takes bread and butter from the free
iabor OF this state, or which takes the
But the great harvester and Irvine trust
which is protected by government tariffs
aant and charges en- g Minnesota farmers 25 pei
than It charges foreigners in Europe,
australia. or Canada. IS another matter.
a,nsr Mmneiota 70 ta as the greatest wheat
this great, tariff protected trust % as its its
fattest natural prey. Protected by the
Dlngley tariff and the general govern
men ment, of and ta h having consolidated 20 per
America into a $12O, ,00O, 900 trust. this is
great octopus would have had Minnesota
farmers i.ar completely, at Its mercy, had
regardless Of party, resolved to come to
the rescue by establishing a state twIne
plant at the state prison.
Enlargement Of the Irvine Plant.
When elected governor I found part OF
the convict labor at the state prison en-
Eaged e. In twine making and part engaged
sofa free labor and capital l immedi-
ately advised the greater expansion OF
tWine operations and the transfer Of con-
vict labor as rapidly as possible to that
industry. As q result the twine product
of 100000 pounds for the two-year
period ending July 81, 1904. has been in
year period ending July 81 this year, an
increase of 10,400,O00 pounds. or so per
cent. At the same time. the average
eight cents to twelve cents durinu the
two years, 1so3.4. has been reduced Ia
an average Of ~ cents for the present
year.
New Buildings at the Prison.
But that is not all. l prevailed upon q
HaSn0nSiNn loeriSla faaao fo,.