The Irish standard., 1908-10-03
valuation of railroad properties as a basis

surancc department. the abolition of the
be paid into the state treasury thereby
! placing the department for the first time
IN i ,hr states history on an efficient busi-
| Increased appropriations for roads and
| brlnSrs and the creation of q state
rnS,.S;H. m'GnwmX T,ommisSion , appointive by the
| t.uHeriiof' Tor Il thoroughSoing and Scien-
| good roads.
| New laws and revision of former stat
ultS ior development of state drainage
| lnciud!nE an act creating IL state drain
| age commission, consisting of the govern
or. state auditor and secretary OF state.
| With authority to develop and carry into
| effect Il comprehensive plan for the ulti-
! mate drainage of the states vast acreage
| OF ,,;i' swamp lands, amounting to several
the general government. and with a,ldi-
| tlon;'l provisions governing the drainage
| of county and private lands and the as
SeSSnrnt of benefits thereon.
LEGISLATION and state aid for the de-
Nelopmrnt and extension of the states
rural schools.
| preparation for the development of the
state dairy and food department
f,c;nris larnr "Esa,tinm 1 protecting labor IN
defining the liabilities OF employers. en-
forcing the child labor and truancy laws.
Increasing state. factory. inspection. and
Proposed constitutional amendment.
submitting to YOU the extension of the
poW'rS OF inc legislature To enable the
passage of greatly needed laws for the
| Just and adequate taxation of corpora
| tiohs and many classes of property which
now now, escape their proper share of the
New laws for the proper and efficient
| taxation Of inhcritancrS
| Authority Tor the annual examination
of the public accounts of cities by the
public examiner.
| New legislation to increase the eff
cirnry and extend the capacity OF thc
tn, l,.,
farmers of Minnesota to properly defend
| themselves against the cNlctions of the
binder twinr trust.
Rendering Account of Stewardship.
| The practical results Of this progrcs.
sivc and constructive legislation and
the aggressive and successful admins
| trativc and executive acts which car.
| ricd these laws into effective cxccu-
tion. YOU have watched from time to
time. outlined them to you some
what at length in the campaign of two
years ago. ! presented them to you in
accounting for my stewardship as your
public servant and chief executive
agent Naturally was proud of my
| stewardship. My worthy opponent
| says WAS unduly proud of my
stewardship. Perhaps ] was. but
want to say now. and l am willing
to make the admission as strong as
you desire, that the chief credit for
this work is due not to myself, nor
even to the legislature which strength
ened my hands and in every prac-
ticable manner gave the great CO.
operation of it's appropriations and
legal authority, but to the sovereign
people of Minnesota whose servants
we were, and whose instructions regis
tered at the polls we followed to the
best of our only too feeble ability.
That you considered that we had acted
i'll good faith and that our stewardship
was fairly satisfactory to you was
shown by your verdict ut the polls.
when You gave IL your endorsement by
| over 10000 plurality.
For Advancement Of the Common
wealth.
| In 1901 and 1906 you saw fit to elect
a legislature that was Republican in
both bodies TO serve In conjunction
with a Democratic executive. In my
inaugural address to that legislature
I referred to the fact that as your
| Legislative and executive servants we
were chosen by the same people to
serve the same cause. and that our
labOrs were, therefore. dedicated to
one and the same purpose, to carry out
! your will for the moral, educational.
civic and material advancement of this
commonwealth.
On that platform. the following
measures. recommended by me in
whole or in part. and introduced and
supported by legislative members re-
gar.llcss of party lines. were adopted
and approved and made part of the law
of this state as embodied in the gen
cral statutes of 1907:
Constitutional Tax Amendment.
Tile re- submission Of the constitutional
tax Amendment extending the powers OF
the legislature So ns To enable the state
| to adopt the most modern and up-to-tl;tc
measures of taxation especially to reach
| those classes Of corporate and other prop
| erty which now escape In large measure
their Just share of taxeH-ii amendment
which you have til" opportunity To en-
dorsc with your ballots in this election.
The Tax Commission.
The creation of IL permanent tax con-
| investigation OF tax and assessment laws
| and conditions in this state. to make Il
| thorough and just rr-t;illiation of prop
| scsscd for taxation, to cooperate with
| local nsscss0rs. equalization boards and
taxation officers. with view to securing
| equality, Justice and efficiency OF assess
| mcnt and taxation as between the differ
cnt counties" towns. industries. and prop
crty classes, the compilation of all our
| existing tax laws with recommendations
for future TAXATION reforms. ana me gen
| rral supervision and enforcement Of our
laws for assessment and t;lX:ltion.
The submission I" you Of II constitu.
tinn"I amendment csthbIisliinE the road
and briIg" fund ana nutl"riZinE the leg
isaturc I" levy an annual tax for con
structing and improving, roads and bridges
In this state.
Taxation of mortgages by 1,ist ANA
effective nicthod hh'"' ii" '"e '''''i s'9o