Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-14

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immigration would give to the world
information concerning our resources
never published in sosstriking man
ner before.
l earnestly urge that an appropria-
ton be made for the printing and dis
tribution of this report.
The state fair Is, now one of the per-
manent and substantial institutions of
the state. No more effective stimulus
to better methods of farming and
stock raising can be found. No more
convincing and attractive advertising
can be devised No other will bring
as good return for the money spent.
Commissioner Of immigration.
Under the provisions of chapter Is,
Session Laws Of 1907, making the Sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture eN-ofticio commissioner of immi-
grafton, and requiring the governor TO
make the appointment, l appointed Mr..
Clarence N. McIlvaine OF Huron to the
position. AS secretary of the board
OF agriculture he has rendered every
possible service and the capable and
efficient performance OF his duties in
that regard have taken no small part
of his time.
No appropriation is made after Jan.
l. 1909. The Office is, therefore, with
out dollar for its maintenance at
this time There seems to be a de-
mand for the maintenance of an i'm
migration bureau, and until some other
and better plan Is to provide for, the
arrangement made by the law Of 1907,
should be supported by an appropria-
ton.
Insurance of Deposits.
The platform of the dominant party
on which the larger number of you
gentlemen were elected, contains the
following declaration:
"Our national platform favors the
establishment Of a postal savings banR
system for the convenience Of the peo-
pie and the encouragement Of thrift.
The protection Of depositors against
loss by insolvent and mismanaged
banks, and the protection of solvent
and we'll managed banks against runs
and panics, requires that postal saw
ings bank laws be accompanied by effl-
cient laws, state and national, pro-
viding for the insurance of depositors
against loss. We favor the enactment
of such laws"
1t is undoubtedly true that a nation
al law is soon to be enacted estaollsn11
ing postal Savings banks. Deposasa
in these savings banks will be MADE
upon time certificates only and there
will be no open accounts. The depos-
it's will not be kept in the local banks;
but will probably be sent to central
reserves, and thus withdrawn from the
state to the detriment of the local
BANKS, both state and national.
The funds thus removed Will, OF
course. be more inaccessible and less
| likely to be used in facilitating local
| business than if the same We're kept
| in the home banks. For this reason,
| as well as for many other good ana
| obvious reasons, a carefully worked
| out law for the protection ana m
| surance Of depositors is demanded by
| the times.
Dairy and Food Commission.
Certain sections in the law enacted
| by the legislature of 1907 in relation
| to the branding and sale of drugs and
medicines were declared to be invalid
| for fatal omissions and antiquities
| in the language used leaving our pure
| food law somewhat crude and incom-
| plete.
The law should be amended so as
! to become effective. The purpose
| should be not to favor or iniure any
| class but to protect the consuming
| public from fraud.
School and Public Land.
| The report of the commissioner. Of
| school and public lands shows that his
department is in a prosperous condi-
ton. The lands sold during the past
| two years have brought much higher
| prices than ever before, and the rent
ais have greatly increased.
| The large and constantly increasing
permanent fund is all loaned on safe
securities and the department has been
| unable to supply the demand for loans
| but has been obliged at times, TO hold
| up applications for months, and some
| times has been forced to refuse them
entirely. Every acre of capitol building
| river has been sold and over 100000
realized from these lands with over Al,
| 900 acres still unsold west of the river
Primary Election Law.
! Two years ago, in keeping with its
! platform pledge previously made, the
! legislature enacted comprehensive
| primary election law. During the year
| their party nominations under this law
and the dominant party selected its
| party candidate for the United States
senate. the law providing that the
Endorsement by popular vote shall have
the force and effect Of an instruction
to such members of the legislature OF
the same political party as were nom
mated in the same primary election,
to vote for and support such candi-
date in the legislature for the office of
United States senator"
Our primary election law in it's gem
eral and essential features is similar
to that enacted in Kansas. Nebraska,
Iowa. Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington
and number of other states. AS a
system governing political party man
agement and nominations, it has come
to stay. No instance has been report
ed where it has been repealed.
A general attack was made upon this
law in the supreme court Of the state
last May in which it's constitutionality
was questioned and every possible OBJ
lection urged. The general provisions
Of the law were sustained. Two provi-
sions, however, were held to be invalid,
to wit:
Sections and 10, which required
candidates for nominations to pay q
designated fee at the time of filing
their nominating petitions, the money
received to be covered into the gen
eral fund to reimburse the county for
expenses incurred in holding the pri-
mary; also the clause in section 65,
which reads: each county shall be
entitled to one delegate to each party
state convention for every 100 votes
or major fraction thereof, cast by such
political party in said county for it's
party candidate for governor at the last
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