The Dickinson press., 1910-10-29
Old GOVERNOR BURKE
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Fairness doe not sem to IS thssalm'
be Governor Burksiahis eanp24llglrn
lspeeohss. In sss~xpiaininas the cf4tiei1ln
Of his vstol.slss the kovsrnersaysI
Many If the appropriationabiiis We're
received at my once early in the SEES
sion. but on the last night Of the ssss-.
sion. Just before they adjourned they
sent down q batch Of bills ~agsregating
over 100000. 1fouldthsy had exceed
"a the limit. and when ! cut I had TO-
ont what wasslsft."'
The Impression which Governor
Burke ~dssirsssto convey 10 his hsarsrs
in these statements IL that he had little
Or no discretion In the matter Of ve-
toes. That many Of the bills came to
him in the early part Of the ssisien
and were disposed Of. That about.
$500. 900 came to him after adjourn
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As a matter Of fact the record shows
that Governor Burke did not receive
q single appropriation bill "early in the
session." The first appropriation bill
that reached the governor was passed
FEB. 81, just FIVE days before the .ad-
.Journment Of the legislature.
4 The total amount Of money carried
by al appropriation bills which. reached
tho governor before adjournment wa
1$e2l. 2sb. so. Of which amount the gov
sraor vetoed an aggregate Of $2.1oo.;
The amount of money carried by all
appropriation bills which reached the
governor after adjournment wal fl
o11.Ass.1s. OF which amount the gov
srnor vetoed 311a.1oo. giving as his
reason that the revenue Of the, state
would not warrant the expenditures Of
0f the sums vetoed.
4 The question for the governor to de-
eide was: What bills shall I veto?
Where shall I use the pruning hook to
tho best advantage. and the least hurt.
to the various institutions in the state?|
In. fact It was a matter Of business]
judgment pure and simple.
+ The governor IL not the only man in
the state who has a right to exercise
Judgment on this question, although
he is the only man in the state who
had the right to put his judgment in
to force and effect.
: Let us examine the governors vetoes
for a moment and see what kind of
judgment he exercised.
: March 20 the governor approved ap-
preparations for the School for the Deaf
at Devils Lake aggregating $4,000.
$4,000 Of which was for q separate
hospital, and $4,000 for a gymnasium
aud assembly hall.
a dairy barn at the state Agricultural
college where our farmer boys and
girls could acquire practical knowl-
edge Of the proper care, breeding and
feeding Of dairy animals.
March 20 the governor approved ap-
preparations for a biological station at
Devils Lake a%ggregating $1,000 for.
the biennial period. and $4,000 per
mum for all time.
The same day he vetoed an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for increased state
laid to high schools increasing the edu-'
!cational advantages Of boys and
girls.
March 20 the governor approved an
appropriation Of 5000 for the i'm
iprovement Of the Rock Island Military
at Devils Lake, ana the
same day vetoed an appropriation of
$4,000 to publish and distribute farm
ers' institute ANIMALS, affording the
farmers who were unable to attend.
these Institutes an opportunity to re-
:ceive this practical instruction in ag-
riculture.
On March 20 the governor approved
bill carrying an appropriation Of
: $1,000 for q ash hatchery in Rolette
county, and on the same day vetoed
items amounting to $500 for needed
improvements at the Institution for
Feeble Minded at Grafton.
The approval. Or veto OF these bills
10 purely a question Of business judg-
lment. It is one every voter has a right
ito criticise or approve as he thinks
best.
You. Mr.. Voter. have a right to ex-
anime these acts OF your governor and
say whether or not you think he used
good business judgment and fairness.
and whether he acted for the best in
forests Of the taxpayers Of North Da-
ikota.
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