The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-10-20
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A. o. APPROPRIATION.

"will find that the republican party is
directing their campaign against Burke
and him alone; their every gun is
trained on me. They realize that the
only opportunity they have at the polls
this fall will be as a result Of discredit-
ing me with the voters Of the state.
And they are stopping at no means to
arrive at this end.
Gone Of the things they say against
me is that I have been knocking the
farmers. The Fargo Forum tells you
that have it in for the agriculturists
Of the state and say that I evidenced
it by vetoing the $35, 900 appropriation
for the dairy school Of the Agricultural
College and the experimental farm for
that department.
"My friends, they say am knock
ing the farmer. Why, 1 would like to
ask would I knock the farmer when
nearly every relative I have and a
great many Of my friends are farmersf
Every dollar that have been able to
save from my profession is invested in
farm lands. Wouldn't it rather be to
my interest to protect than to knock >
the farmerf
"They say that I am against the
Agricultural College because I vetoed
that 435, 900 bill. Let me tell you that
in the past two years, the North Da-
kota Agricultural College has had more
money given to it than in any other
two years Of its history. It was never
20 prosperous and never in such excel
lent shape than it is at the present
time.
"During that time,. We have put
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at the college; we have given them
young women Of the college live in a
beautiful new dormitory erected 81 an
expense of" $4,000. They have been
almost like amount from interest
The United States Government has
given the college over 100000 in the
past two years; the state has spent
over 100000 on the Experiment Sta
Farmers Institutes in that time.
In the past biennial period Of which
I am speaking, the North Dakota Agri.
cultural College has received $4,000
from all the different sources of their
one educational institution. $716,000 in
two years-almost q thousand dollars
a day for every day in the year. And
I signed every bill providing for those
expenditures except the money appro-
priated by the federal government.
And still they say I am knocking the
farmer. I leave tho matter for your
own consideration and decision.
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would give $4,000 to the Agricultural
College to erect dairy barn and lab.
oratory and they base my so called un.
friendliness to the farmers upon that
action. Let me explain to you in few
words, the exact situation in regard to
this veto Of mine and perhaps you will
view the matter in somewhat different
light.
In the first few weeks Of the last
session, the legislature and the Senate
sent to mo heavy list Of appropria.
tions. I saw no reason why any Of
these bills should be vetoed and I had
no right to assume that any further
bills should be introduced for appro.
priations. I could not honestly veto
those bills, my friends, and put my
single Judgment against that Of the
comOln00 d0ube ana SonSto OF NOftn
Dakota.
And then whom the matter Of the
Agricultural College Appropriation was
brought up, that bill with two heavy
items, was laid upon my table the last
night Of the session, along with other
appropriations that called Tor over two
hundred thousand dollars expenditure
moro than the states revenues would
permit without . raise in your taxes.
Over two hundred thousand dol
lars moro than the state 9 revenues
provided was appropriated BY tho ses-
sion and in order to keep within our
resources, had TO make cut some.
where. couldn't cut the former bills
that had BY that time become laws and
ali could cut were those laid upon
my desk the last night Of the session.
The session knew exaetly how much
money they had 10 spend. AZ tho BE-
ainning Of their term I selt then Q
special message, itsniEng our rssouress
and spssialixing ths total 6 14660, 900
moro than that spsat by TIC sTeat cd