Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-29
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| luem none Ill IeLuIu.
And now a few words in regard tt
the so-called salary grab. In 1907 &
bill was drawn up and passed giving
5000 for expenses to all the state Of
ticers. When l was elected governor
l made vigorous effort to have all
the state officers reside in Bismarck
You know we'll what the custom was
and that it was wrong. Both parties
two years ago put planks in their re-
spective platforms requiring the state
officers to make their home in the
Capital City. But the officers said that
they could not afford to give up their
businesses at home, and move to Bis
marck and bring their families on ST.
900 a year. So the b. was drawn up
to increase their salaries, the increase
to take effect the coming term of Of
flee. 1t increased the salaries of the
officials from the governor, whose sal
airy was raised from $4,000 to $4,000,
to the state officers, whose salaries
were raised from $4,000 to $4,000. In
order to provide for the years 1909
and 1910 the state officers were al
lowed $500 per year for expenses and
the governor was allowed $1,000 for
expenses. The bill was drawn up by
republicans and was passed by a re-
publican legislature. 1t was in line
with the increase of pay Of the cong
ressmen of the United States and Of
the president of the United States.
lin the same bill was the require
ment that The state officers should re-
side in Bismarck. II | hadn't signed
that BILL my opponents would have
said Burke said in his campaign over
the state that the state officers should
reside in Bismarck, and then vetoed
the bill
another thing that has been said
against me is that nobody but the
Irish could get an appointment from
Burke l thought that this was an
American country. l shall never give
any recognition to anyone who is not
an American citizen, either native
born or naturalized. My opponents
have tried to ALLEVIATE race of PEG.
pei from me so that they will not vote
for me- But they will fail. Let me
call your attention to few of the
Irishmen' that | have appointed to
office. There is Warden F. o. He'll
strom of the state penitentiary, Oliv-
err Knudson, state bank examiner, Olaf
Bjorke, state game warden, H. T. Hell
geson, Gunder Olson, Mr.. Christensen
and many others. They are just a
few of the Irish that 1 can remember.
But l didn't appoint them because
they were Irish, but because they were
all good men. And they have all made
good.
at has been said that am building
up great political machine-that l
am appointing all democrats to office.
Every institution in this state has a
non-partisan board, and all but one
has a republican head. Where is the
evidence in this of any Burke ma
chine?. The people of this state
elected me as rebuke to the republi-
can machine of my opponents and
I am working for the interests of the
people. l am determined that in my
administration the people shall rule.
And in charging me with building up
a political machine my opponents are
charging me with doing what they
would have done had they been given
the chance.
'This year the state board of equal
ization has assessed the railroads for
their true value. And the tax levy
has been reduced from 3.8 mills to 3
mills. I was a member of that board
ana my vote was the deciding vote.
If 1 am defeated in this election the
state board of equalization will go
back to the stalwart wing of the re
publican party, and you may judge |
them only by their past.
1T is the prerogative of the people
to select their servants. Can l serve
you any longer? Can serve you bet !
ter than the other man? Or can he !
serve you better than I can? You
owe it to the public to select the best |
servant. When you cast your ballot
you are not selecting a servant Tor
yourself alone, but the entire public.
Don't be discouraged at what you
see in the daily press. They are only
whistling to keep up their courage |
I've met hearty reception in every
town have been in. There's simply
nothing in this story of Johnson's
sweeping victory. My chances for
election are better at this time, as
they appear to me, than they have
ever been in any other campaign. Re
member that am doing all that flesh
and blood can do to win this fight.
And, my friends, do not be d1scour'
aged. For the future was never as
bright as now"