Barton County democrat., 1914-10-23

the governor recommending the |
to run the state. Mr.. Davis is one
of Mr.. Capper'S "Me, too," fel-
lows who is bitterly aSSailing this
administration for its large appro-
priations, yet Mr.. Davis report
recommended the appropriation
of S11 ,3S9,38S to run the state for
the fiscal years beginning in 1918
and ending in 1915. Our Demo-
cratic legislature appropriated
but $8,836,135 1t is highly pro-
bable that if Mr.. Capper and a
Republican legislature had been
elected they would have followed
the recommendations of Mr.. Da-
Wis and appropriated the sum he
claimed was necessary to run the
state. As it was, however, we ap-
propriated $2,553,25S less than Mr..
Davis recommended, but still he
SobS.
| repeat that the only increased
appropriations made by the Dem
ocratic legislature were for edu-
catiOnal purposes, and Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Capper and others of their
little crowd who are making such
a noise about increased appropri-
ationS know that this is true, and
so no other construction can be
put upon their knocking than that
they are against egitimate appro-
priatiOnS for educational pur-
poses, for which have always
stood.
We found that a great many
district school in the state had on.
ly a few months term. We appro.
pdated sufficient money to give
every country district a sever
months school. We found thai
only one student out of every
hundred had an opportunity to e
to our higher educational institu
tiOnS. We felt that the SO girl.
and boys on the farm have a righ
to the same advantages in an edu
cational way that the others have
and S15O,OO0 was divided among
the high schools of the state tC
teach domestic science, agricul
ture and normal training, givlng
the SO out of the 100 a chance fol
a higher education that otherwise
would be denied them.
The governor does not make
the appropriations or vote upor
measures. He can only recon
mend or veto measure, yet | an
proud of the record of the las
legislature and the fact that NJ
Republican or Progressive mem
ber dared to vote against any O
the appropriations, and proud O
the legislation it enacted fol
schools, and so long as am COVER
: nor of this state | shall advocat,
the appropriation of every doIlal
necessary for the maintenance,
and development of our univer
Sity, agricultural college, norma
training schools, high schools ant
district schools.
The Penitentiary.
When Warden Codding, Mr.
J StubbS' appointee, turned the pen
itentiary over to Warden BOtkiI
(our appointee), he turned owe
an Indebtedness of S2O,6S2, and
penitentary that had PRACTICAL.
been destroyed by fire with an ap
prOximate loss of 100000. w
used the convictS for burning
brick and lime and rebuilt tn
penitentiary. Today it is in bette
, physical and moral condition thai
ever before.
We built a splendid twire plant
: with two fire-proOf buildings
, each about 200 feet long. We hav
six of the big Wilson tWine ma
chimes. The plant is in opera
ton and we have supplied a grea
: deal of twine this summer. Tn
t total cost of this plant was $50,
r 600. Contrast il with the plant il
: Wisconsin. There they let thei
plant by contract and it cost S175,
OOO-and they have only four o
, the big Wilson machines, The sam
capacity, The same grade and tn
same make as ours. This look
, like business.
: The Initiative and Referendum
The Republican party and tn
Democratic party declared for tn
/ initiative and referendum in thei
party platforms last year. TIL
resolution passed the senate
. enough Republicans and Progres
. SiveS voting with the Democrat