The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-04-02

That the action Oh NoFeih oi AA"! .
in yetoing items in the general APP
preparation bill totaling $S8,OO0
will mean that the state depart
ments will be crippled and in one
case practically destroyed, were the
statements made yesterday by state
officials. John Fl. Page, commission
err of mines, manufactures and agri-
culture, is dubious concerning the
continuance of his department.
"Other departments have been
crippled" he said, but mine has
been practically destroyed. The
items vetoed were $500 for print
ing of descriptive matter, $1,000
for gathering exhibits, travelling and
contingent expenses and $4,000 for
postage and express. The veto of
these items, combined with the ac-
ton of the legislature in killing the
appropriation for fertilizer inspec-
ton, has rendered the department
useless for the next two years. We
are left without funds to buy a
postage stamp, unless l pay for it
out of my princely salary of S1,80O
per year During the past two years
we have received and answered not
less than 100000 letters. Without
money for postage we cannot longer
answer letters. I cannot write an
official letter because no appropria
ton was made for stationary or
postage.
SLAP IN FACE OF FARMERS"
ufactures and agriculture might just
as we'll go out of business under
present conditions, all because the
governor vetoed the appropriations.
His action was perniciOus, outrage
Gus, reprehensible and slap in the
face of the farmers and business
men of the state. No state officer
or state department was ever treated
so inconsiderately or discOurteously
front to the people of the state. 1t
is their office, their department, not
mine. / was elected by the people
as was the governor, the only diff
ference being that | received
good many more votes than did he.
What right has the governor to step
in with the veto power and destroy
the usefulness of a department of
the government? If he has such a
right let him practice it on the de-
partment over which he presides.
NO MONEY TO CONTINUE SER
VICE.
'The farmers of Arkansas have
been served by this department in
more than 100000 individual in
stances during the past two years.
At one swoop the governor renders
it impossible to render this service
any longer. The farmers depart
ment of the states government lies
PROSTATE, made so by the very ones
who have stood on the political
platform aand made declarations OF
friendship for the farmers. Surely
the farmers of Arkansas have been
betrayed.
1--WE have no money to buy a
postage stamp. to pay travelling eX-
penses, to pay express charges on
a farm product specimen for eX-
hibit, no means to answer letter
or send telegram. The governor
urged the appropriation of $4,000
for an exhibit at the Panama-Paclf'
ic exposition and yet would not al
low 81, 500 to collect and maintain
permanent exhibit in this depart
ment.
81 am sorely disguised. For tw'
years l have struggled to make tn
department one of usefulness to tn
people of the state. and they hav
given Jme credit, porbably more thar
/ deserve. Now the very agencie
that should be trying to encourag
greater development in the activitie
OF the department are the ones t
cut its vitals out"
VETO OF PRINTING ITEMS.
Governor Hays veto of printing
items of the state department
threatens TO cause serious compiled
lions in some instances, officials sai'
yesterday. The heaviest cut wa
made in the department of educa
tion, where $4,000 was cut out
The fund was used to pay for sucl
printing as poll books, enumeration
blanks, certificates of election o