The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-26

a. CIV Vic PAOV1o1Olo VI Cl1cs COllSIlIU-
ton we have nothing to fear, for that
instrument amply guards the rights of
each individual, and any law not in
conformity with. the constitution
would be held null and void.
The eight proposed amendments, to-
gether with the attorney generals ex-
PLANTATION of the effect of the same, ap-
pear in this number of the Union. It
behooves each voter to study them
carefully and vote intelligently.
In our fa1lible judgement five of the
proposed amendments should be adopt
ed and three rejected In other words
we would advise our readers to vote
Eyes" on the first, third, fourth, fifth
and eighth amendments as they ap-
pear on the pink ballot, and vote "no"
on the second, sixth and seventh.
Briefly here are the reasons for so
advising our readers:
The first amendment, if adopted,
will provide revolving fund of not
more than $250,OOO, to be set apart
from the fund derived from the sale
Of school and swamp lands, for the
development of state lands in northern
Minnesota. It does not mean any ad-
ditional taxation. The money will be
borrowed from the permanent funds,
and returned to these funds later. This
lis an exceedingly meritorious measure.
Vote eyes" on this amendment. ~
| Amendment two authorizes the
loaning of the permanent school fund
to private individuals. It is an <ex-
tremely unwise proposition. There is
not now and there never will be suf-
ficient funds in the permanent school
fund to care for one-tenth of the ap,
plications for farm loans, and at the
present time not one in a hundred
could be cared for Favoritism would
have to be shown. One farmer in a
county might be accommodated, but
ninety nine others would be- ~disap-
pointed. The principle of ,loaning
state funds to private individuals is
wrong. The state now loans its per-
Z! manent funds. to school districts,
towns, villages, cities and counties,
and cannot begin to supply the de-
mand for loans. Then why loan to
private individuals when the demands
of the municipalities cannot be sup
piled? To make it plain: Would it
not be better to loan $1,000 of the
states funds to school district in
Mile Laos county than to loan $1,000
to one individual in that district? If
the state loaned the $1,000 to the dis
trict every taxpayer Of the district
would receive the benefit Of the lower
rate of interest. Then again, it is far
safer to loan to school district, where
every dollar of taxable property is
holden for the loan, than to- loan to
any Individual. Most emphatically
we say, vote "No" on the second
amendment. f..
The editor of the Union is the author
of the third amendment. There are mil.
lions of tons Of valuable iron ore un-
der the beds of lakes and rivers in
northern Minnesota. There is no rea.
+ son why these valuable beds Of ore
should revert to the rich mining cor.
Operations The amendment in question
= will enable the state to establish its
+ ownership to" the ore beds, and the
people of the entire state instead Of
the rich mining companies will be thu
: benefciaries. The income derived
from the sale Of these ore beds viii
go to the road and bridge fund Of tn,
state. By all means vote eyes" OF
r the third amendment. : -,.
Amendment No. 4 provides, for tw'
additional members of the suprem,
court. At present: there are two com
= missioners who actswith the suprem
- court. They receive the same com
r. pensation as the regularly elected jus
r. tees. The adoption of this amend
d ment will not entail any additional ex
l. pense to the state. Vote eyes, 1ol
l. the fourth amendment. J
n The fifth amendment gives to tn
h governor the right to veto wholly o
l. in part any item Of an appropriation
1. bill. For instance, if the legislator
Il appropriated 100000 for state inst
n tuition, and the governor, upon inves
h tigation, became convinced that $50
e 900 was all that was necessary, thi
e amendment would empower him to- Gu
: down the appropriation to $4,000. A
: it is he would be obliged to approx
y of the entire item ($100,O0O) or cut j
e out altogether. He could not cut gu
s. the entire amount as the wards of tn
y state might suffer, hence he would b
obliged to approvetof: the item in. it