The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-04
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FRAZlER'S MESSAGE.

liver his first message to the legsla'
ture were impressed by the sincerity
of the man. There was every evil
dence that he realizes the responsible
ity vested in him.
His honesty of purpose was demon
strated by a strict adherence in his
message to the general program upon
which he made his campaign last
spring. Governor Frazier proposes
to rise or fall on those issues. He
is not a politician in the narrow sense
and it is refreshing to witness the
frankness with which he approaches
state problems, ignoring completely
political expediency and sham.
Whatever the views upon the
soundness of his economic policies,
his message voices the demand ex-
pressed at the polls for the institu.
ton of certain reform.
The creation Of a Highway Com
mission along the right lines will as
sist in the good roads propaganda.
North Dakota is far behind the pro.
gressive states in systematic and
economic road building. Thousands
Of dollars are wasted yearly by slip
shod methods employed by the vari-
Gus township and county boards. Gov
sernor Frazier emphasizes the neces-
sity for immediate legislation so that
North Dakota can avail herself Of
federal aid.
y Minimum wage legislation is along
the line of progressive thought. Its
application, however, should not be
restricted.
,.s,i, As for, a. labor bureau, the state
has the necessary machinery in the
department of agriculture and labor
and Governor Frazier indicates that
there should be special organization
in that Office to take care of the i'm
portant problem of labor supply.
Placing the inspection of oil under
DR.. Ladd OF the state agricultural col
lege might work out eXcellently.
Everyone in the state except the poll
ticians will welcome the elimination
of politics from the oil inspection de-
partment.
1t would be just as we'll to place
the dairy work in the same hands:
leaving the department of agriculture
free to devote it's energies to the la
Dor and immigration problems of the
state
The hotel inspection law is now a
farce, a political snecure State
food inspectors make their sanitary
aspections of the hotels and there is
no reason why this work should be
duplicated. The scope of the inspec-
ton could be broadened without ma
terial increase in the expense to the
state.
In turning the work of the fire mar
shal's Office over to the state insur-
ance department, interests of the
state will be served better.
No one can object to sensible
state hail law, properly administered.
The present abortion is worse than
no law at all.
All friction between the state tax
Commission and board of equalization
should be eradicated without delay
The tax commission should act in an
advisory capacity and become legal
" affiliated with the board. Ipere is
Z pressing need for reforms in the
administration of our tax laws, but
It is necessary to move slowly.
The rural school is given consider
9ble space in the message. Not
enough attention is paid to the Sec
ondary institutions. Control over the
common schools should be more close
" ,centered in the state government.
Through the proper application Of
state aid, state control and super
vision can be strengthened and the
standards of our rural schools i'm
proved.
Everyone can endorse the closing
sentences, Of Governor Frazier's mes
sage:
.sLet us all so act that our state
will be better place in which TO
live: better place in which to make
= heae; better place in which to
ssar our children 30 that they may
have the best advantages and make
- bse1 possible citizens for our
80. h " ssccsed u doing this we