The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-04-12
TERMINAL ELEVATOR VETO.

A great deal has been said pre- and cn concerning Gov. Frazers veto
of the terminal elevator bill. No doubt the legislature meant alright when
subsequent investigation and consideration of the enactment showed features
which it would not at the present time, if indeed at any time, be wise to in
appropriate large sums of money to b. expended outside IN state for ter
mnal elevators, it seems to US n of the most objectional features of
the bill, and of itself alone wa sufficient cause for the Governors veto. To
tax the people Of North Dakota to help build up commercial institutions in
other states is incompatible with state pride, state prosperity and justice to
our already over taxed people. Moreover, there was not sufficient money in
sight to warrant the expenditure of 100000 at the present time either with
in or without the state, IS needed appropriations called for for the support
of the other institutions of the state would more than use up all the money
obtainabe under the tax limit, and then many would be shy of actual need
Whether Governor Frazier did or did not veto this terminal elevator bill
because of any influence welded over him by Towney, cuts n o ice in the
deal. We believe it was the proper thing to do under the condition of the
W e 10 not believe Governor FRAZER is susceptible to me influence OF m one
a or cotene of men in any movementw which looks to him as being sub
verive to the financial welfare of the farmers or of the interest Of the people
of the state at large.
It is very easy to crHicise the Governor for his action this way o. that,
especially by men and newspapers who have determnedly arrayed themselves
against him to appease selfish notions, but what bona fde resident and tax
payer in the state today, not infested with merenary motives, would be
willing to assume the responsibility of saying and maintaining that Cover
nor Frazier had committed an unwise and wrongful act and initiated against
state interests by his veto of a measure like the conditioned terminal elevator
bill which could not bring any immediate good to the people resident within
the state ?-Cavaier Chronicle.
The Cando Herald: In these fateful days Of political upheavals and
economic changes in all parts of the world, when revolution after revolution
follow in such rapid succession a to tax the most receptive imagination,
there comes upon the stage in America the National Nonpa1tisan League
with a proposition to unite the "tllers and the toIers" in Al effort to regu-
late the distribution of foodstufs, and to bring relief to producers and con-
sumers alike, out of the old chaos of graft and ineficiency. It is a stipend
GUS idea, filled with wonderful possibilities, and should STIR the soul of every
patriotic citizen to instant action in favor of the Leagues program. That
North Dakota as the cradle Of the Nonpartsan League stamps it a one
- 49, uos+ rorross; s+o+os in +bo I1n;on ond NOV ho col down DC ora of
the proudest chapters in history:
1t is gratifying to note that most of the influential newspapers of the
state r. commencing to Sc and realize the justice and the Importance of
the big farmers movement in North Dakota. The Kenmare Journal, one
of the leading newspapers in that section Of the state, has during the last
few months become n of the staunchest supporters of the League; last
weeks WnIston Graphic contained a very fair account Of a league meet
ing held in that city, together with IN editorial statement along the same
lines: the Cavalier Chronicles attitude towards the League is amply exem-
plifed in a n editorial from that splendid publication reprinted in these