The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-02-13

lC1l A,OCl ,OlL
1918 ..... 1,68S,355
1919 .... 3,676,O39
The Nonpartisan league be-
came factor in thegovernment
here following 1916, and it will
be noted from the above figures
that the farmer administration
kept taxes down remarkably in
the high cost years-l9l7 and
1918. The year 1919, which
shows a gross increase of S1,987,
6S4, or l17.7 per cent, includes a
new item of S761, 1913 for the lib
eral soldiers bonus.
Deducting this item to make a
fair comparison with 1918 VIC
have an Increase of 81 ,225,S11 or
" per cent.
OF this amount a little over
100000 is a new item for the
state industries. The big increas
es have been made for state edu-
cational work and other state in
situations. The state colleges
general state educational work
the care OF dependents and delhi
quents have previously been con-
siderably neglected in this state,
and the farmers legislature
showed it's progressiveness by
giving the work enough to meet
higher living costs and some
thing for advance. The Increase
for this kind of work is about
$500, 900 over the allowance for
1918, and so far as known none
of the critics have attacked these
specific appropriations.
Other items of increase are so
small as to be neglible and some
expenses, those for military
work, printing and state fairs, &C
tually decreased.
Minnesota Figures
Minnesota, on the other hand,
with no industrial program and
no farmer government, is rails.
ing $14,176,485 for 1919, as OPP
posed to Sc, 1O7,OO6 for 1918, an
increase of $8,069, 479, or 1872 per
cent.
This figure compares unfavor-
ably even with North Dakota's
gross increase of 117.7 per cent.
And several allowances should be
made in favor of North Dakota
such as the fact that the state
gets all railroad and several 9TH
err corporation taxes in Minneso-
ia and here only IA per cent of
them. Another would be the new
industrial program. hi
Minnesota politicians not only
have given the people no offsets
to higher taxes such as North
Dakota's state hail insurance.
but their machine is responsible
for vetoing the tonnage tax
, which would have taken care of
about 100000 of the more
than $4,000, 100000 increase.
The League and the Legion
3 The impression comes to exist
3 in some quarters that Nonparti-
san league publications are OPP
posed to or in some way are
fighting the American Legion.
The facts are that the Nonparti-
san league has neither Endorsed
nor condemned any soldiers or
ganization. The League believes
in the right of soldiers, as well
as all other interests, to organ.
8 ize.
4 1t is true that few local posts
= OF the Legion in various states
i have condemned the Nonpartisan
league, and Legion members, &C.
cording to press reports, in some
instances have participated in &C.
tvities to prevent League meet,
ngs being held. It is also true
that, when the Legion first or.
gained and before it's nationa
convention, at which a resolu.
ton aimed at the Nonpartisar
league was voted down, there
was a widespread feeling tina,
certain interests would attemp
to use the Legion in a politica
fight on the farmers orpaniza
ton. However, the national Ler
ion convention almost unan,
mously killed y resolution at
tackikng the League. and the ma
tional heads Of the organizatio,
have issued statements warnin.
Legion post members to kea
out Of politics and against takin,
the law into their own hands q
encouraging mob activity, a
rectly or indirectly.
For Fair Deal
League publications abov