The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-07
A. G. SORLIE'S MESSAGE

A. G. SORLIES MESSAGE
Emphasis placed upon the necessity for tax reduction
is the outstanding feature OF Governor Sores message
urge reduction than reduction
under the rather complex system of government in which
responsibility distributed over so many elective offices
appoinve boards. With the veto power club Gov
Sorle do much his initiative to bring
about lower but the responsibility in the main should
rest the members of the Legislature who absolutely
control the purse strings of the state
budget of more than million dollars in state
with population Of 100000 is excessive. From budget
ten twelve years OF slightly than $2OOOOOO
the figures have been mounting by leaps and bounds while
taxable wealth and population have failed to increase in
the load This situation is doing retard
the growth Of the state than anything else The nqutous
income tax with increased driving capital away
from state and it proposed to give the tax
mission another field deputy to devise of squeez
ing the dollars out of the taxpayers.
The state could we'll take forward step by repeating
the income tax Florida and California have found that the
new wealth to the state which yielded increased normal
meet the cost of the legitimate functions of govern
ment North Dakota has great areas of unproductve but
fertile land Settlers will to this large
numbers for its development until the tax
load has been decreased.
pery by taxation the legislature we'll direct its study
toward repeal of of the existing laws and reduction
in the cost of tax administration in this state
Gov Sore earessly recommends the repeal of the anti
cigarette and snuff law substituting therefor
points to the well known fact that the present law does not
prey the sale Of cigarettes snuff and anyone get
officers Such laws, he we'll states breed
contempt for law generally and invite lawlessness.
his head the wrath of the self appointed refomers and
uplfters He anticipates such action by paying special
attention to them He refers to them organized minor
tiles forcing their will upon the majority by pemicious
activity.
In urging that appropriation bills passed during
the first twenty days Gov Sore seeks to eliminate trading
and log rolling Appropriately measures form the basis
over this or that recalcitrant legislator If
be regarded strictly their merits rather than
the basis of you scratch back and will scratch
great step will be taken forward and real should
result.
Recommendations relative four year terms and
of the legislature in four have been made
from time to time. Governor Hanna prepared
covering four terms but that session became involved
sin bitter controversy over the issue OF terminal elevators
and nothing DONE Less frequent elections would
the large and the longer term should make
There is broad field for eliminating duplication and
the various departments and the proper expert
suggested in this might evolve plan that will
make for greater efficiency and economy
In regard to the operation Of the mill state bank The
of the direct of high taxation and the
in which they have been operated to date very
poor example economy the other political subdivisions
state Regardless of the that these institutions
make lose money, they wrong in principle and not
properly function of government. Of if they
not closed and savaged taxpayers them
minimum of expense against that day when the whole
ssorry will be scrapped.
such industries make money they do the expense
Of tax paying private ventures Many independent mills
the tax exempt state mill quicker the state gets
of highly competitive business and in fact business
the legitimate functions of government the better
Should tax money be used to broaden the functions and
field operation of the Bank of North Dakota disaster
only around the If it necessary for the state to
have rural credits institution the work be carried
more economically through the state office and
that of the board of university and school lands
ice can be given better through the banks and
their credit affiliations The Bank of North Dakota
mot the federal system does to assist the
banks Of the state in time of stress 1t has only tax money
Ito operate upon and bonds must be sold the farm loan
business is to be carried in safe and
Dakota cannot be self serving in the matter of credit
This state needs vast of money it's crops
handle its paper and to develop it's latent state
owned bank is rather than aid in such
lions as time has demonstrated AS managed the bank
g 80 controlled as place minimum burden the tax
Of the state The state would be better off without
fe mill or the bank and the functions arising from money
and credits could be better handled BY our state and national