The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-05
Sharp Reductions In
All Departments of
Government Is Asked
Incoming Executive Urges Curtai|ment Of Appropria.
tons to All Agencies in Order to Cut Expendi.
lures BY More Than 100000
OPPOSES PROPOSED SLASH IN SCHOOL Mu


and Eliminate License Fees; Bank Receivers
Duties Would Go to Same Official
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE rwENrY-rH1RD
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY:
Allow me to thank people Of this State for ectne
to the high position Of Governor am here this afternoon to
assume in formal the sacred obligations Of that
office say sacred for am svsreny so
bty to be the chief custodian Of civic welfare
not ~s Of sny particular party nor Of any
Of any party Of any creed or Of any
said that public job is private graft that honesty
am aware Of the element truth in this statement and
It IS E ca IS ~ s
entering the office of Governor, determined to
se s mot se sse that is
reduced to practice nthe conduct Of State affairs
unmindfu Of the temptations that placed be-
and am n15 conscious % ns
limitations but have abiding faith in Gcd and my fellow
be able to carry out my pledge honesty people
North Dakota.
constitution prescrbes that the Governor at the
n at to the
Of the State and shall such as he deems
expedient.
The that in mans d is
and scholars earnestly striving to find solution it
I s toi hs
fronts North Dakota. There be return to
fo my mind next to the price wheat greatest prob
lem confronting US is the problem OF taxation and the ex
this subject that the greater part Of my message shall be
devoted. ~
The problem governmental finance grows increasingly
paid borrowings approximately million dollars,
make the on the new Capitol To balance the bud
get and forward in financial stride new
Of revenue must be disclosed
e while land values and income have greatly decreased
arrived the point where the requirements of
re 1921 s 5 to p e
of the cash farm ncom while in 1881 tax expenditures
srm The drifting to
Farm values wiped out Unless some immediate drastic
= ruin is facing the farmers Of North Dakota.
To relieve the taxpayer from this destructive burden
heroic must be applied 1t must
medately eliminate all waste in public administration,
superuous officials bureaus and inefficient
cupants Of public office shall during administration
cooperate endeavor to wipe out waste
parent Of State and shall appoint without fear favor
the best interests Of the State.
from the mounting burden of delinquent taxation and that
specific action be taken in respect to penalty interest and
period Of redemption.
Prosperity North Dakota dependent upon wheat
Of wheat the foremost problem before My study
Of the question since my election has convinced and
that the problem is national and must be worked
out through the cooperation Of the States
s @ i ss ss
make this matter the first Of his administration,
s ea.ss r s ss he
problem of raising the price Of wheat will receive first
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plan Of cooperation with the at Washington an9
not quit until the fight is won
favor the redepost Of stationary Of the Bank
North Dakota in State and National banks within North Da
ion that as security for such redeposts such banks shall
purchase and pledge bonds Of the State Of North Dakota
accrung such redeposts which have gone
large banks in Minneapolis St. Paul and Chicago.
The t Ct n bank BY the
Father that idle funds Of communities may be assembled ans
may be made available to meet the needs Of the community
in which the bank is located.
During the past ten year. North Dakota the
its State banks causing an ncacuabe loss and suffering b,
depositors.
It is my earnest hope that the confidence 50 essential
the savings Of the people will find their way into the banks
the State with every assurance that they may be withdraw
The Legislature should throw every safeguard about tn
States Ignite industry This greatest natural resource
people. ''''N ''' '''' s''~'''' '''''' y -
industry which %
the Of the ground e.tended not
sroyed for by future generations and therefor wou
In the Of the open strip Mines the properties
%sip ss sass
taxation For the purpose Of overcoming this condition
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trust funds for the use Of future generations
LEGISLATIVE OBLIGATIONS TO EDUCATION
At this point might be proper to call yeur attention