Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-30

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m' iU sanction nny considerable uNrn.
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hm wlI,,rr iu lho policy of dispensing
with lho usn oi paper money so iuroe lint
c0n br done without giving luo sudden o.
shock 10 noe business relations vi The pco.
pie. Such policy ! am confident, is best
calculated DO promote the success or The
monuhclurcr The piucr, the ugrculurs',
and nbuy1 ALL 10 scculu 10 the loboror a
just reward for his toll.
A loose aud unguadcd system grant.
ing corporate privileges Obtained loyoruu
der the administration of my predecessor.
Corporations wero created to cugago in
mere ordinary business enterprises, cloth.
ed with extraordinary powers, and upon
the principle Of limited liability Of the
corporotors; thus giving the capitalist un.
due advantages. ! deemed this system
unwlso and unjust. | could see no reason
why those who sought 10 enjoy all the
profits of an ordinary enterprise, clothed
with the convenience Of a corporate seal,
in competition Of individuals, should not
bear tho entire responsibilities aud pay
their debts TO the last iarlhng as indyid.
uas are required to do. The use Of the
veto power soon succeeded in arres,ing
this system, and the principle of indiydu.
al liability in corporations Of this kind is
now the settled policy of the State, and
shall be maintained so long as | have the
power 10 do SO,
A number of general laws have been
adopted to supercede the necessity for spe.
cial legislation, and much good has been
accomplished, but there is still, on this
point, great work to perform.
The offensive system Of omnibus legis-
lation, by which good and bad measures
are piled together under the same common
title, and which has cost the Common.
wealth so many millions of prodgal ex.
penditure in times past, was during the
last session, for the Grst time, completely
broken down; and the laws Of 1854 have
been presented 10 The people, each separ-
a;e, resting on its own merits. If | be re.
elected, the whole power OF the Executive
department shall be yielded to maintain
this wholesome system.
The policy of municipal subscriptions
TO public works, sanctioned by my prede.
cessors, never did, as you will remember,
meet the entire approval Of my judgment.
| felt required at an early day, to ndmon.
ish the people and their representatives
against this insideous mode of creating
debt; but as these measures were gener.
ally presented in the shape Of Iocal'ques.
ton, affecting the interests of particular
localities, did not feel required to inter.
pose my judgment against that Of the peo.
pie Immediately interested and their rep
resentotives. Time and experience have
convinced me that this was an unwisc del.
icacy. lfre.elected Governor, shall un.
hesitotIngly employ the veto power against
all anu every SuCn schemes.
| had not supposed, prior to the com.
mencement Of this canvass, that it would
be necessary for me 10 declare TO any cit.
izcn my views in reference 10 our com.
mon school system had cherished the
belief that my career as citizen, as Il
Senator, and as Governor had given am.
pie evidence OF my strong attachment to
this most sacred Of our institutions. As
in boyhood was the recipient of the bles.
sings Of that system, SO in manhood shall
maintain il to the fules, extent. have
resisted by the veto power, as the public
records show, all attempts at innovation
upon the system. Those engraNed on il
by our political opponents, when in pow
er-the endowment feature and the sec.
tartan feature-haye been stricken from
the system. Nor could | ever sanction a
division Of the fund for any purpose.-
Whatever means be raised for education.
al purposes by the government should be
expended under the school organization.
II would seem quite unnecessary and i'm.
polite TO collect money from the people,
in public way, to be expended under
private direction. There is ample room
for the use Of private means for the pro.
motion OF education, without interfering
with the general system. .
1t shall be my pride and pleasure at all
times to endeavor TO perfect, extend and
strengthen our common school system -
Indeed, | anticipate with pleasure the day
when the Golfers Of the State will be able
TO bear the expense Of a far more enarg.
ed and liberal system Of education one
which shall teach the higher branches oi
science and literature, as well US the ru.
diments Of a common education. No
higher or noblcr duty could occupy the
energies Of a government. Education, in
all It's phases, is the great helpmcet Of civ.
iIizaIion and Christianity. 1t is the most
potent means Of preventing crime, the
greatest leverage in elayaling society. II
is the means Of the largest degree OF indi.
yldual happiness, aud the highest grade
of national dignity. Trnnscendanlly i'm.
porlant in all countries, and among every
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