The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-11
G0yERNOR'S MESSAGE
.lEcCTIvE DEPARTMENT,
y,fssLING. November 10, 1915.

.sss r nc Npa,s
-. ts House Of Dsi,yats4
De,.. - the large amount Of unhn
.--. .,.ae-, before YOU, | shal. conhns
..,,... p .a, paper, mainly to = bret
.....nsr. u the condition OF the State
r,,.- only ,lch recommendations As
.,-r. o. De .upera;ivaly demanded. l
...9.c..-..v invite Your attention 10 my
message. several, matters of import.
ans. a-e referred To therein, On which
g.. have Rot :a>cu ina. action.
T-. depression N all branches OF bl-I-
-s., waicu existed when You assembled
ID January. -.Ii continues; nor does there
seem 20 be- any present prospect OF speedy
.-o-eyemcut. The market prices OF
good, N many cases barely equal the
.es. Of producing them, leaving no mar
S.a Tor prof; on the capita. invested TINS
fact necessarily tends 10 diminish the
volume Of business, and gradually %
consume ar DESTROY wealth heretofore Hc-
cuuu.ateI and invested ia active pro-
tug:ion Merchants aud maHIiac'
turers have le.t more scnNIb.y IMAM
farmers the effects "a THIS stag
nation in business Tn" speculative
.lass-those who bougL; goods OF lands
with the eEpe "A. on Of rapid aud large
Increase 10 prices, nave Of necessity ,4i-
tered more than any others in the gene
"a. decline; and for such there can be no
,smedy except the restoration OF the old
order Of things. BltYN engaged in pro
i-ct.ve labor, that are able 10 bear up
against the pressure OF the present, may
.JuddenLly look forward - prosperity IN
:.e future. Whether the rrylya. OF bu--
ness Is brought about by general ad-
.l,tmeut Of prices 20 new, but lower
scale, or by = return 20 the tul! prices o!
. few years sg1 Is problem which 1t
will answer no practical purpose here 10
discuss | All not aware that any leglsla-
ZION on your part can sdOrd II remedy
.yr the present crisis or mitigate It's evils.
AL eHprdients in the form Of stay laws
nave heretofore tended ultimately 10 a.
.raya.r ,as evils complained OF, by CIV
no. further check - enterprise and IN
l.,,rv. The business interests Of = com
g.a..r PAP, SD complicated, so inter woven,
...l together by chain o! mutna.
-.t.., UT Indebtedness, tina, II any INK
,.. .r...r. s. any one element Of the bus
mes, structure be- weakened or shattered
10 piece. tie whole mass must Zee. thu
-l.e,,. ...a- -A.ra.. The inability Of
y.. o.--.. q. .a-.t a.- pecuuIGry oJuga-
,.,, ..-..-r,. a. ..r--s. harmony D. a
..-. rr..r j.. ..rr. age many per-
.-.. .... .u, ...ome unable
e.. ua. ..... ...... ..~-, t.ru 81 sudden
.u,., .E. ..a -lacar, Of industry;
.atar,r, are .a..,. u.. %. employment
All -"..-s .- a- ut business follows:
N.w 1t $40. ..a .a, practically the same
-gro.--.. .. ."-a., are provided for en-
forcing .L- pas uI .nt- OF debts, the effect
. ~ same 80 Tar as the general prosper
~ u community Is concerned, ~ IN
.a.a, where the debtor, have not the,
mesh, Of Observation-Disclosures payment IS
-....ed on account Of inability or unwIll-
.ag1ess 10 paw, matters but lutte, loss or
injury 10 business must follow IN either
,ass. The laborer must have prompt and
--h.ent means OF compelling the pay
meat II his wages; this l. Gl, only pro-
.,,tlun IwltLolt L you invite him to a life
~ ld.-nr,-. You take from the farmer
Tue manufacturer and the merchant
much ID, the -,.wg.J, % active effort, II
the return Tor their enterprises are 10 be
postponed toaa indefinite period. The
..:ima,. -rs III. II such Jaw, would he 70
t-eak down the cr.dI. OF our people
both Al G5lu" and abroad; and when We
remember boss many transactions must
OF necessity r,.,t UpJn credit system, We
can really ,"r how -rea, blow may,
thus, t. -t,.a % AT business. There
nav b. In ,ucu times, cases Of Inllvldu-
a hsrdships IN which valuable property
., ,.r-.tccl AZ AN enforced sale. But q
..l-: OF equity generally has sufficient
POKER % prevent this result. In any
-e.r. no stay law oUghtto 90 beyond
.-- vA..ut of prohibiting for a limited
.u-, Oh. ale Of property below 4 fixed
proportion If It's appraised or assessed
s-a BIT this extraordinary remedy
should Dee -esurted 10 only in times Of
g-a--a disaster. l, will generally be
t-,: ..- a. parties, 20 let ordinary coll
.,'.aG avs, with the protection which
:-"y s1nri the debtor, remain intact.
I.l va. no doubt EEL under obl'g,-
guL. .r the existing state Of affairs, not
- increase the public burdens by IN
creased taxation, but to Keep the public
Expenditures down 20 th. lowest limit
.umpauy.e with the good OF the public
SERVICE
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