The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-01-06
Governors Message.

TcCoiv0us OuC, uOtWNuUtouUiu8 Its
creditable brevity, we are ceWpelled
to defer its publication till nsxt wesk.
1t is an admirable document, clear and
concise in all its statements and de-
voted exclusively to matters connected
with the affairs of our State Govern
mont aud institutions. The follow
ing synopsis win give the reader q
very full and fair conception of the
message:
The Governor starts out by endeav-
oring to impress upon the Legislature
the importance Of endeavering to pre-.
mote the public interest by reducing
the expenses Of the State and local
governments, and thus relieving ithe
people of much Of the burden Of taxa
tion that's now weighing them down.
He reprobates excessive legislation,
and recommends Z prudent and con.
servative course, (which will not en-
cumber our statute books with laws of
doubtful necessity, or add to the con-
fusion of our people by changes of
doubtful utility" "a little law well
understood and strictly executed (says
the Governor) will better ssbssrve the
public COED than tones of statutes
which have been amended beyond the
Of the people, s9e..
He briefly alludes to the two amend
ments to the constitution voted on,
at the last election, giving the result
Of the vote thereon. r izniaes IfGano9
The. Goxsrnoe aevotes considerable
spsss to : revlsw 90 she financial con.
dieiea, q eheaG1aae which he thinks 10
: a.onaifyihg ie1t $40 sho wing an in.
sstas6 - ste aAase atisus ofnths
$500 Of - 560A 80 itssr. shat Of, las,
year, gising s6Vjtlssee that the. thrift
or our people aud the wealth Of. our
soil are elemsnts Of prosperity istrens
enough to sbreast the adverse 'chrrents
of business 4adversity which have been
bearing down upon the country with
such force during the past TIVE years.
He pays q brief tribute Of respect to
the late Treasurer Of State; Hon. Isaac
Welch, who died on the 29thi Of Nov.
last, who, he says 'tfilied the Office
with great efficiency and TO the entire
satisfaction Of all Whe had business
with that department. "a s7adssii
Our State benevolent, refermstsry,
and penal institutisns are, in the man,
he says, in eheurishinsi conditisH,
and, fulfilling ths wise purposes Of
their creation But ~ to tho psnitsn-
tiary, which is unusually crowded. he
suggests some Legislation in order to
secure . agrester uniformity in senten-
ces, and shows the. grsat Injustice that
may be demo under the;present sy stem.
He says "Msn are serving out senten-
ces for petty burglariss and ferysriss'
generally committed under the. stress
Of necessity, in which little sitemsa OF
clothing or provisions or small SONS
of money, only, iare involved. Il is .
question worthy of ysur consideration,
whether there should not be grades in
forgery and burglary. - there are . in
larceny, 40 that petty iOHendcrs,i who
have not given evidence "sf being
hsrdened in crime, may be imprison-
cd in the county jAils, instead Of the
penitentiary."d He calls attention to
the matter of inequality in sentences.
and on that subject indorses the views
of his predecessor. ssa1a es:. .-fa sa.
To complete the Central Ohio Hos
pital fer the Insane, he says, will re-
qdire $780, 600 and for Furnishing the
same $50, O,OOO, making tho entire cost
of the Institution 81, 49,, 500. He ques.
tions the wisdom of building state in
stitutions of such M Rwisldy proper
tions and at such enormous cost, and
says il 10 one of the evils W which should
be cnrbed by legislation. ,n0g5s 81 r
He thinks that as the Executive is
held responsible for the character Of
his appointees on the state boards, he
should haYe greater range to his pow
ers for removal, and that he should
be empowered to suspend any of his
appointees, except JudiciaD for any
reason fnot politically which he may
deem sufficient, and to report the same
to the Senate with his reason therefor,
and the suspension to become final II
concnfred in by the Senate. 49, ssiof
There being ami Misunderstanding be-
tween the Executive and the Supreme
Court In regard to the meaning sf the
term vacancies" he asks the .Legisla-
ture to declare by law that the expfra-
tion of atermi of Office creates "va-
cancy" which thu Executive wifi have
the right to fill. ol'i ZAP is '''i-
He speaks in high terms of the BEN
eficial effects Of the act for the regula-
ten of mines and mining, and says
that under its operations there. has
been marked improvement in the ven-
tilation of the mines in most of the
mining districts Of the State, moro i'm
proved plans Of mining are being ap-
piled, and the number of serious and
fatal accidents :have materially de-
creased. - 4uf sbnt'i s-zflb JGAe enAit
The railroad interest has continued
in depressed condition. But little
more than 40 miles of new utrack has
been laid during the year, and most of
OF that on changes or additions to ex-
isting lines but several new projects
have been successfully put on foot and
the Governor anticipates - material
revival during the coming year, 81
The military zeal aud activity, under
the management of the Adjutant Gen
eraI has been Dmanifested.ii Fifty.One
new organizations have been. formed,
during the paat year. The total force