The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-01-26

|
and properly disciplined militia as very essential
for the protection of life and property. there
fore believe that the formation OF military compa,
MES. and their organization into regiments and
brigades should be sedulousy encouraged; that
when thus organized they should be fuInlshed
with the best of modern arms, ana requireo 10
meet for drill and inspection.
sincerely hope the day may never come wnen
the civil authorities of Wisconsin Will De oohged
to call for military assistance, but shoud that oay
arrive most deplorable consequences might result
If there were not well disciplined ana properly
armed militia to respond to such a call. l Ihere-
fore bespeak your earnest cooperation III 'his na
ter.
| SUPREME COURT.
The adoption of the constitutional ameno!neut
increasing the number of associate justices OF the
| Supreme Court, will impose upon you the duty OF
providing for their election ana classlncaton. ~
| has been suggested to me, ALSO that with TINS IN
crease in the number of justc, ., the present ac-
commodations for this court will be quite too nm
tied. If upon proper inquiry you ma sucn 10 DC
the case trust you will not neglect to provide the
necessary add ,tional room.
STURGEON AND LAKE MICHIGAN CAN
The work of connecting the waters OF Green bay
and Lake Michigan by ship canal, and thereby
very materially decreasing the distance between
tie principal ports ON Green BAY ana .ne cd
and most available bsrbor OF refuge, mas Deeh Cat
ried forward with energy during the past year.
Already more than one-haf of the entire work is
completed and the engineer in charge assures me
that the remaining portion will be finished W1th1n
| two years.
FEEBLE MINDED AND IMBECLE.
The last legislature directed the State Board OF
! Charities and Reform to make certain investlga
tions in regard 10 the necessity and pracncsollsy
of providing for the education of the feeble minded
The result of their labors will be laid before yon
he state has undertaken to provide for the blind,
the deai, the incorri2ioie ana the insane, ana no
good reason appears for neglecting the feeble
minded AMI the imbecle. utner states are meet
ing with very gratifying success IN tner endes'ors
to educate this class of uufortunates, ana tnelr eA
perence sho Id encourage to take up his work
as soon as p yssibe. The necessity for immediate
; &C ion IN this direction is urgent in my
! I0dn ant in tho
at no distant day suitable provision should be made
in their behalf.
PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES
The 'sfacts and figures" herewith submitted may
well impress upon minds enlarged conceptions
of the grave responsibility to which we have been
/, called by the SURFACES OF our fellow citizens. we
have been accustomed to regard Wisconsin as only
a growing state. 1t is more than that-it is great
state It's fuancia educational, penal and charit-
able affairs involve the annual collection and dis
!, bursement OF millions of dollars of money; the
, support and care OF thousands of schools the de-
lection and punishment of long list of CT minas
and the furnishing Of food shelter, clothing, in
strucSion and medical attendance for the desti ute
) the unfortunate and the afflicted.
r These are indeed noble themes upon which TO
dwell, calculated to arouse and maintain we'll
founded state pride, and indicative of a healthy,
vigorous and self perpeiuating civilization. Con-
- templating them, should not forget, however,
that it is TO the productive industries to the a2ri
n culturist the manufacturer and the miner, their
q allies and assistants, that most largely in
debted for what we are, and that our principal +
q lance under God Is upon them for continued pr
n perity and development as state Whatevert ,
) therefore, to the enlargement of these indI tr' :,
o | and to the protection of the persons engaged ia
a them should receivr your encouragement and sup
port.
AS contributing to the promotion of these ends,
= / recommend that suitable provision be made for
the collection and publication of full and accurate
statistic, in relation to all the great interests o.
y the state, especially those connected with agri-
= culture, which is, and for many years must con
tinue to be, the most important industry of the
: state, not only as furnishing employment to the
e the aggregate the largest amount of capital but
Ii upon its depends very largely the
of all other industries. Whatever therefore, the
/ state do IN disseminating information in re-
y gard to the results of improved process es in aPri
culture, and to the relative profits derived from
the different branches of this industry, it is not
4 only proper but important that it should do. The
State Agricultural Society organized to as
sist in the accomplishment of these purposes, and
e has render ed most efficient service in this dIrec
y ton To enable it to continue its work in the
future, recommend that the usual appropriation
t, be continued and made permanent.
Id THF CURRENCY.
J. Intimately connected with state no less thar
" with national prosperity is the matter of sound
~ and stable currency. 1t is the language of one
le of our most gifted and profound statesmen tina
l. disordefed currency is one of the greatest po
CT litlcal evils. 1t undermines the virtues Eeces
ut sary Tor the support of the social system and
10 eourages propensities destructive to its happi
,e ness. 1t wars against industry, .frngalry and
H. economy and it fosters the evil spirits of extrav
De agsuce aud speculation. OF all the con-
trlVances for cheating the laboriDg classes OF
mankind none has been more efectual than
IF that which deludes them with paper
l. money This is the most effectual of Inventions
ertilize the rich mans field by the of the
poor mans brow. Ordinary tyranny, oppression,
n excessive taxation-these bear lightly he hap
% piness of the OF the community compared
70 with fraudulent currencies and the robberies COM
J. mltted by deprecated paper. Our own history has
o recorded for our instruction enough and more
=, than enough of the demorafzing tendency, the
: injustice ana the intolerabe oppression the
virtuous and woll disposed, of a degraded paper
curercncy, authorized by law or any way counte-
nanced by government"
IL The road to resumption of spece payments may
e be rough but there sloughs therein, and
e every backward step must be regarded public
J. calamity. do not, however, share in the opinion
s which seems to obtain with some, that the remone
= tizaton of silver will be backward step. Silver
may very properly and honestly be used for coin
u age and II the present ratio with gold Is not suf
cient to insure the harmonious ejaculation both
e metals. let the ratio be increased.
srhe wise statesman seeks to find new markets and
additional uses for all the productions of his coun-
and the e"@nry is 5eneed The United states Is
: the great silyer-producing nation of the world;
Every legitimate use to which silver can be applied
enhances its value, and to that extent adds to the
wealth of the nation. It's use AS money is both
being that the relative values of silver gold be
duly preserved in theicoinage and that the profits
OF coinage, II any, be reserved to the government.
SAVINGS BANKS.
Economy and industry are reciprocal virtues so
that one cannot thrive unless accompanied by the
honestly and efficiently managed have hitherto been
NEST powerful agents to engender habits of thrift,
: for deposits and moderate Income therefrom Such
institutions cannot, however, be made sefsupport-
ing except in the cities and larger villages, and,
therefore, large proportion of people denied
the Dement'S TO be derived thererom The disastrous
failures among savings banks in some of sister
states during the past year, have furnished
Vinclng evidence that they not always managed
: with that care and honesty without which they are
not entitled to confidence
am. therefore, inclined to look with great yor
8 upon the proposition to organize postal savings
banks, and IN connection Herewith to issue series
of United states bonds of such denominations and
with such oylson for distribution and redemption
that people OF limited means may if they desire
vest their surplus earnings in government securities
1t Is Impossible to innate the value of system
which sha furnish to all citizens convenient oppor-
tuny to deposit even small savings with
OF absolute safety and some independent
of the incidental advantage of distributing further
portion OF our public indebtedness among our own
people.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
During the year just closed republican institutions
ems the permanency of government sub
Jected to new and unex pected trials Fer the first
time IN our history the question who legal
y elected president left in great uncertainty.
The political campaign had been of exampled
activity and enthusiasm, and it should occasion no
surprise that men formed opinions and gov
erned more by prejudice than reason. The expert
ences of other nations under somewhat similar cir
cumstances well calculated to inspire grave
Germ in the minds of all rejecting 1t was,
ut fhr1t hat of