Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-05
BEN BuTlER'S INAUGURAL.
SoIne hesisIatt~ss Need,>f I'm. the Stay
state.

BoSroN, January .-G"ycrGor'Euter.I IN
his inaugural address. preScitS his views
upon free and vUial suffrage ~ rreat
length. He su';gCs!g Il r0mIral POI tax
for State purposes, - be assessed - now on
the polls of ritizena, and then Il any CHI
um chooses tU pay iJhy doing bis duty ~
Il citizen 10y voting, It that act BE dis
charge and payment ,i such tax. lie rec
ommcndS Il revI;on Of TIE re.istera ion
laws. ard that il hc sivtiiCicntly gusrde TO
prevent fraUdS without being an actual
obstruction 10 or burden upon the roterL
Regarding a free l.a!iot and ar CONT
the Governor SAYS. Why not rovid, thst
oil votes shall he enclosed IN sci sealing
envelopes of the same size, gu GIiy and
color to I've furnished br tine StitC' Inr
L,:r and complexion OF the ballot would Dr
material The Law sbil remain, on the
statute boob which requires that envelopes
Tor such purpose shall always be furnished
at tie polls. The legal machinery ls ready.
and to make il ri'rctual the perrniSsivr
clause is only Ia I've mad li:atory." The
suggestion is made that II law be passed
Allowing " o,ncn 10 SoIe
under the same regulations as men in
effect when il shall be- accepted by ma
joriiy Of the women votes at the same gen
,rul election. II pros ision to be- made
obviat ng the objection women may have
to GO in to waNi rooms aud voting places
for the purpose Of exercising their right oi
81 ilrace. The Governor recommends the
election VI city governments 10 take place
un the same day as the general election, and
that the law restricting naturalization To
A .lA an
Governor says De repealed. The
labor question will form the subject oi a
further communication. Considerable
space is devoted th th" question ol CrIme..
and the legisla turc H. asked tu pass an al
providing that whoever is convicted Oi
willilly attempting 10 s'rsck passenger
railway train
Shall SuneI D.nth.
Tnc evils of dealing III futures and COY
cring wheat, corn. etc, are dw"it upon
ami the Legislature recommended {" s'"p
the above. Considerable attention T. Ilid
tu r,forriatOrv, correctional and IHnr"r
institutions, and II j. shown that ihr"N
JrnScs for aalari,, ana agents a.c greater
than oil other expenses 'or supporting the
Iuor ny $2,'w'.
The Governor ,ayS the following iuS'Iiu.
tiuns should lee abolished; The state
E,lnrmatUry for women, the Reform
School for b0ps, and the Industrial School
for girlS. They are too costly for any sup
uustd good they GO. The message iayOrs
an ylum with kind treatment for idiohc.
and feeble minded. lie SAYS q well fed,
we'll cared for idiot j. a happy creature.
hn idiot awakened to his condition -
miserable one. Careful consideration ~
given ia the insane Of the state. The "Jv
cfuOr C0ngfatUlatrs tho commonwealth
that one bialCh Of civil S"ryic" reform, VIZ
GNvuncSs ol tenure Oi office Is already IN
operation la the Stat" and has been srnc"
l~IH.
GoyeTnsr Butter then without saying he
fsvors any National measure proposed To
I,iu, IA civil service. get, in q blow ~ the
c,I,ls" rf the Republican administrations
in NrsSsrhIsrils. who. hr ayer-, have very
generally appointed their relatives to sub
o.,...a,tr y arc- Whole families are some
t.l.,, .plOiutri iO Salarivd places. Epsidos
,i, ,rr ~ with hardly exception enough
I. p',e i'S correctness. that all salari,d
ul,,rn'-, IT least ui The high grades. have
be-, ~ and are uI - glycn political iaiih.f
,'r..,}S there are ulDrc persons employed
q 80, necessary To carry on the business.
rrG ST higher salaries. He suggests the
!. ..,!r -; = iaw prohibiting two of the
:. ,,r .amiy y holding Office in the same de
J. f.r rni and further that II there are two
.,r ore already IN. the one who appointed
H.. .cla'iyes shall 20 out. Laws should be
shaviad 20 rcdues taxes on farmers and
laly,iug men AID women. and 20 pre-. ai't
the wealthy from eyading the payment oi
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