Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-22
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sent TO the legislature last week missed
the opportunity of proving how golden ST.
lence is, by giving his reasons" Here
is the fist veto of the bill vacating the
Offices of the officers and directors OF the
Western Lunatic Asylum:
Commonwealth OF VIRGINIA, !
GoyERNoR's OFFICE.
RICHMOND. VA, Feb. IA, 1884.
To the House of Delegates
Returned herewith is House bill No.
2l3 to amend an act regulating lunatic
asylums, &C., without Executive ap-
prevail.
The object of this bill is to vacare the
Offices OF the present superintendent, di-
rectors. &c., of said institution.
My Signature is withheld because of no
known reason why the present admins
tration of these institutions should be SUI
parseded. Investigations have been in
progress. but nothing has come to ma Of
!icially as the -esult of tbos- Investigations
fixing blame on the existing management
When any wrong has been proved [ will
be prompt to cooperate with the Legis-
la i've department to expose it. to con
denim it, to punish it, and to remove all
offenders. Until then d sense of Justice
cnnstrains me to dsapprOve any bin Which
conveys sentence before conviction.
WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
Just two years ago he returned a bill
for similar purp 'se passed by his own
party in the legislature, with his approval
Two years ago he knew of no reason why
the administration of the W. L Asylum
should be superseded except that they were
Democrats. The then Superintendent
was regarded as one of the progressive
men of his speciality; his assistants were
men who had had from five to forty years
experience in The speciality Of the insane;
the management was unquesti0ned in lis
excellence, no dire calamity had befallen
any numb-r of the patients during that
administration; wholly unCried and mex
perIenced men were to be put n place
If the officers who were to be expelled
and yet this u"partiZ an Go vernon Tet urned
the bill approved. The bill that he vetoed
last week had no such drawbacks as the
nne he approved in 1882. He holds that
there is mo known reason why the al
ministration should he superseded" The
fact that six patients have been killed by
poison in that institution under the pres
ant administ ration; the fact that the in
stItution was ma ie an aid to a political
party and was openly invaded by Coli
ton election fund assessors, and the fact
= hat nearly every man of Opposite politics
the administration had been gotten out
If its employment have been clearly and
accurately shown. The question seems
simply to be whether any amount Of acct
DENTS or partizanary could get to the Gov
ernor Officially" enough, to warrant him
him in assisting to remove the ''present
administration as long as they are mem
bers of his own party. Gov. Cameron is
partlztn.
Aid here is his next veto:
Commonwealth OF VIRGINIA.
GovkRNOR's OFFICE.
RICHMoND, Feb. 16. 1884,
To the House of Delegates {:
81 return without my approval House
hill No 217, an ACT IN relation to the
Deaf, Dumb aud Blind Institute at Staun
ton. Va. for reasons similar t. those
which induced me to withh0li my sigma
lure from House bills n 's 213 aud 216 in
relation to lunatic as,lums. [ know OF
nothing in the present conduct of the in
stitute which Calls for Change in the ad-
minis rati m, nor do know of d reason
Why the present mode of appointment
should be altered.
So far as am informed the manage
ment is fficient, honest, and economical.
: he methods of instruction good, and the
con d'fion of the institution prosperous
In 1883 / changed the board and the ad-
minlstration because complaints were
made, and would be entirely willing to do
so again should any justifable causes
arise. There is no reason assigned why
the power of appointment should be trans
fIrred from the Governor to the R,ard of
Public Works. and | am constrained t.
dlsapprove the bill.
WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
On the 9TH of April, 1882, a bill Was
sent to Gov. Cameron by a legislature of
his own party for reorganizing the d., ID
& B. Institution. There had been no com
plaiut about this educa ional institution
Except that the Directors and officers of it
we're Democrats Gov. Cameron prompt
ly sent back the bill approved. And now
he disapproves similar bill On the ground
that as far as be is informed the manage
ment is efficient, honest, g.. Did he have
any different inform alton Of the conduct
Of the institution III 1882 +? He knows ne
did not. He is partlzan. Here is the
third veto. in two days:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA !
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND FEBRUARY IA. 1888.
To the House Of Delegates:
| return herewith House bill Number
ZIG. Tin regard of the Directors of Luna
ic Asy lums. " without approval Through
al political changes, for more than Gen.
Jury, the power of appointment has Dern
edged with The Governor. The transfer
If that authority TO the Board of Public
Works rs movement against partiz ~
admins ration of the asylums does nnt
strike me tavorablY. The result would
)e dependent on accidents as to the pOlit
cal formation of the Board. To remove
hese Institutions from the arena of party
trife would BIZ an end to which nv sym
,athy and approval would be given; but
|" not hink it necessary to that end thai
II presidents should be sturbed and thu
ong esta ished powers OF the Executive
'e transferred to another branch of the
Government.
WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
The transfer struck him unfavorably as
movement against partizAn administra-
ion! Why? Virgini+ has had for thret
ears a thoroughly partizan Governor who
would approve any partizsn bill his party
hose to pass. He Is Governor who ap-
roved the turning out of experienced
len without charges or investiga ton, and
eplacing them by untried men of his own
arty; Governor who on April 18th.
8S2, even went to the length of approving |
bill removing the Board of Visitors of |
hn i niVarcjtv of V,rripio oroipof SHAN, |