The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-01-16
NUMBER 81.


uhA'a"ine also IN not making ans pruvis.
ons respecting the consolidation of parable
0r OF competing corporations, or agains
common Carriers eugs ging in IN ming, man
u'aciuilng OF other business than common
carrying, or against the issuing Of free pass.
IS oy such corporations All these Things
are prohibited BY the l7th article ana are
openly carried on to-day; yet tile L-gIsIa-
'ure mas studiously and peTssteutIy refused
tn enforce the organic law. Moreover am
perfectly clear that providing merely civil
remedies against the companies for vinlatjng
the law will be Intellectual in its enforce
inent. What is needed is the making sucb
VIOLATIONS criminal offrnSu puni>habIe nv
the hhe and imprisonment Of the officers and
enpo yes knowingly committing the crimj-
RAJ act, a. we'll as giving a remedy in dam
ages TO tie party aggTieved, and also sinh
Jtcllng the corporation 20 investigation of
It's business, and, il necessary, forfeiture #
It's franchises. The processes rr the ci,il
courts are too slow and expensive T., ne Of
fective for the Individual in enfoIcipg then,
against the power and wealth Of vat co-po
fatlons, But if tho wrong to the pubJio ana
against the supreme law be made a criminal
I OHeEcer aud the pO Ser OF the Common.
/ wealth De eXel ted in enforcing punisbment
/ there Will be q more reasonable bore of de-
/ teTring wrong dOers and inhicting retribu-
tive justice 1t is a mistake to reward the
evils OF such corporate wrongs As fudiffar-
ent OF tTifiing They are of the most seri-
Gus Character. They vex and harsss the in
diVldual citizen in his business and estate
'ueI Cypress large sections, classes and en-
teIPTises they build up one man and one
iocahty at the expense Of others they med /
uie WIN the natural development OF trade
aNd they levy impoverishing tribute upon
TIE Farmers, artisans and consumers of one
community 10 favor or those of another-
Every Gay Tie enterprise of the indepepd
ehI press IS disclosing the enurmitv of these
a"usEs- lhtIeiUre urge the General As
stihu!y in the strongest u:ai.uer 10 give eff .
cacS TO Tie organic law, III obedience to the
dictates Of justice, aud according to their
sworn obligation, by the prompt passage Of
an adequate law enforcing the nth article
OF The Constitution.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The Governor recommends the passaOs of
a civil service reform law for all the State
departments, providing for examinations for
ntnesS and character, the New York and ,
massachusetts laws being pronounced ex. ,
ceilent models. He concludes bv rgyiewi !
the failure Of the last Legislature to make
an apportonment Of the State under the
census Of 1880, and says: The conviction 7
Of duty which induced me to call the extra I
session has not changed by reflection and t
would have again recalled the Houses into f
session had 1 seen the slightest reason for b
believing they would have done ANYTHING i
more than deplete the public treasury. Be f
sides this, it was evident that the people d
we're not SO unanimously in accord with the 5
executive in his purpose to have the consti- c
,ution obeyed, at whatever cost their repre- o
might choose to infiict upon them n
as to justify a second extra session L there I
-ore permitted the members without recall, Y
70 60 to their homes with their unearned a
money in their pockets and with the record s
u their disregarded oaths and defed aud {
violated constitution behind them, The g
reasons which actusted me then are set out
II length in my proclamation cOnveHing the 6
session They are equally forceful now and {
call attention to them as my views upon e
'he duty Of the present General Assembly .
n the premises. The reason which made o
nae particularly desrOus, aside from the Ie- {
gal command, that appOrtiOnmepts should 3
De made at the last session was the fact that {
.he two houses were then divided in pOliti- 4
,al opinion. Such a condition believed to d
be most favorable to fair and just bills. The e
present Legislature in each branch is over Z
OF the same political predilec- a
lion. l hope, however. that by attention TO Z
he rules laid down by the fundamental law 6
you will be enabled to pass equitable appor- d
.ionment laws, free from psrtiality or parti- '
IAN untairness. to which the executive can ;
promptly atiix his signature and thus give U
Eject TO the direction OF the Constitution {
Ind the heretofore deied will OF the peo- Z
pie" Z
The Governor, in closing expresses his a
earnest desire to Cooperate with the Begis- 6
ature and specially recommends the mem- 4
,ers to study the Constitution and abide by q
ts provisions, I