Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-10

conyicts.
The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
where thirty. eight deaths occurred during the
Ave months preceding the change OF admins
trati0n has had but three deaths during the
ten months in which II has been under the pres
ent management. Tho large appropriations
which you made last year have enabled the new
and efficient Board OF Trustees and the admir-.
able superintendent, financial oficer and mat
ron, TO make Improvements so great that the
change appears TO be almost magical. Were
you to visit tho children gathered there. and
see the health, contentment and happiness
which is visible everywhere You would rejoice
rs citizens and legislators MT the part YOU
played IL producing such resulte II is hoped
that IN splte OF the necessary pruning OF appro.
priations for the current year. this institution
may fare we'll. No money spent by the State is
producing more satisfactory results than that
invested there.
At the Only Soldiers and Sailors Home the
cottages finished and furnished are all upon the
ward plan. Action has been taken by the Grand
Army OF the Republic, and the Womans Relief
Corps. looking TO the completion OF one cottage
upon the single room plan for the accommoda
tion OF INDECENT or disabled ex.soldiers and
sailors who may desire to have their wives
with them. In many cases the enforced separa.
tion OF husband ana wife has resulted in leav.
ing the wife in destituton, or has compelled
her to become an inmate Of an iniirmnry;
There are, doubtless, enough cases OF this kind
having real merit to justify the completion OF
one cottage in the manner desired
A site has been selected for an epileptic asy.
lum, and speedy action should be taken towards
Its erection The plan of treatment proposed
to be adopted therein has attracted the atten.
tion OF experts and Others all over the country.
Nothing OF this character has yet been attempt
ed upon this side OF the Atlantic Ocean; and
the General Assembly OF Ohio has received
gratifying commentator from the highest
sources for its action In thus providing for the
epileptic and the epieptic insane.
The Trustees Of Longview ASYLUM complain
that the State is not bearing its full share OF the
financial burden OF that institution. This com.
plant should be investigated and Justice done.
In the judgment Of those who desire to see
the State institutions particularly those of n
benevolent nature entirely taken out OF the
range OF political or other Improper influences,
the time has come When they should be ruled
by non partisan hoIrds IT is, therefore, sug.
gested and recommended that the Board OF
Trustees for every institution OF the State be
increased from five,ersons to six and that the
appointment Of moe than three members OF
| any board from onepolitical party be prohib-
tied
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Ohio State DIVERSITY is worthy OF your
fostering care. Though the liberaity of the
Federal Government II mas received $4,000 dur.
| ing the past year. anl will receive an annually
| increased amount unil the sum reaches S25, ,0O0
per year. The act apropriating said fund re-
quires Legislative assnt and acceptance by the
States. The Uniycslty has made notable
| progress and throup your generous although
| somewhat ttful aid has become credit to
| the State. The puper of students now crowds
| its capacity, and the. are in nced OF increased
| facilities. 1t is mortying to admit that in the
| announcement OF hiper education, Ohio stands
| twenty.SiXth upOnt ne list or States. Some
| effort ought to be nine TO elevate the State to
| its proper rank in tht healthy growth, is the
most effective aid. iany of the States have
provided this throng fund derived from the
addition OF o fracttonl part of q mill TO the tax
| duplicate. While tb general taxation OF the
| State ought not to bdncreased, mLny persons
nre of the opinion thi small special tax for
| the benefit of this DIVERSITY Is burden which
| the people would ben cheerfully for the sake
of education and ayancement. You might
therefore, very ,prolrly inquire whether the
1fyif M In MI
| o permanent fund of sch n character.
TAATIoN.
Some means shouldbe devised to equalize
taxation. The farnie. upon whom the burden
seems at present totf most heavily, justly
complain thnt their ands depreciate, while
their incomes decreas Under these conditions
1t is n hardship f'r thu to pay the taxes now
| assessed: and II is enestly hoped that the
General Assembly mabe able to afford some
| relief, although compile equity in taxation is
| impossible without a unge in the Constitu-
| consideration, IL wou be wise TO provide
| against the accumulaon of great sums in
| county treasures Pub moneys should under
| absolute safeguards, bteft in banks. or other
| depositarics, and not 'Shdrawn from circula-
| tion.
Much extravaganza ests in levying assess.
ments for real or allegestreet improvements
and for other objects ime larger cities This
| often results in n Eret increase of taxation
| upon certain real estater upon the whole city,
without any compensalg benefit Such re.
| strictions should be thrn around the levving
| of taxes that while pub progress is not i'm.
| peded, yet additions tohe tax duplicate. of
| n merely speculative, unnecessary, nature
| would be prohibited.
OFFICIAL FEEssp SALARIES.
A large and respectabnlement of our popu.
lation demands revbn OF official fees and
| salaries with view OF dreasing those which
| are exorbitant. This reest is reasonable and
| entitled to considerationPublc officers ought
| to he fully compensat for their labor and
| ability; but such compeatou should not be
| IN mi
| ice rendered in privateis. An investigation
| OF this subject would dbtless lead to reduc
tion and equalization in tcial emoluments.
| CANALEps.
| The belief that gas andl can be found under |
the lands belonging TO tState, some of which |
are covered by water hasided largely to their |
value. The Canal Comssion, appointed in |
pursuance of the act pas; by you last winter |
| has been discharging itBlties with regard TO |
| to canal lands III the me praisworthy man |
| ncr; and has recovered less than one year, |
| lands appraised at over6 hundred and thirty |
thousand dollars. For / encouragement as |
| as well as viniication fr1fertain unwarranted |
| aspersions, il is suggestehat you investigate |
and report upon its transions In this con |
| nection IL would be welltugh also, to inyes- |
| tiCate the Board of PubWorlSs and ascer. |
| tain what IL has done regard to canal |
lands, us well us the genehnanagement Of it's |
| affairs.
PARDoWs AND ROLES.
| There arc no function the State govern. |
ment upon which theref fms TO be SO much |
| public misinformation asitn those of pardon |
| and parole Much prlntac'iticsm has been |
| indulgci in. Persons whpite such criticisms |
| are often ignorant OF thqet that pardoning |
| ana parollng are separpbowerS, conferred |
| upon dlnerent ana dlstlnDoards or are un. |
able to distinguish the dill 6ace between q pa.
role and q pardon.
The Board OF Pardonb composed of four |
| persons, and is non-pa rtlsh II WAS somewhat |
demoraliZed last winter, On to an investiga- |
tion pending when the pret State admins
tration came into power; byas subsequently |
reorganiZed. ana ls now wQng harmOniously |
and effectively In the disc4e OF its duties.
Tho Board OF Paroles comprised of the |
managers OF the penitentip The .mpres sion
has been created that the rcnt board is ex |
ercising its prerogative in pDre free and in.
discriminate manner than nbeen the habit of
Its predecessors. ~ Is. pfore proper to
state that prior to the first OF last Novem.
Der the end OF the year,, Tres ent board had |
been In omce precisely SIX rths; that during |
said period IL paroled forEir persons; and |
| that In the preceding SIX ms, under the old |
board eighty six prisonCrcceived paroles.
In making THIS statement mot intended to
animadvert upon the formdrrd for granting
too many paroles (becauseshout an exam
ination of each individual dit is impossible
to tell whether the prisondrere improperly
paroled or not). but to mala know n from otfis
| cial sources that scarcely oplf us many pa.
roles are granted now Us hgrore.
| 1t may be well to add aiHith regard 10
pardons, that since the thhnth day OF last
Il II nf fhn M