Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-07


number Of persons whose surroundings
make them easy victims OF the plague.
This condition as we'll as those anecting
the political, moral and industrial In
terests of our country, lead me to renew
the suggestion that admission to our
country and to the high privileges OF
its citizenship should be more restricted
and more careful. We have, l think,
a right and owe a duty TO our own peO-
ole, and especially TO our working peo-
Die, not only to keep out the vicious
the ignorant. the civil disturber, the
pauper, and the contract laborer, 0at
to check the too great flow OF immi-
grafton now coming by further limita-
lions.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The report of the Worlds Columbian
exposition has not yet been submitted.
That of the board Of management of
the government exhibit has been re-
ceived and is herewith transmitted.
The work Of construction and of pre-
pairing for the opening of the
Exposition in May next has progressed
most satisfactorily and upon scale OF
liberality and magni6cence that will
worthily sustain the honor Of the United
States.
DISTRICT LIQUOR LAWS.
The District OF Columbia is left, by a
DECISION of the Supreme Court OF the
district, without any law regulating
the LIQUOR traffic. An old statute OF the
Legislature of the District, relating to
the licensing OF various vacations, has
hitherto been treated by the Commits
sioners as giving them the power to
grant or refuse licenses to sell intoxi-
eating liquors, and as subject
ing those who sold without
license to penalties, but in May
last the Supreme Court OF the
District held against this view OF the
powers of the Commission. 1t is OF ur-
gent importance, therefore, that Con-
gress should supply, either by direct
enactment or by comforting discretion
ary power upon the Commissioners,
proper limitations and restraints upon
the LIQUOR traffic in the District. The
District has suffered In its reputation
bv many many crimes OF violence,
large per cent of them resulting from
drunkenness and the liquor traffic.
The capital OF the nation should be free
from this reproach by the enactment OF
stringent restrictions and limitations
upon the traffic.
PROTECTION FOR RAILROAD MEN.
In reviewing the recommendation
which have made in three proceeding
annual messages that Congress should
Iegislate for the protection Of railroad
emDloyes against the dangers incident
to the old and inadequate methods OF
breaking and coupling, which Is stu IN
use upon freight trains, l do so with the
hone that this Congress may take action
uoon the subject Stai'tics furnished by
Interstate Commerce Commission snow
that during the year ending June 80,
1891 there were a. different styles OF
car couplers reported TO be in use, and
t1at during the same period there were
eco employs killed and &c. In
jured. Nearly 10 per cent OF the
deaths occurred in the coupling anu I'M
coupling Of cars, and over SO per cent.
of the injuries had the same origin.
POTPOURRI.
The Civil Service Commission ask for
an Increased appropriation for needed
clerical assistance, which think should
be given. | extended the classified ser
vice March |, 1892, to include physl-
clans, superlntendents, assistant super
intendent', school teachers and matrons
in the Indian service, and nave mad
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further extensions, but have not as yet
fully determined the lines upon which
extensions can most properly and use
fully be made.
have, in each OF the three annual
messages which 1t has been my duty to
submit to Congress, called attention to
the evils and dangers connected with
our election methods and practices as
they are related 10 the choice of the
officers Of the national government.
ELECTION DIRTRICTs.
In my last annual message 1 endeav-
ored to invoke serious attention TO the
evils OF unfair appointments for Con-
gress. l cannot close this message
without again calling attention to these
grave and threatening evils. l had
hoped that 1t was possible to secure a
non partisan inquiry, by means of
commission into evils, the existence Of
which is known to all, and that out Of
this might grow legislation from which
all thought Of partisan advantage
should be eliminated and only the high
er thought appear, Of maintaining the
freedom and purity OF the ballot and
the equality Of the electOr, without the
guaranty OF which the government
could never have been formed and with
out the continuance OF which 1t cannot
continue to exist in peace and prosperi-
w. 1t is time that mutual charges OF
unfairness and fraud between the great
parties should cease and that the sin
cerity OF those who profess desire for
pure and honest elections should be
brought to the test Of their Willingness
to free our legislation and our election
methods from everything that leads
to impair the public confidence
In the announced result. The necessi-
ty for an inquiry and for strong legisa-
ton by Congress upon the subject is
emphasized By the fact that the tenden-
cy Of the legislation IN some States in
recent years has, in some important
particulars, been away from and not
toward free and fair elections and equal
apportionments. Is IL not time that we
should come together upon the high
plane OF patriotism while we devise
methods that shall secure the right Of
every man qualified by law to cast a
free ballot, and give to every such bal
lot an equal value in choosing our pub
lie officers, and in directing the policy
of the government?
CHAPTER OF LYScHINGs.
Lawlessuess is not less. bat more,
where it usnrps the functions Of the
peace officer and Of the courts. The