Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-07

Dut In May last tie Suprer5a o.,
district held against this view m ~ goIt o. q,
the commissioners 1t is Of ur,er't p0Eerg
inereiore tnat congress should sun II ttals
by dlfect enactment or by con- ~ Ell L,
cret1onary powers upon the - lne IL
proper limitations and restraints ---L''lgaers
traitc III the district; The district fts'tA llBr
IN It's reputation by many Crf,--' slless
lence, large per cent of them ~. % I'd
drunkenness and the liquor mans 'a'- ing fror
tai of the nation should be fred = lie al
Proach py the enactment Of stTiugar, ms "a
dons and limitations upon the I a A. NJ festae
In renewing the recommen,lSli
have made in three preceding anu,ai Cd Ni2ch
that congress should legislate Tor IL tagsssags
ilon on rallr9ao employees against the 5asOt-
incident to the old and inadeuuate me -e ualges
braking and coupling which arr DDS q
upon freight business, do So win - - N Is
that this congress may take action On IgSe hfps
Ject. Statistics FURNISHED by III me SUI |
commerce commission show tb,, gisss
the year ending June 80 1891 H. laillg
forty seven different styles of car srVIe Se
ported to be in use anu that uur.nl t1 lSff L.
26, 40 injured. Nearly sixteen I,ar n. ia aud
deaths occurred in the couplinga 4 r,.l ~, o Tie
of cars and, over thirty-six Der cer- = 4pLlg
lures had the same origin The ciyil - ~
preparation for needed clerical ssst a.
which think should be given ''aas
classified service March i. ls,ss r5 D.. -..I.. Z
sicians, superintendent, assistant .----t5 ~
ents, school teachers and matror- r., -4LIeslts
service and have had under cons CO.,. lAos,
subject, of some further exte.. IONS ir,tt u
not as yet fully determined the Fr.a s' La's
which extensions can most propcrI-a r5 1ft
fully be made. -A0 u
Election Methods
Ihave in each of three annual m .s-4ossr NIL,
it has been my duty to submit / 'Li1
called attention 10 the evils and dar,.s,7eA
nected with our election methods and NY ,,a'
tees as they are re ated to the choice M a d.
of the national government r- Ii-n
annual messagp | endeavored to iuyu.-..,:-S
attention to the evils OF unfair -, -.
ments for congress. | can not ri 49, ' ~
mes age without again calling aft,ur..,s
these grave and tnresttlnIug evil.
hoped that it was possible t. secure a 10y -a-
partisan inquiry by me ms of 81 ,1ruT'fe -it
into evils e existence of which is known I.
all and that out of this might grow 60
from which all thought OF partisan sdrar,..-
should be eliminated and only thu, T-fss
thought appear of maintaining tie f. t..-r ~!
purity of the tallot and the equality O.. lHes7 ~
tor, without the guaranty of which III. ..ors--
ment could never have been formed and III ~.
the continuance of which il cannot r,,r...r-N va
exist in peace and prUsi Gritty. 1t Is time M,
mutual charges of unfairness and frard \.
tween the great parties should cea-e and M.
the sincerity of those who profess a aal,re 90
pure and honest eleC tions should h. f,ya1,b.,.
the test of their willingness to free orr 90
lation and our election methods from erss--
thing that tends to impair the public CA
-
for an inquiry and for legislation by C0uarasS
upon this subject Is emf hasized hy rbaf ~
that the tendency of legislation in some $50
il recent years has i'll some important Iar+i--
lars been away from and not toward free All
n r elections and equal apportioumeuts IL
not time that we should come together on "a
high plane OF patriot III while we deyls. r1s.b
DDS that shall secure the right Of every M
qualified by law to cast a free ballot and give9
every such ballot an equal value in cholsingo-r
public officers and in directing the policy q II.
government.
Conclusion.
This exhibit OF the work of the executive
departments is submitted to congress and "a
the public in the hope that there will be ,ouc;
in it a due sense of responsibility and an ear1
est purpose to maintain the national huzo,
and to promote the happiness and prosper.J
Of all our people. And this brief si
hibit Of the growth and prosperi7
of the country will give us level from vh4
to note the increase or decadence that new eg
islative policies may bring to us. There Is II
reason why the national influence, power All
prosperity should not observe the same rsta
of increase that have characterized the VaS
thirty years We carry the great impuls
and increase of these years into the future
There is no reason why in many lines
production we should not surpass al oth-
nations as we have already done in soma
There are no near frontiers TO our possible G.
velopment. Retrogression would Ice a crime
(Signed) BENJAMIN Harrison
Executive Mansion. Dec. G. lS92.