The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-01-20

States. Not since the National Grand
Army Encampment of 1888 has Column
bus been the theater of such crowds and
such enthusiastic demonstrations.
The inaugural ceremonies proper were
held in the rotunda OF the State Capt.
tol. The General Assembly met at 1920
and almost Immediately proceeded to
the rotunda accompanied by the Supreme
Judges and State otflcers-elect, except
Maj. Mckinley. At IL o'clock Gov.
Campbell and Gov. Elect Mckinley were
escorted by joint committee of the
House and Senate from the Chittenden
Hotel to the State Capitol. Rev. DR..
Ii. w. Bennett of the Wesley Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church, offered
prayer, after which Chief Justice Mar
shall j. Williams of tho State Supreme
Court administered the oath of Office.
Gov. Mckinley then delivered his inau-
gural address.
After reviewing the progress of Ohio,
Gov. Mckinley spoke as follows regard
ing the Worlds Fair:
The Congress of the United States
deemed it fitting that the discovery of
America should be commemorated by an
international exhibition Of the evidences
of the progress made in civilization. 1t
is intended to disclose what has been &C
complished in industrial art and applied
science in every department of human
activity. The Government itself will
make an exhibit. illustrating in a scien-
tific way the resources of the nation.
Fifty-one nations and fifty States and
Territories of the Union have accepted
invitations to participate.
Ohio was largely instrumental in Sc
curing the location Of the Exposition at
the inland metropolis of the Republic,
near the center of its agricultural and
commercial interests. The citizens of
Chicago and the State of Illinois have
performed their part Ia providing most
desirable site, embracing 1000 acres of
land, with a floor space double that of
any previous exposition, and more than
Sill 100000
Not only should tbs Legislature of
Ohio see to it that ample provision be
made to have creditable exhibit from
this State, but the people and their rep
resentatives should also urge upon Con-
gress to take such action as will make
this exposition worthy of the great event
1t celebrates and worthy also the dignity
and honor of the nation.
The Governor approves the new bal
lot law as a step in the right direction,
but recommends that it be amended by
adding a number of the ideas of the orig
inal Australian system, including that
making the voter mark the name OF each
candidate whom he favors for election.
On the subject of Congressional redis-
tricting the Governor said:
"You will be required under the new
census to redistrict the State for Repre-
sentatives in Congress. This will afford
you an opportunity to arrange the dis
tricts with fairness to all. Make the
districts so fair in their relation to the
political divisions of our people that they
will stand until the new census shall be
taken. Make them so impartial that no
future Legislature will dare disturb them
until new census and new Congress
ional apportionment will make q change
imperative. Extreme partisanship In
their arrangement should be avoided.
There is sense of fair play among the
people which is prompt TO condemn a
fragrant misuse of party advantage at
the expense OF popular suffrage. Par
tisanship is not to be discouraged, but
encouraged In all things where principle
is at stake; but partisanship which
would take from the people their just
representation, as In the case OF the Con-
gressional redstricting by the last Legis-
lature is an abuse of power which the
people are swift to rebuke. Free suf-
frage is Of little service to the citizen IL
its force can be defeated by legislative
Vaccinations in the form of a gerry
mapder. The districts should be made so
as to give tho party majority in the State
q majority OF representatives and so ar
ranged that II the party majority shall
change the representative majority shall
also change"