The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-12


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tho canal system Of Ohio represents
Z franchises and rights OF way aud privi.
lcgcs OF enormous value. Tho aggregate
length OF tho canals OF Ohio Is 697 miles.
Tho original cost Of construction was
$l4,A0,572 so. There arc also. $4,000
acres Of reservoirs which feeds tho
cnnals-allpublic property.
Tho canal system Of Ohio Is q rich
heritage to tho state which has been
haIi ~ ia noi;rv If dIsnns; v ~ o ~
peoples property without adequate
compensation.
~, ne aot .no people Of inc legislature
with intelIicanc" and With N Jp n rn"ard
to interests Of tho state, It is manifest
that they should be In possession Of
more information than is now at hand.
Ills therefore recommended that, in
addition 10 making tho usual appropria-
tons Tor tho canals, tho legislature
create n body, with engineering, legal
and business qualifications, to make n
complete report rs to the canals OF Ohio
giving their origin, the rights OF tho
state US to title, their cost, the earnings
in tho past and at present, their value,
as franchises for railroad or other pur-
poses, as nearIy as can DO estimated,
ana particularly as TO tho possibility
and ACCESSIBILITY, Of improving them
ana increasing their usefulness TO tho
people.
Already there Is in existence q body,
which, 1t is suggested, could with pro-
priety be entrusted with this important
work-tho canal commission.
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ton and information. meets with very
general favor in It's scope and purpose,
ALTHOUGH ;mnerfcct In somo If Ito foo-
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lures 10 s'ep IN 'he iisnI oifec'
ton, and should not be touched except
where 1t can be improved. 1t can, no
doubt, DC made TO better serve It's pur-
pose ny amendments which experience
has already suggested. AT tho recent
state election thousands OF electors
voted lor inc candidates ior governor OF
iheir Respective parties VINO were AZ the
heau OIL inc tlckets, peiieving tiat thcy
We're voting the emtlre party ticket
dnis occurred us 10 aii inc party tlcKets.
Inc !rue intent OF me eiector was
therefore not registered by the judges,
Tor they were required to count such
ballots only ior the candidates before
whose name cross was placed.
Monlu IL hot 3e advisaole 70 PROVIDE
mnrkinr tho bollot-nomclv nv roonir.
ing the elector to place a cross.mark in
front OF the name oil every candidate Tor
VIZ" tThn dntios ~ co y, w. ord o;t, hoora,
of elections should be more clearly dc.
fined.
"a deadlock as to signing the re-
turns, ana anothcr rs 70 issuing certi,
Icatc OF eiectioh IN one OF the senatorial
districts, ana the lack OF remedy IN the
courts 10 solye inc aiillculty' snow tnat
III otheI particulars thcre Is imperative
ue 1, LOT amendments 70 inc law.
inc case referred 70 suggests tho lol-
lowing -,
men sGch diihculty as that pre-,
sented 10 me Musklngum county board
arises, ana the county board refuses to
send IN legal return, the count should
nevertheless DC made OF the returns
from inc counties regularly made, and
acerllncate issued to the person thus
appearing TO DC elected, SO that the
ioundation can DO LAID Tor contest,
ana inc district not deprived oil repre-
sentation, because the law and the
{ courts are Intellectual to give rellet.
- coyGprss1ov,1 rrnIsrp,cr,xc
W, I'LL
iou WI po :equiieu u''uer ING Iii's ne"
census 10 redlstrict the state Tor repre-
sentatives in Congress. This will afford
woman onnortunitv to orronr.c tba die.
..;a.7 al. -, ~,
,.te'e WIN ta.iNess W a'i' M"Ac tle
districts SO lair in their relation to the
political divisions OF our people that
they VIII stand until new census shall
De taken. Make them SO impartial that
no future legislature will dare disturb
them until anew census and new Con-
giresslonal apportionment will make a
Z change imperative. Extreme PARTISAN
ship IN their arrangement should be
avoided. There is u sense OF fair-play
among the people which IS prompt to
condemn iiagrant misuse OF party adj
vantage ut the expense OF popular suf
1raSe. craftsmanship Is not to be dis
couraSed, but encouraged IN all things
where principle is at stake; but a
: partisanshlp which would take
from the people their just represen-
prrssionol redistr;cting hv Tho Iost
legislature, is nm abuse Of power which
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