The record-union., 1894-06-20

political positions who are Republicans
from principle, and willing TO make per-
sonal sacrifices TOR the good of the State
and the party.
piles, naturally affect some men much
more than the most profound political
principles, the Democrats especially.
PASS GOOD LAWS.
Let me state TO you another important
fact as reason for my urging upon you
at this time to see that proper laws are
passed. While the Governor can recon-
mend proper laws and has the power to
veto improper ones, yet he has no power
to create or compel the passage of any
kind of a law or to repeal law upon the
statute books, however pernicious 1t may
be; and while our people are ever ready
to criticise improper laws which are
passed by that body. they appear to lose
sight of the important laws which have
been properly recommended by the Gov
ernor but ignored by that body. And
let me say to you that the laws which
ought TO be passed and are not passed are
often of far greater importance to our
people than those that are passed. And,
in the name of humanity, let them see 10
it that the Governor may feel justified in
signing all bills that come TO him from
that important branch of our govern
ment. he will be happier and the tax
payers the better protected.
L have approved some bills that ought
to have been vetoed, and | have vetoed
some that ought to have been approved.
l know it and am willing to acknowledge
1t; but you must remember that the
Legislature has sixty days in which TO
formulate their bills, while the ConStitu-
ton gives to the Governor but ten days
in which to judge of their merits. In
my case the first Legislature passed 30S
bills, and at it's close left me to consider
in the ten days 135 bills. The last Legis-
lature passed in all 302 bills, and left me
at its adjournment l53 bills to consider in
the same ten days. Idid all in my power
to ascertain the merits OF every bill L ap-
proved or vetoed. My acts were certainly
| conscientious, and l am ready to accept
the blame for my errors without MUIR
muir.
ALWAYS WELL TREATED.
1t gives me pleasure TO say to you that
no Governor was ever treated more
kindly by the legislative branch Of our
State than | have been by the two last
Legislatures, and no one has ever heard
me speak unkindly OF any particular
memb Der OF that body. and while they were
| much superior to some OF our Legis-
latures, let us strive to make them great
deal better. 1t can be done.
Our State taxes will continue to be high
so long as we continue the unwise policy
of doing so many things through the
State department instead of allowing
counties and municipalities to assume
| their full share of these burdens. The
States that have low taxes adopted this
course and greater economy naturally
! follows. 1t would take me all day to
| point out our State Government defects.
But enough of this, gentlemen Of the
convention. You have great and i'm
| portant work before you, and 1 have
every confidence that you will throw all
selfishness aside and give US ticket that
will command the respect of every honest
citizen in this State. | nave no pets and
no candidates for any place, but after you
have designated them, every one of them
shall be nay candidate from then until
the votes declare them elected on the 9th
day of November next.
| can only say to you, gentlemen, that
you should not be in haste in this work.
You should take time enough. An extra
day is nothing as compared with the i'm
portance of the work that you have in
hand. l hope that you will not make the
mistake that a brakeman down in Ari-
zona said that he thought had been made
in regard to Arizona. The brakeman
asked minister from Pasadena, whileIrid-
in the Bible. He replied that be did. The
brakeman asked, "Do you believe that
God made the world in six days? ?" he
said, Certainly do" WELL" said he,
''Parson, between yeu and me, candidly,
don't you think He could have put in an
other day right along here profitably?"
Chairman knight then read personal
note from Edwin +. Smith, warning him
of the danger Of fire, and requesting him
to instruct the delegates not TO smoke
during the session. He then announced
the various committees, as follows:
THE COMMITTEES.
Platform and Resolutions-Chairm
Grove L. Johnson; Frank McGowan, 4.
Il. Ford, w. b. Haskell, j. Nj. Walling,
w. S. Wood, John j. Smith, +. H. Mey-
ers, e. *. Taylor, Nj. s. Sayre, w. II.
Hutton, j. NJ. Chretein, d. 5. Dorm, II.
V. Morehouse, Il. III. Heacock, j. A.
Watt, w. l.. Hardison. 5. q. Denis, Rob-
ert Eifey, j. w. Davis, John Brown, Jr.,
Eugene Deasey.
Credentials-Chairman, Eli II. Murray,
Solano; L. B. Hutchinson, j. II. Dickin-
son, Paul C. Mari, Q. A. Swissler, j. NJ.
Welch. w. Martin. NJ. Dinkenspiel, n.
w. Weaver, j. L. McCrosson, 2. l. Joyce,
E. j. Robinson, Gustave Pohlmann, l.
g. Hortt, George Radcliff, l.. Harris, j.
G.. Daley, c. S. McKelvey, a. III. Naftz-
ger and f. G. Caldwell.
Permanent Organization-Ch Chairman.
John L. Dare; j. NJ. Mannon, l.. Nj.
Foulke. G.. G. Kimball, L. e; Voorhies,
N. p. Brown, E. G. Hart, Guy c. Earl,
James Rankin, A. Heck kheimer, p. b.
Cornwall, r. c. Meyer, Drury Melone,
Frank McQuaid. George A. McCalvey
S. c. Hubbell, r. NJ. Shackleford, A. b.
jackson, Charles T. Lindsay, A. g. Cas-
sen and P. f. Peck.
Drury Melone then arose and moved
that on account of the laborious work to
be done by the various committees the
convention adjourn until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Colonel Jackson sug-
gested that they adjourn until IL O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
After some desultory discussion it was
finally decided to meet again at 10 O'Clock
to-day.