The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-01-11


ton OF contract and an infringement OF
OF property rights, or the court
would have no jurisdiction. III any or
these things have been done, thea the
courts now existing have jurisdiction and
can furnish the remedy. 1t Will be found
impossible under our form OF government
to employ men or TO pay them any par
tiCular wages. Men OF means viii sus-
pend or abandon business II Its manage
ment is taken from their control. II VIII
be found equally useless to try and COM
pei men to work unless IL is for their In
terest to do so. In the end there must be
mutual agreement between the employer
and employc, such as VIII be mutually
beneficial. or such relation cannot hong
exist. Any agreement of this character
must also be based on principles of
equity and justice. The demands of civ
have made the creation or arti-
fetal persons a necessity, and much as
corporations are condemned, modern CIV
ilization cannot get along without them.
Laws have been enacted providing for
the association OF capital TO carry on large
operations which would be iInpossible for
an individual TO do. and many times the
inVestment Is or such character that
no prucent man would be willing to In
vest ris all in IL, but Is willing to ven
ture fixed amount which III lost Will not
ruin him. Thus corporations are given
certain powers and privileges and upon
them is imposed certain limited liabili-
ties and responsibilities. On the other
hand labor has been left to fight on single
handed so far as law is concerned. The
necessities of labor have, however,
caused them to organize among them
object they have been led TO do many
things not authorized by law, and in some
instances I'm direct violation Of law Un-
der the existing circumstances 1t would
seem 10 be the part of wisdom and jus
tice 10 provide for the organization of
corporations OF labor, with as much power
and no greater liability than Is imposed
on corporations of capital. Create them
as body corporate, which may make
contracts and enforce them, and be en-
powered In turn 10 sue and be sued, and
in short TO do anything they may be au-
thorized to do in the articles of incorpor-
alton. This would place them on an
equality, and difficulties between capital
and labor would be settled as other diff
the courts. IL Is hardly consistent to con-
denim labor organizations for taking the
law into their own hands unless some
lawful and practicable method is pro-
vided for the protection OF their inter-
ests. There Is little doubt that there are
difficulties in the way of carrying on this
plan, and II Is hardly probable that any
law enacted would at first be satisfac-
tori, but with the object kept steadily in
view of providing for equitable contracts
and an equitable and practical method
OF their enforcement, In the end success
Is certain.
Michigan Municipal Commission.
BY tho provisions of act No. 100, public
acts Of 1893, the governor was authorized
to appoint a commission to prepare and
report a general municipal corporation
BILL under which all municipalities may
become Incorporated. and Hon. William
Hartsun, Hon. Gerrit j. Diekema and
lion. Edwin II. Conely were appointed as
such commissioners. Soon after appoint.
nent Hon. William Hartsuff resigned, ow-
ing to press OF other business, and Hon
Mark >. Brewer was appointed in his
pace. This commission mas worked faith.
N no
the act imposed upon them. 1t is my un'
derstanding that they have not attempted
To introduce any new or startling provi-
sionS into the municipal law, but IL has
been their aim to introduce only we'll
tried and tested provisions, those whicf
have been found after years OF use to b,
satisfactory. II is hoped that this repor
Will be sucn that without material amend
Inent or alteration, IL may be passed early
in the session and become "a law. 1 woulC
also urge That an amendment TO the con
stltution be early submitted TO the people
providing that the legislature snail here
after not be permitted TO enact specia
municipal charters. 1t Is hardly neces
sary 10 call your attention TO the grea
saving OF time, litigation and annoyance
that would be gained II ali VilIageS anC
cities OF the same class were brought un
der the same provisions OF law. A bll
providing for the incorporation OF villages
and one tor sac smaIIer cltIes is aIread.
prepared and in PRINT, and VIII be foun'
upon your deshs. If these bills are passet
carry IN the hcsslon IL Will save "a BTea
deal OF work on proposed amendments e
various city and vllIage charters through
out the state.
Election Laws.
There is very little, If any, complain
with reference to the present election law
but in the interest OF accuracy and T.
avoid any change in the returns 1 renew
the recomme ndation of two years ago
that provision DC made for counting IN
vote at intervals during the gay by sep
Grate board. AS Iast as the result A
known II should also be posted in at leas
one publlc place, and signed by the board
and further rNsuIts should be ADDED TO /
during the day. Win this arrangement
the result OF eIectiOns in most cases woul
be known and the returns mace out a
early as or O cock in the evening, anS
as boards usually receive pay tor NV,
penSe, but there would be a guaranty o
greater accuracy because the men woul
be- fresh and would nave ample time 4
count the votes and declare the result.
miscellaneous Matters.
The Michigan National Guard and tn
Michigan Naval Brigade are also sun
Jccts which the governor treats on. II
says that the former has SHOWN grea
Improvement in maintaining order an
discipline, and that the latter, in case
their services should ever be required
would he OF tncalculable benefit TO tn
state and nation. AT present the brigade
both infantry and naval, from ad1utani
| general 20 corporal, Is weIl-otlicered an
| the men are the equals OF any like OF
Eanization.
The number OF building and loan an
| similar associations in the state, tn
| large amount or money which they hav
| loaned ana on deposit, and the number {
people who are inter ested in their mar
| agement, would seem to demand that III
| safe should require reports to be mad
| from these associations, and that the
| should also be subjected to some stat
! supervision. You are respectfully urge
to give this important matter your carr
| full consideration.
| The governor recommends that Il
| state appropriate annually, in accordanC
| with the request of the State Grang
! the sum OF 5000, or such amount as Wi
| be sufficient To hold q, two-day institu
| in every county in the state where a
| agricultural interests are sufficiently In
! portnnt TO warrant it.
| The needs of the State Horticulture
| Society are discussed, and in view of II
| good work IL is doing and its importance
| he recommends that the needs of the s
ciety when presented, will receive the "a
tention they deserve.
| The appropriation asked for by II
| Chickamauga commission, $2O,0OO,
| thinks should be made, to mark wi
monuments the positions of Miehiga
regiments and batteries on that famo
| battlefield; also that an act pass pr
viding for the expenses OF the Antieta
commission in surveying, locating and pr
serving the battle lines at Antietam.
The report OF tf,e state geologist, whiS
Is the second made in the past fourte'
fr soi n 10 "A VnlunhlR