The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-04-30

charge of their duty. A governor, in
my opinion, should be slow to inter
fere in local affairs. The duty and re-
sponsibility of maintaining good ad-
ministration should rest primarily
upon the local officials, and each com
munity should be taught to depend
chiefly upon its own The
policy of ~sclf:rcliance is the best.
Nonetheless, the right of the governor
TO interposc in local affairs in certain
contingencies is no doubt u wise pro-
vision of the law. But when the gov
ernor assumes to direct local officials
in the conduct of their offices, and
much more when he ssumcs to put
them aside aud take independent con
troll, he should not forget that he enters
upon a work which requires the most
intelligent prudence and the most deli
cate discrimination. However, he
should not shrink from the obligation
he is under Of keeping watch over
those who are subordinate TO his auth.
ority ana to require that they admins.
ter their trusts with iirljty.
3. The governor is the commander
ir.,,i.f NJ .b. .t,,. r,li.;, ", r,s
authority O, nr|or this .'rN into At-
tive service vhencyy" in his opinion
its ,-w,f,,.ot il ,....,,sy ii, s.-
nr.ss ~, i..,r~...,.r IN 80.
nuIrt. ,rl v,-.io -,. ..,., ~
a,,r n. l..,v, .,r.f ,.-, -y ~,
urr.i3pr- of m, rrit.l States q. rtr,
IRISH Il urjtlgtr, 'ar,- O., ta.,s t ~
tiuunl emergency Il. g., ..t'> 70
ah-e'u,. .au-,.. ct Oh. w.....t Sc ns
,icu4i suari .t h,, s...s l.r.",
AND regiments UrJ .r-t,
his authority. ami h. ela t','.-i a"g
Of them aim. 80 Ii p'sa-arA l.-
money. a|urr.fri.. ! s.- .ts :-..u,.--
ancr 81. -ha -gl-l Es. j:,,r--.i .% III.
aG1Utant -...~q' g~i % hrs t.- -,CG Cr
low hi arr-.y.l. ~l -n. ,"'' Les fur.
ui.h.l - rH. ,.t:t.,a. government are
drawn ,V hi, rgtn.>iti-Hs. The
maintenance O.. i thoroughly dis
cipliual ami .i.cy".r.ei militia
| esteem. az nigh importance. 1t j. a
conservative, trrsr. Its employment,
however. IN civil Affairs ~hoHli be
avoided L. flr ~. possible. | disap-
prove al military methods in civil ad-
mln'>trat'oh lh' m'-l'Ary power
should re cihll'Nrl "~ i NlH, resort
oHt IL the necr>N'lI"t" II aflStS the
i'f'' Suou'd ne III HAHI
!. 1t is the duty Of the governor to
fill many important Offices by appoint
men, !" the first instance, The warden
aud physician Of the ~peuitcntiary, the
labor commissioner and mine inspec-
tors, the insurance commissioner,
the excise commissioner, the adiutant
general, coal oil inspectors, notaries
pubic etc, ETC. are al appointed,
IN nearly al state ana
county otnc"S illcd IN the flrSt place
ny election are aIso suppllcu Dy eNccu-
i've appointment ah' Ill many cases
the governor mas the power 10 remove
or suspend POI state ana county ON
GERS lor oIlci'l ue'lhq'eh'H' ana 10 III
governor III certain cohtlhSehcle 10
MI ny appointment vacancies occurring
III Ihe once Oh ohlteu States SENATOR
D. 1t is the duty of the governor to
appoint members of the boards created
by law for the management of our
educational. eleemosynary and penal
institutions, as well rs the members of
perhaps Il dozen other important
boards and it is his duty to keep
watch over the conduct of these boards.
In some cases he is given the power to
remove these appointees ut pleasure,
and in other cases he is empowered to
remove them for cause
6. The constitution confers unon
the governor the mower TO SUSPEND or
commute the sentences of courts in
criminal cases. or TO pardon convicts.
The consideration Of applications for
pardons and combinations imposcs
arduous and onerous duHcs upon the
executive, and occupies a great deal of
his time, At this date there IRE about
TWENTY-FIVE hundred convicts in the
p~enitentiary, several hundred inmates
of the two reform schools, and perhans
a thousand or o serving sentences
gpther there are 3. 500 to 1000 people
In the penal institutions of the state
all counties. Hundreds of applica-
tin,. for executive clemcncy, so.cnlled.
are ALWAYS uepdipg before the COVER
nor and .rlrrcIy a dnv masses that he
is not hp,i,rod by the attorneys. friends
aud relatives II prisoners This. I
saw consumes = vast omonnt of time