Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-09
TWO STATE PAPERS.


Messages to Legislatures from the Gov
ernors of Pennsyivania and Delaware
Deal In Part with Political and Economic
Evils.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 6.-Gov. Dan,
iel ii. Hastings sent his biennial mes
sage to the Legislature yesterday. He
says in part:
IL is with profound satisfaction have tc
record that the two years intervening since
your last meeting here have, Notwithstanding
the general depression throughout the land,
left the prosperity OF our people, our institu-
tons and our Industrial and commercial condi-
tons comparatively unimpaired. Our great
commonwealth should exact from you such
wise adjustment and extension OF existing
laws as will meet the requirements Of our
changing conditions The individual COR
porntlon that seeks to obtain from you dis
honest advantage over his neighbor or COM
petitor, or to bring gain to himself at tho
expense OF the state, Ms we'll as the briber and
lobbyist, should be driven from your halls as
the common enemy OF tie people
The moral, intellectual and patriotic forces
in the commonwealth are constantly demand
ing higher standards, and those laws win be
more generally enforced which are in harmony
with these ideas. Good citizenship comes not
from enforced obedience to tho law, but from
the fundamental principles of morality, virtue
and patriotism which are inculcated by high
utes
The governor submits with his message the
reports OF the several departments and Of the
boards and commissions which constitute the
executive establishment of the state and COM
mends them to the earnest consideration OF the
legislature He calls attention to the necessi-
ty OF making new apportionment of the state
into senatorial and representative districts.
With regard to elections in the state he says
that the recent enactments, particularly that
A..
general approval
With regard to corporations running busi-
ness in the state. he says: would suggest for
your consideration the question whether COM
panies holding foreign charters undertaking to
do business in this commonwealth, should not
have their powers so restricted by appropriate
legislation as to enable our own corporations
to compete upon even and adequate terms.
He calls attention to destruction of the for
ests and the danger to be apprchended there
from through floods, etc, and says the great
interests involved make 1t essential that they
be protected. He recommends that all applica-
tions of financial institutions for charters be
submitted to the banking department for ap-
prevail
DOVER, Del, Jan. 6.-Gov. Watson's
message was presented to the general
assembly yesterday. He reports the
assets of the state as exceeding the
liabilities by sSO4,7O2. On the subject
of bribery and corruption in the con-
duct of our elections" the governor
says:
1t doubtless has existed in some degree for
many years and has been prncticed by MEM
bers of all parties in the heat Of political con-
tests. 1t has however, of late assumed such
alarming proportions as to challenge public at
tention and demand drastic treatment at the
hands OF the legislature.
The executive declares that a distinct danger
threatens US in these times OF overgrown for
tunes when the corrupt hand OF ambitious
wealth is extended to seize upon the great po
litical places which have heretofore been sup
posed to belong to those whose good citizen
ship, worth and attainment have commended
them to the electorate of the state, and he hopes
that men OF all parties who love their state anc
recognize a common peril will unite in eradi
eating it The governor suggests radica
amendments q the nresent hallnt law.