The Republican journal., 1897-01-14
Inaugural Address of Gov. Powers.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO,

recognize
and quite generally obey them: +1+ o..
But there are some persons that noth-
ing but the rigid enforcement ~ .hese
laws will restrain. Hence HE humber Of
energetic and efficient game Waru'Nhs'
whom think should also acl as ilae VA VA.
dens, as it is necessar. ' ~ hsye ean1e
forests from fire II we Wouio i'N ee''ii0
at ALL + mil, ha nr.
scented to you and explain " iia ~ Dc uen ed
dome and what they desire 70 no. ana
what further legislation IN lnelr oplhlon
is needed to prevent the destruC :l aEa
determination of moose anu cara ~, d ~
came in orr woods, and replenish our
waters with fish. , 49,,
Many of our best cltlzels i NY T Teep
and abiding interest in this supJect. Iney
claim that hunting and fishing IN our Tor
ests and streams affords a heaIIny ana IN
MIGRATING pastime free TO an 9 our oW %1a
people; that it also brings many deslraole
yisitors and sportsmen to our State; and
is source of no small revenue ana pront
have great confidence IN lfe eolieolilesS
u The he's seashore fisheries Of our State fur
nish employment to many thousanos OF
people, and should be care,u WY ; guaeueu
met of fishing SO as not to impair
their productiveness.
Not only should there be adequate laws
and regulations to accomplish this end
but they should be impartially and thor
oughlv enforced, and the necessary means
must be appropriated for SO uoiiis'
ELECTION LAWS.
The Republican party demands a free
and fair ballot and an honest count
There are no more dangerous and repre-,
hensible crimes than those COMMITTED
against the purity and honesty OF cleo
lions This may be accomplished by
fraud intimidation or virtual dls1ran-
chisement of men who nave cons lLlu i
tional right to vote anu haSe 'ii0i oai-
lots counted. - e,
low if a large number OF voters Iall' unuer
existing laws and regulations, TO- cast
votes so marked that they can and Will
be as the law requires our system or
voting should be such that the average
citizen will be able to select ana deSlg-
nate his ballot so that it Will count for
the candidate of his choice
From some cause there is an alarm
ingly large number of defective ballots
under our present election laws
From the best attainable information |
am convinced that nearly five thousand
persons failed to vote correctly at the last
septerber election, and were conse-
This question came before the Legisla-
ture of 1879 through eil, draWn by pn non T.
was deemed best to give the eXistng vol,
ing laws further trial and the bill and
accompanying papers were therefore re-
ferreG to this Legislature.
have no definite recommendation to make
other than earnestly request that you
Changes made. that shall afford the peo-
pie an opportunity to vote with less a.
culties, more certainty OF having their
ballots counted, and at the same time
provide the desired secresy and also
safety from intimida ton.
In what | have said / do not wish to
be understood as in the least opposing the
principles upon which the so-called Aus
tralian system is based as they have my
sincere approval, but rather to endeavor
to find some more satisfactory method or
arranging the details.
BANKS ETC.
Our savings banks. trust companies
and loan and building associations arc
subject to inspection and examination by
the State bank examiner. His reports.
which you have before you, demonstrate
that they are generally in a sound and
healthy condition. There are thirty-four
State loan and building associations
Confidence in them was, perhaps. some
what shaken by the failure of the Gran
lite State Provident Associa ton of New
| Hampshire, which had many members in
al sections of The State Yet they are
doing. | think, legitimate business, i'm
, proving in their management, have had a
fairly successful year, and are deserving
encouragement and patronage.
There has been additional trust
| company. but no new savings banks or
e5,nized and there has been failure or
suspension of any of our savings BANKS
we'll for their faithful and conservative
business management. Yet you should
not hesitate to place additional restric-
/ lions and s. foGuards arourj them for the
/ further prof elton of uep0sitors and in
! Vestors in a of these ms buttons. if you
/ think their patrons' interests and safety
/ l am not prepared to endorse the rec
/ ommendation of the bank examiner for a
/ reduction Of the State tax on savings
1 banks. | am not yet confident of its wis
! com or necessity, especially upon invest
ments made outside the State
do however, recognize the fact that
14.t
/ OF these iis t5tutiols are trust funds, and
! the hard-ea2lled savings of small wage
/ ear'ers, and that any request of these
( banks should receive from you proper
consideration. and they should certainly
/ be relieved, asked. if The present rates
/ are lEeQultable or excessive.
CORPORATIONS.
Charters comforting special and exclu-
/ siNe privileges, or giving away valuable
I publ1c iraAc !il5"s, especially where the
/ act OF Incorporation carries with it the
! right OF eminent domain, and permits the
incorporators TO take private property
| for their so-called public use, you should
scrutinize with great care. They should
| not be granted solely for individual profit
or gain. You should he satisfied, in every
! instance, that the public good is the pl'in-
clpal interest to be served, and that in
diVdual or private rights will be amply
compensated for any injuries received ]
fear that our State has sometimes given
away very valuable franchises too readily
You will have before you, doubtless
many applicable for charters which
| could and should be organized under the
| general law.
There has been an effort for many years
to call a halt. To this end the Constitll-
ton was aInetldeu to require the
| organization of most corporations under
general laws. and ample statutes were
| provided for so doing. Yet an eXamina-
| ton OF the acts of the several sessions OF
| the Legislat ure since that time will show
that the volume of private or special leg
| islation is constantly increasing. You
| should ever keep in view the ConStitu-
| tional inhibition against creating corpor-
| atoms by legislative enactment when they
can be organized under the general pro
vision for so doing.
Laws which tend to create monopolies
or prevent healthy competition are no,
wise.
In this connection l would invite your
attention to Section l, Chapter 10J of the
Public Laws of 1885 This section seems
to me prevent any necessary impr. vement
being made where some prior persons OF
corporation has merely organized unless
you puy tnefn Oh, or Sel legislative
action. | a member of the LegiSla-
ture that enacted it.
For some reason it escaped my obser-
walton. as | presume it did most of those
| who were responsible for it's passage. AS
] view it, it contains novel and sweep
ing prohibition of almost every public en-
terprise, until a session of the Legisla-
ture snail grant reief-no matter how
much the public convenience may be in
| jured-n case some rival has located in
the same town city or, in some in
| stances, in an adjoining one, and refuses
consent.
think that you in your Judgment will
decide that it should be repealed
| The question of the right of the citizen
to nth her mr. hat Sa1y