The Worthington advance., 1899-01-12


eef anu dairy cattle. Ii has extended its
!. II ork Dy substations which are worthy Of
The, dairy Industry which has already at
lined an Importance in the stale second
3 LIBERAL treatment OF this institution and a
nc naus and na have ssen
ag butter !ha5 will bear Transportation
@ Ample means Should BE gHsd for
uch work and experiments.
1derable and we'll merited attention In the
state. AS yet, the time has probably not
oa the nes ahaas has uPea BEEN the aoss scale
foreign countries and in some Of the east
;rn rn, states: state In fact, our natural forest
:ot we'll be Until the reports % Of our IHa seoiosi S
saa a.s.,fvy survey have been published and fuller
3 sk q He The
.apable Of agricultural cultivation for
year Would eds
until the arabic section 81 the state be-
bsaGyeh ws e tSs The s time
s intelligent Legislation looking to the pre- pre-
yemtion ss OF forest fires: In this work. II
enectual Cooperation from the owners Of
our pine and other forests.
STATE RAILROAD ANDwAREHOUsE
me .hoTspa report Of the state railroad and
E be s aS naedea before
mat subject, except that the record made
pc bbefore ,,,e ! the commission on hearing should
de in the district CO eour9 rshs IS use
dsest se eads ada Of Py the its lave delays
The telephone. service and the telephone
Sn the j1rsdc5aat il aS ate If sed 9Se
s9%gpe1 sog psates net control Joint rates
gard to other common carriers: "
An annual appropriation for expenses
ab1s at ths heast So;Uo should be made 70 en-
;, The criticism which the commission has
grain inspection department relates to ad-
mnfistra9p nrnfif al b,a and eanaot be discussed With
!lon is deemed necessary on this SUBJ
80 The h. state having incurred the expense
its publication Should not be deferred any
rec5on of joint com%itfee anofr Of the two
houses. assisted by Professor Winchell.
the expense would not be great.
MINERAL RESERVATION
The present law which gives the state
auditor, the option Of Inserting q clause
In deeds and In contracts for the con-
veyanaSSe @ aS OF M state lands reserving minerals
and the right to remove them should be
be made by general law or constitutional
aet The value OF the anG i M
other purposes than mining. and mineral
properties should not be disposed OF.
SWAMP LAND INTERESTS
The state auditor reports that several
hundred thousand acres of swamp lands
IN Whs fhs Se E1aed gaT limits the a ss5s ee ssd
Sa e. ready q in%Fins andss re sEans
land grant antedates the railroad grants.
sRSaa Ss9fors direct The sislaSS
sircuit coat Of the United STATES for or the the
power to direct this to be done. but
to a legislative enactment.
The department of la Dor having omitted
to furnish any data or to make any recon-
tive upon the. important Subject Of labor
except as to administrator. I deem il
more sni+ }1st to the great Importance Of
time.
RAILROAD PASSES
Our state enjoys the peculiar distinction
the only one LAYS
passes. Under its sanction the pracice OF
issuing passes to public officials and at the
! request of those prominent in public life
| has become so common and aDDarently SO
cherished by the benefciaries that the
Of my pTsds
!he practice be abolished root and branch
nesneed d public opinion on the subject: e eto
Akin to this sHR5eff Is the evil Of the
much Of a factor in legislative bodies that
ctvess shs
guide and Influence legislation.
The existence Ct sufh SSaoas sentiment Is II
as t9 ayoia eyery inn snce nat giyes Hea: @
the voter and the final act of Legislation
Is already SO gFeat & that there i Is no aa znom
IONS have been en his subsss1 IN
each. house Keeps legislative, docket ior
hs Of w
ing before any committee or members in
advocacy for or against legislation, with
statement in whose behalf he appears
the terms Of his employment and compen-
sation, with ADEQUATE penalties, for the
enactments tending TO- the same end
should be enacted in this state.
DIRECT LEGISLATION
Under, the new economic conditions
made capital, through organization, such
a potent factor in society and in legisIa.
ton, il has become necessary that the
indiyidua! citizen SHOULD be given more I
exclusively representative method is nc
longer a safeguard as has been so prom
| inently demonstrated in the recent fran
chise scandals in one of our sister states
SO fragrant, are not wanting in our his.
against such abuses, Is to afford the peo-
pie constitutional method by which they
ton, on the one hand: and exercise the
veto power on questionable or corrupt leg
introduction Of no new principles in our
str stronger reasons for trusting the people
to pass upon men than upon measures.
We do not think so in regard to constitu-
tional enactments, which is legislation in
it's highest and most important form. The
forms, and legislation in the matter Of To-
cipal undertakings. This power with
proper restrictions as to the time and fre,
to other important questions. BY the pro-
visions Of our constitution the people now
have the veto power at the polls on any
legislation by which 1t Is proposed to
road taxation We therefore already