The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-05
TEDDY TAXES CHARGE
Treats of War Issues in His
Inaugural.
FOR GREATER NEW YORK
He viii Have a Dose Fixed
Up in Due Season.
FOR GREATER NEW YORE

nature convened To-Day. IN DOlG the as
sembly and the senate the Republican
caucus nominees were elected. Fred
Dickson of Chautauqua county was made
| speaker Of the assembly, and Archie Bax-
/ ter of Chemung was chosen clerk. IN the
senate T. F. Ellsworth of Niagara county
and James S. Whipple of Cataragus coun-
~ were elected temporary chairman and
clerk. respectively. After a brief address
by Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, the an
nual message of the governor. Theodore
Roosevelt, was read.
| Governor Roosevelt's message opens
with a reference to the alacrity with
which New York responded to the call
for volunteers to engage in the war with
Spain.
I'VE are Americans" the governor con-
tinues, and the interests of all Ameri-
cans are equally dear TO the men of the
Empire state. As we grow into a mighty
nation which, whether IT will or not, must
! inevitably play a great part for good or
evil in the affairs of the world at large,
F, the people of New York wish it under
stood that they look at all American ques-
tons of foreign policy from a national
standpoint. The tropical islands we have
taken must neither be allowed 10 lapse
into anarchy nor TO return under sway
of tyranny. War is grim thing at best,
but the war through which we have pass
cd has left us not merely memories of
victories won on land and sea- but even
a more blessed heritage, the knowledge
that it was waged from the highest mo-
! Of NJ well <
| for our own national honor. Above all,
we are thankful that 1t brought home 10
| all of us the fact that the country was in
| deed one when serious danger confronted
| it. The men from the east and the west,
from the north and the south, the sons of
those who wore the blue and those who
wore the gray, stood shoulder to shoulder
| in the fight, met the same dangers, shared
the same hardships and won the same Ill
innate triumph"
| Governor Roosevelt recommends a con-
| tinuance of the committee appOined under
| the preceding state administration TO ex-
anime into the cause of the decline in the
commerce of New York City.
ut is essential to the state. no less than
to the city of New York, that our COM
mercial supremacy should be maintained.
| With this end in view the canals should
be administered economically and with an
eye single to the welfare of the whole
people. Any man, whether public sarv-
ant or contractor, who in any way de-
| frauds the state or perverts the business
of the state to his private gain must he
dealt with as vigorously as the laws VIII
permit"
Do 10
ject of state labor at considerable length
| Under this head he says:
I'm dealing with the interests which we
have grown to group together as the in
terests of labor, we must always keep in
! mind the fact that ultimately each mans
salvation rests mainly with himself and
| that no amount of legislation or of com
bination can supply the lack Of individual
initia tive-the lack of individual energy
and honesty, thrift and industry. Yet this
capacity for self-help can. and should,
| be generally supplemented by that form
of sef-helD that follows on organization
and association, as has been shown by the
| careers of many Of the trades unions and
labor declarations; and sometimes It can
be supplemented by the direct action Of
the state itself
This legislation is not necessarily
against the interest of capital; on the
| contrary, If wisely devised. it is for the
benefit of both labor and capital"
In discussing the national guard, Gov
ernor Roosevelt says. among other things
1T Is much TO be hoped that some we'll
thought plan may be adopted by the ma
tional government for the use CT the
guard in any future war. The guard
should be used as II was in the civil war,
and should not be called out for foreign
service. The work which the national
guardsmen ought certainly to perform
differs entirely from that expected from
regulars.
Many Of the troops who volunteered
gladly for the emergency. now that &c
war IS over, are most anxious 20 return.
That there are not all OF them able &c re-
turn is due to the utterly inadequate size
Of our regular army. II our regular
army IS. as il should be. increased 20
100 90 men. the hard necessity Of retaining
in the service the volunteer orgauiza-
tons which ought not TO be retained. VIII
disappear.
THE lamentable results or keeping the
guard armed with archaeic weapons. ~
tcrly unfit for modern warfare was
shown very conclusively in the lare on
test with Spain Il Is an under-statement /
of the case 10 say that a single irs:-ciass
regiment. armed with Krag- Jorgensens. 1
Is worth three regiments armed win a
iow-poyer. sirgle-shot black powder
piece ike the Springfield"
After mentioning subjects thai are q I
exclusively state interests. Governor /
Roosevelt says:
In New York cry, even u9re Than 81 .
the state the.e s. need 81 cutting down .
the salaries Of certain officials. % forcing 4
others 20 do more work. and % altogether 4
getting I'd Of yet o-aers-
The evils 81 the police system ir Kew 4
York have become very ser-7us: I may i
find II necessary % commune vlth sou 4
again on this matter
GOVERNOR LIND OF 1fTTNEsoTA /
ST. Paul Man. Jan f.--The legislature
mt in Join; session ~ hear re messages
of RetirsnE Governor CIoe1h and IarJunlrg