The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-12
FRS MESSAGE.
Gov. TJor Sends II to the Ken
lucky Legislature,
Wart/Eiectios Law Repealed and
ew state House Provided
states Finances In
Good shape.

4 me NfNNlf you TOT determination. Nuf
bnly this, but you are called o. act as
hhc morning ~ another century begins a.
ldawn upon tho EARTH, which event near
~ always MARK th. BEGINNING % now
with you 90 MAX, that dawninE 81 Tar
az Kentucky IL concerned, giorious and
a. render u darkoned and "a forecast ~
years of ciNil aud commcrciai oppression
10 our people.
u may not b. inappropriate 20 briefly
remind you ~ our cluutrys remarkable
achievements during the century now
drawing o. close Three great wars with
foreign foes have been friumphnutly
wseei, our national indeptndcnce
wrought ana she supremacy of american
arms efinhiisrcd Tho moot eig utic civil
CONFLICT in history h1n been fouem by our
whole country Intellectually bound togcfh-
- in bonds - informal l0yr ours has
ei TIE nation. uf ihc earth aud 0ur nag
EaH crneHc'i fhc seas anc redeemed tho
lhnu. ~ pnnonrr Prom few thinly
porul1t.i HtHtrs or fho eastern coast nur
nation haa extended iis territory hv cons
Gugsi and purchase from arrun o. ocean
ana FROM fno ruif Co., fhe lakes. and our
hnaN of frsa nr8pie states more vast
than n'i world empire hHNf been curved
out ~ ne wildfrncHs and doscrt nrd
added fn thn national cluster. frllFion
har rrerei hsr tomries and education hrr
rrnfr nf learning ln every community
within n.r borders Eud to-day our gou-
sral pr nia are cefryinr "a degrcc ~ han-
plnrfs and nnfrriai rrosperltv unnrc-
cglerfrf ln en- liflr1.
WIN We iessous N Yesterday 20 plain
II 'o ie road iu the nsht 90 to-day. with
thr uaHt achievement. 81 our people 30
fitHilf in uur hcarfT. rn enduring an our
mem're.i vfh ihr horizon az Tho fu-
ttfr p brightly Glowing with nromleo.
with D these thIHes o. inrrirc y O. hu'
nfiufi. Naf Oh fhn nrrreni Frnfe condi
t,on 90 nnaira in the state. ne people
should Nrnrri uf ynu such legislative ac-
fInn Hs rheii restore and conserve 90
fhnm Their lnDrfirH 1ni fu nr1uit your
selves % 20 rewards O. patriots.
A republican form % government DE-
nrnfa uuHn fhn fHrHfifY of sunrarc So
Ions VEL the rirtfs ~ hali0i are held in-
neace On ne s,a's hu, whore. hy forms
~ iaw nr ntlrrWirr thla most sacred
prcrorafit % thc ciflsens q imraiycf
~ frsfr'vcd then strife and confusion
The supreme object ~ a renubuonn
f1rrI 10 government ia "fhn greatest good
a. fhr rr.rfsaf nur,hrr Awning atih-
Nrraivr 90 fhia insNitahiY rHruifH nlfhnr
Or riifm nr anarchy. Tho ieonle -
ruarl1f fhis -nered right ~ aurraeo by
cnnTiifutiUnal guarantee
GOV Tayior horo mentions tha' Sec
flnn 90 ffs afnfr constitution which says
that 90 eieefisas shall - fire. ana equal
and cher rrrrafiia fn hrsrriln TIRE pa-4-
the ~ 80 onrh election lev
vote nunn rfhr- ara wraVrr questions
fhsr fhrf - wfa shall serve ~ their
rnhur efnrrrs M.tiarz thnf nneef the
amendment aHf other Questions - wal
and far-reHreiFg ifnuHrinnra rius' - DO
w. ~ ms. -i--.ia- n nabi,e efn ,s,,
anf srr m pfrrmnunf imror'nnce 90 tho
rh- iafsiin' H.. - 49, ,,f..iarr ~
feNV ~ anW frv Zee On o. s.niirafie'
yet 4 iawi.e .,npafriofie ans Unjust
To- ~rnNleir"a rrafr q nossihi0 Tor every
election irif-~ai iv fhe state. from fhe
highest tn ~. lnv coz ~ b. fnmiratea
~ a-e nartvi go rnrrafter makes - fhef
unarihiiHr rcaifr Not ONLY has y
rrrr-''srd o-e ~ar'-. - uacs ne n---inet
election hor~f wffh uarfaHu or1-ere.
hu' ~ haa ukesfsr nreverfrf fhe various
Other unrfioH fre-n having ADEQUATE ren-
rcs.~istion % -. noils - witness 10
fharAhis ~ law inrfa~eea. thr IN -ere
afir.s"sa.f firtsar g. -rnufsisna refsaaf 90
h"M .l~r'lc,a - ~, e. - e--,ify -
VS. frfen ord anfeff e. eve~v efha- wuN
shaf ftH-fiHHn fnrrF'ffs" rnuff devise o.
far such fa--quf viniafin~s . ofnoiai
dufv ~ r..stafsf. e Herrstr-rli ~ fhn 49,
ara sAe ONLY tfs'inrasfs~ orrref ~ rhese
~ ore ~ s'trh OUT s~ass ce-f'rt e
tha' thr 10 tests ~ their party are
tfr-rfV sersfaf
rha s.nduei ~ 'ror. ~ha-gns 18th 80
ME a. she rnaas s-ssff.ii -r,.,-aha~s'an %
80 r-Ns' an~ fr- -.sv h-i-g f@-ih y
has inf-odureF t-fn ~'r eier'inrs fha ru0-s
o,s.- - geii,lr's-s =, ms eor,a-.i~.
steF nu,i,e r-areis. esu-~f 'h~ r,n-i-
30 leo faifh IN fec i-sfitu'ians ME -ei
r rrer-iu~i ~ woiifiraf frfar-~v 49,
d,-c-"1f - -"-'r'"" eo~esi. y nolitir,l
a~st-a ~ 49, rarafv~-f hisai-a-s ~
vffef Nouseh-i's ~rf ''is~~ea - 400
rlr t~sn ssasa 30 rvri'r-9o~f h"he.-'f'
,.t-.. ,.-s-. go N-as-.rNs .s.,on them ~, ~.
g. s-.sfa hie t-e-a 90 f.-ffa
Tee inf'4-,'f'@hio sae'r -~us' -nneai
D al a..
o.. ~a~nni - sNta -,esrf'-o a-,f go a'st,-
stisttttAn the-.fa~ - m oir~sirn 's-s. sh~f
an gtsarnrteo 90 80 ~errf- - 49,
~ nd ~ honest rou~f " '.ov - the
-i,urs anA ~ 1--we VOC --ili havo n--
rn~-~tsheH ~'nrio's vet v" s'-'n
fhftrhv n~ocirtr. von-seiv~a -as-'oss
a,d receIve g. .t-,,fisa - she nation
STATE FINANCES
The people of Kentucky are TO be con.
graduated upon the excellent financial
the year la ~ cash csuurces were AZ
follows. balance Ia the sinking fund.
sAl,5ii.22. school fund 81, $50. general oN-
treasury. u.pn i25.u,. Ia addition 20 these
cash resources ON hand. there Is 90 the
credit OF the sinking fund. turnpike stock
estimated az llu0 0ll making an aggrcgato
OF total resources % Sliei,iA u.
The bonded Indebtedness OF the state
al tho-rioao OF the year 1870 was S,is5.-
Tho governor calls attention 10 the fact
that only the coupon bonds issued July.
isg5 and the certificates OF Indebtedness,
issucd 1873, viii have 10 b. ultimately dis-
charged by payment OF the principal
However, the resources ~ the treasury
were on December 81. iN0. sufficient %
discharge that indebtedness aud leave a
surplus Of SidD t250s. The a. a NJ. col,
iore bonds as well as the educational
bonds. are intended 60 be perpetual oh
legations upon which The state IL re-
quired to pay only tho acCruins interest.
- should be remembered. however. thas
the funds for which these bonds we're
executed were used IN defrnying the
general expenditures Of the state gov
eminent IN order that the present con-
dition % our finances NAV be Justly an
prcclatcd. u Is well to contrast Il with
that prevailing IN March 1895
IN will he seop that not only have the
current expenses IN the last four years
been paid. but that a very large floating
the present splendid condition Of our
state finances but little legislation IN
regard 20 the subject OF taxation appears
10 be necessary.
court OF the United states. holding that
the provision IN our revenue act or 1872
authorizing the ASS ssment OF the cap
ital stock of national banks was IN con-
fiet with the United States stetutcs. de-
Mods YOU attention. The act referred
a. should be 40 amei dcd as 10 harmonze
with the United Statca statues ana pro-
vide for the proper Assessment OF the
shares OF stock OF these institutions for
puruose OF state and local taxation.
we'll regulated law providing a IL
rense tax Of wholesale nquor dealers and
Increasing the tax OF retail dealers would
nroduce considerable revenue The IL
rense on circuscs might well Be increased
and regulated according 10 the popula-
fton nf the various counties IN which
thei exhibit. Asmall fee might be chaFgeI