The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-03
GOVERNOR stones message.

The governor opens his message to the
legislature with the declaration that tho
past two years have been the most pros
porous successive years in the history Of
, the state. on Jan. !. 1899 there was n
deficit of about s.. ocO. 600 which has been
entirely iquidatcd, all demands paid, and
a balance on hand Jan. /. 1901. of $3.50,
W0 Should the legislature appropriate
the S,UOu.Ouu to the public schools elm
mated from the appropriation made by
the last Legislature there will then be
a balance of $500 000. The estimated rave-
nue. for the coming year Is yl3 200, 0gO. II
the Legislature shall appropriate Sll.O0O, =
0OO for the schools for the coming two
years. and provide for the completion Of
the capitol. he says there should be no
material increase in appropriations to the
various departments and institutions.
After i reference 10 the states funded
debt the governor proceeds to a discus
sion of the common schools. giving his
reasons for reducing the school appropria-
ton made by the last legislature, and
strongly urging in view of the improved
condition OF the treasury, that the 81,
10000 eliminated from the last appropria-
uQn be rcdppruprated.
Discussing the labor troubles in Shen-
andoah in September last and the calling
out of the troops, the governor pays u
splendid tribute to the work of the
militia on that occasion, says the expens.
OF the calling out of troops was some
".
Experience with this strike has led mo
to consider the question OF arbitration OF
labor disputes. The difficulty with our
present arbitration laws and those hereto
fore contemplated is that they are not
compulsory They are purely voluntary.
While a compulsory arbitration law would
be ineffective. as we could not directly
compel employers and employees to sub
NIT their disputes to arbitration, yet | am
hopeful that "A law could be framed that
would practically compel both parties to
voluntarily submit their disputes to arbi-
traitors and abide BY the result Police
interference by the state troops to protect
life and property and preserve order is
Justified by law and by necessity wher-
ever violence exists and local authorities
have failed.
THE office of the state authorities is
an impartial one. The state troops are
sent to the scene Of disturbance for the
sole purpose Of protecting life and prop
erly ana preserving order when the Coun-
ty authorities are unable to cope with the
difficulty The owner OF a mine claims
the rsght TO stop work at any time. The
miner claims the right to stop work at
any time. II capital can shut down, labor
can shut down. II capital can strike, la
Dor can strike. No greater right is claim
ed for one than for the other and no right
can be withheld from one that Is con-
ceded to the other. But neither has the
right to resort to public violence"
The governor urges the appropriation OF
sufficient sum for the completion of the
1905, and then turns his attention to the
agricultural department He gives a lis,
of the cases brought before the courts In
the various counties for viol Of the
pure food laws. and declares the penalties
for violations are not severe enough. He
declares that the lowest penalty should
be 500 fine and six months Imprisonment
for the first offensc. Discussing oleomar.
garinc he says:
1T may be we'll to understand that the
oleOmargarine traffic I'm Pennsylvania Is
deep seated and the dealers determines
and daring men. some of whom openly
defy the law and when arrested prompt.
ly give bail for appearance at court and
continue selling. II this traffic is to be
suppressed drastic measures must be
added to the law and penalties imposed
which will be adequate to the occasion
IT cannot be suppressed by resolutions and
unfounded accusations against state Of
hcers."
Discussing the various acts of assem-.
bly, authorizing the purchase OF lands
for forestry reservations he says the state
has acquired land in Elk, Lycoming
Clearheld. Clinton. Centre and Pike coun.
ties amounting to 1882 acres and q
perchas. and that the purcho0e Of Other
tracts authorized will increase the state'i
holdings to over 113.000 acreA The cost
TO the state has averaged ~ per acre
lie proceeds:
"The purpose in acquiring these land'
u to preserve and increase our forests
Forests exertLa great lnnnsnce IN th'