The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-02

undertaking II is popular with the
people, but according TO the Demo,
cratic platform the commission is
honeycombed with fraud, for this is a
separate department under this law.
The law passed directing that ply.
sical culture shall be taught in the
public schools was demanded by the
German citizens OF the state They
have been trying 10 have this law
passed for years. The law Furnishing
kidnappers Of children with imprison.
ment for life meets popular demand.
The only objection 10 it is that II is
not severe enough This legislature
remedied one evil OF long standing. II
passed a law providing that when
for year judge is unable to attend
to his duties, he may be retired on
half salary for the balance Of the
term for which he was elected, II he
is permanently disabled. and 4 new
Judge elected TO fill his place, In
number Of instances there have been
judges unable to hold their courts for
years until they died. Ii saves money
TO the state. for il dispenses with the
necessity of calling other Judges on
extra pay and gives the people op
portunity TO have their cases disposed
of by judge OF their own counties.
The law committing sentences of
prisoners passed las; winter has been
knocking at the legislature for years.
All the prison societies and the prison
officials urged this law Those who
visit prisons and are interested in
the reformation Of prisoners all ia.
vored it The yellow journals did not
oppose 1t until 1t passed. and then they
said thai we were going to let the
prisoners all out OF jail and turn them
loose upon ,he community The pris.
oners are not discharged, but paroled.
and during the time if they commit a
crime they must go back and serve
the time commuted.
THE JUVENILE COURT BILL.
The juvenile court law is an ex.
cellent law. II allows children under
l6 years OF age to be tried BY them.
selves in separate court room. and
when in custody they are not incarce.
rated with older criminals.
The 0leomargarine law is the cul.
mination of the efforts Of the farmers
and dairymen for years They have
got law TO suit them Under this
law II man eats oleo he must eat
It with his eyes open. as well as his
mouth.
The coal miners obtained the pas.
sage of three important laws, first
the law requiring the companies TO
keep on hand at the mines the neoes.
sary supplies for treating promptly
men injured in the mines. This will
save the lives Of great many men
each year, Second the store order law,
which abolishes all forms Of store or.
ders and allows the employees to buy
their supplies wherever they can buy
them cheapest. Third the law permit
ting the people to elect their mine In
spectors from a list who have been
found capable by examination.
The law prohibiting the marriage OF
first cousins is good law. 1t will
reduce the number of idiots and i'm
beetles in the state.
STRONG CAPITAL COMMISSION.
we appropriated four millions OF
dollars to build new capitol building
Who is there in this state who does
not wish to see at Harrisburg a cap
itol building that will be a credit to
the state? Now let me tell you some,
thing. The four men who have been
appointed commissioners to complete
the capitol building are honest and
capable men That capitol will be
completed within the time named in
the law and for the money named in
the law Not dollar more will be ex.
pended and not a days more time will
be asked The yellow journals could
not assail the personal character Of
the commissioners because these men
are known throughout the state. They
were greatly disappointed. They had
cartooned the capitol building as a
plum tree and said ! was saving it for
the gang and would shake it for
their benefit. and when they found
that had done just what | always in
tended to do and had appointed an
honest commission they were disap'
pointed.
INSTITUTIONS PROVIDED FOR.
Were the insane asylums and hos
pitfalls crippled by the reduction Of ap-
propriations? Let me tell you that each
insane asylum and hospital gets more
after the reductions are made than
they have received before Why was |
able to take of s2,OO0,OOO and still
leave them more than they got before ?
The decision Of the supreme court that
the governor had the right to reduce
an item in an appropriation bill left
no doubt about the power to do it and
the senator's and members knew that I
would do it if the appropriations ex-
ceeded the estimated revenue. and so
much larger appropriations got
through than otherwise would have
gotten through. | do not blame the
senator's and members. They knew that
| would have to take the responsible
ity anyway and so they thought that
while | was about it might as well
take a part Of their responsibility as
well as my own. They knew. too, that
l did not care much about newspaper
criticism.
81 will not take up your time referr-
ing to any other particular laws. There
are many other just laws, complicated
laws relating to commercial paper, me-
chanics liens and insolvent estates are
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