Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-04

enees of Iiose Bent on Rule or
Ruin.
LANSING A.. h.. January 3.-Both
houses of the hIchigan Legislature as
sembled in ION sgsslon to-day to hear
the eXauguraI Usage OF Ex-Governor
f1nsIe e ana H. Inaugural message or
Gov. Bliss.
INF. r.ugra. nrefaced his message
With some AtempOraneous remarAS,
in which he A....Aeu the courts, leg
islature ann / sless. lie also urged
the legislaturY I'd appropriate sufficient
money to ama. pay the expenses OF
the governor 9atlug il mao cOSL him
S4V,UVO during his Iour years term.
The reading slt mis- message, winch
consisted o. g. gIIuted pages, took al
most tour AoQ.s. 1t was in part as
follows:
Ex-Gov. Pipgree took up the subject
Of Equal Taxation" at the beginning
OF his message. and reviewed all the
steps that have been taken to date TO-
wards increasius tne amount OF taxes
paid by ralIl3alS and otner corpora
lions. After Mentioning the lalIure OF
the SENATE V4iau mas always opposed
his taxation U..is, at the last special
session OF the legislature III Deem
Der to pass the railroad taxation Dill
passed by tue House, the Governor
SAID:
The lesson 10 be drawn from this
history Oh the contest Ior equal taxa
ton is tnat II the people wish This
great proOIen % be satisfactorily set
tied, they must center their EFFORTS on
the election OF a senate which shall
be less SUBJECT TO
The Seductive Arguments
of the railroads and other wealthy and
powerful interests and more respon-
slye to the UIsues of the people
The message urged the Legislature
to adopt the resolution adopted by the
Legislature Oh Pennsylvania, request
ing CONGRESS 10 cal a convention for
the purpose OF proposing al amend
ment to the Constitution to provide
Tor the election OF United States SEN
ators by popular vote. Discussing the
question, the message said:
'sThe cases Of Hanna in Ohio, Carter
in Montana. and u W discouraglng
and uisgraceIul experiences furnish
the most powerful and convincing ar
gulnent in 0euaIf Of popular elections.
II il a matter of common knowledge
that the Office is sought by wealthy
men. not 50 much for the alleged hon
or. as the opportunity which it offers
for financial profit and commercial
advantage, not only through STOCK
speculation, but in other and less leglt-
innate WAYS. Instead OF being the
bulWark o. our government, as the
Trainers o. the Constitution INTENDED
it. the Senate is now looked upon with
fear and Gistrust by the people OF the
country. there is no question OUT
that the people have lost confidence
in the United States Senate and regard
the House Of Representatives as the
more conservative and trustworthy
branch OF Congress-
Municipal Ownership
of public utilities, such as water, gas,
| eectric light, telephone service ana
the furnishing of street railway Trans
portation was discussed and advocated
by ex-Goy. Pingree.
Discussing the pardons and parole7
which have been granted to prisoners
during his four years in offlce, eA-
Gov. Pinslee said:
The people OF the State would De
astonished if they could kno" no"
loose and careless, and almost GRIM
inal have been the methods OF ourts
and prosecutors in prosecuting GRIM
inal cases. 1t has become a trlte say
ing in our State among those talnlllar
with the circumstances. that our pup
lie prosecutors should be named pun
lie p~erse.utors.' They seem 10 nave
lost sigh of the fact that they take
an oath of office to protect the lhho-
cent from punishment as mucn as -
bring tie criminal to justice ana u
protect the people of the state.
After discussing a number OF mat
ters of Safe interest only and making
recommendations in regard TO thenl'
ex-Gov. 3.ngree said in conclusion:
"Ny experience during my political
life. extending over a period OF t"eiVt
wears. has convinced me that IN orde1
to secuce the full commentator OF
those Who consider themselves the
sbetter cases. the Governor and otnel
high Of ials must do nothing to an
! tagonIz The great corporations and tbs
wealthy people. l am satisfied that
could have
Had the Praise and support
of our BEST citizens and III best so
ciety' and Of the press of the State gen.
orally, if l had upheld those who have
for years attempted to control the leg
islatiOn in their own interests. TO the
end that they might be relieved from
sharing equally with the poor anC
lowly the burden of taxation. | would
have been pronounced a good fellow
and a great statesman.
THE memory of the treatment o.
Gen. 4lger by the press of the c6untr!
and his removal from the cabinet il
fresh I'm the minds of all. | was in
formet by Gen. Alger himself that on
of thd main reasons for the opposition
to hin was because he had ignored tn
claim OF the great steamboat interest
with representatives. in New York City
The atter Of sending something Xix
50,0Ot Ppaniards to Spain came up, an
the nerai advised for bids for trans
por ION. The tenders of the diferen
con mes submitted byf their Ne
Yg1 rspfAsentatipes, we're exacti
3fsh for oface1 of q certai