Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-17

/ people are pledged in their behalf.
The principle OF arbitration as a potent
factor in the adjustment of differences
between capital and labor, has been fully
recognized, and If further legislation be
bonds of fraternity and mutual interest It
should be promptly provided.
All these policies have enhanced the
prosperity OF our state and the happiness
OF our people. and l do not need now to
invite your attention in any, considerably
detail to subjects Of future legislation If
at any time / deem II proper to submit
particular recommendations affecting the
public welfare, l snail 90 so by special
message. ! confess / have a deep-Seated
conviction that ~oftentirnes there is too
much legislation Nevertheless, we should
fully redeem all the pledges we have
solemnly made 10 the people, at the same
time aking care TO avoid crude and nasty
enactments-
And among the first measures which 1
most earnestly mmen 70 YOUR favor
able consideration Is the passage of a
law providing for the assessment and tax
alton of corporate franchises of a public
privileges practically exclusive. In legis-
Iaung upon this important subject care
porations of q minor private character,
the franchise privileges of which are Of
such general nature as 10 add no material
commercial value.
While exercising the most rigid economy
in the. Disbursement of the peoples
money. let US avoid the extreme of par
simony on the one hand, and that of eX-
t~ravagance on the other Too much care
can not be exercised in limiting the num-
Der of employees in all departments of the
state government to the actual neceSSi-
ties of a frugal administration. This
should be our policy, and yet in its eXeCu-
ton we should not hesitate to make am
pie provision for the development of our
resources and the promotion of such
sound. public policies. as will keep Mis-
souri, in the very forefront of the progress
Sive march of the times.
Other legislation may be appropriate
and necessary, but l shall not now suo-
add simply that whatever legislation is
enacted. it should be free from all faint or
interest affected by proposed legislation
has the unqueStioned right to an open.
impartial hearing ANY attempt, how
able methods should be, as l am sure it
will be, promptly and sternly rebuked
both by the legislative and Executive de-
Missouri is the brightest of all the
jewels which Jefferson gave to our great
ly appropriate that to Missourians shouIo
be assigned the pleasing task OF initiating
suitable preparations for the coming Gel
ebration. to be held at St. Louis. which
will fttingly commemorate the dcquISl-
ton of the Louisiana purchase. We may
confidently that TINS eXnoSi-
ton, in the variety and magnitude OF Its
dlSpiay;, VIII pc unsurpassed IN an tIni?'
and will bring to our state and metropoi-
tan city the representatives of all the ma
lions of the earth. Missouri has already
fully. if possible, the inspiration of the
marvellous era in which we live. We
must neither stand still nor take any
backward step. A broad and inviting
field beckons us onward to c~Onquests even
greater than those already won
The gubernatorial Inauguration
programme wars succeeded a few min
utes after noon by the installation of
John \. Lee, of St. Louis, as ~lieuten-
a~nt-governOr. This ceremony took
place in the senate before an audience
that packed the chamber to the doors.
At the conclusion the senate passed
a resolution thanking retiring Presi-
dent Bolte. the ex-lieutenant-gover-
nor, for his uniform courtesy during
the past four years.