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

streams and climate and tend to prcservs
the health of the community. Their re.
habiitation In Pennsylvania II only Il
part of their former extent will be pro.
ductive of the greatest good. 1t Is the
purpose of the present administration Il
purchase more lands in various sections
of the state under the several acts of as.
sembly wherever they can be purchased
Cheaply.'
He urges the passage OF an act placing
the forest reservations under one man.
agement. with authority to sell mature
timber and timber destroyed by fire.
Regarding expenditures by the board q
public grounds and buildings. and the
laws governing the giving out of con.
tracts, the governor recommends the en-.
aCtmcnt into law of a resolution adOpteC
by that board June Il. 1900, as follows;
Resolved. That in All cases where
rcOuisitions are hereafter approved anC
articles ordered the bids accepted shall.
not authorize the payment of more thar
the cash priC" or market price loF tht
articles. supplies or work and, although
the bidder may be the lowest, yet his
bid is higher than the average cash price
or market price Of the article. supply OF
work at the time ordered he shall not bo
paid more than sich average cash price
or market price, and every successful b Il
der shall be notified of this resolution OF
the board and agree to the same before
his bid shall be accepted
The governor strongly urges the pas
sage of bills to apportion the state into
senatorial legislative, congressional anC
judicial districts. calling attention to tn,
law that demands such appOrtionment af
ter each deCcnnial census.
on the election Of United states senator
the governor says.
IL am in entire sympathy and heartily
approve tn proposition to so amend tn,
federal constitution as to permit the cleo
tion of United States senators by di.
rect vote of the people, in the same man
ner as Stai officials ar" now elected
Candidates for the Legislature are now
Aft ft.,N .al.4.st tod - thnir a n.
posed friendship or opposition to some
candidate for the United States senate
Their qualifications to properly legislats
for the districts which they represent are
too often forgotten or ignored. The con
tests for United States senator should bt
eliminated from the legislature and mem.
bers of that body should be selected fOi
their fitness and capacity to represent the
for their supposed friendship or opposi'
ton to candidates for the United Statei
senate. The people can De as well trustee
to elect a United States senator by direc.
vote as they can be trusted to elect .
governor, judges of the supreme cour,
and other state officials. | recon-
mend that a resolution be passed early
urging upon our representatives. in con.
gresS such amendment to the federal con-
stitutiOn.
o.. the subject of ballot reform he says
Tire last legislature passed two reso'
lutiOns providing for amendments to the
constitution of the state looking to ballot
reform-one permitting personal registra'
tion in cities of the first class and the
other permitting legislation providing fol
voting machines.
II was unable to give these amendment:
my approval because of my belief that
they would not remedy the evils in oui
existing ballot law. and were not steps
in the direction of true reform. Tammany
experience with personal registration ir
New York city does cot justify the expec'
tation OF good results which some see ir
It and | was persuaded that the anxiety
for voting machines arose out Of the ex-
peCtation of profits from the sale OF the
machines by those who own the patents
rather than from any expectation OF i'm.
provement over our present laws. but
am heartily in favor of any Legislation
or constitutional amendments that will
result In a purer ballot"
Referring to the Pan-American exposi'
tion at Buffalo. the governor declares that
Pennsylvania can hardly afford to refuse
to recognize and aid in the undertaking
exposition. he says, he appointed He :
Joseph Burlington OF Pittsburg and G..
James Elverson OF Philadelphia as vice
presidents to represent Pennsylvania, AND
Mrs. William McCreery of Allegheny and
Mrs. Charles G. Harrison OF Philadelphia
as members Of the board of women man
ayers. All are serving without compen-
sation. The message concludes:
'If Pennsylvania Is to be represented al
this exposition. II Is important that the
legislature should make an appropriation
at once. / think under all the circum.
stances our state ought to cooperate IL
legislation In that particular"