The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-07

Vice IN the navy IL they be neeueu. 1ue
officers Of the reserve have had experiences
IN their branch of the service, and the
men are young and patriotic. They should
be encouraged and cared for In proper
way by the state
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
This institution, under the management
Of Its board of trustees, Of President w.
o. Thompson. and Of Its faculty, ID rap
ldi, becoming one Of the great universities
Of this country. OF It the people Of Ohio
slould be proud, and for 1t they shout bs
grateful-proud, because 1t IL something
worthy of admiration, and grateful, be-
cause of the inestlmabe good which VI is
doing for the young men and women OF the
STATE The total number OF students en-
rolled during the last year was Laos. Its
growth has been surprising and rapid, but
we have reached a point where, if we are
to have more students we must have more
facilities. Every year new students, In
To- rger numbers, will be knocking at Its
doors for admission, and they must be re-
fused, unless new facilities are provided.
This great university ie the child Of the
state, and as such, I trust that this gen
eral assembly will watch over her. and
promote her growth, prosperity and use
fulness to the greatest extent possible
THE EMERGENCY BOARD.
This board was created by law, so as to
arising In the various departments and In
stitutions OF the state government when
dhe general assembly Is not In session.
The board consists of the governor, the
auditor Of state. the attorney general, and
the chairmen of the house and senate
finance committees. During the 20 months
the ger oral assembly has not been In ses.
zion, several emergencies have arisen, to
meet which application has been made to
this board. II was requested to authorize
deficiencies amounting to $685. 145.95, and
II did permit them to be created against
the general revenue fund to the amount Of
S161 ,632.1S The principal ones allowed
were: $13, 1890 in sending the Ohio Ma
tional guard to quell riot ut Akron, o.,
and $4,000 to meet the expenses Of the
Ohio Nationu guard attending the funeral
of the late President Mckinley. This last
Item will probably not exceed S67, ,0OO
The allowance Of q deficiency does not per-
init the money to be paid out of the state
treasury. The only way In which the
money can be secured Is Dy asking banks
to carry the vouchers until an appropria-
tion Is made. In the present cases, banks
are doing this, with the understanding that
they will be paid four per cent. interest
upon the amounts which they have thus
advanced l hereby recommend that ap-
preparations be made for the payment Of
these deficiencies soon as possible, so as
TO stop the accumulation of interest.
CONVICT LABOR.
BY authority of the last general assem-
bly,, ! appointed commission, consisting
oe George A. Hay, of Coshocton county;
A. Il. Johnson, Of hardin county; John G.
MacBroom, of Lucas county, and George
Pate, OF Mahonlng county, to investigate
in regard to the employment of prison
labor In the penal and reformatory In
stitutions of the state, and to report their
conclusions to the governor In writing.
On the 18th day of November. 1901,s the
commission submitted such report. 1t
stated 1t 10 be the Judgment OF the com.
mission that afl c0nvicts should be EN-
ployed q reasonable number of hours each
day, and In productive labor, "for without
this there can be no health, no discipline,
and no progress toward reformation"
They further said that, "Idleness In pris-
ons Is dangerous, In that 1t gives free reign
to the passions and Is destructive of moral
Influence" They seem to have made a
thorough and intelligent Investigation of
the subject submitted TO Their care, and
their report In relation to the various sys-
tens Of employing such labor, and obscr
vationS thereon. are valuable, and are
commended 10 your consideration. Printed
copies Of their report will be submitted
to you. II you ere Of the opinion that
a change should be made In the way such
labor Is at present employed In Ohio, I
VI thut yOu Will DtuF Ill III lu tudl SUCH
changes will Involve the expenditure Of
large sums of money, and that you will
not embark In such an enterprise until you
are satisfied that the public good requires
It, and that the state can afford the large
expense which Will be involved therein.
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE ExPOsI-
TION AT ST. LOUIS.
Through this office an invitation has been
extended to Ohio to take part in, and
llfA a.
at this exposition, which is to take place
in the year 1903. For the promotion of
this great enterprise, the municipality and
= citizens OF ST. Louis have contributed
/ $f0.000.0O0. and the federal government
J has appropriated $5,0000O0. Other states
and territories have already contributed
nbout $2,pO0.000 more. d Without doubt.
4 this will be a marvellous exhibition of our
{ country's greatness and progress 1t would
be discredltabe to Ohio not to be properly
represented thereat. therefore call your
attention TO this. Invitation and ask you
/ to take such action thereon as will be
worthy Of tho state.
FISH AND GAME LAWS.
The laws relating to fish and game need
revision, and this Is especially true In re.
gard to those seeking to regulate the fish
Ing Industries In Lake Erie. Unless some
remedial measure Is applied, there is great
danger of such exhaustion of the dsh sup
ply as Will stand as reproach to our
policy and render valueless investments OF
magnitude and Importance.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STA
TION.
The law as It now exists authorizes the
governor to appoint three members of the
board of control Of the agricultural ex
pertinent station, located at Wooster. O..
and provides that the governor shall be Z
member ex-oficlo. 1t Is a mistake to re
Quire the governor to serve upon a boart
with members appointed by him. Again
his duties as governor are so numerous
that he does not have an opportunity Z,
give to this office such personal attention
as It should receive from a member of tn,
board of control. The director of the sta
tion, appointed by the board OF control
ls also made an ex-ofiicio member. 1t Il
mistaken policy to make him membe
OF the board which has the appointinl
power. The law should be 10 changed a,
10 permit the governor to appoint nv,
members of the board OF control, and thel
} give that board power to elect the dirsc
tor OF the station.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
forbear from going further into details