The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-14

ever This practice affords oppor-
tunity for wrong doings that are In.
tolerable IN state which cherishes
q reputation for integrity and fair
dealing
The lnebriate Law.
The report CT the BOARD Of control
concerning the operation OF the law
for the care and confinement of ine-
briates passed by the twenty-ninth
general assembly merits your most
lsFicus consideration. Being charged
..with duties in the enforcement of
the statutes have given to it and to
its results most careful thought and
investigation. believe that the gem
eral principle OF the law should be
preserved for its influence upon men
given to habits of intemperance, but
who fear the humiliation Of confine-
ment; but / say without hesitation
that If it can not be amended it
should be repealed The plan OF
sending inebriates to insane hospitals
Is bad, not only for the inebriates but
for the insane. This is a unanimous
opinion Of the board or control Of all
the superntendents of the hospitals,
and l have seen enongh Of it's i'll ef-
fects to lead me into an earnest ap.
peal to provide some other place Of
detention.
Primary Election Law
There has been much discussion in
Iowa during the past two years re
specting a primary election law and
II believe that public opinion has
gradually reopened so that now there
is a great preponderance of sentiment
iii favor of some regulation that will
insure common decency and fair
ness in the nomination of candidates
for office. There is practically no
fraud, dishonesty or even unfairness
in the conduct of general elections
but the manner in which caucuses
party primaries and other proceed
ings leading up to nominations are
held and the practices which attend
them in many parts of the state have
become intolerable with clean, fail
minded people.
/ commend this subject to YOU
careful consideration and earnestly
recommend the passage Of a Law
which will surround the selection O
candidates with the same safeguards
against intrigue, dishonesty and un
| fairness that already exist with re
i gard to the election of candidates t.
I office.
| Oil inspectors.
| concur in the recommendation
of the secretary of state to the follow
| ing effect:
All supplies furnished to oil inspec
tors should be bought and furnished
by the executive council.
Dealers in oils, when giving no
tice to the inspectors Of the arriva
of oil, should inform the secretary 0
state Of the quantity to be inspected
The fees for inspection should b,
transmitted by the inspectors eithe
to the secretary of state or the treas
urer of state and their compensation
and expenses should be approved b.
the executive council, and paid b,
| warrants drawn by the auditor.
| Good Roads. tt
In regard to good roads the gov
ernor declares his belief that tn,
state should adopt a permanent plal
and work upon it so that what is dom
one year will not pc lost the next
The roads to be improved should b,
first surveyed to ascertain the grade
easiest method of drainage, the char
acter of the soil, and all other condi
tions that are essential to be known
The plan of improvement should thel
be made. So much of the worl
should be done by the state and i
committed to the engineering de
partments of the university and agri
cultural college, it could be don;
without great expense. When tn,
plan for an accounting is complet,
| it should be presented to the boart
of supervisors, and if found satisfac
tory, adopted
Educational institutions.
| have reflected a great deal upol
the methods of creating the supper
funds of our educational institutions
as distinguished from building ant
equipment funds. I am thorough.
convinced that it ought to be through
special taxes and not through gen
eral appropriation. The experience
of other states that have adopted thi'
plan is most satisfactory. That i
has many advantages will at once oc
cur to you, but the one which recon
mends it most strongly to me is tina
it will enable every tax payer upor
looking at his tax receipt to know ex
actly what he is contributing to the
support of these institutions, and tht
knowledge thus acquired and contin
ually impressed upon him win leat
to more intelligent appreciation oi
the subject than--is otherwise PROB
able
Offices Removed.