Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-12

10 have been placed within the power o
u any private individual TO occupy a DC
m sition where the public would have
p right 10 assume that he was Occupyini
d an official position In reference TO thi
e public lands Of the state.
e During the present administration
J. operations in alleged mineral bas,
g have been entirely done away with
n and not an acre Of Indemnity land ha,
g been selected on such base, nor hav,
, any certificates Of sale or deeds beer
. executed 10 indemnity lands selected
: since January 1, 1903. And II is a
z great misfortune 20 the state that this
policy has not at all times been fol.
lowed by former administrations
/ respectfully refer you 10 the re-
! ports Of the clerk Of the state land
board and the state land agent for in
formation in detail as to the opera
tions Of the land department for the
past two years.
Fellow-servant Law.
There was passed at the twenty-sec-
ond biennial session Of the legislature
an act entitled Gan act imposing upon
railroad corporations liability for in
jury 20 their employees In certain
cases. This act is commonly known
as "the tellow-servant law" and as
its title implies has application only
TO cases growing out Of employment in
the railroad service. All that was said
In my last message in behalf Of rail
way employees and that in advocacy of
the act passed for their protection ap-
plies with equal force TO all who are
engaged in every other form Of haz.
iardous employment. A general stat
ute should be passed at this session
applicable 10 all such employments.
The laborer in the logging camp and
the sawmill, the mine and the smelter |
has no voice In the selection Of those |
with whom he is compelled TO work 20 |
earn his daily bread. The careful and |
competent lRborer In all OF these and
other similar employments assumes tho
risk incident to the business In which |
be engages, and one Of these In the liza
bility Of injury 10 himself through the ]
carelessness Of fellow servant. IL he
had voice In the selection Of his co.
servants, or could without ieopardiz.
ing his position, protest against the
employment Of or retention in service
Of the careless or incompetent, there
might be less reason Tor suggesting
legislation In his behalf. We know
from experience that the man who Is
10 seek employment can i'm.
pose no conditions even for his own
protection. IL he undertook TO do 30
he would soon be given TO understand
that he could work or let il alone, and ,
the trend Of modern legislation Is tow In
lrds statutory protection. The moral
sffect OF tho law modifying the fellow. 4,
laFuunN HnaNNtuA aunItaI E.r A.. l.
,Ourts IL most excellent for IL not only
'0mpels the employment of competent In
non and exacts n penalty ia case Of q
allure so 10 do, but inevitably leads II
% the adoption Of improved machin. o
ny for safeguarding the lives and the Ii
imbs of all employees. In
| urge upon your consideration a Ii,
'enoral law upon this subject, which il n
II the more needed at this time be- o.
ause our state promises a more rapid :,
eyelopment in the near future in all =,
mes of manufacturing enterprise than m
has ever experienced before. m
Employer Liability Insurance. =,
The varied conditions OF modern n,
fe, the rapid growth Of corporations .,
nd associations OF men employing N
asst numbers of laborers, have very re- "a
antly resulted in the extension of the In
'suranee principle so as TO cover and fe
roteet against the legal liability on
hich is ordinarily assumed In becom- br
X employers Of others. The employ ito
under the law IL liable 10 his servant an
y Injuries incurred by the latter in ~,
10 course ot service and as a result Of
% employers want Of proper care, IN
bjeet 60 the qualification, however, 10
at tho servant assumes tho hazards cb
hich are incidental TO his employ All
ent, amoRg which are tho servant se,
niributory negligence aud the negli. chi
nee Of his fellow servants 20,
To meet these new conditions, new ma
yislation Is demanded for the prOtec. no,
m OF those who arc now engaged en-
the development Of our industries. me
the employe is injured because the ito
ployer, SECURE In tho knowledge that We
J policy protects his, is careless in
ling 10 furnish a reasonably safe 4
zee TO work. and reasonable safe ma Ibe
tal 10 work upon, he should be per tic,
tied 90 sue either the careless eur 10
yer or tho insurance company that pri,
prs reward for earelessness, or val
n, aN he may elect. Without some con
tutory provision upon the subject tior
= eannOt be done, aud I earnestly Ithn
ommend the passage Of an act that tior
confer this right, But II Is said be
b legislation win drive liability In tina
ance companies out of the state To eve
, ! answer that without such right pro,
RcFe better for the state that they sup.
70 thaR that he life and limb OF con,
citlHsa be dependent upon the mea
cy ~ such institutions rrsu
Salaries for State onicerA lats
be platforms of all parties at the
state election declared in favor III
placing all state ofhecrs OF hxed the
Fies. and the paymeRt Of fees. IL aceu
earned by them into the state and
snFy. Ia my last message Go the ef |,
stature l urged a. strongly as carr
" how the faithful Performance "a q,
hess pledges voluntarily made by npou
y conventions. aud implied IL not that
vssly assentcd 10 hy every eAndl yerd
~ every party elected az that Jury
'ton. several acta were iuts,- str,u