Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-01-18

principles of social and economic develop
ment.
NOMINATIONS BY DIRECT VOTE.
congratulate you, and through you the
people or Wisconsin upon the adoption OF
q law Tor the nomination of all candidates
l 1 once by direct vote The demand OF
Lue foterS OF this state for such q law
| had been made many times in clear and
explclt manner. It's defeat, against the
will of the majority, was the cIearest I'M
parchment Of the caucus and conyentioni
system which made it possible for major
ity to control.
When after years of delay the neonle Of
Wisconsin were granted the Opportunity
finally. to. determine the question, they
wrought the law upon the statutes Of wis
consin by more than $4,000 majority. The
perfection of legislation can only be deter
mined by the practical test of experience.
With respect to any notifications in the
existing statute during the present ses-
sion, L have no recommendations to make
further than to repeat a suggestion here
tofore made.
In the first message submitted to the
Legislature Of 1901 upon the subject, after
discussing the possibility of the vote being
50 divided among number Of candidates
Tor the same office that no one of them
might receive a majority of all the votes
cast EAST 1 said:
fon I, however however upon trial, it should be
should be deemed wise at the outset this
oDlectlon can be Effectively met by pro
vlding that the voter at the primary shall
indicate upon his ballot his first and seq
ond choice OF the candidates presented for
each office. And that if no can
d1date has a majority over all candidates
OF hrst choice then the candidate having
the largest number of first and second
ton.''
The application Of this principle may be
carried still further, insuring nomination.
by majority vote
or Upon this, or any, other, branch of this
honorable body will be we'll bestowed. For
1t is our duty to unite at all times to give
to the people of this state the best statute
which can be framed upon any subject.
THE STATE MILITIA.
Upon the highest military authority it
may be said that the Wisconsin national
guard ranks second to none in the country
The discipline Of our state militia in all
branches, its work in the camp and in the,
armories of the scattered companies over
the state is of such high character, as
to merit and receive from officers of the
United States army, favorable comparison
with the work of the regular soldiers Of
direction of Adjutant General Boardman.
and his official associates, it has steadily
advanced, Service in the national guard
severe discipline are the standards. With
these exacting tests Invariably applied,
much progress has been maze during the
should recognize their Importance, and take
just pride in maintaining the guard.
by recent legislation, the national govern
ment has sought to give increased efficiency
70 the Soldlery Of the states. 1t is Well
for this state, not only to preserve the
high order of efficiency attained, but to
improve it, and to supplement- this effort
win such reasonable assistance as may De
deemed necessary
The money appropriated by the state
of thn Low
use is expended for necessities only, and
can be cheerfully given when it is borne
in mind that the service of the guardsmen
is largely gratuitous, and that the founda-
ton of this organization rests on the pat
riot1c INSTINCTS of the men who accept
the the responsibilities esp; Of service and give
their time and their effort voluntarily.
The model Of efficiency in the military
service in this country is the United States
regular army, and every effort should be
made to bring the militia as near this
standard as possible.
To that end legislation should be enacted
providing that hereafter the adjutant gen
eral, quartermaster general, assistant ad-
!utant general, assistant surgeon general,
inspector Of small arms practice, quar-
be appointed by the governor from the.
officers OF the national guard, and that
they, with the exception of the personal
aides de camp to the governor. shall hold
their positions (unIess they shall retire
Voluntarily until they reach the age Of
"a. or are retired before that time for dis
court martial.
This simply means putting into effect in
our state militia the same rules and meth
DDS that now obtain in the regular army,
and will be an adoption of a recommends
ton, in the shape of suggestions for legisla-
ton, that has been made to each of the
states by the war department at Washing
ton 1t will insure stability and will in
duce men Of strength in character and
ability to enter the service It will put
into effect system which retains the eff
Client and provides way for dropping the
inefficient. 1t will place the military of the
state entirely outside OF the sphere of
served with respect to the Wisconsin guard
IN recent years, accounting, as I believe,
for It's exceptional efficiency at this time
be MADE certain by legislation.
TRANSFERS OF LAND TITLES.
ferring land titles would seem to be very
desirable. At present the cost of abstracts
OF title, the delay in completing sales after
being negotiated. the possible defects in
titles not appearing of record, the accumula-
ton of books and indexes in the registers
office, all operate as a constant burden to
owners OF real estate and reduce its ease
The states OF Illinois, Massachusetts, Cali
fcrnia, Minnesota, Washington and Colo
RADIO and many European countries have
adopted the TorrenS system of land regis
tration, which seems to afford a simple,
speedy and safe method of transfers. The
guaranty Of title. 1t is the registration of
the title as distinct from the registration Of
deeds. The owner of real estate may APP
ply to the register of deeds for it's registra-
ton, and If his title is found perfect, upon
the payment Of fee, it is registered and
guaranteed. Thereafter its transfer is made
solely upon the title registered, thus OBJ
Waiting all of the delays and complications
which attend our present system.
The subject is very important, and action
should be taken only after careful investiga-
ton Of the matter and any legislation
changing our present system should be
framed with the greatest care.
A NEW CAPITOL BUILDING.
The Legislature of 1903 recorded it's
judgment of the necessity of charging the
capitol building. If this Legislature shall
take under consideration the erection of a.
new capitol building, the growth and re-
quirements of the state for the next fifty
or one hundred years should be calculated
as carefully as possible. The building of