The Globe-republican., 1905-01-12

| world 10 now practically q greaf tenn
/ perance society, and no railroad COM
!, pany or other corporation, no banker, no
! merchant, no business man OF any klnd,
/ who places proper value upon highest
j efficiency, row desires the services OF
/ those addicted to this habit. The, tent
perance question, therefore, is no longer
, purely moral question-it is a g.eat
, business problem, and II the great cor
b. porations and business concerns have en-
listed on the side of temperance, not from
; sentimental but from cod, commercial
considerations, how important 1t Is tnat
the greatest corporation of all-the state
, should maintain a correct attitude on
this subject, Prohibition has now been
part OF the organic law Of this state
Tor "A years and while there are honest
differences among good people Of Its WIS
dom, and while 1t has been defective IN
operation, Its benefits must be conceded.
hope, therefore, that this legislature
will take no backward steps on this sub
ject. -
The subjects Of bikes and drainage will
doubtless be presented for your consld-
Grafton. Their Importance have been en-
phasized during the past few years.
| Under present statutes the local restric-
tons are so great that Is Is practically
impossible for farmers In the low LANDS
and valleys, subject to inundation, to get
relief without additional legislation. For
the lack of such legislation many farm
ers have suffered great loss, Missouri,
Iowa, Illinois, New York and perhaps
other states have laws upon this SUD-
jectswhich you may examine with profit
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Every citizen Of the state will be graf
flied to know that the educational lnstl-
buttons are In u fourishing condition.
Each Of the three asks additional appro,,
priations 10 serve their great needs ana
am sure you will deal generously WIN
them. No money IL better spent than
| that which Is expended for the. equip
ment OF our educational Institutions.
PENITENTIARY.
From the report Of the warden OF the
pententlary you will learn that that m
stitution ID self-sustaining; that during
the past two fiscal years there has Deen
returned to the state in cash ana IN
products, which II sold IN the open mar
ket would have produced the cash, q
greater sum than the amount approprla,,
ted by the state for the expense account.
This is certainly gratifying statement.
wish to indorse the recommendation
of the board of directors that each state
Institution shall pay cash for what II
receives from each other state instltn-
ton "as 1t would to quote their IAN
guage, more clearly show the correct re,
ceipts and expenditures Of each one.
And / may add 1t would promote econ
omy in each, From the report Of inc a.
rectors you will also learn that the state
rs not losing and never has lost = cent
on its contract with the authorities OF
Oklahoma for the keeping Of Oklahoma
prisoners and they therefore favor
renewal of the contract. l nave peel
much interested in the parole experiments
and In the operation Of the somewna,
similar experiment under the new law
enacted last year known as "Ille moe
terminate Sentence Law" FROM inc re-
port OF the warden ] learn tnat ourlns
the past five years l!l3 prisoners navy
been conditionally paroled ana parqolleu;
OF this number lib have been reieaseu
by service Of full time and communication
of anntence J9 have been rencarcerated, |
s have violated their parole cohlraclSS
and are still at large, 8 have died, and 51 /
are still serving time under their paroles.
his li s ar :, 49, nrisoncrs This in the
paII Vi paio' tu,r Il ,,' Iowstt considering
Jlusliiu,lte w. ,na,s NJ The law is n ia
soinG u'i'a,i ,os'' Van vdll he impressed
yorapie fnsts s,at,d Nv ,be warden con-
Wy lle i A. s vttu n the state Irvine
plant. The plant has already paid Tor u
s yeIf and has money left to Its credit
but this Is not the most important laci
ooncernine II 1t has materially affected
he price Of tWlne 10 INC Aiytu'aso ~ ~
he farmer In every local t'afhet VI wv
state. r
MANUAL TRAINING SCHool'
no az" sta tew rarmal school provided for by
.he last legislature, Is now In successful
operation at Pi,taburg. Industrial uepurt-
ments are becoming more ana Hole pup
uar In the schools OF the s1lle anu a,t
destined, in my opinion, 10 9ecoIi .t, ~ p'trt
" every progressive sJ.,i.a. ord d"mes-
structon in manual tIalh ,,sr am ao, snnn
nc science nnG az VIZ IN tn-dat 10 school,
W Oh 'Vses ..r.o r,,e,,,p,y AXIOM
HA1s hl'ohhsAiiot'
r have also visited during the past year
tho new western branch school erected
m tina old military reservation decided
70 KANSAS sois J III n nsr ~ md found
: e school under the able management
o az Prof Pcken and his accomplished
wife in a t]ourishlng condition, while the
e @tre, farm is also proving of
-, poense practical value.
c,TNyrrhpJ INSTITUTIONS,
CfiAhll Api.i' i4'N A,A0 ,,o
The nine institutions Known M, ,or ~ 'l nf
state charities are especially WORTHY y,
your fostering care, and commend Coz, hia, LIZ, ~
your careful consideration .nc s amd tSs