The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-08
IN A CLASS CAGE
Standing on FOOtwarmer Gov.
John NJ. Patterson
Reviews a Parade of Troops in
the Ohio Capital.

Columbus, o., Jan. S-As curious
spectacle as ever graced a similar oc-
caslon was seen here today when John
NJ. Patterson, having taken the oath as
governor, reviewed a parade of 1000
troops from a glass cage.
Mr.. Pattison. who has been 81 for
some time, stood in the open long
enough to take the oath, although the
weather had all the vigor of midwinter
and then stepped into the cage of glass
which had been constructed in the re-
viewing stand. Standing on foot warm
ers while the long parade shivered past
the new governor bowed his acknowl-
edgments.
Considerable interest attached to Gov
ernor PattiSOn'S reference to insurance
in his message as he himself is president
of a life Insurance company.
Governor Pattison said:
'At the last election the people did
not think that partisan politics was in
volved in the issues. 1 trust therefore
that you will pass no legislation for
partisan purposes. As the temperance
question was one of the issues in the
last election, recommend that the
original Brannock bill as passed by the
house and amended by the senate or
one similar in purpose be enacted The
Brannock measure as thus presented
represented the views of the great ma
of excluding saloons from residential
districts.
1.-THE Dow tax laws and other similar
laws were enacted at the request of the
saloon and liquor interests in an at
tempt to make the business of the for
mer respectable. 1 therefore recon-
mend for your consideration the ad-
visibility of enacting laws more in
harmony with those of other states,
and more in accord with the best in
terests of the people and the welfare
of the state. It is my opinion that it
would be fair to give the people of this
state the same right by counties as
/ they now have by townships, villages
and cities. I believe this would greatly
, benefit the people and would result in
good to the cause of temperance.
while the disobeying of any law is
demoralizing and degrading to a citi-
zen or community, the disobeying of
the Sunday laws is doubIy SO. Hence
the SO-called Sunday laws should be
obeyed and enforced, not only in the
country and villages but in the large
towns and cities as well.
t'I desire to call your attention to the
interest that is being taken in the sub
jeet of home rule for cities, particular
ly as to the right of each city, town or
village to decide for itself all questions
of local policy, especially of private
ownership of all public utilities includ-
ing street railways, water works and
lighting systems. If it is according to
your judgment that provision should
be made for submitting such matters
to the people, then upon request from
such portion of the citizens and voters
of such city as you may think advisable
a vote shall be taken and the majority
shall decide the question. If such au-
thority should be given it certainly
should be guarded by the merit system
of appointment and tenure Of office.
president Roosevelt's efforts for ma
tional supervision of insurance should
have your approval-such national
! supervision as will surround the policy
/ holder with additional safeguards and
/ lessen the cost of his insurance"