The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-18


tics to pester the legislature for un-
necessary pay. The rule ought to be
where an officer is not satisfied with
his compensation, to get out, and let
some other one of the score of good
men wanting it, take the place, and
the Legislature, from an interest to
the whole people, ought to rebuke
him by some prohibition at the start.
KEEP EXPENDITURES DOWN.
Leslie's Weekly: President Roose-
welt and the Republican congress
should give serious attention to the
matter of the governments expendi-
lures. For the FIVE months ended with
November of the fiscal year the gov
ernment's outgo exceeded its income
s12,0O0,000. In the interval between
now and June 3Oth, 1906, the shortage
is likely to be increased.
The way to abolish the deficit is to
cut down expenditures. This lie easier
to do than to increase the receipts
sufficiently to overcome 1t. Receipts
are increasing, but so are expeudi-
lures. The governments outgo should
be kept down to the lowest figure com
patible with the good of the service.
rhe appropriations for the present
fiscal year, of course, have been made,
but for the remainder of the year the
governments administrative officers
should keep the outlay below the ap.
preparations, so far as they can under
existing laws and contracts.
The congress which will be elected
in 1905 will serve through the second
half of President Roosevelt's term,
md it is very important to the presl-
dent, the Republican party, and the
country that the Republicans should
carry that election. In the campaign
the deficit will figure prominently.
Every Democratic stump orator and
newspapers will talk about 1t. The
necessity of abolishiug the deficit at
he earliest possible day should be
Kept constantly in mind by every Re.
publican leader, from President Roose-
velt and Speaker Cannon down.
GOV. PATTISoN's INAUGURAL.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: No in
augural address by an Ohio governor
for many terms was awaited with so
much curiosity as that delivered by
Governor Pattison Yesterday. 1t Is
safe to say that twill be read through.
out with keen interest by men of every
shade OF political opinion, and that
whatever may be the judgment on
some OF the recommendations, there
will be but one sentiment concerning
the man. Governor Pattison has
strong convictions and the courage TO
express them In plain language.
There Is nothing of the opportunist
In his inaugural. He
lodged no debatablequestion. He dis
regarded any warning Of danger and
went straight to the mark when a
more timorous or "polltic" man in
his position would have tried hard to
go around 1t. The people of Ohio will
take satisfaction In the belief that
they have a chief executive who
stands In fear of no "boss," aud who
cannot be run" by any clique of
Governor Pattison did not hesitate
to define his position on the Sunday
question. On this, and on general
principles, he insisted that laws should
be strictly enforced as long as they
remain on the statute books, regard
less of what personal or local opinion
may be In regard to them. If laws
are oppressive or unjust in any way,
the legislature has the power to repeal
or modify them. Until that is done,
II Is the duty of the citizens to obey
them, and his failure TO do 30 should
entail punishment. 1t Is also the duty
of the proper officials to enforce the
laws without hesitation or dlscrlmi-
nation. When they disregard that
duty, whatever may be their reason,
he holds that they should resign their
positions or be removed. The gov
ernor speaks forcibly on this matter,
pointing out that disregard of particu-
lar laws tends to breed general law
lessness, an evil which is spreaning to
a dangerous extent.
HOUSE INSURGENCY.
New York Globe: A group of Re-
publican insurgents" such as the
one now Operatinp. has annarentlv