The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-17
Inheritance Tax.

1 am thoroughly convinced OF the ne
cessity and the business OF a law which
shall provide for the taxatton If the
devolution or succession ca property by
device or inheritance. The additional
revenue IL will bring into the treasury
is needed in the construction OF the in
stitutions now under contract, and a
little later, If the revenues of the State
exceed its needs, the tax levy for the
burden Of taxation levied upon the
property of the citizens in general.
lightened. Such a tax is levied but once.
and that at the time of the succession
or devolution of property inherited or
~bequeathed. 1t is levied at a time when
it can be paid without hardship. 1t is
an e~minently just form of taxation 1t
can be administered with small expense
and collected with little friction
Temperance Legislation.
The Sixty-fourth General Assembly
amended the law relating to the licens-
ing and sale of intoxicating liquors by
authorizing the fling of a remonstrance
signed by the majority of the legal yot-
ers of a township or ward, against the
retail traffic in such township or ward.
and making a successful remonstrance
effective for two years. This amend
ment has been sustained by the Su-
~1ective means of restricting the traffic
AndersonviIIe Monument.
omm an appropriation of $1o.-
NA0 ~ DS
on the Andersonville prison site to the
memory Of the $50 heroic dead who are
buried there, and that an act be passed
by the Governor, OF five survivors Of the
prison, to erect such monument, said
c9mmissioners to serve without pay
travelling expenses.
Employer Liability Law.
1 desire to commend to your consid-
GRAFTON the enactment of a statute that
shall establish the principle of compar-
alive negligence in all personal Injury
cases. The rule OF comparative neglf-
gence is a just and humane one. How
may be, the empioye is now preciuded
from recovering damages in any case
where his own negligence has contrib
uted, however slight the degree. to his
w injury.
Private Banks.
The Sixty-fourth General Assembly
enacted a private banking law which
has been construed by the Supreme
Court and held valid. The law, though
defective in many particulars, is a step
feet is the lack Of State supervision
and examination 1 recommend that the
law be amended by providing for State
supervision and examination of all such
banks.
Primary Elections.
1 commend to your consideration the
enactment of a primary election law
which shall be simple in the method it
provides and which shall require the
ominatio of all candidates for city
and county Offices. of every political
larty, the selection of all delegates
to any convention held by any political
party for the purpose of nominating
candidates for any public Office, to be
made by direct primaries.
Law enforcement.
The last two years have witnessed
such Improvement In the civic thought
of the State as to mark an epoch in our
history. An awakened public conscience
| has inspired new conceptions Of public
| obligation and made possible better en-
rorcemenI of the law throughout the
State. For three years lawless assem-
unknown in Indiana. Impressed with
the belief that timely action in such
cases is more effective than punishment
afterward. j have sent an executive
| representative to n scene OF every
such possible breach of the peace when
ever / have had notice of occasion for
so doing. In several instances violence
has been prevented by this timely in
/ PREVENTION.
Strict enforcement Of the statutes en-
acted by the General Assembly should
bring home to you a higher arprecia-
making statutes. II is well that you
understand that the laws you enact will
be enforced. Indeed, the executive has
\ no choice His oath is to enforce all the
laws all the time, and the obligation Of
the citizen is to obey all the laws all
the time. Your word creates the law
| The law creates the obligation When
you have spoken and the obligation il
imposed, executive action must neces-
sarily follow.