The Columbus journal., 1907-01-09
ANNUAL MESSAGE
ooveasoR Mickevs LAST WORD
TO Lea,slATvRg. 6
WHAT sasvlD e bone

suoeesJs WHAT sleulD e bouE
Uspss l~ssislasiew In. oehais q ths
People, and Pleads Tor strict
eeesemy In Appropriations
Able Document.
Following 10 Governor Nickey's message
delivered to the legislature January "a:
10 the Members Of the Thirtieth Session
Tho organic law makes Il the duty Of
the chief executive to call the attention
oe c recurring legislative body to the
general condition Of state affairs and to
tiens - In his Judgment the needs Of the
public service require. In diScharGinG
this duty I desire primarily to congratu-
hate the members Of this assembly OF the
exceedingly prosperous conditions which
prevail in their respective districts-con-
ditions Of thrift and competence which
have been eQualled In the history
OF the state. Without attempting an
analysts Of the it = apparent thai
. Goodly heritage 10 ours.
o are assembled At = time when
history - being rapidly made. Never be-
fore has there been an era when b
Of justice and when there was such
z general demand for h purgins Of h
inequalities which have been tolerated
IN = civil system: = lime 10 ripe for
Of special privileges and opportunities
must give way to Justice. Organized So
ciety has drifted to . higher plane and
the inquiry Of the times Is how can the
greatest good be conserved n guaran-
teed to the greatest NUMBER" This. I
tax It. 10 the present day spirit and I
trust It IL the dominating sentiment
which will control the actions Of each Of
you through this entire session.
The Revenue Law.
b condition Of our state revenues IN
rapidly assuming q more satisfactory
phase. The hostility which the new reve-
= law ~ensendered in the campaign Of
pearcd. and the measure - now generally
regarded as both wise and beneficent. 1t
10 eQual to the necessity Of raising sum.
Gent funds to meet the economical ad-
ual extinguishment OF the floating debt.
two ends which must be met. A needed
amendment. however. 10 one which will
state board Of ELIMINATION a and a es see
mentS the actual amount OF earning Of
eacn road within the state az one OF the
bases Of assessment. Freight rates in
:" IL .ne SonSluetaoIs niEher man
earnings of the roads doing an interstate
1ossS N ~ rePCr'ea 20 tne oeveial states
"a ~ s = .auo w",o. tne tOIa' MIseasS pea.s
=" u sSNitni StaLes Inis -
railroads persiet In charging u people
n.sne1 I1teS man Sney GO tne peopie OF
lOWa ana llIlnois. tnen me EARNINGS re-
po. Ueo ~ Su1 state Ooa1o snouio ~ cof.
should be affected accordingly. The new
~ n.s =" oeen In actve 0Peration
IT, 49,. ano G1fln8 tn0t ume mas
csen un1Sr eng fleid scfotiny OF an M
rets."as wa sne : = .. ~ o. our
Union Pacific. II ha: met With unauali-
tiCn.S rsc.r1 tS.u.aIs,.. .nstas,s,. IL
49, ~ ~. SnSaXN. ~ - ~WS
shsIr ...e..rrs.t. .nS ~ = ne.a a..OuHe o'
cctrfs "a to- -. .y.l. dTste 81 ~ .nt a.. tne
a. - sn0 'esSisy 81 tns acu01
Saeasme~ts ~ ssr ~. ~ sf1ect. ,, ano
and though they 10 lost their "a suit in ans Il:
snreeI.S e. ~ f.nit.S ~ 81. x"ey nave
co,srt 49,. xHo ,S.,,ee S'a.s9 supLsme
ma smo,,nS tr~ci.,S6 3. t-.rr~ :. nns:
~ ~ 1creI ~ ~ go NY - cens
70 the sexerai cc, "%s s,o ~,t Hnc ~ roaas
- - tn".c sS.",uNS. w" y e1ceP.
~ IN snoSe coSnile -. wnere See amount
th> ~ess. IN 1>ns 80 49, SSe'xxSS ~.
- 49, eh.,s :.t.r",a tU tSvU ~ ~ ~
Hnnro1iwst.iv S1no n0a - *Sts S.:vv''yvv.
inrSr f. ia 80 49, - = .n S.%
tH~ e...r sI0 .ss,n. "nu .nS tSnsa.n1es 70
wrcic,rsI1t,sS N1ssno.HSr SSt1s ill., anu
coSIect s,,ch :. anan,,ns a sne ialiuIe 20
SreSS hena,Ssn 80
nan cn,,~xw an" EnMsm 10
in~ Vh.t thH 49, rlrm.y oenev-
by the state hoarG are not mnre th.n t ~
w,aEeS chSi~avor- ~ .~ - enS
S,stS ~ a..u y \. ouI OF
Sorros ~ rrnnortr co.G5ne.s. u Se"es
tSa h,.ha.t oa..t - nnaN soh 10
dication Of the .tate.. r,eht tn ass.s. s nmv
and All cornors ticns ,,ror the ,ct,,~i I'LL. Ims
a. their nrnnertw .nS III ~. i is..,on ..a' ss,ue
oraer rornrap,,ny a hH eme ssuance OF an
Serred faxes N"e 'e " ~ "e-
rh. e%.~. n.A~
,,,-,v ...e,s"sNs 80
% a,..Ho curing tne PAST biennium IN the re-
So ,on. ", tne stdte oS0t. On NOVEMBER
~: lSv.. tne o~uIstan1ing Senera1 =
."nSHa ~eSsSsaI *S.IoS'3eo.4V: On mo-
ssseIdnoOeeL ~: aSVC; the Same ioem Deea
for ~ b ~ aiTrD; o o. %, q 7 TGt a. rsG1ct,on
1aeer mount. $zas.S46.SO 10 directly
n.iseapIe 70 me redemption fund act
as1seo ~ tne Iast ieS1slature providing
- vno all. ievy iGr un9 ra6ua exttnction
- Sne noatin3 oeot. lt wliI thus be seen
tuIee Tor tne aside from the re-
iund. va only $s2:I0S.2S. tndi-
SsSu n ina IN inc matter Of apQr0pr!a-
u0no tnS prevlooS legislature lett but lit
,nss fs'n oetween receipts n
been for the executive veto Of q number
~ laLSe out unneceSsary appropriations
ene dS0 would have been increased dur
.nS ne paSt v years rather than de.