The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-05

ernor by law and with the meager
funds in my hands, to apprehend these
Iersons and protect the persons and
property of citizens in that section OF
the state. In few weeks the tobacco
crop will be cut and housed In sheds
and barns.
Many threatening letters are again
Icing received warning tobacco grow
ers not TO cut their crops at peril of
the destruction of crop and barns by
fire, The conditions. in Kentucky
during the last year, oHe-third of the
state being In anarchy, with neither
life nor property secure; the eondir
tons along the Ohio river in Ohio,
where, in the last six months, the state
has been compelled to maintain mil
itary patrol. at cost OF $4,000 and
the threats now being made to repeat
these crimes in Indiana, impel me to
the action | have taken, in the hops
that the General Assembly will give
such executive authority and place
such funds at executive disposal as
shall be necessary to meet what may
become at any moment grave situa-
zion,
THE protection of property and its
peaceable enjoyment and the preserva-
ton of the lives of its citizens are
lmong the primal reasons for the
maintenance OF any government. |
IAN not consent that the government
Vt this commonwealth shall fail In this
behalf.
Vincennes University Bonds.
AT the late General Assembly bill
providing for the issuing of S12o,54S
of bonds to the trt itees of Vineennes
University and creating state debt,
principal and interest, OF more than
$156,O0 was passed and presented to
the executive for signature After the
most painstakihg examination of all
facts in the case, I became thoroughly
convinced that the claim had no foun-
1ation, either legal or moral This
view was shared by both the preceding
governors. vetoed the bill, setting
out fully the facts. It was passed over
executive veto.
The bonds were prepared and pre-
sented to me for signature. l took
them and locked them up and refused
TO sign them. At the time vetoed this
measure I believed 1t clearly unconsti-
tutional, and pointed out its invalidity.
My judgment has since been confirmed
by the legal opinion Of eminent coun-
sci. after full examination of the ques-
ton. shall ask the General Assem-
bly, to repeal this statute. II 1t will
Go so, it will save the state enough
money to pay the expenses of the ses-
sion four times over
County Local Option.
Three years and a half ago rec
| commended to the General Assembly
and it passed law giving a majority
of the legal voters of a township Or
city ward the right to demonstrate
against the traffic in intoxicating liq-
| uors at retail, and making it unlawful
for the Board of County Commission
ers, after the filing of such remon-
STRANGE, to grant a license to any per-
son within such territory for period
of two years. Under this law $50
townships in Indiana have inhibited
| this traffic. More than 100000 of
our people live in this territory.
Public sentiment has been created
in behalf of this law, and public opin-
ion has advanced under the demonstra,
| ton of the benefits derived from the
inhibition of the dram shop in these
communities, UNTIL today, the people
of the state would, in my judgment
overwhelmingly favor the enactment
of county local option law that shall
preserve without impairment the pres
ent remonstrance law and be addition
al and supplementary thereto.
PERSONALLY, am so fully persuaded
of the moral, economic and financial
value of such legislation that l shall
recommend and earnestly insist upon
the enactment of such measure