Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
GOV, GLENN'S
MESSAGE
1t Is a Comprehensive And
Optimistic Document.
UrQeS Conservative Policy and Sug.
GeStS That The Fewer Laws the
LeQiSluPe EnaetS And the
Earlier 1t AdjOurDs
the Better

Governor Glenns final message TO
the General Assembly was read by him
in person before that body In joint ses
sion Thursday at noon.
The message covers all features of
State government, affairs of state, and
is self congratulatory and optimistic,
opening as follows:
1.-TWO years have elapsed since the
General Assembly of the State met in
regular session, and since that time
many important matters have taken
place. I doubt if in any administra-
ton during times of profound peace
more impressive events have transpir-
ed than have during the last four years.
Never in its history has the State been
so prosperous, and truly can it be said
that it's progress and upbuilding along
all useful nesahave Sheen SO unparal-
Ieled that it's name and tame have now
extended tosthe uttermost parts of the
earth. Even though a severe panic,
crippling business, turning men and
women out of employ ment and casting
its shadow over all who toiled and had
money invested has prevailed through
out the country, it's iblighting effects
fell comparativelysligh on our peo-
pie, and seemingly they have prosper
ed while othersigsuffered In order
that you may see thes necessity of al
lowing nothing to beg done to retard
our advancing prosperity, but should
pass all laws needed to encourage, not
hinder, future development, it may
not be amiss, not in a spirit of boasting
but OF thanktulness to God tor untold
mercies, to recount some Lot our many
achievements during these four years
of plenty
The Governor then recounts and re-
views in detail and speculatively the
States Sindustrial, intellectual, moral
and financial renaissance under his
four years administration, whereby
the Old North States name and fame
have been extendedstO the uttermost
parts OF the earth;'' and th erewith, too, ,
has gone, and will abide, the ''name
and fame" OF GoveInors Robert Broad
max Glenn.
In the message the Governor sug-
gests the following commendable
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Having given my views as to the
laws needed toabel,enacted, will sug-
gest to the general Eassembly that ii
submit to the people the tollowin g
constitutional amendments:
First. Give Ethe governor the veto
power. North Carolina and Rhode Is
land, am informed, are the only states
in the Union where this power is de-
MED the governor. 1t the governor
abuses the power, thirds of the
members of the legislature can pass
the law over his veto, while having the
right to veto often prevents unwise and
i1l-advised laws frolnE being passed.
With the veto power the executive acts
as check on the Legislature, and the
legislative branch on the executive,
and thus the people are protected.
Second. Let all state, county, town
ship and municipal officers be elected
for four years instead of two.
Third. Let the general assem- bly,
only meet onceain four.years, unless
for some extraordinary purpose it is
called in extra SsessionKby the COVER
nor, with the approval of the council OF
state; then let thes.session be ninety
days, with no bills allowed to be intro
duced the last fitteena days, except by
unanimous consent. This has work ed
well in Canada andEother countries.
We now have too frequent elections.
We are scaroelyIover!the excitement OF
other, and one legislature scarcely puts
laws on the statute book before the
next repeals or amends them. We need
but remember tkeaex citement through
which we have just passed during the
last primary and election to see how
business is disturbed and even inter
rupted by allowingatoo frequent cam
paigns.
we regret thati.our confined space
preeIudes the publication of the mes
sage complete; but the Governor
himself has condensed it admir- al bly, as
follows:
RECAPITULATION
And now, having suggested three