The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-02
Marshall Has Completed His
Statement to the Legisla-
ture to Be Given that Body
on Thursday.
OBSERVANCE OF ALL
PLEDGES DEMANDED
Anti-saloon League of Ind
lana Is Ready with a Big
Protest against revoking
the Option Law.

indianapolis. Jan. Ex-Governor
Marshall has completed the message
he will send to the legislature next
Thursday. In all II makes about 30
typcwrittcn pages. of about 200 words
each. The message is much shorter
than other governors OF Indiana have
prepared. The governor recommends
strongly the enactment of laws to car
ryout every pledge made by the DEM
ocrats In their state platform. There
10 no equivocation on the temper.
ance question. He stands squarely
on the Democratic platform. favoring
the substitution Of the city. incorpor.
ated town and township as units. for
the present county local option plan.
There has been an effort for more
than two years to create the impress
sion that the governor is not in favor
OF the position taken by his party In
the last two campaigns on the local
option election. Two years ago he as
serted that II he did not believe In the
Democratic plank he would not run
on II.
voicine his views. He has discussed
the local option question so fully in
his message that there IL not liable to
be any room for any Democratic legis-
lator to hide behind him II he does not
care to stand by the party's pledges.
The local option feature OF the COVER.
nor's message 10 one OF the big feat
ures OF Il.
Money Mustn't De Wasted.
He demands OF the Democrats that
no platform pledge shall be overlook.
Cd. He In vigorous in his demands that
there shall he no wasting OF the state
Anances. II Ia said that he goes to
considerable length to show why the
legislature should adopt two appropri-
alton bills. one for the ordinary run
ming expenses Of the state and the
other providing for the specific appro-
prtations. II is understood that he
will give the legislature a statement
OF the financial condition OF the state.
showing what the revenues will be
during the next two years and urging
the legislature to keep within them.
The legislative visitation committee
will have It's report ready for the op-
ening OF the session. II has followed
the governors lead. and will make re-
concentrations that can be met by
- ~
Ing the next two years.
Tho governor insists that he Is not
attempting to dictate. but that he Is
merely recommending what he thinks
ought to be done. Two years ago he
urged the legislature 10 reorganize the
state oil department by providing for
only one deputy inspector for each
congressional district and placing
them on a straight salary basis.
Il IL said he will ask for law Civ
Ing tho governor the authority to re-
move local authorities when Il is
shown beyond question that they are
violating their oaths OF Office. The
governor. Il IL declared Ia not going to
attempt to bring about any great re-
forms In any direction.
lie IL going to ask for the enact.
ment Of laws TO make interurban trav-
al safer. lie has conferred with the
various departments and IL Is said the
message covers every branch of the
state government and the Democrat
&c platform thoroughly.
Committee Meets Today.
There will be another meeting here
this afternoon Of the house and senate
committees appointed to see that bills
are introduced to carry out the Demo
cratic platform pledges. These com.
mittees are not drawing any bills. but
will look over all the platform meas.
ures and select those that are regard
ed as being the nearest the platform
ideas.
The plan now Is to enact the plat.
form measures. including new local
optinon law during the first two weeks
OF the session. Anticipating quick ac.
tion on the part OF the Democrats. the
anti-salocn league expects to present
n petition next Thursday. signed by
100000 persons, protesting against the
repeal OF the county option law.
There will be meeting Tuesday of
the committees appointed TO deter.
mine on the number of employees the
house and senate shall have. The
number will be fully third less than
two years ago. and there will be no
extras" for the employees. as has been
the custom In former years. II the
present program of the Democratic
leaders II carried out the expenditures
will be cut down fully $4,000. as com.
pared with the last session.