The Forrest City times., 1911-01-20
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
 TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY Y

had no previous training whatever in the art of stateeraft and that whatever fitness l possessed for the office of governor must come from rugged association with human affairs. That l believed statecraft to be enly an intensely practical matter, and that as all my life l had been accustomed to dc the things I had 10 do with whatever l had 10 do them with, l expected the forces of energy and common sense to tide me over the difficulties which I would doubt en counter. In giving to you account ot my stewardship, eandor eompels me to state that have found many things to do. and. with.
 Ore Of the greatest things with which my administration has been hampered has been the condition of the state finances. My term governor began at q tfwe when our treasury was greatly depeted- For eral years the future had been borrowed from to meet the then pressing exIgeueles of the state government. fear by year the threatened deficit had been growing greater. Fay day Was 5oand to come We have t with new. Al the adjournment of the last legislature l thought it would oyertake us much sooner. Our finances are several months short. The day of settlement should have fallen the shoulders of those who needed not the warning given them. but neglected the opportunity to prevent II Tt time when little effort would have sverted all danger. Cur system of collecting taxes made It possible to keep the trouble far in front Onr biennial appropriatons extend only until April l. Tax collections commence January |. But settlement with the auditor and treasurer are not eompuI- sory until July l. Appropriations being made but once in two years and tax col lections being made every year gives us the opportunity of borrowing from the future during period of six months every year. Other causes too numerous to mention here may enter. until get many months behind our income before an actual shut down is forced At the meeting of the last legislature the future revenues of the state had been borrowed and used to the amount of about $2O0.000 Fhe General Assembly appropriated for various purposes in the nHighborhood of $750, 0,o0O more than 10 gfu fp for f4r that biennial period. This, with the amount already borrowed from the future, made the threatened deficit of the general revenue fund about $l, ,00o00o. After consulting the various officers. boards, heads of institutions. etc, l vetoed items in the appropriations that I thought should be dispensed with, thus greatly decreasing them. Under this plan we have worked. The institutions of the state have all been running, and os an economical basis, have been well The four agricultural schools all prac tcaiy completed. and of them have all the students they can care for The tuberculosis Sanatorium has been built and has practically it's full capacity of pa tients. The new State Capitol is ready for occupancy. new dormitory Is iu process ot construction at the State Normal School and necessary improvements have been made at the University of Arkansas. All these insti- tutous have been conducted basis of the stricteSt economy, as have the Deaf Mute Institute, the Blind School and the Hospital for Nervous Diseases. And while mere have been many times when there was but htte money in the general revenue fund, yet all expenses haze sn far been met and the state has been saved from a scrip basis. In this work of economy l have been aided by splendid body of state officials and members of the different boards, without whose assistance so much could not have been accomplished The Tax Commission, created by the last legislature. has also been great benefit, aud it's work has increased our revenues very materially With the ex- ercIse of care and wisdom in your appre- priatons during this session, and by a wlsN revision of our present laws. these di0icm tlcS can be avoided the and oIfr Revenues increased so that can keep pare with the march of progress iH other states, of so doing
 Law Enforcement
 Since have been goverHor I have naia. tained that the laws shall be enforced. and have done all l could m that direction In this have been ably assisted by efficient officers throughout the state aud | believe that generally there has been closer oh- sefNahce ot the laws and better enforce hent Of them Sul. in a few instances they have been overthrown and mob law has relgped l unhestatingly say that you should enact law that will prevent mobs In any shape or form. Nothing ao dlsturbS our cNih1aton or cltlfeuship a~ tht uulaw- ful acton oi the mob ln taking into its oVyu hands what Is deuomiuatcd the speedy mctiug out of justice. All human beings should be given thefr right of a hearing in the courts uf the state l can thiGk of uo instance where mob law shouid be called npou and m sci of circumstances that would lushiy lt Sarh actions on the part af thc lew cast reflections on the muuy and greatly rttard the growth aud proErres If a state. Our laws are such that. extra terms of court can be called ln few days to mete uut justice in any emergency fhe mob should not be tolerated and you should pass strict laws to pr4Bitlt + hel4eVe If the mob tates the Ale If hnmau bonn; while n the custody ot a NbersN or other officer. that the ohcIal who suffers hJS prisoner tu be takeu from hun saoud bv drpft,ed of hts oniee
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