The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-09

Senuye repayment OF the sIa,c GNU
all modern science is in accord upon
the principle that il is prevention that
we are looking for and not cure.
commend its requests TO you with the
firm belief that you will grant them
In so far as you can. In this connec-
ton. l may be permitted 10 say that
the use of cocaine and opium and
their derivatives is exercising a most
malign influence upon the citizenship
OF the state and is producing as much
moral degradation and death as any
other one evil. and yet il has attract
ed but slight attention. | suggest that
the laws be strengthened and the
means for their enforcement enlarged.
Liquor Law Amendment.
Under a system OF legislation which
has not sought to prevent but only
to regulate and restrain the use OF in
toxicating liquors. the present option
law and the present regulatory liquor
law are by far the best which have
yet been enacted. Little complaint
is made of the nonenforcement of the
law save in the particular OF the revo-
cation of license upon third convic-
ton. | recommend that the Proctor
law be amended so as TO revoke I'M
qualifiedly a license upon the third
conviction OF its holder. AS the pledge
was given to the people OF this state
that the Moore remonstrance law
would not be repealed. it would be an
open breach OF faith to repeal il be-
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made a part of a party platform and
had met with the endorsement OF the
people of this state at an election.
do not propose to recommend any
particular change in the highway laws
but / do urge upon you to make such
changes as will enable us to receive
q dollars worth of scientific improve
ment in our highways for each dollar
We expend. l also urge an additional
the building and upkeep of highways.
Navigable waters have been seized
for private ownership in the state OF
Indiana. They were meandered out
of the surveys by the government of
the United States. They are, l be-
lieve. still the common property of
the people Of this state and l recon-
mended that you pass an enabling
act authorizing all persons engaged
in road building to enter these navi'
gable waters AID remove free OF
charge, material for the use of any
Of the highways of this state.
The Battle of Gettysburg.
eat 10 hof
tie of Gettysburg will be celebrated
in the year 1918. Indiana bore no
inconspicuous part in that decisive
conflict Her representative upon the
commission will present to you the
views Of the survivors as to the part
Indiana should take in the celebration
of that historic event.
have the honor to submit herewith
a joint resolution of the congress OF
the United States that senators shall
be elected by the people of the sew,
eral states, for your ratification or
rejection. l recommend its ratifca-
ton in accordance with your pledge
and mine to the people Of Indiana.
The general assembly Of 1907 pro-
vided for the payment Of certain ap,
proved claims Of officers and men OF
the 161st regiment of Indiana Volun
teer Infantry and of Companies "a
and "B" Colored Infantry Spanish War
Veterans and made an appropriation
to pay therefor to the governor OF
the state. | received from my prede-
cessor, J. Frank Hanly, $5,760.33 which
l deposited in the Union National
Bank of the city of Indianapolis
which bank is now the City National
Bank. l have paid out the orders
OF the Acknowledgement OF this state
during the four years $573.o9. With
interest, there remained to the credit
of the governor of the state in said
City National Bank the first day of
January. 1913, $5,s56.4S. 1t will be
observed that the sum paid out during
my four years OF ONCE was small and
necessarily the payments will grow
less and less. l, therefore, recommend
an act authorizing the governor OF
this state to transfer the money to
the general fund and a continuing
appropriation be made.
Ia accordance with the law, / also
transmit to you a list of pardons and
Of paroles granted and revoked by
me during the last biennial period.
And thus, gentlemen, / bring to a
close my last official utterance as the
governor of my native state. / should
be churlish If l did not place upon
record my grateful appreciation OF the
honor which the people. four years
ago. bestowed upon me, an apprecia-
ton which has grown with every day.
For ali grades and conditions OF the
people OF my state have been infinitely
kind to me. generous in their support
Ind charitable in their judgment
Through you. their representatives. !
shank them. and may God long keep
within His holy gard to the glory of
The republic, the imperial common
wealth of Indiana
THOS. R. MARSHALL.