The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1915-01-14
NEGDs OF STATE GET FORTH
AND ALL MISSOURI is
L.. CONGRATULATED.
PAST IS SATISFACTORY;
FUTURE FULL Of PROMISE
Asks New Legislature to Take Such
Action as VIII Place Our Grand
Commonwealth In the Front Ranks
Of Prooress-No Opportunity for
Advancement to BE Overlooked.


State of Missouri, Executive Depart.
ment, City Of Jefferson, Jan. 6, 1915.
To the Senate and House OF Repre-.
sentatves Of the FOrty-eighth Gen.
eral Assembly:
Article S CT the constitution of Mis-.
souri, among other things provides,
give to the general assembly informa-
ton relative to the state of the gov
eminent, and shall recommend to its
consideration such measures as he
shall deem necessary and expedient."
As chief executive of the common
wealth have no political or partisan
measures to present. The governor
of a commonwealth should have none.
The people Of the commonwealth
have been given good. clean public
service. The record has been written
and can speak for itself. The great
masses Of the people. irrespective Of
political parties. in every section Of
the state. are satisfied with the labors
OF the administration In handling
the states affairs it is purely mat
tor Of business on the one hand and
tho securing of constructive and pro-
Sressive legislation on the other.
There are many things which pur-
pose to present in this message for
the consideration of the legislature,
subjects which the Democratic, Re.
publican and Progressive parties have
each declared in favor of in their
state platforms, and to which l shall
later refer. The departments created
by the last legislature, In each in
stance, took the place of some depart
ment which was abolished. The pub
lie service commission act abolished
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion, the board of pardons and pa
roles abolished the pardon attorney
and his department, and the highway
commissioner supplanted the state
highway epgineer. =. r.
State Finances.
One of the important matters in the
conduct of the states affairs is the
condition of its finances. 1t will be
news of public interest to know that
during my administration we paid
debts made by tho preceding admins.
yration in 1911 and 1912 and left un.
paid in the sum of $622,572.3S. My
administration had nothing to do with
the making OF this indebtedness, but
was called upon to pay and did pay
the same. The appropriations made
for the biennial period which closed
ON the 31st of December. 1914,
amounted to $12.SS4,142.64. A large
amount of this sum, however, was
merely paper liabilities which were
not expected to be called for. and
which were not called for, as 1t repre-
scented appropriations made solely and
purely to meet contingencies which
might possibly arise. but which did
not arise. The revenues for the same
period amounted to s10.700,616.2S. The
states Indebtedness for transacting
its business in every department dur
ing the biennial period just closed and
presented for payment amounted to
$7,30O,54S25. Each and every claim
was paid promptly, and there Is now
op hands q balance of S534,944.13.
The estimated revenues available
for the payment OF appropriations for
the years 1915 and 1916 will be ap-
proXimately s1l,500.00O. The legisla-
ture must take this into consideration
in making appropriations. because
will not permit the appropriations to
exceed the reasonable expectancy OF
the revenues. Should the appropria.
tions go beyond, will have no hesi-
fancy In vetoing the same. to the end
] may know the state will meet Its
obligations promptly and its credit
maintained. .e....
This administration has been called
upon to pay many extraordinary obli'
cations, aside from the usual depart
mental expenses. among which was
over $4,000 for building and equip
Ping the temporary capitol. It was
constructed in the latter part Of 1912.
but was paid for In 1918. Again. we
paid more than 100000 out Of the
general revenue TO meet certain road
claims In Is or &c counties which had
been vetoed by the governor preced-
ing. but which were just obligations
resting upon the state, ~,
Management Of state institutions.
Some OF the state hospitals for the
insane have Industrial training depart
nsnts. and are conducting same with
benefit and profit. Each institution
has improved Its system and appse
yatas TOR treatment of patients.
The institution for the feeblemind.
ed and epileptie. at Marshall. is Just
completing new cottage for patients.
thus adding another unit to the sys-
1sm. The snpsrintsndent has 20 treat
ed the patients and managed the In
stitution that he has been able to 70
duce seizures oyer So ner cent. This
wonderful change fcs bettermsnt
brought about by DR.. Wilson is phe-
zomsnal, and the colony In fhls re-