Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-01

/. There Is too much legislation. More
consideration ought to be given to acts
OF Assembly and the bulk OF legislation
ought to be lessened
.. Tho modern tendency TO create new
crimes by acts of Assembly ought to be
curbod.
3. Tho State ought TO be apportioned
into senatorial and representative dis
tricts. as required by the Constitution
4. The ballot ought to be made more
simple, and the right OF n man to vote q
straight party ticket, IL ho desired,
ought TO be maintained.
6. The power OF corporations to take
private property upon the theory OF pub.
lie need by the exercise OF the right or
eminent domain ought only to be per-
mitted, after the ascertainment by tho
state itself of the existence OF such need.
The right of eminent domain should be
carefully restricted.
G. The state is Interested, within rea-
sonable bounds. in bringing about a con-
dition Of things in which. in the distribu-
ton of tho rewards resulting from busi-
ness ventures. capital shall have less or
profit and labor moro OF compensation.
Z. No man should be permitted to in
terfere, upon any pretense whatever,
with another who may chooee TO sell his
labor, and violence should bo promptly
and rgidly suppressed
s. TO permit foroisn corporations to
exploit our coal, iron, oil and other prod
ucts and the state get no benefit, is n
mistake. 4 tax should be imposed upon
these products, the proceeds to be applied
to the betterment OF the roads.
Q. In order TO increase "a sentiment or
patriotism the camp grounds of Valley
Forge and Bushy Run should be pre-
served by tho state.
TO- The University OF Pennsylvania
should be cared for by the State, as pro-
vidcd Tor i'm tho Constitution of 1875.
II. Newspapers ought to he held rcspon'
sible for the want of reasonable caro- in
what they publish, and TO be required 20
publish the names Of their owners with
each issue.
T.. The state should aid Pittsburgh 10
unite. in one municipality, the popula-
tions at the head waters Of the Ohio.
13. The state should aid Philadelphia
in opening Il way to the sea-
As will be seen hereafter each one or
these propositions was given effect before
my term was finished, except that OF taxing
coal, oil and iron as it is produced, and
since I left the office my suggestion has
been followed and such u tax imposed upon
coal. But TO accomplish such IL program
required effort; at every step there was oh.
SIA ''Ni'' ''A'" my lOti Se"i' "'ic ilA'u
with storms from start to finish Human
nature is SO constituted that the individual
who does anything beyond the ordinary, in
amy limo OF endeavor. IS sure to encounter
tho opposition OF the interests adversely
of the doctrinaires who want
things done in some other way. and OF tho
conservatives who want nothing done at
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may be benefited go off 10 enjoy what they
have secured and leave the battle TO be
waged without their assistance.
] offered the position Of private secretary
to Colonel j. Granville Leach, n friend OF
long standing, who had been in the Legisla-
ture and whom ! had been helping all Of
the time I was on the bench, but he de.
clined, no doubt waiting for something of
larger consequence. 1 then chose Henry
;, Dotteror, OF a German family along tho
Perkiomcn, who had been chief bookkeepcr
or Peter Wright d Sons, and author Of
some note. and who had a certain canny
wisdom Of his own. He was a hale. hearty.
strong man, but only n few days before wo
i"d arranged to go to Harrisburg he caught
cold which inilamed tho prostate gland.
lie wanted to get well immediately. and
went to the Medico.Chirurglcal College.
The physicians looked him over told him
he ran no risk and performed an operation.
In day or two he was dead. Then tbo,,
SAID he had had Brights disease.
With some uncasiness, at the Suggestion
or Leach, l then selected Bromley Whar
Ioh' brother OF Anne Hollingsvortb
W Nharton, tho authoress. whom Ind lon,
known, a member OF mn old family. and ho
lId very well indeed. being ever quick,
tctive and attentive. having quite a faculty
Tor being oheisant to the important, and ,or
lisinissing the bores affably.