Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-17


was necessary there, as it would be
here. to amend the constitution. l
therefore most earnestly recommend
that joint resolution be passed by
both houses, submitting to the people |
Of this state next November a change
in the constitution which would pro-
vide substantially as follows:
That not later than a stated date |
after the Legislature has assembled |
say three or four weeks, the COVER |
nor, whose duty it shall be to make |
a careful survey Of the needs of every
state institution, shall submit a
budget, reserving the judicial and the
legislative budgets to be proposed by
officers from those two respective
branches of the government. This
executive budget shall show plainly
the maximum expense for the con-
duct Of our institutions. At the same
time, it shall be the duty of the ex-
ecutive to present an estimate of the
revenues during lie approaching bi-
ennium, in order that both expense
and revenue. be revealed side by side.
The legislature shall have the right
to diminish any item by a majority
vote or to strike out any item 1t
shall not be privileged, however, to
increase an item or to add new
one unless it makes legislative pro-
vision for sufficient revenue to meet
the added cost. Deficits under this
arrangement will be well nigh i'm
possible.
National Guard.
The formation of a state military
| force at this time involves under ex-
listing law and circumstances very
simple task. The governor has the
authority to re-establish the guard,
whereupon it would be the duty Of
the federal government to provide its
| part in equipment and compensation.
We can await the return of the
Thirty-seventh division of the Amer
ican eXpeditionary forces, particu-
larly, and such other units as our ma
tional guardsmen have been trans
| ferred to-assuming that they will
be back from overseas between now
and midsummer. l am convinced
that the same spirit which impelled
| our guardsmen to hold their organiza-
tions together in the past remains,
! and their numbers doubtless have
| been supplemented by others who
enjoy the military service. 1t goes
without saying that from the 250,000
Ohio men who responded to the call
of the colors during the war we will
have abundant enlistments into the
guard.
Crippled Children.
The Eighty-second general assem-
bly, authorized the building of a home
for crippled chindren and appropri
ated $4,000 for that purpose. Build
ing was discouraged during the last
two years for the reason that govern
Tqc-t, both federal and state, urged
The application of labor and materia
to war essentials. The need of al
institution of this kind is so we'll un
derstood that elaboration seems un
necessary. 1t is recommended tha
the present appropriation of $90,O00
which will lapse July 1, be continued
for the project named.
Universities and Schools.
l can not refrain from recommend
ing an addition to the Ohio Stat
, university. The state should beg:l
working toward the completion of ;
, sufficient number of women's dornj
: tories to take care of that part of tlu
) female student body which is nc
| resident in Columbus. This recon
: mendation for the present is not cal
: ried to the institutions at Athen
! and Oxford for the reason that tn
: communities are smaller. It is a
: easier matter for the university off
: GERS and matrons to keep in direo
: touch with the student body. Th
h barracks that we're erected at tn
J, Ohio State university for the trainin
n of aviators will doubtless be turne
v over to the freshman class, wher
l. military discipline will be enforcet
k the habits of simple living establishe
# and physical training be given.
s. Wlberforce university needs il
# creased attention. 1t was establishe
i for the betterment of the colore
l. race at a time when its number wer
It relatively few. While primarily
2 was maintained to work out the Yer
e practical result of increased pr
It ficiency in the industrial arts, wit
Q the small amount of help it has ha
n it has done very we'll. 1t is my SUI
e, gestion that additional lands be pu
h chased, and that the courses il mai
s. ual, industrial and domestic trainin
y be added to and elaborated, and tn;
t. an agricultural course be establishe
/, The budget calls for some ne
l. buildings for institutions under tt
a control of the state board of admit
a istration This is occasioned by II
g increased number Of state charge
is It should be borne in mind that tt
n state board of administration accor
ID plishes it's construction work at 10
n cost. 1t is the policy of the feder
n government, whose perspective
le naturally wider than that of Il
is states, and whose task is that of
al least originating plans for the ira
a. sitional period from war to peac
Id that all necessary public improv
n ments be carried forward witho
Mt needless delay. Obviously this is i
n tended to make more or less imm
r. diate demand for labor.
The cooperation of local subC
visions of government is desired
IT. the matter of making the year 10
rs one of commendable progress in Il
le building of good roads. Appro,
e, mately $4,OOO,O00 worth of contrac
n are yet to be finished, and our calc
e. lations lead us to believe that i
ly state will have at least $5,500,0
ed more, including federal aid, for
III nsrt5cipation with the counties.