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Show other respects his .message -was excellent What he says la regard f o the progress of the Elate and the excellence of its Institutions will be indorsed by all, and hi recommendations In regard to the schools and th care of the public health are full of sound ' Bense.j His .recommendation In regard to State ex- amination of private banks is in line with that of Attorney-General Breeden and should be heeded by the Legislature. ' ' . It ia now "up to" the "Legislature, it has: no easy task, but other States hare had the same difficulties diffi-culties with which to contend! Everything cannot be done in a day. We believe In progress and advancement, ad-vancement, but "we do not believe in overmuch haste. It ia better to do for a time with what we have than to overburden the State with debt in order or-der that Improvements be made at once. Every State department that has. recommended an increased in-creased appropriation doubtless is sincere in believing be-lieving that the increased amount Is actually necessary neces-sary at the present time, but we think the Legislature Legisla-ture will find that such ia not the case. If the various va-rious departments do not get as much aa they want they will manage to make- ends meet - with what ii allowed them. ,Tbey will be displeased and think it a hardship, but none of them will suspend. - -It is better to do justice to the present than to attempt great thing for the future.: If the resources re-sources of the State are only so much she must keep within that amount. We repeat that the best way to economize is all along the line. , Eeonom ia State Appropriation.. The message of Gov. Cutler to the Legislature is voluminous and comprehensive, but he seems to have left matters largely to the Legislature. "He ; recommends, economy, yet in several I instances arges that recommendations for appropriations be granted. In only one instanceloes he advise against an appropriation. It is evident that the pruning knife must be applied ap-plied somewhere, but for all the light the Governor's Gover-nor's message shedi on he proper places, we are fctill in ignorance in regard to them. It is a difficult problem. The State is young and her needs' are multiplying. It costs more to govern her than it did a few years ago. Her wealth is being developed Jjut as is the case with all new States, a large portion of it undoubtedly escapes its just share of taxation. The Governor notes that the ' N valuation of property is increasing and that being the case, the receipts of the State are also bound to be larger in course of time. But will they keep -' ' pace with the expenditures? The message of the - Governor is strong in one thing, advice against de-, de-, ficits, .but It is difficult to see how deficits can be avoided. when there is a constantly increasing number num-ber of State institutions the scope of which is grow--' ing wider all the time, unless the Legislature econ- cmizes." If there is economy and there should be it should be all along the line. The Legislature cannot can-not afford to make fish of one department and flesh of another. Jf the State has not money enough to conduct her affairs as those in charge of them would like, she must cut her garment according, to, her cloth and do as best she can-until Improvements in her system of taxation yield her-the requisite rev-: rev-: enues. , , , " We regret that Gov. Cutler did not take a firmer "stand in regard to this vital matter He ought to hzz tszze&ted something to the Legislature, ii. |