Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-22
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ONE OF Gov WRIGHT's HOBBY HoRsEs DEAD A
lew days after Gov WRIGHT nominated for reelec
ton, he gave il along the and in divers ways
that he should, certain night, the Representative
Hall, lay down his platform for the campaign. We
attended to see him, and hear him. He talked in his
sterotyped phrase about compromise being The richest
word in the language" and about knowing no North,
South, East West or ANYTHING else in particular in
the first part Of his speech He then charged the Wing
party with being responsible for the system of Internal
Improvements OF 1886. Should he continue this course
would be well for Wing, in every county where
he may speak, to 90 the Clerks office and get House
journal OF the OF 1861 turn to page 253
AT the conclusion OF the Governors speech, ask him. in
the most bland and polite possible, whether he
recorded voting for the adoption Of the following res.
olutions
Mr.. Owen, after having obtained leave, offered the
following resolutions
"ResOlred, That in the opinion Of this House, it is ex.
pedient extend the system of internal improvement
entered upon least year, of exceeding
one million and a half Of dollars
''Resoiped, That committee of two from each Con-
gresslonal district, be appointed, with instructions to
prepare and report to the House. without delay bill
embracing such works, exceeding a million and
half Gas above shall in their opinion give the
general satisfaction to the disaected portions of the
State, having eferencerst to the probable product
located far as practicable in such portions Of the
State have been heretofore unprovded for in the gen.
eral system"
Should he attempt to dodge giving direct answer
Gas he did on recent occasion when asked whether
not he favor Of the Maine Temperance law just
page 254, of the document, and read the
following resolution, introduced by Mr. Vandevser.
Resoiced That 1t IS inerPedenf at this time TO add
any works to the system Of Internal Improve
ments.D
And then ask him whether he is the same individual
whose YOU find recorded against the resolution
Then let him, if he can, tell why il was if the ten
million system too large, that he wanted to add
one and half million to it Z
That will knock plank out of his platform and the
whole affair will then collapse, that panks will
remain to mark the spot where it once stood-Indiand
Journal
Out of this resolution grew the celebrated 'Caf Bi'
of the session Of 1867 called because it
sucking Calf compared to the mammoth bill of the
preceding session.
This was the first year Of Governor Wrights SER
vice, in the Legislature He was was young man
the youngest member of the body At that time there
was attempt 10 repeal the Mammoth System. There
decided and well trained and organized majority in
both branches of the General Assembly in favor of the
system was without any alteration either by adding
to diminishing from it, Those beon cling to this major
ity were known "System Men, and the opponents Of
the system, as "Classi6ers." Governor Wright, as
are prepared to show, most decided opponent of
the system and durn the whole session. voted for every
calculated it, whether by making
such additions would break it down. or by classifying
the works and suspending operations portion of
them.
1t will be remembered that, by the estimates of the
engineers, the original SYSTEM only to cost ten mil
lions That system 10 be sustained and supported
by the whole people of Indiana whilst less than oneh
were to be benefited either directly indirectly by its
operations. And thoss who supported the "Calf B' Of
Mr.. Owen also in favor Of classification of the
public works They desired that in such classification,
the additional works proposed might stand their chance
according to their merits in point Of Importance. And
had the "Caf Bill" passed, it would aavs forced the
friends Of the original system to classification or the
whole system would have fallen by its weight
Than 1t did This consideration Influenced Gov. Wright to