Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-05-13
ssDemocratic Prudence and Economy.,


ssDemocratic Prudence and Economy.
Under this caption the vineennes Gazette has ar
ticle which demands some attention hands. The
editor first charges that we have sOugh to make the
people believe that the Wings alone responsible for
the State Debt" and that have perverted the history
Of the Internal improvement system, and adds:
"Mr, Brown seems not to have been Of this
fact if So he did not But in his last weekly
issue he decares-sWe have never asserted that the
passage of the internal improvement BILL in 1886, was
party measure He adds. men of all parties voted
for it, and, after its adoption sustained it.. Again
but do maintain that the prosecution and manage
nent of the system from its beginning to its disastrous
DOWNFALL under the control and direction OF Wings
There, reader is about fiat contradiction as can be
crowded into two sentences Democrats voted for the
measure advised IFS passage and sustained II through
out, but the Wings alone responsible for its dsas
trous downfall! Cretan peridy not despica-
BILE than suck mode Of warfare; and when such
must be brought into requston il is prima facie evil
denee that something is rotten in their party"
Facts facts and epithes strung together in hand
some sentences, and we'll rounded periods, will nCt
change them. Many Democrats, influenced by local
considerations, voted for the original internal improve
men BILL and voted for the appropriations carry
that system. When the bill became law and received
the official sanction of Gov. Noble, if further steps
had been taken would have slept harmless in the Office
Of the Secretary Of State remained dead letter
the statute book But Gov. Noble pursuance of his
duty, appointed board of Internal improvements and
board Of Fund Commissioners. The duty Of the first
was superintend the prosecution of the works,
and the latter by the sale Of State bonds procure the
means The board OF Internal improvements consisted
of nine members-seven OF these Wings and two
Democrats The Fund Commissioners, three in mum.
ber all wings, and never during any period of the
progress Of the system was there ever Democrat on
that board.
Now, in the first place The ruth Of history sustains
us in the assertion that the decisions OF the board Of In
terna Improvements putting under contract the
nous and unprecedented amount Of work. was control.
led by the Wing majority that board-seven TO two.
Again: State bonds without any authority of law,
were sold by Wing Fund Commissioners on credit By
this system of Wing nancierng the lost nearly
four millions Of dollars. These are facts which the
Gazette call Throwing dust in the peoples eyes" "fat
contradictions &C. II they true the record,
will convict us Of alsehood Let them be consulted.
Perhdy," and such like epithets, will convince
an honest people. The editor again says:
"The COOL cunning preparation of frauds in the dis
position of State property and management of State
concerns is unrivalled and without parallel. Here is
the true why so much smoke has been blown in
the peoples eyes about the Encouragement OF State a
fairs several years ago.
cunning preparation of fraud, the management Of
our financial affairs refer him to the report of Gov
Noble in relation the conduct of certain Fund Com
mssiolers. We shall not give names, unless they are
called or but sufficient for the public to know that
they we're Wings. We assert that no Democrat was
ever Fund Commissioner, or sold single State bond
One further quotation from this article:
'sWithn the last few years. there have been FIVE
} HUNDRED AND EIGHTT-F0UR THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT DOL.
LARS, absolutely squandered by Democratic Prudence
and Economy to say nothing Of the unwarranted ex
travagance Of the Constitutional Convention since the
of the glorious administration of Lieut.
Gov. Dunning Now, their organs, with crocodile tears
in their eyes, charge upon the Wings extravaganza
} their leading men counselled and sustained"
This is round and sweeping charge, but is wholly
unsustsned by any evidence, and respectfully sst
for the bill of particulars. Give the items. The
meanest cupr cannot be convicted without evidence
he be made to vague uncertain and gen
era charges The must be forth with precision
and certainty Let this editor give the people the item.
which compose this sum, and if the Democrat
ic officers Of State satisfactorily account, lei
them be convicted We ask that no Democrat be
screened. II he stand the scrutiny of the mos
rigid investigation, let him fall.
Gov. Wright was the first to suggest system o.
classification which, if had been adopted, would have
saved millions the State. Failing in this he next
attempted to limit the amount annually be expended
and voted against the extravagant appropriations II
the contest in 1887, between David Wallace and Johr
Dumont for Governor, he voted for Dumo1t solely
the ground that Dumont in favor Of classification
aud Wallace opposed to it. And any attempt, now, tc
; show that Governor Wright was ever system mar
: will prove utter failure.