Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-03
Col. Lanes Speech.

Col Lane spoke at Lawrenceburg few 'days ago, !
in reply to the speech delivered there by Mr.. Hen
bricks The Cincinatti Gazette reports the moro
material portions of it, and reproduce below the
par, relating to State policy.
THAT IMMACULATE REco.D EXAMINED.
Speaking of the Democratic rec cord. he referred
to the failure of the Appropriation Bills in 1875
and was severe upon Gov. Willard for sending to
their distant homes the Inmates of the State nsti
tutons Said he, "Wilard did at length apply the
funds necessary to support these institutions. Why
did he not pay them before he sent those patients
home7 No Democrat will have the audacty to
say that there was Appropriation Bill passed
between the time your Democratic Governor sent
those poor and homeless wanderers to the counties
whence they came, and the time when he brought
them back to the asyiums at Indianapolis Why
did he not pay them over beiorel Simply because
he wanted to make capital Tor the Democracy
against the Republican party.
Is there no limit to party madncssl Is there no
bound TO party violencel Is there notLing sacred
from the ruthless touch aud blighting hand of par
ty? Ii there is any object on earth which appeals
nightly to the sympathies ofthc heart, it is those
poor outcasts, friendcss and homeless, for whom
your benevolence has provided retreats and asy
lums Mt Indianapolis. They might be left secure
from the influences of party strife and anmosty, !
il seems to me; yet we find the Democratic party,
headed BY Democratic Governor, turning those
poor outcasts upon the chilling charities OF
thinking world, for the purpose OF saying, Lo. be-
hold the Republican party has done this thing
The poor blind cl lid, who has never looked upon
the glories of the MONDAY sun. or glanced toward
or in a mothers face, is sent in raylcss light to
wander over the face of the State. For what no
ble purpose is this? Simply that the Democracy
may make point against the Republican party
The deafand dumb, who have never listened to the
voice OF father or mother, or lisped the name of
1 hor fri fs,rtht m hv7
Simply because the Democratic party wishes to
make point against the Republicans. The poor
insane-the raving maniac, from whom the light
of reason has entirely been excluded-that poor.
frendless. homeless, wandering maniac is sent back
to the counties at your expense and returned again
at your expense. Why? Bcctuse Gov. Willard
says the Republican party has not passed the Ap-
preparation Bill. whiic in his next message he cx
pressly says there is plenty money in the treasury,
and he has returned them to the Asylums.
| Is there anything more mean and dcspicable
than this7 tell these gentlemen, "Bc we not so
fast.' We do not suffer you to from the
criminals dock that you may make charges against
the Court. the Prosecuting Attorney, and the jury
who have your case on trial." You, my fellow
citizens, are the jury, and am prosecuting this
case. and this is OF the in our indictment
against this Democratic party il is of The counts
upon which the people of Indiana called upon
to pass 1T the next October election. Immense
applause.)
What becomes OF all this mist and uncertainty
in reference to the failure of party policy in 1857
What was the result of that failurel Gov. Will
| lard says that the result was that there was not
money in the treasury to support these patients,
and therefore they had to be returned; and with
his next breath he says there plenty Of money,
and that it his duty to apply it, and that be-
ing so, these poor creatures were brought back
more than twelve months before another Legsia-
ture met.
STATE POLICY
Gentlemen, this has been part and parcel of
the action of the Democratic party. Let look to
two other measures of State policy.
We have now a common school fund amounting
to upwards Of a million of dollars; it is of the
richest funds for educational purposes belonging to
any State Of the Union. 1t is always matter Of
difficult and delicate legislation to administer and
control that fund so that it my be efectual to do
the greatest good TO the greatest number It shall
be my endeavor, if am elected your Governor,
TO make that magnificent fund most valuable to
: the sacred purpose of education. (Applause)
The debt of the State of Indiana is now, in round
numbers, a little over seven millions of dollars
By the present legislation upon the subject, tax
of two cents upon the hundred dollars is apart
for the purpose of raising sinking fund for the
gradual redemption of that Indebtedness. Under
the operation of that Legislation il will take over
a hundred years to discharge the ndcbtedness of
the State, and in the meantime you will have paid
more than thirty millions OF dollars by way of in
tterest to effect that object You find underline late
appraisnent oi real estate and assessment of per-
sonal property in the State, an increase of more
than one third. Then, withou. an increase of tax
, aton-for God knows the taxes are high enough
, think with judicious system of economy in the
/, administration of the government of the State.
that every dollar which be spared from the ne
cessary expenses of the government and the pay
ment Of the annual interest on the debt should 60
70 swell that sinking fund for the redemption of the
, State debt within reasonable period. This
would the more particularly urge, In view of the
fact that the very last dollar will fall due within
9 zen years.