Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-22

il. In addition TO that. be gives a bond and
security that the monies placed in his hands
shall be faithfully administered. and upon the
failure upon his part 10 perform his Obligation.
there stands his security and the missing money
can be collected from those securities. Cover
nor Morton's Financial Secretary gives no
such obligation.
The Governor says he had great success in
securing funds &" NV success in obtaining
funds exceeded nv expectations. The report
Of the Financial Secretary shows the sources
from which the money was obtained a portion
OF il. the report states came from the several
counties of the State. who loaned the money to
the State The money was loaned therefore 10
the State. not TO Governor Morton. for the coun
" orders themselves, which were drawn for the
money, show upon Their face that II was lent
to the State of Indiana After enumersting
some fifteen or twenty counties from which some
twenty or twenty five thousand dollars bad been
obtained. the report goes on 10 state that other
funds had been received by Governor Morton IN
the East, TO the am0unt OF $3.50 900; and that
is all the account that is given US of that i'm
mense sum of money. Why did not Governor
Morton inform the people where be got that
money: how he raised It, what securities are
pledged for il. and when it is TO be paidg He
obtained il rn the East. and that Is all you know
can learn about IL. except thatit was obtained
for the purpose Of carrying on tie State govern
ment according to the views and wishes of O p
Morton.
Now. nv fellow citizens YOU can easily see
from this record. why the Republican papers
charge me with having made. in my speech ac-
cepting the nomination, an attack upon Cover
nor Morton's administration, when | simply said
that if / was elected, the Constitution and laws
would be nv rule of action. ! say 10 you now
and | want il distinctly understood. that IL YOU
want this government carried on by a one-man
power, you had better not elect me. | under
stand that the government of the State of Indi-
ana has three CO ordinate branches: a legislative
a judicial and an executive branch. am only
running for one of them. and il you should
elect me 1 will endeavOr to discharge faithfully
the duties Of that one branch, and no more; and
If Won shall elect Legislature that will refuse
or neglect to pass the necessary laws, without
which the affairs of the State cannot be consti
tutionally carried on, | will not undertake tC
make laws for YOU: but I will call the Legisla
ture back in extra session and keep them there
until they do complete the necessary legislation
Nor shall ] undertake TO make decisions FOL
your Judges. hut their decisions shall govern me
If you want the affairs of YOUR State carried OF
by one man. all Won have TO do is TO elect som,
one who will follow out and complete this record
and Won will have his will to obey instead of tn,
i"No anu '"e OoHSfi'utlon VI YOUR Otilc.
shall not detain YOU any longer at present
After the excitement of this day. | would sim
ply ask you, as American citizens and as citizens
of Indiana. TO see. each for himself. that III,
peace of his country is kept Do not yield 20 tn,
efforts Of anv Of those men who would gladl'
embroil MS in strife BE none of you moved
from your proprietv Follow Straight in I'll,
path of duty law abiding citizens. KNOWN.
your rights and willing to maintain them
you will all hold steady hand until the peopl,
have an opportunity of exhibiting their power a
the ballot-box. anarchy and war will fee away
and in peace and prosperity, the people. I'll,
rightful sovereigns will once more govern th
country