The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-01-05


Several papers throughout the State
have blamed the present State officers :
for the mon-,listributicm Of the Sinking
Fund. as ordered By the last Legislature.
We think this lms been done because
they were not fully Informed as to all
The facts. The truth is, a few Indiana
polls capitalists desired 10 retain that
large sum Of money IN that city. to all
their numerous city enterprises. and
took the legal measures which have SO
far resulted in Keeping il there, notwith-
standing the vigorous legal resistance
Of the State officers to their plans. We
find IN tie indianapolis News, Radi-
cal paper, the following article in regard
thereto, which we commend for its fair
ness toward political opponents, and its
truthful statement OF the matter in con-
trovcrsy:
"Sls KING Fund Distributions On
the first instant the following petition
was filed in the Supreme Court:
John &. Shoemaker. James II. Ryan
anu NOIuttiI GOuN w. 1OSSl us ~ SuNs
Alexander Shortridge and Francis
Smith.
TO the motion submitted herein by
the Attorney General. upon the calling
of the docket. we wish to adj our per-
sonal requests that this case DC advanced
upon the docket. This petition is sub
mitted upon the ground that there is
involved herein matter Of public in
terest and of great Importance to the
whole people of the State, and We re-
spcctfiilly ask the Court to give it an
early consideration.
JOIN {. SHOEMAKER, Auditor OF State.
JAMES b. RYAN, Treasurer Of State.
NORMAN EDDY, Secretary Of State.
concur in the above recommendation.
MILToN Il. HOPKINS,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
At this urgent solicitation OF the State
officers. the Court has advanced the case
upon the docket and consented to take
lit up and consider it Immediately after
the holidays.
AS a matter Of justice to the State Of
ficers we can not refrain from condem-
ming the harsh criticisms and abuse in
dulgcd in by certain journals in discus
sing the Distribution act and the injunc-
ton case growing out OF it. We arc in
a position to know whereof we speak,
and having watched all tho proceedings
closely from the very day Of the passage
of the act down to the present time
have no hesitation in saying that tho
Auditor and the State officers connected
1 Herewith, have from first to last done
all that it was possible for them to dt
towards carryin. this law int" effect. D!
distributing the fund as contemplated
in the at.
In the brief fled by the appellants at
: torncys, Hons. Ii. w. Hanna. y. w
Voorhees,, S. Claypool and W. II. liar
risOn. they take occasion to say:
"This act was promptly responded II
by the present State Auditor, Treasurer
: and Secretary of State. who Immediate
lily upon its approval, set about prcpar
ing for the distribution Of the fund u
accordance with its PROVISIONS
No one OF the fault-finders, or all O
: them together, could have aonc NOR.
than has been done, and We very mucl
I doubt if any ono Of them under like cir
cumstanccs would have done as much
Which Of them having the certainty 0
! using and controlling the fund during al
b entire term Of two years would hav'
promptly appealed from decision lcav
ing il in his hands, and have followed til
appeal by a personal petition to til
higher court for speedy hearing Of til
lease? 1t is our motto that justice SHOULD
be done TO all men, even to political or
4 poncnts. and a sense Of fairness require
us to say that the obstacles and Obstru'
tions thrown in the way Of carrying III
&c to effect the Sinking Fund act arc no
in our opinion. properly chargeable I
: the State officers or to any one of them