The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-30


| examining this part of the quarry, a large
number of them were discovered lying coiled
up, while from out the lodges of rocks others
were seen emerging, of various lengths
Iernhed Eat this unexpected 1ssrun on
snake ~ the children ran away from the in
fected spot, and raised the hue and cry of
I'.Snakes. snakest" The good citizens at the
west bank hastened 20 the now Interesting
spot, and soon the slaughter of the innoeents
commenced, and has been going on with lit
tie 1ntermission ever since. We shall favor
our readers when any additional reliable In
formation reaches us ONT the snake phepoDl-.
ena- In the meantime, il is. suggested that.
the carcasses of the serpents be preserved for
the benefit of natnralists. iOi .oifola o %
-''i re1tl 10 - u,---- --zlirra-a nnafF
'-l 10 THE HON. M. C. KERR ~ gro -
he ADDRESSES AcABD TO THE DEMOCRATS OF
THE THIRD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF FALSE
AND MALIGNANT cHAPGEs.s =. = -, 49,.
| In the Ledger Standard of Tuesday the
Hon. Michael c. Kerr publishes the follow
ing card to the democracy OF his. district
which explains itself: For months past.
have been in, the receipt, almost daily, of
! evidence in many forms, tLat there has been
| organized in the district, by few ambitious
| jealous, disappointed and unscrupulous
mems conspiracy to destroy me politically
and TO do me great injury in many of the
4
been driven by the desperate character OF
their undertaking to resort TO the fabrication
and utterance against me of many gross and
| baseless falsehoods. These have with mali
| cious industry, and under various hypo-
critical DISCUSSES, been sown broadcast
throughout the district. NV first de-
termination was to treat them with the
silent contempt which they alone deserve
at the hands of intelligent and Just men.
but the times are politically excited and
I marked by spirit of political diserganiza-
ton, and by an unusual susceptibility in the
public mind to receive unjust and injurious
Impressions from the selfish and interested
suggestions of political tricksters and dema-
gogues. j think it is. therefore, my duty.
both the public and myself, to give some
attention to these things without further de-
lay. shall now refer only to a part of
them and leave many others for more APP
/ propriate discussion in the early future be-
4 fore the people. Those to which now refer
are in substance as follows, although stated
in allthe forms of exaggeration, cowardly
linsinuation and direct charge: That 1 am
rich; that / made in some way at
least 100000 during the eight years
i was in congress. that 1 have
that money invested in "Wall street,"
that own from $40, 900 to S75,0 in United
States bonds; that own over $3OO 900 in real
estate; that own $4,000 in national bank
stock that l am, therefore politically, the
corporations and rings; that / am in the
J employment of some European house to
secure free trade and hard money in this
country; that have received large sums Of
J money from them and from other sources in
| this country to defray my political expenses
this year; that am or have been the recipi
ent of some kind of "free pass" from som,
) men of wealth in the East, upon which, with
I out expense to myselfI could travel in Eu
rope, and that have no political sympathie
3 in common with the people of the West.
9 scarcely know how fifty to characteriz
I these
CRUEL AND SCANDALOUS FICTIoNS.
3 They are utterly and wickedly false, singh
o and collectively. but the intensity of thei
Il meanness and baseness is only real
lied when it is known tina
they are fabricated and started on thei
wicked errands by protested democrats. A
It the property / own in the world directly O
indirectly, is not worth S26, 600, and If m
" just debts were paid, it wonld leave IN
9 much less. Every dollar now own, c
g have owned for several years, is in the cit
u OF New Albany, nearly all of which earne
;, in my profession, and not in the pnblic SCI
II vice. / never owned or had invested in an
|, way or form single dollar in the east.
s never owned in any way whatever, directl
d or indirectly. any United State
8 bonds, or any bonds of any state, O
s any public security of any kind, or an
r stock or property whatever in any nations
g bank. cannot recall any time in my Who'll
g life when owned as much as 81 900 in th
: stock or property of any corporation in tn
Il world. 1 never received from any source j
g the world any money, either gift or donatio
!. to pay any of the expense of my politics
q campaigns. All the other falsehoods an
: equally baseless and wicked. The silly bu
d malicious suggestions that am the ''pet {
" Wall street." and not in sympathy with th
n west, are triumphantly contradicted b
IS every page of the record of my public lie
y All my actions. votes, and speeches attes
|. their complete falsehood and absurdity.
b have always held that I owe allegianc
o to one Federal Constitution, persons
q and political fidelity " to. one country
s faithful and impartial service to a
d the people and especial persona
K gratitude and devotion to the people OF tn
IS West, and to my immediate constituents
# and during every hour of my public servic
d / labored and voted in the spirit of these OF
r legations, and with an unwavering purpose
s. to the utmost of my ability, to cOmprehen
Is and discharge them. With what measure {
10 success these efforts were attended, it is fo
n the judgment of my constituents and m
% countrymen to determine. / uniformly OF
y posed centralism, uSurpaticn of ungrante
d powers, extravaganza and corruption in &C
IS ministration, selfish or lavish grants of put
y lie lands, money or franchise to corpora
II tions or individuals, all schemes of monopc
is ly, bounty, or subsidy, all enaetments j
D the interest of favored classes, corruI
c rings, lobbies, or other plundereIs, and
7. ALL SALARY GRAB LAWS
a whether any of these schemes came fror
le the east or the west, the north or the soutl
or from political friends or toes. Do nee
to point out the motives that prompt a
these ISLANDERS? Are they not readilyappareI
. to all intelligent persons These who see
thereby to create in the minds of good an
S: honest men throughout the district the in
Ne preston that am unworthy to be again Ell
:. trusted with the duties of Representative,
"a that was corrupt in my high office tia
Id / made illicit profit out of my official infll
ne ence; that | was the tool or hired alto
ne ney OF wicked men for corrupt and sections
er purposes; that in the professsed motives
rs my public acts L have been insincere an
inl dishonest. It seems to me that more inf