The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-15


capital shall not be afraid.
The South is now being covered with
rroops. If Gen. Grant would investigate for
himself would not fear the result. In many
respects / admire him. He Is man OF
great ability, and does not nate people mere
" because they oppose his corrupt party.
Two years ago 1 said that we were fighting
the ring that controlled him more than the
president himself, and now we have to fear
the bad influences that surround him. he
will not investigate. He will take his in
formation from the most malignant man In
the country, the attorney general. Inc
men who are maintaining such
baleful authority in the South, crawl
into the Office of attorney general, and do
their work. 1t is a dreadful thing that our
army must be used TO perpetuate rule so
hurtful to the whole country, such as pre-
walls in South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Whole communities and
the business and production of the country
are being PLAYED upon for political results.
The welfare of the country calls for
change. Let the sentiment be felt everywhere
from the palace of the capitalist to the cabin
of the negro that complete and exact justice
shall prevail, and then all will once more
bow to public authority. 1t was so once; 1t
NAV be so again. The party in power has
failed. Let us not be led by hate to utter
ruin.
PUBLIC LANDS, FOREIGN POSTAGE, ETC.
The congressional address says "since the
advent of the republican party the finish
ing touches have been given to our land
system :" That is nearly true. There may
not be much more to grant. But Senator
Pratt claims for his party the credit of the
homestead policy. That measure was not
carried by the votes of either party, it was
supported by men of both parties. But
Andrew Johnson, whom they sought to inn
peach, was the real author of the measure.
| IN tie aicfa mr. aA a
in Congress before the birth of the republic
can party. / understand that Senator Pratt
also claims for his party the credit of secur-
ing the full right of naturalization and its
recognition by European countries; and
also the credit of cheap foreign postage.
How can he make such claim? These
| important and valuable measures were not
secured by legislation, but by treaties-and
the leading treaties were negotiated by An
drew Johnson, at time when he was OPP
posed by the party, when the party hatred Of
him was so great that it pursued him by
wicked impeachment. ] voted to ratify the
| important treaties of that class. Senator
Pratt was not then in the Senate.
FRAUDULENT APpoRT1oNMENr.
will ask your attention to some ques
| tons more Immediately affecting our State
At the special session of a legislature of 1872
an unjust aud wicked law was passed divid
! ing the State into senatorial and representa-
tive districts 1t was done to enable the
party to hold political power in the Iegisla
ture against the majority OF the people
Gov. Baker would not sign it. No mar
ought to have voted for it. They now pro-
pose to appropriate and use the advantages
of the crime by securing the reelection o
Senator Pratt. The history of such nefariou.
efforts has generally been that they turf
against the guilty party. How shall it bt
now? VIII the people of Indiana become
IL H.
them the benefit of the wrong? Let us see
That my motives may not be misunder
stood in what it is nv duty to say upon thi
subject, wish to assure you that in NJ
event can have any personal interest in it
| am not, and viii not, be candidate for thu
United States Senate. / did not want to b.
a candidate for governor, as many of yOl
know, but have accepted the office, and in
tend to hold it during the term.
As we all have to obey the laws, il is fai
and right, and by all honorable men recog
nized as fair and right, that we shall have al
equal voice in making the laws. But deem
ing it possible that, for party gains, SOM
men might reject this sentiment O
justice and right, our constitution ha
provided that the apportionment EX-SENATOR
and representatives among the countie
shall be according to the numbers of tn
voting population, to be ascertained by al
enumeration every sixth year.
The oath of the legislator to obey the con
stitution is, in this respect, only to do what
Just and right.
The enumeration next before the passag
of this law made the voting population {
the State to be 379,0SS. The entire vote i
October, 1872, just before the law. passed
was 81 $40. The difference between tn
enumeration and the vote was only ,269.
will test the law by a comparison of til
apportionment to the counties, with the
vote.
The entire vote of the State, 81, $40. al
portioned among one hundred represents
tives and fifty senators, would give one req
resentative TO ATS, and one senator to 7,55
voters.
Lake county, with vote of 2,444, whic
is ,34 below the representative ratio, b.
one representative.
Porter, with a vote of 1917, which is 81
below the ratio, has one representative.
Steuben. with q vote of 9 7q3 which Is 9S
below the ratio, has one representative.
/. Lagrange, with a vote of 2,S67, which
Oil below the ratio, has one representativ,
Jennings, with a vote of 3,434, whic
is 1888 below the ratio, has one represer
tative.
vermillion, with vote of 2,245, whic
is 1888 below the ratio, has one represent,
tive.
Warren, with vote of Z, 400, which is q
below the ratio, has one representative.
Lawrence, with vote of 8, $50, which is q
below the ratio, has one repres- NATIVE.
!, Monroe, with a vote OF 3,2l6, which is II
| beloT the ratio, has one representative.
And Benton and Newton together, with
! vote of 1885, which is S43 below the rati'
! have oner representative.
These eleven counties are strongly repul
: lican, giving an aggregate republican majo
J ity of 1852, but they lack S,799 votes to 81
title them to the ten representatives give
them.
There are seven othef counties which ia
2 below the ratio In their vote, and are above
3 each representative, but the aggregate d.
ficiency is less than one representative al
D portionment.
: Bartholomew is democratic county, wit
e a voting population of 4,76l, which was 81
r more than enough fol representative, bI
i she was allowed none. Brown county
q democratic, with total vote of 1888. 81
Q was allowed no representative; but she ar