The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-11

lure Mr. VOORHEES, ~ this particular
'lime by reference TO the Congressional
.aiagy question calls tor the plain state
'nrai of a few facts and an appeal to the
principles of common justice. We do
mot beheve the Democratic party has
'nne standard by which 10 Judge Mr.
Noorhecs and another standard by which
ITO measure other prominent men ~ the
marty. We do not believe il VIII con-
laemn and destroy him for mi~take
admitting IL 10 be one. which il has
passed over in silence ana even in ap-
probation when committed by other.
Let u therefore examine TIE record OF
other leading Democrats on lhiS subject
and be- just in our judgments. Tie
imemOcr- aud Senator'S of the Thirty
iainih Congress were elected with a
-alary of $4,000 per annnm together
with mileage. the tranking privilege.
ani other perquisites Ia 1896 thev in-
-rcaSed the salary from $4,000 to $50 o
.D-r gpuum and applied the increase TO
themselves. making $1,000 for the two
wears OF That Congress. of what j. now
allied back paw 10 each Senator and
member. Thcy also kept their mileage,
4~i ongress wa refunded. Now who
a r iae men in Indiana y no took this
nOmev in Tie 1l.riy-ninth Congress?
iov. Hendricks. then Senator. took IL
md kept 10. He WAS then and j. now
lvoriie III Indiana aud throughout the
naiiOn. let viii. more q. this money
'han Mr.. VOORHEES, received and on pre-
risely the same principle, GOV. Hen
tricks was endorsed by Tie Democracy
af Indiana Ia 1855. both in convention
ul al the pnl., - their candidate Tor
,oNernor. und ar,in nominated Tor the
- ne po-iiinu in 1872. anti iiiai time elcc-
cd 20 the position hc now holds. Hon.
Michael G.. hcrr a man OF ability and
ush personal character. Was u member
q the House Oi Representatives in 1866.
.nd did exactly. on the salary question,
i. hat Gov. lcnirirk- did ia the Scuaie.
;ic touk so. Increased pay 81 "A member
q the Congress " w'iich made the Increase
Wd aisO Kept j mileage. Doe, aHv
i3mc wlo nuw a-sg;ls Mr. VOORHEES, on
DIS GIc.i inB.i uEbi ihe personal inieg-
iiy uf NJ. HERR? Tie has been numi-
IlAlni and elected three times 10 Cun-
gr.s> siirr hc look thi, >O-called "aask
.tly.N arl ~ is now widely aud inyOra-
.ip spoken of ~ lhe Democratic candi-
tate Tor Srea@er Of ih. next House.
Ion. VIM r. \ ihiark was also mem-
Beer 81 ihc Thirls -ninfh Congress. and
received ihe same increase Of salary a.,
,iev. Hendricks and Gr. Kerr ana he
lt> been three times since elected ip
Comgre>s by his constituents lndrcd.
very n'einber ~ Congress from indi-
,ua. hoih Democrats snl Republicans
40 1855, received a lnrg r. r.aSe pi Pas
for tne term 10 which they were then
9l.ciel. Including their mileage. ,atn
iir. \ NOorAccs did ~ tic Forl SECOND
, 'angres-. Senator Henry =. i.auc. a.
pare aud as honorable a man as live. in
lndians, took IN. j. b. regarded 11 any
llsriy a. di-graccd mau Indeed the
mo~t disiimLn -lcd men iu both parties
have done precisely what Mr.. voorhees,
i.l ever since iue foundation az the
Government. end been fully endorsed
fl q approved 81 hile II j. now proposed
30 apply different rule TO him.
Eat SAKE the Indiana Legislature IT,
clf. Two wears ago il Increased The
pry ct IT, members from Eve 10 eight
io.lar> a day and applied the increase 10
rie members naAiug H. IL was larger
increase 40 proportion TO tie existing
|pay iliaa WAS made in the Forty second
ongre-s. and yef we think il was not
500 much. We think the pay Of men.-
.hers ct the Legislature ought TO hc no
less than il T. now placed at They ali
received thi- increase compensation two
4, ears ago. and many OF them hav, been
Ife-tieeied aud some. a. j. the ca.e OF
Hon. James ID. Williams OF Knox coun-
~, have been dceerycGly elevated to
higher positions. Ii can hardly be pos
siDle that exactly the same question cam
bc used a. an instrument to destroy MIR.
~ corhees in an Indiana Legislature.
4 Now. we ere not writing 10 defend. OF
to assail an, bcdy's votes or conduct On
this subject. Ai,i We are writing for the
'lOld-iashionet principle Of fair play.
" hich j. jewc. in politics a. well As
every where else. Il The Democratic
party can afford 90 forgive Mr.. Ilcn-
dricks. Mr Kerr. and hundred Of ot,er
distinguished leaders for the one mis-
taken act of their lives they can Afford
rio forgive Mr.. VOORHEES,. His service,
have been ~ faithful as theirs. aud hay,
a;Oncd tor az many faults. ia the past
aand IL the DAYS of greatest danger u,
was always AT the front. beg~ing Tia,
.color- OF his party into the tnirAest o
Zine izht. Aud even Two years ago
ilwheu he found he could not persuade
shis party to his policy, he deferred &
tile organization OF the Democratic par
'tty. and fought and fell under lis fay
e iint more than al lac Is right now, 49,,
= -,,, Tho side of Tie lab0rinw. opprps ~,
nss,es of the country. lie has made