The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16


Mr.. EDIToR.-Dear Sir:-In lookin.
over your paper find an article headcs
extravaganza, and atiributing that ex
travagance 10 me. Now, / do not thinl
that yon would wilfully misrepresen
my name; therefore, hope you viii
not hesitate 10 publish this as my cx,
Iplanation. You say extravaganza 4.
what am in favor OF, or al leas, such i,
the logical conclusion any one will arrive
lat aner reading the article. Now sir
y is just the reverse what | am after
IN the hrst place, you admit that w
must have new State house within the
next ten years, and which l. true. r. /,
not good time to commence making
preparations for il while we have 4
IUovernor whom we know to be ihe
greatest economizer In the state: III
we commence next year, II can not bs
finished by the time Governor William
lretires from Office.
As 70 the indianapolis ring being
|gratified by the passage Of my bill. II l.
ast TO the contrary. There is not one OF
the Marion county representatives in
Iavor o. Its passage, because IL prohibits
them from carrying out their ring
scheme as It is already formed. The
Dill Is so guarded that II Is impossible
Ior ring, and hence the opposition by
tne indianapolis men. The bill pro-
viues that the house shall not cost more
than S2,O0O,O0O, and is SO guarded that
y must be finished for that amount
fou also say, that the present State
house Is plenty good enough: that Il
perhaps so. IL there was no dancer az i,
iaiiing 70 pieces il would do: but sir il
y cfuHbiing to pieces, and there never
VIII be another session held in it whether
there j. house built or not, every thing
aoout Il excepting rock and brick is rot.
ten, even the brick wall is crumbliny
down, and twice during this session ha ve
they been compelled to repair the roof.
although il - an iron one. but the wood
Is 50 decayed that il does not hold the
naiis. 20 i Is q fact that we will have
20 DHiid State house, and we might a.
wen stare that fact square In the face.
ana do not think that one intelligent
taxpayer ~ Dubois and Martin counties
would say that we did not need new
State house IL he would come here and
look nc this one. I do non think fha,
~ 1922" ~ shfr &Etdt CtNte ufSIre That
iheir representatives should be N danger
o. IoseinR fbeir lives on account or or
Tor the purpose Or saving pittance i'll
taxes 4 en- ~ favor Of economy. but Il
40 not propDec 20 be niggardly. | am
wiHng % redocc my fees and every
other officers fees fifteen per cert. and
~ we 90 that, we can build new State
house IN five years, with the product
derived from that source alone. Now
one more feature Of the bill. as IL now
stands. provides for the levyinQ Of Al
small tax as you even declare yourself
in favor Of; but instead Of collecting
that tax and leaving 1t in the hands Of
the officers for an indefinite period of
time, u provides 70 commence building
in 1878. and as we must naturally build|
slow IL we want good building. IL car
be built without injury to the tax PAYERS.
In conclusion. will only say, that III
you will come and make q personal and
thorough examination OF the old rick
called State house, you would say 20 to-
building at once. A. J. GosMANN.