The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-08
kEPREsENTATIvE HART.
His Views on the Interest once
Ion ana on the Corruption oi
the Ballot Box. -

! .,on' and on the Corruption [.
" the Ball0t-BOx.
ffKAsANs YArIrY Ort eoth rs-s
LniIoK TINES II see in the I.oovn.
ltfee lines ot Oct. Gath. m ablv w,;,,o
rAr'icie ~ favor Of reduction of the ~
~ Interest, which heartily endorse.
ma from the host information 7 "a,
Y 'oo."iii' that NE people Of Indiana 10
,'a'e' corporate and individual liab;li
I lies are ~ debt about one-third ~ M.
'l"noie valuation fihe real and persona
property within the state.
III that onc-ihird brought an ;n,oros,
so' FIX per cent, ii would make II ~ M
~ Two per cent. on the whole. Now
nc yearly increase Of productive
'sa.'" I" me state i only little over
nfce per cent, il would rive over ~,
'nNu,l proportion of the increase 10 Tie
nr'ul'or class; therefore. / think tha,
'nse per cent onght To be The standard
n interest IN Indiana, in order thar the
1'e 'eNi'or ana debtor Glasses m,ght have
a" e4uai proportion OF the i'm crease ~
productive wealth.
ia the paper Of The same dare ~
'ice an article in relation 10 con,,a.,
promise 10 pay monav
Mi1ilout relief from valuation Iaws
7"Vn contracts appear 10 be yolnut.,,,
on we part of tie debtor but exper;cncc
'eachcs Us that il has pernicio,s enc,
1n sociely. and in most eases disastrous
~ 'i'e debtor, as many such contrac,s
~ indirectly compulsory.
however before forming n conci,,-
''oh' 4 would like TO hear throuoh ,ha
'ress; the opinions OF our mosf exnar;-
'nceu eitl1ens; as in that case peonla
YOU'D have 10 sacrifice privafa r;ah,s
q lhe public good.
mere = ahoiher matter TO which
~. newspapers call the attention al
- ncAl iegisiature-namely. tile cor-
"p'ioh practiced on the elective fran
nise- They recommend stringentl
Tvs ~ protect The ballot-box: but II an
$50 ~ me that none Of the press nre-
o''oe~ 'ne right remedy for The disease
an wen convinced that The extravs-
an -aiaries allowed by law 10 nf,icars
N s'e gfotiid-work and foundation od
he corruption used IN The efforts modal
obtain office. The old men ~ Naw;,
'u other counties know bv axn.,;.,,.r'
'"' ~ views are correct They know
~" "ur president was allowed hali
y a'iio"''' ne now receives. our foreivnI
n'..rr> ~ proportion; our congress-
~ hve dollars per day: our STATE leo;s-
'o's tnfee dollars per dav. and otha,l
a'e I, oiictrs ii proportion and countx
ncers about half the amount thev ara
lowed now. that In those ti,ncs ~ roa
a.".0 s'n1lles' there was very llnlel
IL. ,nr''''"' u ifand, corruption and bri
~ ~ eiec'"nS therefore. in nv opin-
y ING rue remedy 10 restore N.
in! "a ne balot-boy. j. 10 reduce alll IL
a'ies ~ Officers. federal. state ana
.ii lmWh ~ reasonable common.
- ii'at course would insure he Nj
'''s ~ me elective franchise. ana tLe eI,'s
'naheh'y of this great republic. ~ W
IA" '"e "'her hand. IL corruption Il ~.
'ouFa4ed ny The indurcmcnt M ob- ~
''lng nigh salaries. twill Increase ana
rhs pe ne downfall Or The rcnnbIic
take 2 financial view 81 the casa 4, w
uia REFUGE The amount or foxcs M M"'
peopic 81 Indiana pay about e3uo. ''''
I anef allowing their slate and cnuntv,
eerS reasonable compensation for
n services. Consequently viii IN
avor ~ = resolution passing ,be nax, /
stature. isking our members H. rnn' lem
~ u~e 'heir Influence TO procure retl
Passage Of law reducing the sa,sr-lhc
y conErcssnena Il All federal \ II cers lin
would also iavor law Lv our pext viii
Stature reducing the fees OF state AMI ing
nty officers. M ~" WI,
conclusion. will say to the ci,i. ling
81 Maflin and Dubois counties. that sho
ABOVE are my honest convictions re- oft
ing me matters contained in the thin
'osi'ions set forth. | earnestly re- THE
\ 'hem 20 advise me through fhela VI
I, ana suggest TO me matters thai An,
oe of interest 20 us all, and let M Perl
,,nr sentiment be known throughout also
units of the state: hoping that welpon
gnln public opinion ia our favorlihro
strong and mighty than All the elthen
slsis that may combine against ne. shoe
THOMAS HART. of G,