The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-24

Mr.. owen, one Of the advanced thinkers as
he was termed, Is due the credit for that act;
and all subse auent legislation has been ow-
ing TO the intelligence and morality OF the
Democratic party.
The Senator from Wayne desires to apply
some CT the pfecedents established in Eng-
land to our own forms of government.
While believe some of them are vaiuabls,
yet, nevertheless, some of them could not
be applied here with the same good results
they have there, Oar financial, social aud
political conditions are entirely different
from those Of England, and we can't trans
plant their political ideas here and expect
them to grow and flourish. Englsnd has no
written law. She has law that has grown
up by custom. Ii is different with Us. Oar
laws are written, and those laws are guide
for our people In their social, political and
other conditions. l don't want to see new
and strange methods Introduced into the
com mon polity of this State. / don't want
TO learn to fss'. / believe in holding as
much power in my hand as / possibly can,
when give back TO the State part OF my
personal liberty and right tor the protection
she gives to me.
Mr.. FOWLER: I demand the previous
question.
Mr.. FOULKE: II seems to me il would
only be fair, where an attack has been made
on the Republican party and where refer.
ence has been made to my position per-
sonally, that ! should be sllo we'd. say five or
ten minutes 10 answer.
Mr.. FOWLER: For tie purpose of al
lowing the Senator from Wayne to answer
anything he considers personal, l with ira7
the demand.
Lieutenant Governor MANSON: l am
glad De has Withdrawn it.
Mr.. MCCLURE: 1 would like TO see the
opposition given a. chance 70 present them
selves as favorablv as they can in reference
to this matter. You may have noticed that
most OF the Senators who have jumped on
my friend from Wayne have been Demo-
Gratis and want him and our Republican
brethren in favor OF a Constitutional Con.
yentiOn to have q chance to present them
selves as favorably as they can before the
Senate and the people.
Mr.. FOULKE: As to the argument in
favor of calling q Constitutional Convention,
the Senator from Huntington Mr.. Hlligass
said yesterday that there were only three or
four points in which the Constitution needed
amendment In accordance with nay argu-
ment. There are no less than eighteen, and
not one of them has been answered by any
Senator upon this floor. Not in one instance
in which / have shown the Constitution
needs revision hiss there been any argument
in denial OF that fact. We are told that To-
diana has grown splendidIy under the pres
emit Constitution therefore we should leave
it be as it is. That argument is like at
tributing the prosperity of the United States
free trade policy, or to things of that kind.
The growth OF Indiana has been not in con-
sequence Of the Constitution, but in spite OF
it. These things reach beyond the law. It
is in spite of restrictions imposed by the
Constitution that we have grown and viii
continue TO grow WHISTLER We call Consti.
tutiODai Convention or whether we don't.
We may DO something to accelerate this
progress, or we may do something u reta-d
il. We should give the people more pc YER
We should trust the psople mora.
The Senator from Gibson Mr. McOol-
lough) said that some of tie provisions have
pointed out az needing amendment or revi-
sion have been established since the adoption
of the Constitution. Does tnst show that
they are proper, or that they should not be
sbrogated? He says We don't need new
Constitution TO aid the railway Interests, and
that railroad men are demanding new Con-
stitution in furtherance OF their interests.
That ls hardly fair argument. Nobody has
said il is TO further railroad interests that a
new Constitution is demanded. On the con-
trary, 1t is because the railroads and other
corporations have grown to such gigantic
proportions; il is because wealth has been
consolidated Ia few roads, and because ii
Yields mighty power, that there is need 70
protect the people against that power. That
is why new Constitution is desirable.
It is said that that desire to see Consti-
tuition in which prohibition and woman's
suffrage may be maintained. Whatever
may be my personal views on either OF these
questions, my desire is that the people of
the State shall have an opportunity to de.
termine whether the right OF suffrage shall
be as broad as the world aud as free as the
air we breathe, and that the people shall
have the right TO determine upon regula-
tons for the liquor traffic in their respective
| towns and townships And the best way TO
| do that is to submit these proportions To the
| people in separate provisions by Constitu-
| tional Convention.
| 1t is said that am bringing my models
| from England; that sometimes I am in ad-
vance of the times and at other times be-
| hind. / recognize that there are institutions
| IN England which would be q curse to trans
| plant in this country, but whenever / find
anything that is good, whether it be in Hin
doc, China, or Japan, am willing TO adop'
| it.
Mr.. FOWLER: / now renew the demana
for the previous question.
| The Senate seconded the demand, and az
| der its operation the motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report was re-
| jected by yeas l6, nays %.
! Mr.. WILLARD, explaining his negative
vote, said: For twelve years, with varied
experience IN both branches OF the Legisls
ture have always favored the calling of \
| Constitutional Convention. | believe, per
sonslly, that the interests of the State re-
| quire il. / believe that Section - in Article
] ! OF the Constitution will prohibit as Ions
| as IL stands, the enactment OF proper fee
and salary law in this State. / cencsd,
| the necessity, at no distant day
| for new Constitution. bat til
last State Republican Convention saw fit u
| throw Q sop To the prohibitionsts by dsclar
| ing IN favor OF Constitutional Convention,
| with the quiet intimstion given that the
| Constitutional Convention. if il came into
| Republican hands, would let the people
have the question OF prohibition submitted
to them upon that point by 2i,000 majority.
! The people have decided, and, therefore,
yield my personal views to the idea of party
| policy. believing that no minority Of party
is as wise as the majority. vote NO"
| The minority report, recommending in.
| definite postponement of the bill, was con-
! Cured in without division.