The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-09


70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Jon rnal
Election abuses are reported under the various
State regulations. peaceful reform is prefer
able to mere seditious agitation. While two
score systems of casting counting and returning
prevail. q charge made by citizens OF one State
against the election methods of another State Is
met with the query ''What are you going to do
about 1T" A national wrong should have rem
edy by due course of national law. The con-
federases deny to Congress implied powers, but
the power to make alter the means OF
securing free vote and fair count
is express. ARTICLE l, Section A. This power
may be exercised at any time and TO any extent
Zoo u. S. Rep. 371.) complaint OF abuses,
however wellgrounded, is fully met by plank
in our platform to this effect touching the cleo
ton OF Congressman and presidential electors
I'VE favor the passage by Cone ress OF gen.
eral aud uniform election law under the pro-
visions Of the national Constitution, securing TO
every one entitled to the elective franchise, q
free vote and a fair count
lfsuch law was passed the equity Of its pro-
visions could be fairly discussed without the
odium of local comparison. s. P. THOMPSON.
RENNsELAER, May 6, 1883.
The Indiana Gas Towns and Wells.
TO the Editor Of the indianapolis Journals
notice an article in this mornings Journal
entitled 1.-THE States Great Wealth." in which
reference is made to the production OF natural
gas. A list is given of few of the gas towns
with the number of wells and the total capacity.
Now, as am in measure responsible for the
figures given by Prof. Collett and as great in
justice has been done the natural-gas towns and
the whole State. in fact, desire to say that the
figures given are not reliable, with possibly .
few exceptions. The data was obtained by
prnf lott tons fhor nm han m
ton, and at q time and under circumstances
that rendered IL impossible for me to give exact
data He was repeatedly informed that the es-
Inmates given were not even approximately
correct With knowledge Of all the circum-
stances he publishes this guess work list as a
result of his own examination. Had it been
tho result of his own investigation
should have had nothing to
responsibility upon my shoulders deem it only
| justice II myself to mako the above statements.
phe figures were NOT intended for publication,
and If used for the purpose for which they were
procured could have done no harm. for if pub
lished at all they would have first been COM
pared with my complete report now on file
with the United States Geological Survey at
Washington repeatedly destined to give
Inmates of the capacity OF the wells as could
not give from memory anything reliable. Ow-
ing TO the friendship existing between rs could
not we'll refuse to give him rough estimate
when informed Of the purpose for which they
were intended, but repeatedly informed him
that they were only guess work The Sheridan
and Fishers Station wells he Is responsible for.
suggested that he could procure some exact
data from the Trust company. the Broad Rip
pie company and the Capital City company.
but no effort seems to have been made to Sc
cure such data for the list as published is es-
sentially the same as when seen by me, no
towns having been omitted from his list
IL Prof. Collett will vouch for
the accuracy of the figures given then I will
have nothing to say. have from time to time
In all cases have endeavored to give figures as
nearly exact possible. Many towns have
been omitted from his list. some having wells as
large any of the towns named. If the list
had been secured in any other manner should
have made no criticism, however much 1t may
be in error, but under the circumstances just
ice TO myself demands the above statements.
MUNCIE, May7. A. }. PHISNEY.