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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

power of the state to so regulate and control Its
use In proper case, as to secure the general
safety and the public welfare. These princi-
pies have beer frequently asserted in our courts,
and are so familiar that a reference to particu-
lar authorities is not thought needful. They
are good and healthful rules. and should be fol-
lowed by all courts. People VS.. ellison,
American State Reports, ", 467-46S.)
The supreme court of the United States
is always governed by this principle in
passing upon the constitutionality OF state
as well as of federal statutes. ITO pro-
nounce law OF one of the states uncon-
stitutional demands the gravest consid-
Grafton; and law should never be so de-
nominated if it can, upon any other prin-
ciple, be correctly explained" This is
the rule as laid down by the supreme
court repeatedly. (Abbott's Digest, i, 753.)
Judge COOLEY (''Principles of Constitu-
tional Lava work which, although
designed as a text book for schools, might
well be studied by many of our judges
and legislators) says, speaking of the duty
OF the courts, to recognize and give effect
to the constitution as the paramount law
whenever a statute conflicts with it:
The obligation to perform this duty, when
ever the conflict appears, is imperative; but
the duty is nevertheless delicate one, because
the court in declaring statute invalid must
necessarily override the decision of the legis-
lative department, made in the course of the
performance of its peculiar duties and where
1t must be assumed to have acted on its best
judgment. The task therefore, is one TO be
entered upon with caution, reluctance aud
hesitation, and never until the duty becomes
manifestly imperative.
Every court of respectable authority
upon constitutional law may be cited to
the same effect. Every presumption is in
favor of the validity of legislative enact
ment. Courts must assume that il was
inspired by proper motives, and that the
legislature had before 1t every evidence
necessary to enable it to take the action it
did take" They should not set any law
aside unless it is in plain and open con-
tiict with the constitution.
And yet lot of whipper-snapper poll
ticians are running around town boasting
that "our supreme court will stand by the
party and knock all these democratic laws
sky high Probably they don't know
what they are talking about. But all the
same they are exhibiting a lamentable
ignorance of the character of the judicial
Office, and are doing all they can to bring
the supreme court into the popular con-
tempt that q partisan exercise of its au-
thority would invite
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
Inc HypocriticaI senate.

The senate tariff bill as passed by the
senate and sent TO the house on pretense
of being an amendment to, but in fact an
original bill as a substitute for the Mills
bill that passed the house, is such a
stupendOus monument Of hypocrisy that
il ought to damn every senator who voted
for it. and make him an object of uni
verssl obloquy.
That the tariff was too high; was I'M
equal and unjust in its exactions and
operations; that it ought to be completely
revised and reformed and reduced; that
the tax should be so adjusted as to fall
more largely on imported Injuries and
more lightly on necessaries, and be
largely if not entirely removed from raw
material used for manufacturing in this
country, was a universal admission. II
was not questioned or disputed by any
party or intelligent person Of any political
profession. Every national convention
pledged its party if elected to accomplish
these ends.
What is called protection, that is.
taxing all the people heavily by means of
tariff 10 benefit few who did not need
it. had been so long enforced, that large
manufacturing interests and regulations
had grown up much like an INDECENT
nicer on the body polite. 1t could not
be cut out at once without some danger
Of disturbing existing currents in such a
way as to disturb or temporarily iDjure
general business conditions. Therefore, it
was necessary to proceed by degrees with
q reduction Of the tariff and change Of
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
The BoodIers Must BE Saved.

One OF the first acts of the new admins
tration was to demand the resignation of
L. s Dist-Atty. WATTS of West Virginia.
Mr.. WATTS was in the midst of i'm
portant prosecutions Tor violations of the
election law, and he very properly refused
to resign, and invited President HARRISON,
if he thought best, to exercise his prerog-
alive of removal.
The recent campaign in West Virginia
was conducted by the republicans on the
Dudley plan. Money was used in the
purchase of votes with a lavIshness never
before witnessed in that state. The cleo
ton was characterized by the most fla
grant scandals, and was, in fact, little better
than a public auction. Since the election
the L. 5. grand jury at Wheeling has re-
turned about two hundred indictments
for election frauds. \ majority of the
indictees are republicans, although the
grand jury was composed about equally
of democrats and republicans. The Wheel
ing Register says:
Men OF every class and walk Of like were be-
fore the Jury. No man was denied a hearing
VINO knew dught OF violation OF the law. Inc
evidence was carefully screened and sifted in
every case No indictment was found except
upon complete proof. Guilty men of both
parties we're indicted, and guilty men OF both
parties escaped because the evidence was not
strong enough TO secure conviction.
L. ). Atty WATTS prepared these cases and is
ready to go forward to trial on them. He is
confident that conviction would result in nearly
every instance. Ii they were drawn unwisely
or maliciOusly, n trial IN court would expose
that fact. 1t would put the prosecution to
shame. Why then do republican leaders, pro-
Tossing TO believe that this is the work of parti
sanship, demand that the prosecutor be re-
moved before a single case is decided?
They do not believe that il is the work OF
partisanship. They know In their secret souls
grand jury are guilty, and many more behind
them are guilty of still blacker crimes. 1t Is to
protect these chief criminals whose connec-
ton with the corrupt transactions of the last
campaign might be brought out by an inquiry
in the court, that they secured a demand for
Gen. WATTS resignation. They intend TO make
him the scapegoat TO shield their offenses.
Mr.. Warts resignation is of course de-
manded, so that the republicans may con-
troll the prosecutions and allow the hood
lers to escape punishment. The admins
tration is evidently determined that none
of the rascals who helped buy the presi-
dency for BENJAMIN HARRISON shall be
brought to justice.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

The first appointees of the new presi-
dent are, with scarcely an exception,
machine politicians of the lowest grade,
whose only title TO official preferment rests
upon questionable party services. OF this
type is ARTHUR c. MELLETTE the new gov
ernor OF Dakota, SMILEY y. CHAMBERS, who
succeeds Judge CLAYPooL as U. s. district
attorney for Indiana, and GEORGE s.
BAcHELLER of New York, who is made
assistant secretary of the treasury in pref
erence TO Mr.. CHARLES f. COOK whose
especial fitness for this post is universally
conceded. Mr.. Coon has held the posi-
ton once, and is peculiarly well equipped
for its duties. According to a Washington
telegram to the Journal, ''Secy. WINDOW
would have preferred him for his knowl-
edge OF the department, but Mr.. CooN had
no political backing lrhaterer, ercept Tice-
President MORTON, aud the NeiC York delega-
tioH demanded the selection of a man for
that place who had strong political FOL-
lo'ring and could exercise a poUefw influence
IN that state" How ''the spirit of civil GER
vice reform" pervades this inspired" an
nouncementl Imagine the sensation with
which Reformers FoULKE. SWIFT and Nor
TON must have read it, as well as the lists
OF nominations thus far made by our re-
form (? p president.
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forcible expression of the convention upon this
subject. The law should have the aid of a
friendly Interpretation and be faithfully and
vigorously enforced. All appointments under
II should be absolutely free from partisan con-
slderations and influence. Some extensions of
the classified list are practicable and desirable
and further legislation extending the reform to
other branches of the service, To which II is APP
pllcable, would receive my approval. In ap-
polntments to every grade and department, mt
Sentlal and discriminating test and fidelity and
efficiency the only sure tenure OF Office. Only
the interests of the public service should Sug-
gest removals from Office. l know the practi-
cal dithcultIes attending the attempt TO apply
the spirit of the civil service rules to all ap-
pOintments and removals. 1t will, however, be
my sincere purpose, if enacted, to advance the
reform.
These specific pledges unQuestionably
secured for HARRISON the support of
thousands of civil service reformers. But
it is already evident that they were not
made to be fulfilled, but merely TO catch
votes. President HARRISON began to vio-
late them the day after his inauguration.
He has violated them every day since
Sunday possibly excepted. Not single
appointment has been made in the spirit
OF civil service reform" He is very
busily engaged in bestowing the public
offices as rewards for political services,
and especially for such as Injured to his
personal advantage. We would find
no fault with this if the ele-
ment of honesty were present.
II the president and his party had said,
before the election, that if they were sue
cessful they intended to appropriate all
the offices to themselves nobody would
have a right to complain. But the admin
istration's defiant and contemptuous vio-
lation of solemn pledges certainly invites
the condemnation of everybody, whether
of the civil service reform faith ornot, who
believes in honest politics. Thepresident is
exhibiting himself TO the country in the
character of dissembler and hypocrite.
He is scarcely two weeks in office, and the
official guillotine is in full swing. And
yet the inspired organ has the assurance
70 tell us that ''the idea of saying one
thing and meaning another, or of making
a public pledge for political effect with no
purpose OF carrying it into effect is en-
tirely foreign to the presidents nature,
and that he will not entertain the idea
that platforms are made merely to
catch votes-to be used during a campaign
and ignored afterward :"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

INDIANA is getting some very valuable
advertising out of its new election law.
The New York EUening Post says:
Indiana has the honor Of being the second
state in the Union 10 enact a complete ballot
reform law. The Andrew bill based upon
the Australian method has passed both houses
OF the legislature and has been signed by the
governor. Il is a very voluminous law, con-
tanning many features OF the Massachusetts,
law, and is as complete an application of the
Australian system TO American methods as has
been formulated in any part OF the country. IL
provides for the printing and distributing of
all ballots by the state, for independent nom-
nations by means OF nomination papers, for an
absolutely secret ballot, and for the use OF no
ballots save those supplied by the state. There
Is no state in the Union more in need of such
law, for there is none in which there has been
more corruption at the polls. Under its pro-
visions Dudley 'hOaters in blocks OF FIVE" can.
not be followed to the polls 10 see if they vote
they have been bribed-an obstacle TO DUD-
LEY'S usefulness as power which may drive
him out OF politics. 1t should be added that
the Indiana legislature is strongly democratic
in both branches
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
Harrison.s FINANCIAL PnIicr.

1t will be remembered that during the
recent campaign BLAINE made vicious
attack upon the administration for de-
posting a portion of the treasury surplus
in national banks throughout the country.
Gen. HARRISON, in some of his speeches
to the pilgrims, echoed BLAINE's denun-
Citations, and his inspired organ" in this
city so far transgressed the bounds of
propriety and decency as to intimate that
President CLEVELAND and Secy. FAIR
CHILD shared with the banks the profits
arising from the handling of these funds
Now that Mr.. HARRISON is president he is
confronted with the question whether or
not he will follow out the policy
of the late administration in deal
ing with the surplus. Since the
bond-buying circular was issued last
April, bonds to the amount of about
1923, 100000 have been purchased by the
treasury. The prices at which these bonds
have been purchased have advanced only
u per cent for the A per cent. bonds, and
per cent. for the tours. If the policy ad-
vocated by BLAINE and HARRISON during
the campaign had been pursued, the prices
of these bonds would have been crowded
up to fancy figures, and the bondholders
would have made fat thing, while the
government would have been the sufferer
There is no doubt that Secy. FAIRcHnD's
policy was wise, and it is abundantly vim
Dictated by the results. He bought all the
bonds that could be obtained at reasona-
BILE figures, and instead OF boarding in the
treasury the surplus that could not be ad-
vantageously applied in this manner, he
deposited a large share of it in national
banks throughout the country, so that
business men could have the benefit OF it.
If the new administration changes this
policy, it will expose itself to just criti-
cism; if il does not change it, the country
will see that the attacks of Mr.. BLAINE
and Mr.. HARRISON upon President CLEvK-
LAND and Secy. FIRcHIID during the cam
paign were hypocritical and demagogical,
and utterly without justification. The
Commercial 1dcert;sey of New York states
the situation clearly III these words:
Mr.. HARRISON has three courses open. He
may continue the policy of his predecessor,
and say nothing about the unfortunate pledges
of last October. He may withdraw from the
banks the 100000 now on deposit, and lock
it up in the treasury, pending a gradual pur-
chase of bonds Or he may use all of this fund
at once in taking bonds at the lowest price at
which they are offered. The second course
means q dangerous money contraction, which
no new administration will dare TO face. The
bfrdi inv n a hOnn
lators, which will be contrary to every maxim
of business economy. We are inclined to think
that the new administration will accept the
first alternative and viii soon find that the
financial policy of Mr.. CLEvELAND's treasury
was too wise to be rashly and hastily repu-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

J. S. CLARESoN, who has been appointed
first assistant postmaster general, is known
to the country as a machine politician Of
the worst type. He it was who, according
to his own confession, attempted to buy
ST. JoHN, the prohibition candidate for
president in 1884, and he was implicated
with Quay and DUDLEY in procuring the
theft of the subscription lists of the New
York Toice during the recent campaign.
He is a great believer in the power of
Doodle, and in politics goes upon the the
DRY that every man has his price. He has
been for years boss of the Iowa repub-
ican ring. known as the "Des Moines re-
gency," and his paper, the Des Moines
Register, is recognized organ of monopoly
and jobbery. GARRISON will ''work" the
postoffices 'for all they are worth, as par
tisan agencies; and, we have no doubt. he
will have the postal service pretty thor
oughly demoralized ere many moons.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND allowed Marshal
HAWKINS predecessor, Gen. r. :. FOSTER,
to ill out his term, although Foster had
been very active in the campaign OF 1884
But Marshal HAWKINS, although his com
mission will not expire for more than a
year, is summarily removed. lie has made
an honest and faithful official, and there
could have been no objection to him save
his democracy, unless it be that his pres
ence in the marshal's Office, pending the
disposition of the election cases, might
have been embarrassing. Mr.. HAWKINS
retires from office with the respect of peo-
pie of all parties whose respect is worth
having.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

THE SENTINEL announced two or three
days ago that rupture had occurred be-
tween BLAINE and HARRISON over the
foreign appointments. A telegram printed
in yesterdays issue of the inspired
organ" confirms this report. A few days
will doubtless determine whether BLAINE
or HARRISON is to be boss. 1t is safe
guess, we think, that it will not be HAIR
RIsoN. BLAINE will run the administra-
ton, or, if he is not allowed to do that, he
will leave it, and make war on it from the
outside. In either event the poor thing
is pretty certain to be total wreck before
it is two years old.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

THE Journal is whining again about
what it calls the infamous gerrymander"
in Indiana. 1t is possible that in making
the last apportionment the benefit OF the
doubt" was given to the democrats. but
the so-called "gerrymander" in Indiana is
unquestionably more equitable than the
gerrymander in any republican state, and
there is no doubt that the democratic ma
est one. Any one who desires TO see a
really Infamous" partisan gerrymander,
should go to Ohio, or New York, or Con-
necticut.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

Ir is pretty cheeky for the Journal to
talk about minority government in Indi-
ana or anywhere else. The president of
the United States, in whom the Journal
claims large proprietary interest, is not
only a minority president, but he holds
the Office despite the fact that his prin-
cipal competitor, Mr.. CLEVELAND, received
one hundred thousand more votes than
he did. The republicans have a majority
in both houses OF the new congress, al
though their party comprises good deal
less than one-half the voters of America.
The republicans have been in minority
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

We hope no democrat holding a COM
mission in the federal service will tender
his resignation to President HARRISON.
Let the president take the responsibility
of making a removal, whenever he wants
place now held by democrat for re-
publican hustler. No democrat, of course,
will complain at being removed, but the
president should not be afforded the pre-
text of vacancies" for violating his civil
service pledges.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

might be true. But as it is, the commun-
ity has everything to lose and nothing to
gain by the substitution of such man as
DUNLAP for HAWKINS.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

SPEAKING of the tariff reform confer
ence which was held in this city on
March 4, the Cotvjer-JOurndl says:
The holding of such a meeting on that day
had peculiar significance. 1t shows the in
domitable spirit of the friends OF reform in In
diana, and how little they are dismayed by the
Inauguration Of an Indiana protectonist as
the president of the United States. 1t shows
further that they appreciate the importance of
agitation, discussion and organization, and
that they do not mean 10 lose any time before
beginning. y
The COUi-iG-JouTndl makes liberal ex-
tracts from the address of the Hon. c. 5.
BARROW of illinois, which, it says, was
as felicitoussn dicticn as it was strong in
argument, the speaker possessing the
faculty of enunciating well known princi-
Piles with peculiar terseness and force"
The C0urjcr-J9upGl also SAYS:
The friends Of reform in Indiana have taken
the right course and the example should be
utilized in every state where a similar organi-
zation does not already exist
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

Mr.. WALLACE, the newly-appointed
postmaster, intimates that be shall make
a clean sweep of the employees and fill
their places with republicans. He thinks
he can do this without violating the letter
of the civil service law, and is evidently
not inspired by its spirit" What does
the Indiana civil service reform associa-
ton propose TO DO about it?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

of the voting population of the United
States for the last fourteen years, and vet
during all that time Except for two years,
by virtue OF outrageous gerrymanders in
Connecticut, New York and other states,
and of the existence of rotten
boroughs like Rhode Island and
Nevada, they have controlled the L. :.
senate which has stood as the bulwar& OF
monopoly and privilege, preventing legis-
lation in the interest of the people. Dur
ing the two years that congress in both
branches was democratic, the republican
president of the United States-one HAYES
who owed his Office to bribery, forgery
and fraud, and not to the suffrages of the
people, employed the executive power
successfully to defeat their wishes. II
the fundamental principle of democratic
government is that the majority shall
rule, it was ignored during the whole
period OF republican ascendency, Just as it
is to-day. The republican party has never
been anything but minority party, and
when republican organs pretend to be
concerned about minority rule, they insult
popular intelligence.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

So ALBERT G. PORTER goes to Rome! He
will no doubt shine in the world OF
diplomacy, for ALBERT G. was certainly cut
out for a diplomatic. And how much
pleasanter will be his lot for the next four
years, with nothing TO do but hobnob with
kings and princes, and draw handsome
salary, than that OF ALVIN p. HovEY try
ing to play autccrat in Hoosierdom, and
making himself laughing-stock for the
people. When Albert G. PORTER refused
the republican nomination for governor
last summer, he did a very sensible thing
as we remarked at the time. We beg to
assure the new minister to Italy OF our dis
tinguished consideration.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

TREASURER GAPEN OF the insane hospital
board has been indicted for embezzling
5000 of the hospital funds. This $1,000
he loaned to JoHN +. SULLIVAN, and the
latter "repaid" it with worthless check.
State Treasurer LENCKE also loaned Sui
LlvAN public funds, but, more fortunate
than GAPEN, he was repaid. We cannot
see, however, that his good luck betters
his case any. But, being a republican Of
fetal, we presume he will not be molested.
The current theory hereabouts is that laws
are made for democrats only, and that re-
publicans need not obey them unless they
choose
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

THE Journal thinks it is better for the
community that U. S. Marshal HAWKINS
should be out than in. II the community
consisted mainly of election thieves, this
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
Hoods Sarsaparilla.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLM
i Of the Wagner Car dooricompany, for the cleo
ton OF officers and transaction OF other business will
be held at tho once Of the company in Indianapolis
on Tuesday, April ?, 1889. CHAS. 8. LENIS, secre-
tary. 2c-3