The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-15


There are : few State Issues to be con
eidered during the present campaign IN
Indiana which the responsible Democ'
rscy will try 10 dodge. Hunting buro
slArgus.
Don't be alarmed. Col. about shs
!. Democrats trying to dodge any State
issue The party will take great pride
in unfolding he State record in Indi~ns
20 the inspection OF The people, and hs'
nothing therein to be ashamed Of. hut
Tor the Democratic party We would not
have our present magnificent school sys-
tenn. and our unequslled series ri State
text hooks. both of which are the won.
der and envy OF our sieter States. But
for The Democratic psrts, the State
would not have soldiers orphans home,
where the children of our dead patriots
are kindly taken cara Of and educated.
But for the Democratic party the endur.
ing monument 10 the bravery aud gal
lantry Of her soIdie sons who fell In hat.
lie would not now xdorn the Governor =
Circle at mdisnapolis- But for the
Democratic marty the great = stem OF
State charities. now hOnOring the
humanity Of the State. consisting Of the
four Ipsane hospitals, at Indianapolis.
ltichmond, Lcgan-port and Evansville
'lrespectively. of tn- Ho'ne for the FeehIe
Minded n Fort Wayne. Ofthe Bow Re-
form School. at PIainfrid. Of the indiana
I;eformatorv Tor Females, the Il ind In
lstitute and the Deafand Dumb institute.
lalI NJ Indianapolis. and which have sue
'lcored and nnurished 80 many thousand
'lunfortnnatee. AMI made honorable men
aud women Of them. capable ~ mskiny
'ltheir own respectable records in the hat
tie OF lie. All these have been built.
and snost OF them IL the past two nr
three years, by reason Of appropriations
made, and designs approved, By Demo
.lcratic legislatures. But for the Demo.
lcrstic party the State sax would have
been raised two years ago upon the farm
'Iers. lsb"rers and business men Of the
State, as proposed by the Republican
members Of the legislature, 10 ~ cents
Ion the $40 instead cfl2 cents ss u pres
slent. The Democrats thought Il better
'poiicy TO borrow money to build the
above named charities. demanded alike
bv humanity and ssfetv. ata rate Of in
,teres, not exceeding 81 per cent. than "a
increase the burdens Of tsxatiou upon
the common people, until some means
eIcould be devised 20 compel The rich IA
bear their fair proportion OF taxation
No. the Democrat are NOT shirkine
state Issues this year.
"Tbc Mutual BIowera ara maxim,
J arrangements for . '.grsnd rally" q
Hunting burg IN October 25th. and havs
lappointed committees TO arrange for jt
: Commissioners DOings, August
4 special Term.
n Monday and Tnesday was occupied
with receiving and correcting, where
necessary. Township Trustees reports
: The Board carefully inspeciing, com.
i. .lpsring and proving each report, and
! lsdmonishing Trustees ~ 70 The iIIegkIity
z lof overdrswing any specifc funds and
|, ,lsmpplying It from some other, more
' ESPECIALLY the tuition fund ~ fund to be
held strictly sacred under alI circum.
! stances. also reproving some Of them fos
: lsIIowiug and paying come exhorbitanI
,Ifees.
4 The letting OF contract TO furnish Du.
bois county with suitable tables for
ELECTION boards. ropes for chutes, ETC.,
Was continued ill September term.
i Contract TO construct 20 additional
ballot boxes was awarded to Mrs.
ITheresia Erny q $i-95 each. for boxes
and locks.
\ Friedman. Scheirich q Company were
awarded the contract to construct fold.
ling. self-coniaining election booths, with
locks and kevs. ~ 436S for wall booths
leach, and 81 IS for standing portable
boothe, IN accordance with plan furnished
Iby the Board. The plan is quite sn in
genious one. Of the Com missioners' own
conceptIon. and the booths will all b.
single ones, and 90 arranged that the
wall booths will remain stationery
used for election precincts, thus esving
the expense Of changing them after each
election. The standing portable booths
will be used only In brick school houses.
where Il IL imprActicsble TO faescn them
Ito the wall. and In such buildings q
may not be public property. The Board
Ideeesve credit for their study over the
mstter. and getting up booth 10 comply
with the spirit - well q tho letter OF the
law. and that can be put mp at % moder-
ate : cost, and BE- 20 little expense or
trouble when not in use.
u was ordered that the division OF the
several townships into voting precincts
Ibe published; seven townships In the
Jasper CoURIER. i've townships In the
|FluntingburR News, Democratic, and
that oil the precincts Be published In the
|tIuntingburg Argus, Republican.
The Board further compared receipts
and expenditures Of county revenue with
reports received from other counties
throughout the State, and find expenses
of assessing revenue, insane expensesl
and inquest expenses Ia excess; other.
wise our county IL among the best
The contract for keeping the Poor
Asylum was awarded 10 Leroy Cave,
with The superinte ndency Of the county
farm, for another term, ON snmo condi-
tions and prices - before, 20 cents per
week Tor each psuper. but recommended
. change ~ system for the future, byl
hiring Superintendent at . fixed salary