The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-12

a report adopted by the intefna-
tonai American conference upon ~. s .s,'!,.
American bank. with view 70 tacuuatn4
money exchange between the states repre-
: Nv. ,souii greatly promote the trade we are |
-..L ing 10 develop. ! renew the rccommcn-
date that careful and well guarded char
YER be granted
The bin for the relief ~ the supreme Court
ha-. after many years ~ discussion, reached
4 positlon when final action - easily attain
aile. and 4 T. hoped that any uinrrcnsss -
s,plnlon may be- 80 harmontxed a. 10 ~asttho
essential features 81 this very importans
measure. In this connection earnestly r..
new my recommendation tna, .ns sa' s..,s.ot
courts ~ 80 rcadju~ted that none Of them
shall receive less than $4,000 per annuna
A>Arto>AL nA>KErrr LAW.
The enactment 81 National bankrupt law
stu regard A. very desirable. 1h" t'onstltu.
Nm Nan ing gwen IL Congress jurisdiction ~
thlS subject. "a should be exercised ana nni
form rules provided for the administration ~
in~olNrnt debtors. The Inconvenience rc-
sulfinr from the occasional and temporary
exercise of this power by Congress. auh rom
the conflicting state codes ~ insolvency
"A Which come into force intermediary should
be removed by the enactment ~ 4 simple, n.
expenSlse and permanent National bankrupt
LAM.
INTERNATIONAL corrmcur.
IalSo renew my recommendation IN favor
protection 10 foreign anthoron a footing -
rec proc al advantage Tor our authors ,aprvad'
THE ARID REGIONS.
The subject of the conversion and equal
dl-trihutiun ~ sse water supply ~ the arid
REGIONS has had much attention from Con-
prv-~ but has not vet been put upon per-
inancnt Or satisfactory basis The urgency
~ The subject does not grow ont 81 any
large present demand Tor the use ~ these
lands fur agriculture but out ~ tile danger
that thc water supply Az rs ~ ~, .yl
into the hands OF individuals or PRIV ate
corporations and bc used 20 render subserv'
lent the large areas dependent upon s"Sn
supply
ruE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
Tho use ~ the telegraph BY the Post ONCE
Department rs means Tor the rapid trans
MISSION ~ written communications M nc-
liryr. upon proper terms, quite HtTtrAhtc.
The sovtrnuitnt does not own cr operate
+, the railroads. and Il should not. think, ow a
! or optrat. telegraph lines. X does. how
& fur the Governments ~ contract IN
the telegraph companies, a. u does
\ specified rates such commnnlcA,tnns
IL the sendcr~ may designate for this mtthud
4 ~ tran~Iui.sion- recommend tAsi Surh
Z leg station be enacted - viii enAi.ie the
/ Pu~t-Dflcr Department fairly 20 test Dy OK.
pertinent the advantages 81 such use "
tie telegraph.
ELECTION LAWS.
/ n any intelligent and loyal company of
American citizens were required a. vAtAlu que
the essential humane conditions ~ National
lfr 4 Is not doubt hat " i'll absolute unaui m
ity they would beg'n MIN rs. ana honest '.'.
orally there t. growing ana non part n
demand for better election laws. i,uf again :
this sign ~ hope and progress must ~ ~
ton ANS and methods arc sometimes cAh-
ningly contriytd 20 secure minority CONTROL
while violence completes the snortccnsnss
In ny last annual message suggested that
the Development of the existing law. prutta.
ing a Federal supervisor 81 Congressional
elections. offered an effective method OF ~
forming these abuses The need ~ such "a"
has manifested itself IA many parts OF ths
country and IL wholesome restraints and
/ penalties will be useful ID an. The con~tttu.
tionallty Of such leg station has been affirmed
By the supreme Court. rs proDan.e en. ~.
opposition that ~ made 70 ~. IL has Deer
denounced as IL 10 were new exercise "
Federal power ana AZ invs ,, 2, rne ,-',,
. the truth Congress has already ixed th'
time for the election ~ members 81 ION
cre=s. II has declared that votes Tor mem
beers Of Congress must be written or PRINTED
ballots. II has provided for the appoint
ment by the Circuit Courts In certain cases
J and upon the petition OF certain nnmoSL y
citizens Of election supervisors, and made
: their duty 20 supervise the rcgist s :, 2
voters conducted by the ss. =, r ossr I
: registry lists, and 20 anix their name
|, tieation and the prevention n frauds. 10 at
I tend at elections and remain with the boxr
! ! till the ballots are counted. 20 attach " ~
! ,nent foucnIng the accuracy and fairness .
r the registry and election. anu
+ take and transmit % the clerk LIZ
the House OF Representatives any eNl
+. dence Of fraudulent practices which INA
4 be presented TO them. The same ia'
provide for The app9insT,snsd 81 % ~ r ppnI
: support the supervisors IN the discharge Y
their duties and 20 arrest persons vsclatin
= Him title 81 the revised statutes have bee
y part parties. and in the Sor,h a. well a IN a
= south, By the nling with the court u W
Z petitions required BY law. ~.
Y The present law stops Just 2 littI
!, short of effectiveness. for u surrender-
:, the local authorities all control over W
y ccrtificatlon which establishes the grim
= facie right "a seat in the HOY.
: u representatives. rms u.,.et ss sn1 Y
= and the purity Ut the electors must bc mar
y tanned rr every thing that Is valuable ~ ~
tons u an elector must BE- sought II "
law. not ia fhc opinions. pretuiicc-. or f.al
" ~ any class, however, powerful, w, M
~ box must hr free from the ambush Of fear az
a. the anticipation ~ fraud, the count 20 ~
:. that none shall gainsay a. such law shon
y. be absolutely non partisan aud inipsrtia
n. II should give the advantage % honesty ~
Y. the control TO inajoritieS. surely there
~ nothing sectional about this crttu. ana ~
n shall happen that the penalties 81 laws 4
~ tended "a enforce these rights fall here AZ
RI not rhrrr Ii j. not because the law u sect ions
~ hut because. happily, crime - local and y
~ universal. Nor should IL be forgotten "a
~ every law. whether relating 70 election
II or 70 any other subject. whetn
m enacted BY the state or by the N
al ton. has force behind 10. The court
10 the marshal or constable, the pos
r. ccmItatuS. the prison. are all and aiwa
or behind the law. One can not be Just
- charged with urfriendlincss 70 any secti'
" or class who seek only 10 restrain violation
10 ~ inw ana ~ personal light. No cominuni
~ will md lawlcssntss profitable. No comm
~ nifty can afford to have IL known that q
10 officers who are charged with the pre-
NJ the restraint u the criminal class
"a. are themselves product Of fraud
an violence The magistrate u then withu
RI respect and the law without sanction IN
fc floods Of lawic~<ne<s can not be leyecd A
~ made 10 now in one channel The killing
We "A United states marshal carrying writ
- arrest Tor an election ofcnse Il full
~ prompting and suggestion 20 men W
,ct are pursued by city marshal
IN crime against III. or proper
ua Hut Il j. said that this legislation viii rrvl
race aniinoetle-. and some have even ~
gesfed that when the peaceful MsthOds
fraud are made impossible that they may
,e. ~uppiantrd by Intimidation and violencs'
49, the proposed law gives 70 any quAiiii
~. riectvr by hairs weight more ~
lhl MS suual influence. or uetrlrte 10y