The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-05

sfands. and as II hss stool Ia All stag,
since The war. and which be supporte
during the whole time that be Va.
lcongress- snd which he championei o
ihe slump in every pre~ieleurixl can
ln-tgr. inriniing The last one, never di.
sn't does not nov contain 4 section or
'iDe That secures or facilitates the sale
~ single barrel OF American pork q
bn~hel ~ whesf. Mr. Li.iue. IN oppo'
ing ne Mckinley bill, j. simply runnin
ITO cover from tho coming -torn. bur "a,
lrfpnbi'rsn f.ssts. - part cannot a,iot
'h.' m"'is ~ escape. Win Tie trust
, and Combines on The one -il.. ..eiA .s..l
'|inx lie passage ef I'.~ Mck sni-s b.l
). snd rapidly growing <enrin.rng ~.4...,
the farmers snd I.r0ring cla~~~~ sis4
they have been msts. The yir,sn,- III
i-s<'em Of tsxs'iom which Ia rrb,.r.
,shrsn for lie benefit OF trusts on th
l0ther side. leaves the republican part,
without trpr ~ heinz continued II. eo..
troll ~ lie government unl~-~ il a.,
'hrnf'le The t.slIot-h,x- To scconpii-l
ihst purpose tile party is endr.vorss.g Il
rs>- ne fvsc- hitI. 10 establish feders
-uprryi-ion AMI bsyonet rule II c0nxres
-i''nal elections. hoping ~ the u-e of il,
'n<Ch'nery - " sbie ~ stamp out ma
right ~ 81 self government which ha,
"--n exercised by The people or Tho con.
grc.~ivnal Districts in eIccting their s-.
representatives. la congress, since the FOR.
I''rii'n ~ government This attempt ~
|f~'. ~. government partisan e-pi,s,-
50 over ''se electors ~ This great repub-
'ir while enzsgri ~ casfipg their ballots,
'n-hf ~ itself - D. sufficient 10 csus.
ne overthrow 0f the republican party.
This r1n~fror- measure become, tlse
more ofivu~ and - sil warranted inter-
ference AMI ilntrr'in-nrs- the more de-
,esfabie when we consider that the cleo
s-3n- ~ which rnn.rr--rn~u are eI-~t~i
sd over which The 1er~l officers pr.-
sitet n he sup0iuiei br the force MI,
arc given 'i'rrrfori.I supervision. are
~iAfe elections. erected and established
Dy >tsie lass The inspectors. Insises
ana clerk ~ Tie election so.s.is are sr-
pointed under ~fsse laws. IT.. wh..c
election machinery aud the law govern
ing the same arr ~,xse statutes The
qualifications of the voters are fixed Il,
ne constitution and laws 81 the state.
snr me enftre expense q: tho election i-
borne hy the ~f.re. These ~lrrticn. are
held NOT only fnr the election ~ cor
<re~<men, hut sl>n for the election ~
state and counsy oflirer~. aud tho dicsa.
'oriAl interferencc ~ theze elections i,v
federa! odIcers, a. suthorizei by the
force bin, will iscrisab.y nlyecf tie ei~c-
lion Of state ard county oficers - veil
- tos( 0f corxre<<meu. The conesfsm-
lion of tho United States provides that
may mske Or alter shs rrxnI,-
lions made by the stsfes f0r the election
u c"uxrrs<sneD. but the force bill ]. not
entitled % the dignity OF law for the
fexuistion OF elections IL establishes
snly c'nfenpsibse spv svs,em @ui mar
isan machinery for changing the resuIf
q an election sfser il has been held. and
ne result declared by the only officers
authorized ~ .sw 10 hold The election.
u = y the intention 81 tile republican,
'Arty. IL order % perpetuafc irs control
= the government. 10 strangIe the ;iber-
ies vf the people and ccnrrxIixe the pov-
.snmenf. i xoaId be more nanly and
more in keeping with the courage nsua,-
= displayed BY conspirat0rs when Mot
in- % overthrow the rights and Iiher-
'es of the people, 10 establish BY federal
exisiafion separate elections for the eles.-
Ion Of congressman. In thsf case. a-I
'efarfnm~ "a The pnrpo<e would Re. snd'
,ot wifhstsniing il would s,e in vinIsfionl
y ~ nnbrDkrn precesrn's of = century.
M intended to nsurp the continued con Y
rni q the government By crntraIizinxi
= powers yet il would 10 sone extent
'ear the impress OF constitutional au-I
hority. which the force bill does not.
The republicans Of this state ere ,ry-l
ng 20 divert public attention from the
erk.ess snd indefcnsibIe aiministrafionI
4 national affairs under Harrison b. 4
siking sb0nt the state debt, and saving
hat they intend 70 make Il IN issue inI
ne coming campaign. Now il seems toI
nc ihst il there i question that the
eputlicans OF Indiana should desire not
Q be made al issue In the coming can
A.. II i the question OF the state debt
ne Indianapolis Journal, In ifs issue oil
Vow y. is-7. says: THAT when the re- \
'ublicAns went cut OF Office in lisa. thex
sis the slate debt sfS4 s76. sos 81 which
usement y correct, - shown by the re-
'ort 81 the auditor Of state OF that wear !
e. and every dollar Of the indebtedness
= <i.sss oo5 81 except e12 SIS IL or old |
1icrnsl Improvement bonds -was made
y the republican party. Now deduct
be t22.623-l3 old iniernsI Improvement
'onds from the $4s76. .6O5.5s, and itl
raves s<s53, ,5s3 u. men represents that
'ortion cf the present foreign debt ~ the
tate made BY the republicans. They
rcated $3.So5OO0O0 cf il In 1855 and
s67, by borrowing that amount from the |
ID sinking fund. which vas the school
rnd. and instead Of paying the money
'sck into the iund-so that II could have
cen sent 10 the counties and loaned toI
be people they issucd non pcgotisbIe
'onds sor that amount payable 70 the
und. bearing 9 per cent interest. These
onds we're refunded by the state on fbc \
sth day Of June. 1889. In accordance
nth sn oct cf the last general assembly !.
"a nov constitute part ~ the foreign
ebt OF the state, being denomfnated Ia
he last report % the auditor or state. al
age is. = -Refunding school Fund
;onds.r
The present foreign debt OF the state.
shown BY the last report or the auditor