The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25
take effect ~ the esrliest eonvenboeeo q
the town hosr1. Bus. shouGh lhe hoovs
ems fall, may the schools pS0epevy
HespectfuIly Y0uss,
a. N. SwEESE1s


&4ssHs aa~v0y oss~s &ssC - sSs$@
when me Jcuvnsl attached Inc geves-
NOR and the affofney-gesefAI fOs their
neglect Of duty ~ c0hoeeobou
with The white cap outvs9es nov gTowa
20 common ~ southern Indiana Ihoo0
ofBcials tried 70 shield themselves ~
saving shss the legislature hsd nos no
vided the means for prosecuting sue)s
uases except ~ prosecutions were eoo~
Quoted BY the l0cal oGIcers. This Wao .
palpabie attempt npon tbe psst - 10
executive snd biz attorney 70 shin ~
responsibility frOm sbek own Shoulders
and saddle II upon the legislature. Ho4
the Iast general assembly bern repuo15~
can instead OF democratic, these wosthioo
would no doubt have found come 1thog
means OF accounting for their disreGog0
|ot their sworn duty 10 the state an0 peos
Iple. That the charge that the demOe7a1yo
Legislature was III any respect derelIet -
lits duty Is false hoth in iss spirit sud ~
llete. is amply proved by the recordos 80
only Of the legisIat use itseIf bot Of 10
governors and auditors ofIices ~ w0Il. %
has been the custom for years 70 appro>
lprlsie . certain sum for The enfovce0o90
lof the civillAw ofthe state, and over lh1o
fund the governor has absolute c0nlroDs
No one questions his right 10 use u - %
sees proper. and his only obIigatjoD -
the state 10 10 show BY vouchers for uboo
The money 10 paid ont. gor years The
annual appropriation has been $1,000
and it was made as usual st the Ioo9
meeting OF the Legislature. The eppgo~
pristion bill, regarding this psrtico)o9
item, says that The sum shaIl conetltuo4
the governor's contingent fund and ebolI
be expended ito execute the civil hv4
lin any emergency not oiherwise provides
for" Here IL . plain provision onQ
clear appropriation Ct money for jooI
the very purpose for which the attornoy<
general says there is no money.
But IL the governor feels any scrup)cf
about using the peoples money 90 pre-
.ltrct them against the oulrsges w1)cI
..Ihave become . disgrace to the otolos "
4 will find precedent for its uso u oouI
Icaaes in the records Of his own 49,
Gov. Gray took advantage Of tbto 1o4@
Ito make On attempt 20 wiDo oot a.
White Cap businesp, snd hIs eGoeG ~
liar success6ul that White C1nlU
|. ..pracsically extlncl an ~ Ul1@
sslccivcd new lIoonoo ftom o1U
; ;|admiulslroeion of eho lo616
.|again their rclen~O oogs0Sst1t JyFU
known that Gov. Gray oent Aliog41I
dGen. Micbener 10 Crawford ard og1o1
! ilcounties and that prosecutlons ven ..
-ltered. indictments found, and uou
|. charged with the crime Of White Oop1ou
brought to trial. 1t ID true thot ~
,rsltrials did not result In convictiOaa -
sltheso was never any doubt that ~
: guilty parties we're tried. Public ottoD'
cEtion was directed 20 them end the WIN
: Cap raids became less common. Looo
Z Officers prosecuted In the trials of ~
!. parties, and were assisted BY attorney
3 scmployed by the governor ard paid %
GSof the civil contingent fund. u -
,-present executive would like - oeceeo .
information on this subject, he Nigh
!. read the correspondence contained J!
Iletter book No. ia HE ofIlee, - whjo|
n.it 10 shown that Funk 4 FUok woC
! sregularly employed BY The govevnos.
ohe haa mind to search further, b vi
Ifind that Gov. Gray paid The attorney
-lol25 ont Of the civil contingent fund, {
''evidenced by voucher II NE auditos'
ofIice. lind Sentinel.