The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-04
lfrrhi our regular frs,panient.
OgR W AsHINcrOS LETTER
u .S.txarox. u. g.. March IS In. 1890.

W>snsxarox. u. g.. March IS IA, 1890.
Ex.speaker Carlisle thinks The Louse
Federal election biz one q the most Oh
iec,ionable messnres ever before Cnn
xress. ana considers that Il would b.
nra ,ticaslv impNssible 70 hold irga
election under ia complicated p~ovis''ns
IN speakin, OF the hill SIR. Carlisle sid
.Supposc W. ioa little figuring or 70
start with. II This bin Wa las shefs
would he It each OF tho 5000 election
prrcincfS az The country, ~ every t"r-
grsssional and Presiirn'lsi election. \
Feierai ofYicisls. making ,"'si q CO.
90 men. AID costing ten 81 nneeu nil
lions Of dollars every TWO ,eArs. Ihir
estimate is based upon the p. ent mum
her Of voting precincts hut the compli-
cations ~ this hill would make the pro-
rr-s ~ voting snrh ~lnw one tlal fhe
n,.s..,sr ~ precincts would have " M
larr.lv increased. hsps doubled. NJ
order W give The tors ~ opuotiurliN
a. ,.nosis ihrir h.iol." Th- YIN M
MOI ,een mn.h hss'ur received hy tie ~
pn icans thla by The democrats.
4 favorable ra.s,ri hs. hn-n maize ~
the innse IN thn bil ufny ilnz FOR IN
appoirfmeni ~ : cnrissi,,i,n 10 iuTr~il
gare tho iit;nor trafll'.
The announce ;a,.' rs the repnbiirs''
of shr Y ,nse " 49, All Means commute.
several DAYS ago 'hr' tie tariff nil "s'
cpmoiste hrs brought great ''eA n
trouble upon them IN the shapr n ~
factions from influential 'n-'"hfl- 7"
their aa~.v ~ cerlsa clauses M ihe hii
The result j. that the hl ha~ MI Ne
been reported 10 the Hon-e si,' il msA
not n, far i month. ami il wpu'i not BE-
surprising II the pres-u~f s4ou.i prove
great enough TO compel r.'ir.i changes
in the bill before II l. reported. II il
probable that the dem rats will prepare
! snhs..tnte, based on the Mills bin. hut
giving all raw materials used III manu-.
featuring . place on The free list
So general has been the complaint
against the paper used 10 the poSfs' cards
thar fhe Po-f.ofiice department was com
PEELED To get after the rnnireeior. and
that individual has promised 20 use y
better quality of paper hereafter.
The House has nassed tho snnnal re ,-
sinn appropriation hill Il vas ~ a.
500. 900. and every man who votrl for M
knows that il j. not enough, and that
there i bonnl 10 be biz deficiency 81
the enl Of the next i-csl year. hut thar
does not atop the demagngIe- from get
ding up and bowling for additional pen
sion legislation. One Of them ~ a.
speech advocating aservica pension aid !
~ cody as IL he was speaking ~ buying
an apple, that tie tof y s".f ~ such bill
wonld not eAceci S64s 900 0oo. II the
demsgogues. and rsll them denis-
gogues because they never intend their
bills shall become laws. hnt infrodnre
them simply for hlnstcr. ani an attemp,
~ hoOdwink nld soldiers. II. s<v. these
temsgoguns. included in their hills some
provision for fsxstion 10 raise he money
necessary 10 meet the OUTLAWS proposei
IAN income tax. or tax on hank
checks. or notes. for Instance the,
wouId mise such howl from the snb-i-
dized Iesders.--rich mon ali--as would
he calculated 20 frighten even the old
veterans OF hundred bstties. But the
w,v things ara managed now. Nv ruliur~
ousside OF law. IL. don't seem 10 be dif-
1IcuIt for ANY Republican home guard
aoIdier. who served week before ne do
aerted, to get on the pension roll But
Ill Democratic soldiers must have good
pronf to obtain pension.
A contested election case this week
shows the cowariice Of tho =.
They we're afraid 10 inrn Judge Psrrett.
Of the lst Ind. Dist. whose scat was con-
tested by one Posey. . sweet (whisk.)
ecensed flower. ont. because Tho election
hinged on tho legality of votes bv Cafhn-
liz priest studenss, At 81. Meinrad rloisfsr
IN that district. fer fear Of offending
Catholic voters throughout ihe United
States. lis well thst even their ward
Ice compelled honesty fcr once.
When Mr.. CsrlisIe's statement was
pnbsished recently that The aprropria-
tiobs which The republicans ~ this C,n-
gress intended making would cause 4
deficiency 10 the Treasury 4, the end ~
the next fiscal year. Mr. Cannon rhsir-
man o. the House committee on Apnrn-
prisf'ons. stated thst il was a mi-repre-
senta''"n made for political effect. Now
- good republican A. Senator Hawlcy
stases on the floor Of The senate that she
appropriations to be made tor The mex,
fiscal year will aggregate &52s0C. 90
agsinst an estimated revenue ~ 2f5c.-
0o0 oon. making deficit of $4,000 90.
Certainly Mr.. Hawlcy was not talkin,
for political effect
SenNor Vest made 0ood paint when
Senator Sherman's anfi-fruf bin was IN.
der consideration. bv stating ,hgt the
easiest wav 70 abolish trrs's wa-so sbol.
ish the protective tariI which m.de
them possible. q. A.