The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04


advocating the immediate taking effect of
the fee and salary act. He says the county
officers have no right 10 object to 1t be-
cause they were elected on platform de-
claring In favor.Of such n law.
Fair Play" writes FROM Atlanta that
the people in his neighborhood are well
pleased with the salary bill passed by the
house. They think that the amounts dxed
are adequate for the services rendered. and
that the taking effect Of the bill should
not be postponed four years.
Taxpayer" Brazil, thinks that the pay
of county superintendent should not be
reduced, but their number OF working
days should be limited. lie also says that
they should not bs paid for time spent in
attending TO business OF their own aud
from which they derive profit.
5. p Smi,hsun OF indianapolis writes
| urging the legislature "a abolish the state
board OF agriculture. He says he is tired
of the cheap John fairs at 80 cents adj
mission. He thinks the salaries Of the
county commissioners should be fixed at
s. day tor time actually employed.
Alex w Johnston of indianapolis sug-
gests that the Australian system OF voting
be adopted in the legislature in order TO
| break the influence OF the lobby. lie dc
clares that some Of the legislators who
howled the loudest for fee and salary re-
form during the campaign are now doing
their utmost to hinder and postpone il.
The SENTINEL has received a number OF
letters protesting against Representative
| kern's proposition 10 compel merchants
| to invoice their stocks of goods every
! April iii order to file each year with the
assessor a sworn statement vi the amount
| OF such inventory. As the amendment 20
the revenue bill embodying this PROPOSE
ton was defeated in the house. and is not
| likely TO be considered in the senate, there
seems to be no occasion 10 print these
| letters.
Citizen" Connersville, writes protesting
against the passage OF the bill prohibiting
the pumping OF natural gas, saying that u
is a measure entirely in the interest oi a
| few gas towns Of the state which are offer
ing free lands to corporations that viii e.
tablsh plants in them. The bill. he says,
is unjust to towns outside the gas belt. Ii
Indiana towns right in the belt cannot get
gas with which to run their factories IL is
not likely that Chicago wouid attempt IN
run hers with this fuel.
James 4. Stewart OF lIsgcrstown. Ind,
writes: II am a daily reader OF your c.
teemed paper, and am surprised 20 find 80
noble friend OF truth aad honesty in this
age OF corruption IA Tue SENTINEL is. |
| thank God that the people OF Indiana have
such good, faithful and patriotic organ.
| have been voting the democratic ticket
in Wayne county for forty wears, but am
now 'on the fence and likely 10 drop on
the other side unless the legislature re-
deems the pledges of the democratic party
on the fee and salary question
w c. d. writes from Langdons inclos-
ing the following clipping from the Sey-
mour Republican: al tile republicans in
the states, which have been swept from
their moorings by financial heresies and
false theories, had met the demagogues
| proclaiming them face TO face and exposed
their absurdities, Kansas would not be
| disgraced by Il society of crack-brained
socialists and sockless statesmen, and a
| Nebraska district would not have elected
n man to congress because he never earned
$500 year and had a Observation-Disclosures
lar mortgage on his farm He cites this
as an example OF the love OF the repub-
lican party Tor the farmers which is now
lighting them As it has always done. it
| conpels the farmers, he saws. 70 pay from
to 10 per cent. for borrowed money,
while it lets the bankers have it at ] per
! cent.
Thomas II. Dilloa writes from leters-
burg: ~ have noticed, with pardonab!e
| pride and not little pleasure, that what
soever measure The SENTINEL advocates
and declares to be beneficial % the peo-
pie of the state, that measure finds hosts
! Of supporters in the general assembly,
| and is BY them made a law | mead ciio
| no instance of the pro 4 OF this assertion.
The readers Of TuE SENTINEL who watched
the proceedings OF che lsst legislature
know it is true" Continuing. he calls at
tention 10 tho fact that q man may. under
the present election law, BIZ petition,
| get his name on more than one ticket a. a
| candidate for the same Office, thas giving
| him decided advantage over bis pypoa-
| ent, and deceiving the voters lie sug-
| ges;s that the legislature do somc,hin. 10
remedy this defect and Illustrate tho
schemes of unprin' ip!sd 'emasogues
claiming to belong 10 more than one
party.
!. j.. Stephenson. secretary ~ Archibald
| lodge, +. VI. 4. A., writes irom Pilot Knob
that his lodge emit rs it, protest against
that part OF the fee and salary bill affecting
counties of the second class as il makes
the salaries TO high. Ia conclusion he
SAYS: The lodge has expressed Il desire
that no fec and salary bill acc; the pres
ent iucumbenis or those who may HOW
stand elected TO any Office, bat that II APP
ply in all cases OF appointment ant ciec-
| ton that takes place on and after The pas
| sage of the bill. We would suggest that
the present bill be go amended 10 apply
az indicated. To the mind OF the county
assembly two prime reasons exist calling
for such provision. namely, justice TO
those selected under pr. sent cOmpensa-
ton OF the office, and second. with such a
clause it will be easier to get fair and
equitable salary, which should actGate the
taxpayer rather than spasnodic eaort
for something quick"
A correspondent from townsville. over
the signature OF 'Gekrat.." writes Tue
SENTINEL advocating the Immediate TAX
ing effect OF the fee aud salary act. lie
adds: There is an earnest demand for a
change in the law regulating the assess
ment of property. The law should be
such as will reach all kinds OF property OF
every class of citizens, so that millions OF
dollars worth of property now paying but
little, if any, tax shall be made to pay its
equitable portion it ought to reach the
property owned by corporations within
and out of the state; il ought 10 explicitly
provide that every person should be made
to pay tax only on property owned over
and above indebtedness. Having had
| al Of