The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
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VOICES oE HE STATE PRESS.

This excellent advice is given by the
New Albany LedQer: "Let the democrats
get together in the senate and house, map
out plan of procedure and go to work
and redeem every pledge made by the
party and fulfill their obligations TO the
people"
The Columbus Hfrdld saws "The ap.
portionment of Indiana for congressional
purposes can not be any worse than one
or two specimens Of that work afforded US
in the past by the republican party, and
we will include the worst and most unfair
division into districts that it is possible
for the present legislature to make"
OF the bill introduced in the legislature
relative to the treatment of ''whith cap
pers," the Cleveland Leader gays "The
bill introduced in the Indiana legislature
10 discourage white cap visitations may
prove a boomerang. People cou'd be
found who would agree TO quietly take a
whipping for from 5000 to 5000, AMI
then divide the proceeds among the white
caps"
The Richmond Independent thus states
its views: at is said that the state house
ut Indianapolis is crowded with LOBBYISTS,
who are trying to defeat the co-empIoye
bill. Our representatives and senators
were not elected to be wheeled about by
lobbyists. and if a good, wholesome CO.
enploye bill is not passed, word will come
after awhile from rank and file. II Il a
time in politics when the people are bound
to make themselves heard"
The Peru Sentinel remarks: 'The repub-
licans of this state have very suddenly
grown very virtuOus on the question OF
apportionment for congressional purposes.
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measure of '7S, by which they sought to
dlsfranchise a large portion of the demo
cratic vote of the state. But their late
day of repentance will not save them,
aud they must submit TO an honest meas
IRE that will give the people a voice in
selecting the lawmakers both in congress
and the state assembly. The sins OF
other days are upon them"
This timely warning is from the Cow
ington Friend: Zone OF the most perni-
cious practices of the legislature is the
introduction OF bills near the end Of the
session and railroadiDg them through
under a SUSPENSION of the rules. Nearly
query one of these bills is conceived and
Matched in the lobby, and il is safe TO say
that nine-tenths OF them have some
scheme or Job, or steal attached. They
may look innocent enough in themselves,
but the very fact of the attempt 10 get
them through without allowing them to
take the regular course, ought 10 put
Legislators on their guard"
The Richmond Independent SAYS:
ave sincerely regret that the township
public library bill has been defeated. The
measure may not have been so important
now that newspapers fail like snow fakes
III most country districts of the state, but
we eau well remember in the long ago
when the advent OF a new book into the
country seemed to widen and brighten the
mental horizon of the neighborhood. If
there is anywhere in the world that peo-
pie think, it il in quiet country neigh
borhoodS, and half a dozen good, honest.
thoughtful country boys are more real
worth than all the dudes who ever stood
on city street corners and sucked the
heads OF their little canes, which really
had as much brains IN them as the heads
of the aforesaid dudes"
After looking the matter up the Column
bus Herald says: "A1r. Doll, the super
loyal member of the house from Decatur
county, has political history "a well as
social one-an incident in the latter being
given ia squib in these columns. About
the time lie was facing" that Jennings
county shotgun, be was the democratic
candidate for auditor OF that county, but
was defeated in the election. Soon after
he removed to this county and run drug
store at Hope or Harsvile. and in 1880
| contemplated being a candidate for some
office in this county, also on the demo-
cratic ticket. Mr.. J. \. Marsh and Mr..
Webb Dixon who were well acquainted