The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-06

Special IN The Fssrsrris csarssr.
ltis not ~ ~ improbable that he AZ,
tempt ~ Gov. Nnvev 10 force the STATE
Board OF Charities into . controversy
with the Legislature IA thc matter ~ ~
vsstlgating the Northern Prison will re-.
act nrcn him. and that instead ~ r.
manning Ia = position which may -
used ~ hnilhaxe tite mesnners 81 sncf.
boards. his powers OF appointment will
bn limited by havirg Democratic State
officers as.ocisfcd with HIM 10 all APP
roihtmcnts. Tie bill now pending a.
make tho Governor. Auditor AMI >cc-
rotary OF S'ats . hosrs % appoint the
members ~ n sis.a Board " iirslfi.
10 regsriod as the oaening wedge n
such legislation, and - TIE direct AMI
loglcsi result ~ the executives revOlr.
tionary attitude towards every measure
that tho legislature passes that iors not
agree IN every particular with his whims
or his crnrnif. The iast
General Assembly passsi . bill fnr the
reorganization " tho Board 81 Health
a. elected successors 10 tfae trustees Or
members who's terms were shout 10
expire The Governor objected 70 tAi<
a. he did 10 everything that the lcgis's-
t4tc NtA. tA4 W. pII~11iNc ui L-t tNur
spiracy formed during the legislative
session. he ignored the appointments
Of The legislature and made srpvint-
meats himself. Shit for possession ~
The oiirc followed and - now pending
in the courts In other cases. II which
similar points were Involved, me ~
premc Court held thx' me legislature.
while not having authority - al Offices
which IL had created. could appoint
commissions - do so. aud that surh APP
pointments could not BE- chalisnged.
This WAS 3 re5nkc to the vsnity OF the
Governor who had declared that all
such power MAS inherent In the execu-
tive. given 10 him By Implication, 81
least, in the constitution, bu, nis request
for . rohesring was tented. and this mas
DC regarded AZ the law 81 the state. Tie
legislature, in the proposed MEASURE re-
gariing the State Board Of Health. il
conforming to this decision. aud in as
soc,sting the Auditor ani Secretary OF
State With the Governor in making the
appointments Is providing against the
la.tcr's ~par,isanship running away with
his Judgment. = thing that not .nfgc-
qucntly happens.
To what extern, this kind Of leyisls-
ti0n will be .rriei cantot now he said.
but il Is admitted BY al the leading
Democrats that there SHOULD be some
check upon the srrng1nce or the execu-
live. Having nothing 10 common with
Other mcn, wbo have occ1l.isd he rxecn-
tive chair, disregsrling ths established.
preccisnts b: the State. snL catering IN
10 4 -chcms to nu..ify every Law that
appcare! even 10 c1A;lict Sith his as
sumei rights. he has lost the respect o.
Democrats, las weakened the co-ftience
VI bis own party ia his Judgment znl|
can aoE be said 10 have but liitl. sup
port among any class. The Republicans
OF the two houses advocate what he rec
c~mmcnis. bnt il u known thnl they do
il, not because they ike the Governor
bst because they cannot Afford 70 show
20 the State thsi they arc II war with
their own Governor. For this reason
and this alone he il now receiving the
outward suppr~t Of the Republicans.
and many OF them would be glad to see
him deprived Of the parronsge that ~
now has, Tor be has used 1t only for his
persoBai ends.