The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
FRIENDS OF SMITH
Township Trustees Have Another
Whack at the Great Man.
appointment of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Recommendations Made TO the
Next State Legislature.


continued their session of the day before.
The first paper by Taylor Reagan. OF
Plainfield, who discussed Construction OF
the Law on Appointing Supervisors He
said that the Attorney general, Green
Smith, was not much authority on the SUBJ
tect. He believed in doing he
believed the law intended. and then
If anyone wanted trustees to act
differently in the matter he said they
could have an opportunity To test the mat
ter in the Supreme Court, where he was
confident the opinion of Green Smith
would be turned down. There quite
diversity OF opinions as TO when the four
year appointments of supervisors should
take place. Some thought that the Legis-
lature had no power to leglslate man out
of office and others thought that trustee
could not appoint a supervisor for longer
term than that of the trustee. In fact, the
general opinion seemed TO be that all trus-
tees should do just as they pleased regard
less OF the opinion of Green Smith to the
contrary.
The road tax was the subject OF in
teresting paper by G.. w. Brown, Of Win
chester. While he was of the opinion that
the taxpayers should be allowed TO work out
their time. he thought that better results
We're always obtained by paying the money
into the treasury and allowing the trustee
TO hire the laborers for the work, as man
in working out a tax did not have much
idea of the amount OF time he was wasting
through indifference to the work. He ad-
vised all trustees to attend the road con-
gress next week on account of their prac-
teal experience in the construction of
roads.
Charity was then discussed by S. n. Gold
OF OLD this e e senn tho f
mendicant on TO the next trustee Tor as
sistance, has been done in so many
instances. He said it was the duty of the
trustees to know who deserved assistance
and who did not. and when they found de-
serving persons who needed assistance they
should render 1t, but should not give a
man a railroad ticket carrying him as far
as the next trustee thus causing others a
needless expense. He said the law required
a residence OF one year to acquire a resi-
dence as deemed in the pauper law, and
that persons applying for aid who had not
been a resident of a township for enc year
In the afternoon session papers were read
on How TO Economic with Deserving
Poor The Undeservi' Resident Poor,
dence, The Duties OF trustees 10 POOR
Children" Trustees Duties in General
and What Constitutes a Poor Person to
Come Under the Treatment or the Poor
Doctor" In the last paper Job Sims said:
Il say to drunken man when he comes
to me FOR aid, You have voluntarily made
your own bed OF thorns; you have willfully
placed yourself in this position. Your place
is by the roadside as the possessor of six
feet Of the pauper cemetery. But If you
help you / have reformed two men in
that way who are now honored citizens of
The committee on resolutions then report
ed the following which, after few mo-
ments' discussion, were adopted unani-
1--WE ask of the next Legislature the pas
sage of an ineligible, practical dog law,
which will give a fund adequate for the
protection OF stock raiserS from loss by
marauding dogs. We suggest that law
which viii make it the duty of township
trustees to register all dogs of their re-
able per cent. for the registra ton, would
be practicable We believe that the funds
would be increased and better results ac-
coTnplished
I'VE ask. in the interest of the people,
for the repeal of that part Of the school
book law which provides for the payment
of a commission to book dealers out of the
special school fund for the handling of
school books.
1--WE demand the repeal of the law re-
quiring the return of the uneXpended bal
ance OF the State school funds on hand july
of each year, in excess of 500. It is unfair,
tutional, as we are led to believe.
We pledge ourselves to give cheerful
tee j. f. McClelland trustee of Wayne
township. Marion county. in his defense
q against the demands of the State through
Attorney general Smith. His cause is our
cause.
I'VE recommend that. under the inter
probation of the present law relating to the
appointment of road supervisors, trustees
are empowered to appoint supervisors next
April, and further recommend that super
visors who have served four years prior
to next April should not be appointed
I'VE recommend the appointment of a leg
isative committee OF five members to pre-
sent the views and represent the interests
OF township trustees before the proper COM
mitteeS of the next Legislature which COM
mittee shall also notify the members Of
the decisions of courts affecting the conduct
of affairs by township trustees.
I'VE pledge ourselves, irrespective or
party, to every effort to have good and
honest men placed on our tickets to repre-
sent and serve the people in the Legislature
and IN the capacity of school officials.
I'VE give our emphatic Endorsement and
pledge our support to this organization in
the interest of the people whom we repre-
sent, and testify TO its great helpfulnesS
toward more intelligent discharge of duty.
We urge every township trustee in the State
to give the association his cooperation and
support
I'VE pledge ourselves not to transport itin-
Grant paupers except after thorough investi-
CATION, and to give every person trans
ported a certificate setting forth the ma
teral facts, and to keep cur offices supplied
with blanks for this purpose
The convention then adjourned. after the
election Of the following officers for the
ensuing year: r. A. Brown, Franklin, pres
ident: j. w. Tingle Richmond. vice pres-
dent: Matthew J. Wagle New Augusta,
secretary; G. w. Brown, Winchester, treas
urer