Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
WILL PAY The STATE MILITIA
Governor Matthews Has Mortgages
His Farm for the Money.
tays He omis to Pay the Men Even ~
He Had TO DO IL Hinseff-Has No
Fear but That He viii
he Reimbursed.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 24.-Three
indianapolis banks, the Merchants Ma
tional, Fletcher's, and the Indiana Ma
tional, have advanced sac, 692 to o
ernor Matthews to pay off the state mi'
Ilitia for services during the riots nj
Hammond and I'm the mining region.
There was no regular fund In the state
treasury from which the amount could
legally be drawn, and State Auditor
Henderson ON the advice OF
Attorney General Smith declined
to issue warrants without N spe'
cial appropriation by the iegis'
%Iature to cover the mount. IL 10
understood Governor Matthews mort
gagged his fine stock farm in Nermillion
county TO the banks in order To secure
the loan. lie will appeal TO the next
legislature to reimburse him. Whtle
the governor has little to fear he Will
not lose anything in the end by his sell
sacrifice there is IA bare possibility that
his disinterestedness viii COS him the
amount OF the loan. IL the farmer and
populist element should show up rs
strong i'm fall elections as they claim,
they will have the controlling vote in
the legislature and then will result q
serious fight over the question OF allow
ing the governors bill.
[ Governor Matthews was not lacking
IN support here when he first took the
stand that has resulted in going down
in his own pocket for nearly Sal 900.
While there was nothing in the debt OF
tho state TO the militia which made II
binding on the governor, he promised
the soldiers every man shonld be paid,
even If it took his private property To
DO it, and was simply making good his
word. A busketful of letters from mem.
bers of the militia over the state had
been received wherein the men offered
TO cancel their claims rather than see
the governor put to the necessity Oh
drawing on his private account, but he
refused to take advantage of any such
generous feeling.
Governor Matthews was much disap
| pointed at the technical objections OF
the state officials to assuming the ob
! legations without legislation sanction
Nhen that resource failed he felt thai
Sn order to uphold the name of the
state of Indiana for it's stand In favor
of law and order his duty was plain
Said he: ~ do not believe the state Of
Indiana will be SO niggardly as 10 re.
buke the action ! have taken. IL 10
should, then ] can stand IL. have de.
ternined To pay the militia il it takes
all my property" Indiana old soldiers
from the Michigan state line TO thu
Ohio Endorsed the governor In calling
out the militia.
The &. A. X, posts, together with q
number of camps of the Sons Of Vete-
rams, passed resolutions offering their
services il needed to put down the riot.
ers after the outbreak ut Hammond.
The military companies responded to a
man. All were anxious to go to the
seat of trouble and were backed by the
better elements in every community
from which they set ont. On their re.
turn iattering ovations were given
them in every town. The governor be-
lieves an impetus has been given TO the
spirit of law and order and good gov.
eminent in Indiana and that failure TO
pay promptly for the services of the
militia would undo all the good effects
Of the lesson taught the rioters.
While there is little doubt that Gov,
ernor Matthews really mortgaged his
farm ms security for the oar he refused
to state what the security really lie.
This is IA private matter between the
banks and myself" he said, and ]
shall not divulge the secrets of the
transaction under any circumstances"
The money will be turned over to the
war officials at once and by them il
VII be distributed TO the captains of
the various companies. Then it will
find the pockets of the soldiers as fast
rs applications are made.