The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-24

viii result In an era of cheap nen. and
ia the long. run the people VII be made
to pay dearly for complications ard losses
growing out of an incompetent admins
tration.-Lafayette Courier
Taking everything into consideration. it
is apparent that a home for county ofh-
GERS Is just what is needed great many
innocent men, who could easily and quickly
make fortunes in other lines of business,
have been ruthlessly driven into our court
houses to perish of overexertion and under
pay. In spite of an organization for mu-
tual protection, and an assessment of /
per cent. of their salaries for persuasion
purposes. hard-hearted Legislature seems
disposed to continue this class of unfor-
tunates in a starving condition. The law
should be SO arranged that hereafter the
public will have no right to push a fellow
citizen into public office In spite OF clam
orous protests on the part of the victim
Steps should be taken, however, to assist
the unfortunates who. in ninety-two coun-
ties, are dragging out a precarious exist
ence and attempting to raise SUFFICIENT
FUNDS to meet the assessments laid by the
County Officers Sociation.-Terre Haute
Tribune.
Chairman Thayer of the Senate commit
tee on prison, is giving much thought to
the question of an intermediate prison for
Indiana. He is a great humanitarian and
believes that many young could be
saved life of crime if such an institution
were provided. 1t is probable that members
Oh the committee Will, during the present
session, visit New York's intermediate
prison at Elmira. This is the only PRISON
of the kind in the United States, and eX>
perience has proved it TO be a valuable in
Stitution. Young men from eighteen TO
twenty-five years of age who are found
guilty of first offenseS committed there
and are saved part of the disgrace which
a term in the pententary would involve.
1t is step between reform school and the
penftentiary. Boys who are too old to go
to the reform school and too young for
the penitentary make up its inmates, as
wen as young men who have not become
hardened criminals Here they escape the
influence which would surround them were
they cast in among hardened criminals.
Michigan City News.
To many it appears that Madison county
is treated unfairly by not being given
State Senator. This is true taking the vote
of the last election as basis. But. in ac-
cordance to the rule laid down by custom
the basis is to be taken from vote of
nearly five years ago. ca census of voters
being taken for legislative apportionment
every six years.) According to Senator
Wishard he is correct, and legally 50, but
at the same time Madison county Is not re-
ceiving her just representation. But We
see way to remedy it until the next ap-
portionment is made or next census of
voters is taken. The rapid growth of Mad
ison county IS unprecedented in the history
of the State. From 1880 to 1890 a gain of
and since the latter date even greater
per cent. of gain has been thrust upon
In the of Madison county being enti-
tied to a Senator and not getting it, we
view the matter as state of circumstances
and no fault OF any one in particular.
-F,lWOOd CALI ,padar.