The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-13

| DC carried out Tor lack or room. IL Is uuNiee
even II there should he room. recommend
| ,hata place he provided Tor these insane Grim
lnals ia connection with one ~ the M ane hos
pi,ais, whore they can be cared Tor and kept
| separate from other prisoners ana away from
ihr inmates ~ the insane hospitals
Hired lobbyists are menace 10 free govern
| mcnt The time Is rapidly approaching when
| TIE hired tools OF corporate greed VIII oc ex-
| c.u!ed from The halls OF legislation. The just
| law that comWpuas itself uceds no schcmef.
| with doubtful methods. To secure Tvs tnact-
| ment 10 becomes therefore the sacred duty
81 law mAhers 90 look after The interests ~ the
| people and 20 see TO Il that no inroads are
| made upon thtir r,htS.
| Tho report 81 the labor commission 81 this
state reveals that mo proposition involving set
! q meats ofiaba controversies present ~ great
/ obstacles as those IN which trusts r. parties
\ 10 ugrncmrat>. In every encounter with dor,
4 the worH.ngmcu. however just their cause.
emerge from ne conflict the greater sufferers.
4 The opror unlticso OF trusts n regard 10 wage
\ reductions arr exceptional and their desires
| are always equal 20 Their opnc rtunitlcs They
| re- no. tramIne.cdhy state laws. aud they defy
| federal authority"
| Not only l. the trust rolcnt in controlling
| wages but 10 lobbying their interests in law
| making bodies and ia controlling he price OF
| their PRODUCTS. Any combination or trust
formed Tor The purpose o. arbitrarily g sntroh-
ing the price OF any product or article Of man
| uiacture or commerce. or any insurance COM
| blnA;ion by " hitch q compact or orsaniza ion.
\ or conspiracy or confederation. i entered into
| for the purpose 81 rolling and det,r lining
! the rate OF Insurance. should be prohibited
and severely punished as a conSf ,racy against
| the law OF supply and demand aud as antag-
| onistic TO fair competition.
The law enacted TWO years ago is not sum
| Client and the attorney general OF the state
did not feel luStihed IN attempting TO prosecute
trusts under is provisions.
would urge upon this legislature the need
o; a Law drastic enough TO prevent these con-
| spiracies against fair competition and just
wages.
The appearance in he orchards OF this state
OK the san Jose scale and other dangerous in
sects and also 0. fungus gro~tas thus endan-
gcring the horticultural interests, made IL nee
cssary. in Obedience % TIE ceman-s OF many
men. 10 appoint. 10 tAs absence Of law. q state
entor ologis;. Nuraervmen could not. in some
Instances. ship their stock without the state,
ualess accompanied by certificate from u
state entomoloFist that their stock was free
from the san Jose scale. Necessity having
thus become law. l appointed Prof James
Iroop. OF Purdue university. to this olice for
the time II ercfOrc recomu end lhe passage
@. Z las c-t-i.-ig such an ofce and declining the
duties and " VICES o. suck oaic.aL
only persons Or organizations duly autho-
rzed Oy tie toasl az STATE charities hOuld be
rcrtsittcd ~ place children rom without the
sta.. IN .an.l c within our borders acd a SUI
fceat bona Should BE- rcQuisei to l.. a. mnify
The state ag inst aay Expense 9y reason OF any
uch chili ie.o'1ing gepIEdeni- The work 81
the board q .a.c char.ii s. through the STATE
~ ncy. in accordance viii the provisions az
tle so ga pendent caiiGrcus Jaw. IN re-
lcyirv me u ic of expense ana placir =
cailaren ia family homes. j. commended.
The report IL Tie board OF trustees OF the In
ard put utJa yolr Gr>S~ would recommend
That the lc.isia -..sc authorize thc selling 81 ~
syge. o. rrnwro ptl aging TO. bur a0t adjacent
- the LCme The dl~sQnnnct on VITA the
..ol1e makes the land of but ilttlc ,alUe 10 the
same. except the ,maA INCOME from rent The
proceeds from such sale may te properly used
10 needed improvements ~ jhe grounds. The
board deems has mrlho- o. securing sands for
aceded improvements wiser tnan asking Tor
an appropriation.
II ems 10 INK that broad I'D LIBERAL spirit
dem MS some change Id toe school manage
-eut ~ tie state The Jnitec States con mis-
siOAer 81 education docs not coriae cduca-
iional statistics 10 state schools. but 20 Iriyate
Institutions A. wei. IA many OF The ates the
.upcrn 'adert II public instruction is re-
Grirci hy law - ~ her all ilfprna lion. from
whatever source, state or private schools
such sepcri would reflect The true educa-
toua. rcgTese o. the state, In former years
mo scfCrt w The superintendent 81 public in-
structfC % ~ the 80 * confined such statistic
cal Information. without counting The
parcchill schools. normai= and NOS
akns nto agct uai otAcr ni-hcr fducatiola
Institutions mae no female the statistics IL
hirh re NOT 40 BAND but computing some
rae IT. III cleht pr ate col4" frs sAov that
hey have more than s801loU0 invested Ia
pia lfs 4Nd sccur. lic-. These colleges have In
Tx libraries NOR than 1000 volumes They
nave .u enrolment @ over eco stu'eni~ Win
a giDm.l az upwards q. Aujl. besides from
l.0ptD 1900 more who .Nc ttcndec bat Gid
not eraoeafe frc N these col These lnNti-
tueon-. 4ith their mavaite ent work should
not be- excluded rom tAe coucafonai ~ ports
90 ihc STATE. although they arr CARRYING for
ward their great work. unaiael by tne state
mere rs growing sentiment az oommolaatidn
Or these institutions that asa. no aid from the
STATE.
There are some serious objections 10 The
present composition ~ the sia.c beard " cGu-
cation one 80 tnese otlec!ig us. founded upon
justice. i. that tnc counties have no rcpec9en-
tation GA ti. uoard. ltl> IN the iownshipand
district schools Thar the poorest school az
vartarcs are cf-erci. and these have no cham
uion or representative on the board The three
state ias buttons. numbering ps rAars $40 stu
dents. nave three rcpreseniat The school
| enumeration Of the state shows 7'i.eh OF this
numDe- approximately % per cent. belong ID
city schools and have three personalities.
whiie 90 per cent or 49, iG,. belong 70 township
and district schools. ana have no representa-
| ton on the staic board.
The fee AM salary law OF isg5 repealed the
! law allowing the auditor 81 state ten per cent
| Of all fees collected from Insurance companies.
| During Mr. Daiiy's four years incumbcncv oi
the Office here ms been collected. IN the irsur-
| ancc department. iJ,L14ats Under existing
| Laws prior to 1879 ten per cent OF this amount
| or ics. i-fys, would have rcen part OF the aud
| itor's cmolumcntS Under the laws now IN
| force IL has only cost NE state the salary b
| one insurance clerk az .sO) er year.
| II Is clearly manifest therefore. taat In
| diana does no. need an Insurance commits ion.
i with ils multiplied expenses. ] would. how
ever. recommend ihat one nd iitional clcra b.
| furnished INC insurance department 81 the
| state auditor oficc. THIS viii enable the
| oficc 70 make thorough inye stigation of the
| securities nlcd and 81 TIE financial stand
| ng Of all companies doing business in the
| state. thus guaranteeing 10 The people safety.
| as FAR ~ possible. against irresponsible com
| ranics
Conditions conducive 10 good health are al
| ways 81 great importance. Pure food and Oh
| sanitation laws should always receive careful
| consideration JuliciouS laws for the stamp
| ing out Of infectious and contagious diseases
| are deserving OF Attention
| Apathy and neglect ~ sanitary conditions