The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-13
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then arose a. 20 MS identity, and 10 wi.s Saltee
down like a ros and shipped 10 the location a.
me crime anu found 10 10 shc wrong rnan-Ai
Innocent man"
a. tAe governors severe ARA ignmcnt Of mol
! yiDlence. be found some palllation for these
rerrc hensibie acts Thar has di>gacca iis ON 2
state ln tht tact thar Indiana had yncsed hNe
men Tor lurr gry'
Ii can not tc argued thar lax Enforcement a
law -ustlhcs maaiicstaiion az con empt ~
court, and Di~roFaiu Ter iAe law, Ans county
! that can organize sentiment 20 prevent
lyAeher. from being punished San also orfan-
i2e against crime auu punish criminals IN q
! cour, %. justice. Where yrch law.csancss OBJ
| uin~ tAtrc justice IL tetaroned and courts
| ora myths. The constitution ana Laws os
| the state woala there bc tFamricd under he
| blood stained feet 90 brutal and lawleSs men .
| II mob violence j, 10 go Gnpun shed. thcn hate
| and malice Will Sit cnthfoncd. and Passion.
| fired By inioxic-tion ana governed by a spirit
| 81 revenge instead 81 evidence. luStiee ana
| the law, will render Insecure life ard property.
| The anarchist would welcome such conditions
and would then feel licensed 20 rocecd % even
up things according 70 his dwaried sense OF
I equity.
In my Efforts TO remove from the state the
odiain atgchcd TO its good name by the
! ynchings that occurred IN Ripley county.
| ever, available means were invoked 70 md Out
the guilty parties ana bring them 70 account
Every per- on charged with crime has the
| right under the son stitdti0n and laws OF the
state. 20 fair and impartial trial For bet
| ter guarantee of This right and 20 awaken "A
more lively interest in the counties agains I
| yrching and whitecappingS. | recommend
the enactment 81 q law making the county re-
\ sponsihle for such conditions and liable In a
| civil suit Tor damages In the case OF lynch
| ng the nearest 81 kin should be authorized TO
Institute the suit. and for the cfiense or white
.rr IA he
right 20 recover damages
Anv sheriff who permits prisoner to be TAX
en- from his custody By mob should b. re
qplred by Jaw TO forfeit his ofisc Lax en-
fore melt % laws eventually results in the
people taking the law into their wn hands
All cool li..xcns should feel keen intcIest IN
ne enforcement OF the law Thy should be
willing and ready TO testify D. Gore the grand
jury CT 10 court q TO ST upon jur.es quite re-
Gently the good name Of Indiana has again
been disTlccd by llwiess mob. " 40 took
iron The scoit county laila prisoner who was
soon tc te ried ~ court os lusgic
There IRE NO palliating circumstance con-
nected with this brutal uar-cr indications
point 20 conspiracy agains This mals life.
Tor the purr osc q sealing his ligs in death
lest clmaeirr disclosures IN trial r.gh- reveal
The ~ lcktdue~- and crime 81 Others
This arociou- murder appeals With new
force 20 the iegisl tors % lnAi4Aa fog Ihe en-
actmcn, q a law ihat Will forever stop this
uockery o. justice.
The sls 3 growing necessity f0r revision
o' "a. la.i-iarv q ine Stnte with enc = mec.-
ilt ~ The legislature az rts are rene wed r
the creation OF new court districts Ia some
Instances there seems - De nee. for tine relief
OK the courts. but OBJ many o. these demands
there = no justlAcau "a. tits true mas there
exists great Inequality as 70 fhe arm cunt ~
business trans acted in thesc judicial af~tr,tS-
"a o. M DO H.. Ns tas ffffffn.
and present demands .-fantel. d wiz noe De
long until the state viii have IS uluv coGrt
districts rs counties. Courts are multiplying
more rapidly Than population or lifi ,a;ion.
While court expenses ana allowances increase
u an even greater rufr tlaa courts During
the last three years the tite has paid TO special
judges tee great sum o. -iy0.i6A
JUSTICE, COURT
Il seem, that II wouia be cx1edion 70 cx-
tend tue jurisdiction W THIS court Litigation
over mali amount, should originate III tnl.
court. and from wAicl an appeal % the circuit
cc-rt should ae nna- SUITS ia which petty
SUMS are Involved should cad ihn reuit ~
lower courts, and be barred from the supreme
court
without Celebrating uron the necessity or
dwe!liur n detail upau tae plan | wgllirec-
ommeud tLc creation oi q committee. TO nave
charge ~ tAe revision 81 NE judiciary q. tle
presented b. lc ncxi general ASSEMBLY
During the past year repeated tl1.at oas 81
the pe la aw~ ~ iAa state against the waste
cin4tural gas hy ne Statdlrd and other oil
Gonna les were rmit-fa % 80 impoverished.
some demands were made for 4n extra session
~ thc legislature. % t.e eud THAT more drastic
legislation mil M uc caacted. The State could
no; bring srit farafcmuor4rv injunction OF re-
stra.nlrg order without glvln- Ooad. The
state ne- aacn- ana IS npv. seriously hamiere4
I'd iis efforts .c sGNrre k0pv gambling. BE-
cause the ge-ctti % u,1s gov tuine iniunc-
tors DO not permit any Restraining order or
temporary irIElc. on t1 be granted 20 the
state. Or ary private llt' -aat without bond
therefore earnestly URIC that immediate
action * taken rs me legislature on TINS SUBJ
1ec. recommend trat the attorney general
be given authority la the nam ~ the state ~
indiana. without bond. - prosecute or defend
any act "a that IA. been or Sd lll here .fter be
Aegul. where ere state j. Interested in the re-
suit % the sciion.
The governor recommends the Introduction
81 the science % agriculture "a orr public
school curriculum. and refers - Art. '1e VIII
Section l., Of the constitution 81 the state OF
Indiana
In 1895 in Sew York city committee OF
d.stlu.rul she'd citizens. among whom was Hon
A. : Hewitt and Hon. " T. Dodge was ap-
pointed to inquire into the conxested condition
% The city 70 ascertain the reason why 50
many were crowdlng Into the metropolis, caus-
inr ilIcncss and want They reported that at
the foundation " this dcporabla condition was
the discomfort with farming which led to the
migration Of country people u the city In
their printed report they say.
one Of the great underlying causes for the
discomfort that exists among the farmers is
the fact that as class. thcy have no special
training or education Tor their business. The
methods that gave -uCccs, IN the past fail to
do so a. present. The soil mas Dcen depleted
over a wide range o. territory. The active Gu
ergetic young ren needed on the farm to de-
vclop better possibilities are leaving 10 be-
cause they have bus little education or train
iac hitting them for the businc
The report suggests that the rene IS 20
begin AT the foundation ald Ia the public
schools"
The elaborate system % state oducat ion in
France Is only the creation or rccca years
There are now more than siX millions OF chill
dren taught in public schools oi France. an 81
whom are instructed in the science OF agrcul-
tire. N. I.isScrand adds. our school, are
now FAR better attended than they used 70 be
every where ncoplc are working with zeal and
the scientific spirit has invaded the farm.
Younx men ~ intelligence arc becoming moro
attached 20 rural life. ana the children brought
up Ia the country districts. when they receive
On appropriate agricultural education. will Ds
less temptcd TO go to the towns TO increase the
already too great number q those chronic un-