The Indianapolis journal., 1900-06-07

shall Zee from justice. and be found in
another State. shall on demand OF the
which he fied. be delivered up. and be re. pe
moved TO the State having jurisdiction
OF the crime This provision of the
ganic Law OF the Nation is mandatory. 1t
does not say the fugitive may be delivered
up. but that he shall be delivered up, and
that he shall be removed to the State hav-
ing jurisdiction Of the crime.
When the representatives of the State
OF Kentucky presented the proper papers
to Governor Mount for Finley's return, it
was obligatory on the executive 10 grant
the requisition. and it's refusal was stul-
tincation OF the law governing him in the
premises and an insult To the citizenship
of Indiana Why should Governor Mount
pause, when the requisation was asked.
70 inquire what the political complexion
or the grand jury was that returned the
indictment against Finley? In the name
OF God, has IL come to pass that a Repub-
hcan Governor of Indiana will refuse TO
grant requisition whenever il appears
that the majority of the grand jury
turning the indictment were Democrats?
The truth is, Goyeror Mount, in order to
defeat justice and save from trial men of
MS own political household, charged with
high crime, has assumed to say what the
laws or Kentucky shall be, of whom her
grand 1urles shall be composed and what
decisions of her Supreme Court shall have
the FORCE or law and be respected.
Men of Indiana, / appeal to you TO
pause and seriously consider the situation.
A few weeks ago the element in charge of
the Republican party in the State posi-
lively refused to allow the Governor to
preside at the Republican State conven-
ton. This element was against him for
anything he wanted The mention of his
name In connection with the vice presi-
dency was hooted But the other day
when he said in effect that although Tay-
Tor and Finley may have assisted in the
foul and bloody murder of Governor Goe-
Gh0fIId M hc mt on, trio far
their awful crime. and that they should be
Kept secure in Indiana, the element in his
party that had belittled him. and every
Republican curbstone politician of In
dianapolis that could get near him, sang his
praises, patted him on his back and
pledged their support for the vice presi-
dency OF the Nation. Popularity some
times comes high. Peace and dignity of
the State OF Indiana, We a mockeryl
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Turning from state to national affairs.
startling memories revive and an appalling
situation confronts US. The aIl-absorbing
and dominating issue of the great national
contest of 1896 was the financial question
Every campaign has leading or controll-
ing question. to which every other question
stands secondary. and the contest of four
years ago was no exception TO the general
rule. Our opponents rode into power by
methods Of corruption and intimidation,
pledged to relieve without delay, through
financial legislation. the then distressed
condition of the country Monstrous as IL
may seem, the smoke of the great struggle
had scarcely cleared away until the Presi-
dent convened Congress in extra session.
not Tor the purpose of reforming the finan-
cial laws of the Nation, as promised but
for the sole purpose of enacting a new
scale of taxation for the Nation and Great
Ing additional burden for already op-
pressed people.
1T is true that the false claim was made
by the President and his coadiutors in the
betrayal of confidence that relief had TO be
secured TO the country and the public treas
Try through the enactment of a new tariff
law. But the people understand that this
was not the motive of those having in
charge the Dingley measure They pur-
posely framed the law so as to defeat this
pretended object. This measure. the So
called relief measure. about which we have
heard so much. actually extended the
height of the Chinese walls about the Ma
ton and created treasury deficit for the
first year of more than $4,000, ,000 The Ding
ley law was not framed to bring relief to
the government and the stress of business.
but to reimburse out of the pockets of the
people the silk-stocking brigade of political
extortionists who furnished the money TO
purchase the presidency for Mckinley.
The Wilson law. to which was charged
the lockouts. the failures, the march of
hunger and all the other factors of what
.soever character going to make up the
night of gloom then enshrouding the coun-
try, had brought more money to the gov
ernment the first year IL was in force than
did the notorious Mckinley law in the last
year of its existence. But, Notwithstanding
this. the Wilson law had TO go down under
the pretense that Republican legislation.
through some legerdemain process, would
revive business and furnish labor to the un-
employed on an enhanced scale of wages.
The country has not forgotten, however.
what followed the enactment of the Dingley
law During the first year eighteen.
months subsequent to its passage almost
every class of labor suffered a reduction in
wages. This was true in the highest pro-
tected industries. You have not forgotten
the cotton weavers of New England who
had to submit to cut in their pay roll
almost upon the printing of the law.
STRIKES FREQUENT.
Here in our own State strikes were fire.
quent and the ravages of starvation among
the miners aroused public sympathy TO
such a point that our Governor appointed
a committee composed of a Republican
official and gold Democrat to examine in
to their miserable condition. There is no
excuse. when trying to ascertain the effects
of this law. for listening to fairy tales or
stories laid in far-off communities. The
evidence within our own State condemns
IT In 1898 the industries in Madison county
most highly protected reduced wages be-
low the living point, and when the voice
of labor was raised I'm protest the plants
were fenced in with barbed wire and men
with families TO feed and shelter were
turned TO idleness.
fThe brief season for which labor has
been employed at increased wages is due
10 the consumption of the surplus supplies
on hand when the present tariff law took
effect, and to both the home and foreign
demand for our goods and manufactures
since the law has been in operation. That
Is TO say, our working people have been
given a brief respite from starving wages
and sunless skies. not through the opera
tion of this measure, but i'm spite of its
bIighting effects.
s.<rhe farmer, on whose shoulders rests
the support of nations, has not yet had set
apart TO him any portion of the fortunes