The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-26
ex.AttOrney General Smiths services

General Smiths Services.
/ concede that Mr. Smith Was weh com
peasated fOr his services, but IA" nisui
llt even the governor, has ever thhiksu
that AlJnz0 Greene Smith took cent
I. 0m that Og'ice that the laM did n9t i've
hun / hold nu brief fDi Mi. smith bui 4
cheerfuly arieud hiln ~ a beuy'' ~, ~
oiUcinl aud just AS cheeiiuilt bear WIZ
ness 10 the great ability he displayed ~ /
the discharge of his official duties ~ I
was ever Ylgiiant and wafcLfnl ia pfote't
iug tho states great interests entrhrieH 4
DO his care. Indiana has had man. ahs
attorney. tnerals. hut size never hau que /
who has served her 10 better purpose
than smith
tnok the position That ihe Wfhtl 81 1nt
state. especially lhe corporate wealth.. was
not bear4uA ais fair part ~ the 'APFhr's
and hefd DR. of our state government anu
following .ts triumph az the peNs, y 'h
acted by lt, ieg stature ~ lsHl' ine i"A i"A
law. h4Flng for IT'S object the elaa aizatloh
~ taxation. NJ s""nrr was 'his ~"
passed ihan tAe great corporate lht't'sis
NJ thc state, ASSISTED and ,hr'ufas"a uF
fle Republican PARTY. neiuA-ns lhr pl
cat governor. began to plan go ltha"f -
lueEtetuAl aua ultimately ip "N'Iihi"M ,t'
Under the leadership ~ senator Ai.
hauE- the Republicans intufp" 1t'u th
tot'~ state platform ~ isr
tlfoa-u and upntd ln "a lae e,at II
eIuding tIe supreme court of the Jnited
states yhesa tghts were with the ran
gads. a eNmes- cou- )anlo~. The tsle
graph companies. the uanks ana the ne
publican party. smith. ably assisted A.
Ac was. led ln all these contests On lhe
side of the state.
lie not only did all this IN the case OF
the tax law ~ 1881. hut he disr"feieu,
while In office. that none 0f the great
.Irtpiu. car companies had ever paid
-ert If taxes 10 the -rnfe ~ indiana.
So be prepared tie bill thht aitefWaIn
Nas pa.sed hy the Democratic leg a'uie
of fs.Ll over The protest and votes ot th'
Eepubli,.tn~ In the legislature. providing
fnr the taxation pi these companies ~
4 result Of hs lnbpr- millions of dollars
have gone into the idirerent trea-nrits ni
the state from properties not previously
hearing their part of our government eH-
u.n-es. Aud when the governor, IN MS
rhfDn speech. buAsted 0f the work or his
tate tax commission. 10 increasing !.
1903 and 1875 the assessed valuation OF
these properties SO .Dl 30. ne uhcph-
sc.ausly boasted II the successful work
u ol lAe iaw he voted against 10 the
legislature.
important involved in the night Mr. smitk
ana his party made 10 uphold the TAX hN
flHn the ampuut taxes were lnffeasth
under IL. Ii involved the right 81 SOW
creign state to Increase whatever tnkes
upon property 1t might De- necessary TOT
't,a legitimate purposes of government
without regard 90 the wishes or either
man or corporation.
Proposed Insurance Legislation.
We are told at length by the chief ex
ecutiye ~ tne things he hopes 70 accom-
pnsh. u the Democrats wih JOIN ~ soiins
liu Republican legislature and IN nlins
. the state house with his partisan Trends
! lhe usernOr has the art Of begging a.
lhlghly developed the man who turn'
. llis crank or tnrusts MS hat UNDER YOU
/. iuoSe on the street corner
He pledges a great service IN oeallnl
I with tnr Insurance cDIlpauies In the even
, me people VIII give him q legislature tina
2 SUI % ms plauin-. he N.'lis W ""ns y
! Ilal principally With the local oinlalie~
ud informs Tie public that ne fofeig
! eampauies are not children of Indiana, ans
! lat the governor does NOT peaf tls sam
: rerfion ~ them a~ be does - thr nom
l Nu1panics tn admits, however, that thel
z .ularuselucut has heetu as bad as that q
,4e local companies.
: Vow. since The governor IS pleading q
: Ixaalously with Democrats 10 vote hi
Z Iway. | would suggest TO those Democrats
! Il there are any who are seriously con
. sidering gratifying his wishes. that the.
! might sct az ittile RECIPROCITY schei1
utth him The Democratic PLATFORM o
Ithle year pledges the party 20 preysn
itne old lime Insurance cpupanies iron
lI1lug any ncw business "a THIS state IN
$ Iul IA good faithful effort shall be made !
= Ifhe Republican national committee 10
= he purpose II debaucning the voters 2
= ilhe country. IL the governor Is earnestl
IA favor ~ decency and clean things i
lmnhiir life he should not DO less tha
% I, stand with his Democratic supporter
, NJ mis- niank ~ their platform. But b
5 IWlu not DO H. lie can not afford 70.
e lie was one ~ the benenciaries OF IN
= ,h.,t ana h- ha- NJ disposition te inter
fcre 70 any considerable extent with IN
+ way these foreign companies carry Q
"a IiheIr business since they are not chlldrr
y Il Indian. ,rt he i their beneficiary.
= Liquor Traffic.
d But I must not overlook the fact tha
u Ithc governor makes the usual blennii
l.lntui ~ the opposition Of his party 10 III
r ll1uor tratic and yet II Is notorious tbs
!. Ile uquDr influence ~ this state has 4,
% rears past almost solidiy supported n
q lkepmhllcan party. do not Wish 10
!. lrudersfood as saving that there are Il
b. .tloou keepers who vote the Democrat
= lfirket There are magy of them who q
s- lat But ] mean that the capitalists
IS ne business the manufacturers an
"a a Nlolesalers up with the Republican
~ Although II was a Republican legislatui
ir that passed the Nicholson law. u II nevc
q theies~ trae that Republican officials ha'
e. Insisted iu every campaign since thht th'
~ nad the bili hung mp in the committee q
r, Ifrfnucfance and that there u would ha'
fied n John W. Kern. then senator, ha
mot hnd the bill called from the fnHnhltA'
Tor action upon IL. A. recent a. the va
" ..mpnfun Kern lost thousands of votes y
.au~e ~ the part he took In getting the u
ei M of the hands ~ the committee.
: l,-.uld seem from this that the whisky II
2 n,eut believed "a had more 70 fear fro
4 Kern tnan from the governor. And II ~
~ lNiU stop to think about II. beyond VIII
- lhfs saws ON law enforcement, ynu cam
u non where the governor stands on q
y llirmnr question IN this campaign. Does
:. favor more stringent legislation on u
~ I.rhsr,,i or is he stnndpattc~f Let hi
.peak. II he has the courage.
State Institutions.
ht The governor. trne tn ne custom ~ u
u publican politics. praises h'- party TOT y
ln.nuartisnu management % our state
NJ l4titutluns and he assures the prhhc w
20 ~ shall be kept free from political g
ll one not cunvefeant with the -
~ N luld conclude from what kesuVuc
-. .,aucr- Say "a the subject that th-lt p"i
iatsuc rescued these Institutions ifom "
" .an control and placed them hiIef -
NJ lraftlsan management. Inc nohpafu-
'i gW governing these Institutions was
I" proved hy d Democratic gWtcih'H. ahu
- turSt uoupnrtisau boards appointed hh'
~ MI were named by him. Al the heAu on
cn central Hospital for the Insane ~ IN
~ Annapolis he placed pr. Lienhnrtrr' "a
~ tine Deaf AMI Dumb Institution ne lhslAi
ltl Richard %. uSou, lfr. smth was Ky
~ The mar l Of the Institution TOT
~ llu~au, Fl. i. .tnond, and llr. hokeiS
~ lauuniN 81 I'LL similar position over II
" mar nsti4ut a. Logansport THESE