The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
Richmond OF Today Contrasts
Strongly With Tom of 1906
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Sketches Written by Pioneer

i, During the war some of the preach
ers went from appointment TO APP
pOintment. armed with gun and
knife, a singular kind of gospel ar
NOR, but perhaps very well adapted TO
the kind of gospel preached. The Jew
ish doctrine Of an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a TOOTH was instituted
and the mild and loving doctrines of
Jesus were, for a season, suspended.
Wayne county lost, during the war,
four of her citizens, two men and two
boys, together with few horses.
! 1t NAV not be out of place here to
enter my solemn protest against this
cannish mode of settling difficulties
between nations. Our troubles grew out
OF a treaty held with the Indians, in
which they were cheated out of a tract
of land in their country, or at least in
the bounds of the territory purchased
was different from their explorations.
But they had to yield TO superior force
The Indian war became general from
the lakes to Florida. It's influence on
the minds of the people has had its
day, has elected two presidents and
the late war Of aggression against
Mexico. I believe that when the spir-
it of Christianity, exerts its proper in
fluence over the minds of individuals
and especially over the minds of pub
lie men, in their public capacity, war
will cease throughout the Christian
world.
A Solemn Mockery.
That the appointment of chaplains
in the army and navy is solemn
mockery and should be repudiated by
every religious denomination on earth.
l, moreover, believe that the period
is advancing when ministers Of the
gospel will find it their duty before
God to declare war murder, and every
kind of human butchery, sinful and
expel from the church such transgres
sors as we'll as those who perform or
binary work on the Sabbath day.
l would not be understood to say
that no warrior can find admittance
into the Kingdom Of Heaven, but I do
say that the promises are as good for
the liar, the drunkard, or idolator, as
for him; and neither have any better
promise than the lake of fire and
birthstone.
Indiana Made State.
In the year 1916 a constitutional
convention met in the village of Cory
don and formed for the territory
constitution which was ratified by con-
gress and Indiana accepted as one of
these states of the union. James No
BILE and Walter Taylor were the first
United States senator's; William Hen
bricks, the first representative and
Jonathan Jennings the first governor.
Having been appointed justice Of
the peace by~Theodore Posey, Cover
nor Of the territory, and seeing of
fees created for such as could get
them, l unfortunately acquired taste
for political affairs. l say, unfortun-
ately, because, taken all together. 1t
Is more like STOPPING than climbing,
does not pay for the wear and tear of
mind, Of conscience and often engen
ders strife and animosity which time
cannot heal
Elected Representative.
In the presidential campaign Of
1924 / took active ground for ]. O..
Adams, who failing before the people
was elected by the House of Repre-
sentatives. l was the same year elect
ed a representative and met my asso-
ciates in January 1925, in Indianapo-
lis, it being the first session at that
place. Between 1925 and 1881 was
six times elected.
When in 1892 | left the legislature
the state was clear of debt, had s12,-
900 in the treasury and the country
was in a prosperous condition, but
new scene was ripening before us. In
ternal Improvement my the state leg
islature was becoming daily more pop
ular and political partisanship and
public plumber was to be introduced
into all the machinery of the state
government
DepIores Public Plumber.
Here again, | ask leave to enter my
solemn protest against the acts and
deeds of the state legislature and
those who figure conspicuously in the
work of ruin. Before this wretched and
ruinous policy could succeed, the
minds of the masses had to be prepar-
ed for it and fitting instruments were
soon enlisted in the damnable scheme.
Among them may be named Noah No
BILE, David Wallace, Elisha Long, Ach-
lilies Williams, c. B. Smith, o. H.
Smith and Milton Clapp, David P.
Holloway, with many other stock job
bers. who desired to have a private
way to the pockets Of the people and
to the public treasury
These hungry hounds, these Cormor-
ants, in public speeches, in correspon-
dence with men of influence and who
We're personally interested in this
knavish system, caused many to swal-
low the Internal bait, misled by miser-
able hacks and dishonor rabble rous-
ers.
Start Work on Canal.
A bill in 1893 was passed, for the
completion of canals, railroads and
turnpikes, to have completed which
would have cost the state $4,000, 900
The work on all these lines was to
be commenced simultaneously, with
superintendent ON each work, and en-
gineers to aid in putting them under
contract, with one principle engineer
at a salary of $4,000 per annum.
Fund commissioners We're sent to
the eastern states to negotiate loans,
sell state bonds and CONT outrages
on the state, to recapitulate which
would demonstrate that either kna-
very or downright stupidity had seiz-
ed the helm of state and that a mighty
rush was making to sink the craft,
cargo and crew. The bonds of the state
TO the amount of several millions of
dollars were sold on a credit to irres-
ponsible companies and in a short