The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-25
JASPER. INDIANA. FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1915,
nd the iaborer must stand upon

have no favorites In the execu-
ton OF the law, and let II now be
understood that I shall hold that
the mind which devises a scheme
that is In violation Of law Is guilt
Ter than the dependent hands that
execute the offense in obedience
TO orders
Next year Indiana will celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary OF her
admission into the Union, and she Tel
proud that she has called Samuel NJ.
Ralston for her Centennial Governor
No other Governor OF Indiana dur
ing her one hundred years OF state
hood-with fhe single exception oil
her great war Governor. Morton
has been SO continually confront
cd with situations that would ap-
pail a man of less courage and
strength as has her Centennial Gov
ernor.
With a hostile press OF opposing
political faith in the state capital. ever
ready TO misoonstrue his every act
and to pervert the truth. Governor
Ralston has never lost his head nor
permitted himself to be drawn into
its quagmire. Kipling had such
man in mind when he wrote:
'If you can keep your head
when all about you are losing
theirs and blaming IL on you.
IF you can trust yourself when
all men doubt you and make al
lowance for their doubling. too.
"If you can wait ana not ne
tired by waiting or being lied
about don't deal in lies,
"Or being hated don't give
\ way TO hating and YET don't look
too good nor talk too wise
And so this man does not lose his
head when being lied about--nor does
he become impatient when news
paper maliciously seeks TO place him
and his acts in a false and unfayor-
able light. In the main, the papers
d OF the state without regard TO party
faith. have given his administration
loyal support. But what OF his ad'
ministration and what mas been &C
complished in 1T
AT the time OF his Inauguration the
legislature was In session and one oi
the bills before that body was a pub
/, lie utilities bill When that measure
WINS In the senate II was the subject
: OF many conferences and much delay
was had In bringing II TO a vote. IL
has been subsequently, disclosed thai
II was the plan OF those opposed to
the bill to delay aotisn upon IL until
too late TO secure the passage OF a
desirable utSity measure. One OF tho
means by which those opposed to the
measure sought to throttle its pass
!, age was q secret caucus. The Gov
: ernor learned Of this ana gave out q
public statement I'm which he said
!. .T wish the Democratic sena.
tors who stand for the right sort
n OF legislation on this subject
would favor calling OF the caucus
on the Shivsly- Spencer bill. so that
!, the proposed amendments to 1t
might be fought out In the open on
the door Of the senate. The peo-
!. pls are entitled to know where
!, the Democratic party stands on
this measure and II this bill is to
be amended before its passage.
al 40 that IL will be worthless as
law. or II II is to be killed, the
people are entitled to know the
, Influences that defeated the pub
lie Will"
nj Needless to say. he carried his poin
a and secured the passage OF the bes
,r public utility law of any state in th
q Union. This law is ably administers,
4 and saves 10 the public many time
\. IN cost each year. II puts a con
n science In the management OF publ
service corporations, 1t prevents ther
from being looted by promoters an
demands from them a fair service O
n q fair price.
10 Another masterpiece or constru'
a tive legislation is the Vocational Ed'
n, cation Act passed in 1913. Prior
al its enactment only those boys an
i sirls who are able to go away .
,aI colleee were Afforded an opportunit
nj to receive training so as to eeui
themselves to do the things they mos
liked 10 do. Under this act the boy an
d. giri are now able to receive at leai
a,I elementary instruction In that art
,ol craft to which they are most adapte'
!, This act alone has saved to the schot
!, more boys and girls than any other
\, the history of the etate--not even e
cluding the compulsory educationalae
The boys and girls now go becaut
:. they are permitted to do things the
like to do and that Will NJ them ft
!. =. earning a living. The United State
~ Commissioner Of Education said
= his report:
ryI "In what is probably the most