Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 January 1897 — Page 7

Inaugural Ceremonies Conducted in the Statehouse Rotunda.

ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE.

Numerous Affairs of State Discussed and Recommendations Made,

Duty of the Oovornor to Knfiw-co the I^aws, the lliRh KuHponsibilily of Mttlc-i-j lnj Them Kcstlnf Willi the Legislature— Uopo Kxp reused for tho Time

Whon ISiKlitu of I,alor Shiill Bo Aotonleii Without. Strikes and Protection of Property He Secured Without Soldiers— Full Text of the Address.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11.—lion. James A. Mount of Montgomery county was inaugurated as governor of tho state of Indiana, to servo for a term of four years, at. noon today. Tho ceremonies •were conducted in the rotunda of tho statehouse and the oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Jordan of the supreme court. Retiring Governor Matthews and Lieutenant Governor Nye, with their wives, were present on the handsomely decorated stand arranged l'or the proceedings, as was also Lieutenant Governor Haggard, who had but shortly before taken tho oath of office in the senate chamber. A few other distinguished citizens occupied places on the platform, while in front were ranged the members of the senate and house of representatives, all other available space being occupied by spectators. lho governor's address is given below.

GOVERNOR MOUNT'S ADDHKS3.

Questions of Public Interest Reviewed and Advice Ottered legislators. Gentlemen of the House of ICepresentativos:

In taking tho oath of office prescribed by the constitution of the state and entering upon the discharge of its obligations, I am not unmindful of the grave responsibilities and arduous duties thereby entailed.

With a profound sense of gratitude to the people of our great commonwealth, who by their suffrages have called me to this high station of honor and trust,

GOVKKN'OR MOI:NT.

it shall be my constant endeavor to so .administer the affairs of state as to promote the best interests of all our people.

It is made my duty, in obedience to the constitution, to euforce the laws. Gentleman of the legislature, into your hands is committed the high responsibility of making laws. The results of your labors will be far-reaching. He who prevents tho passage of unwise laws is entitled to equal credit with the author of good laws.

Conflicting interests will arise, urgent claims will bo presented, the disposition of which will require mature thought, careful consideration and unbiased action.

Some of these interests will be represented by men who are skilled in all the details of legislation men who are persuasive of speech and trained in diplomacy men whose inflnenco will be a potent factor in the passage or defeat of measures receiving their support or their opposition. These influences are powerful factors for good so long as they are enlisted in a worthy cause, but become pernicious whou used for defeating wise measures or securing class legislation against tho public weal. Such influences are becoming more and more powerful in controlling state and national legislation, and are coming to be a menace to free government. Corporations, trusts and combinations, through lobbyists, are able to look after their interests, while the mechanic, the farmer, the miner, the business man and the day laborer have no one outside the members of the legislative body to exert, influence in their behalf.

To your wisdom and to your sense of justice is committed the right and power to enact laws that shall advance the best interests of all the people. The time allotted for this important work is short. The prevailing disposition among representatives is to multiply, rather than digest, bills. The multiplicity of bills frequently result? in the defeat of meritorious measures.'

Laws should be founded upon principles of interdependence of all our industries, business interests, pursuits, callings and relations of capital and labor —of employer and employe. It is of the utmost importance that an understanding of this interdependence be inculcated, be comprehended and be acted upon.

H« who engenders strife, arouse* ha-

ed, or creates discord is planting the seeds of revolution. Laws that tend to conciliate, that, seek amicable adjustment of differences, that, facilitate harmony ai'.d concord, will strengthen the bonds of union.

The student of labor statistics and labor troubles has witnessed the loss sustained by employe and employer while adjusting their differences. This is one of the grave problems of the day. The interdependence of capital and labor, of employer and employe, should be the foundation of law and tho underlying principle of action governing these interests. Actuatod by such principles as will lead to peaceful arbitration, we may hope for tho time when the rights of labor shall be accorded without, strikes and the protection of property secured without soldiers.

Building and li,11111 Associations. These onganizations should be held to such strict accountability bylaw as will insure a better guarantee of safety [to the money entrusted to their care. At the same time you must not be unmindful of the tact that these associations have, in many instances, been helpful to the common people in enabling them to purchase and build homes. Therefore, in correcting defects your acts should not prove destructive to what, under proper safeguards, may be a boneficent institution. :-Ki Kducution.

Article 8, Sectioix 1, of the constitution, says: "Knowledge and learning, generally diffused throughout a community, being essential to free government, it shall be the duty of the general assembly to encourage, by all suitable means, moral, intellectual, scientific and agricultural improvement, and to provide, by law. for a general and uniform system of common schools, wherein tuition shall bo without charge and equally open to all."

The education of the masses is declared essential to free government. In compliance with the wisdom of this provision, we should look to the enactment of a mild compulsory education law.

Moral restraints are urged as needful to our good. In this age of research and investigation the ability tc understand and apply science becomes a necassity to progress. The Indiana Academy of Science is to be commended for and encouraged in its good work.

Tho agricultural improvement contemplated in the constitution is of much importance at. this time. Tho questions of soil fertility, combatting infectious diseases and insect pests, fungus growth, tho science of breeding, of feeding, of marketing, the law of supply and demand, 'with many kindred questions, upon a better understanding of which, in large measure, depends the future success of tin- farmer and fruitgrower.

The farm institutes now being held in the different states are the most direct and practical means of imparting to the farmer this needed information. The amount appropriated for this work in Indiana is less than half the average allowed in the states carrying forward this work. Under the economical and wise management of our institutes it is generally conceded that. Indiana, for tho amount, expended, is conducting the best institutes and holding more of lliem than any other state in the Union.

Livo Stuck Sanitary I.awrf.

The total value of live stock in Indiana April 1, 18!H, was more than $75,00(»,UU0. The loss eutailed from disease during the year exceeded ^5,000,000. The swin('.breeders lost in numbers over 580,000 head of hogs, the value of which exceeded &S,000,000. For stamping ont- contagious diseases Massachusetts appropriates $150,000: Pennsylvania, $00,000: Illinois, $40,000 and New York is now asking for .$300,000. The allowance in our state is but $4,000. The uresent, law is nut wise in its provisions for the expenditure of this amount. The outlay is too great for the gain to have the veterinarian attended in his visits by the board, each man drawing his per diem of §4 and expenses. The amount thus expended has been far in excess of value of condemned stock killed. The veterinary department of our experiment station has all the functions for studying animal diseases, aud is doing much for the livestock interests of the state in the dissemination of needed information. The veterinarian of Purdue is sending to the farmers, through the statiou bulletins and other printed matter, hundreds of thousands of pages of valuable instructions 011 how tn prevent and how to treat these diseases. The law should give the state the power to select tho most competent man available. Upon his judgment should depend the killing of animals. He could call and qualify competent men to assess values at less cost for such service than the law now provides.

Highway improvement.

Good,roads are essential to our highest development socially, intellectually and financially. Many counties in our State, actuated by a commendable ypirit of progress, are rapidly improv ig the highways. In the near future some of our counties will have a complete system of free gravel roads. The main thoroughfares in these counties, having been graveled and received by the county commissioners, are kept in repair at the county's expense. The supervisor, being thus relieved from care of the main thoroughfares, is enabled to concentrate the labor and tax at his disposal upon the lateral roads hence all will soon be improved. The economy in road improvement will soon be demonstrated by the fact that tlie counties having the best roa'ls will maintain them at loss cost than the mud roads, with all their inconveniences, are maintained in their wretched condition. The work required by law of able-bodied men, together with the road tax, gives to the road supervisors of our state the expenditure, in money and labor, of a vast sum. Much of this is wasted by reason of incompetent management. The railroad tax for highway improvement, in some road districts of our state.

is »o manipulated by tlie road supervisor that, the money inures more to his benefit than the improvement of the thoroughfares. I11 some instances in our state, a brokerage business is carried oil and money is made out of trafficking in this road tax.

While some of our road laws need reforming, the manner of their execution needs revolution. When competence is made the test in selecting supervisors, and taxpayers see that they discharge, their duties, we will find some improvement in our higliwavs without additional tax. County Commissioners and Township

Trustee*.

These officials have largo discretionary powers under the law. They should be held to rigid account through printed reports of allowances and expenditures of public money, and the publication of these reports, as prescribed by law, should be made mandatory.

State Tux.

The constitution provides that "taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout the state."' This clearly implies that all property shall bear its just proportion of tho burden. It is 110 uncommon thing in the settlement of decedents' estates to find thousands of dollars in deposits, notes, shares of stock and policies that were not listed for taxation. Real estate cannot be secreted, and, with no exemption 011 account of mortgage or other debt, he who owns real estate is subjected to tho payment of an undue proportion of tho taxes.

The tax law should bo as searching as possible, and the township aud county assessors aud the state tax commissioners should see that the law is enforced.

Apportionment L:uv,

The spirit of tho constitution recognizes the equality of all men before tho law that they are entitled to equal representation andan equal voice in selecting their representatives. It is to be hoped and confidently expected of tliis general assembly that it will enact a law apportioning the congressional, senatorial and representative districts that will reflect honor and credit upon those enacting it. -md in a manner that will give the electors their constitutional rights. Ceuteuuiui Celebration of Territorial Organization.

The committee provided for by the last general assembly, with instructions to report to this honorable body, are entitled to much credit for their faithful service. They have manifested a laudable state pride which is reciprocated by the progressive people of our state. If this centennial is to be observed, their plans possess mucn merit, xne prevailing opinion, however, is that any exposition that would bo creditable to our state will necessitate a v:ust expenditure of money. A celebration conducted with a limited expenditure, followed so soon after the world's Columbian exposition, would be attended with failure and would reflect discredit upon our state. The advisability of the observance, then, liiuces upon the wisdom of expending a sufficient sum of money to insure success, aud the ability of the state to bear such expenditure. Any great outlay of money at this time must augment our already heavy state debt and add to the burden of taxation. The best service that can be rendered our state, both as to its credit and honor aud the welfare of our people, is the adoption of -i system of economy that will reduce our debt aud lower the rate of taxation. insurance Law*.

The present rate of insurance is burdensome. Two great, a sum of money is leaving onr state in premiums for the amount returned in loss 011 policies. Recent examination of the state auditor's books shows that since 1878 there has been paid out over $53,000,000, while there hits been paid back to policy Holders but a little over $28,000,000. These reports indicate a loss to policy holders of $25,000,000. It matters but little whether this immense sum of §25,000,000 was in profits or in extravagant salaries, the loss to our people and stato is too excessive.' All unnecessary barriers to home companies should be removed, especially the 10 per cent penalty assessed against homo compauies for the lapse of each (10 days from loss until payment. The organization of home companies should be encouraged. Tho present excessive rates of insurance are driving the farmers into the organization of home mutual companies, as provided by the acts of 18S1. Millions of dollars of farm property is thus being insured at low cost, with the money kept at home.

Trusts and Combination*.

Trusts or combinations of capital formed for the purpose of counteracting the law of supply and demand and with a view to arbitrarily controlling, manipulating or increasing the prices of any product, commodity or article of merchandise, should be declared a barrier to trade, and should be prohibited by law.

I'll bile Health.

Pure food and strict sanitary ^regulations are needful to life and health. Therefore, laws to this end should receive your vigilant care.

Elcet ion Lavj«. 'Vvy

The purity of tho ballot will determine the existence of any free government. To every voter should bo granted his untramracled rights, both in convention and at tho polls. The choice of nominating conventions should not lie. subjected to traffic, barter, and change at the behest of a committee of party tricksters. Soldiers' anil Sailors' Orphans' Home and

State Soldiers' Home.

These still appeal to our synipany and patriotism. Indiana is justly proud of her soldiers and sailors. Tho most imposing monument ever erected to the memory and patriotism of brave men stands in Monument place in onr beautiful capital city. It is a lasting testimonial of tho veneration of the people of our great commonwealth for her soldiers, living or dead. "To cure for him who has borne the battle and to provide for his widow and

orphans," is a part of the unfinished work committed to a patriotic peopleby the immortal Lincoln. l'cnai I iisf 11 tions.

The constitution provides that "the penal code shall be founded on tho principles of reform, and not vindictive justice." For flu carrying out of this provision a merit system should bo established in our prisons, and the inmates put upon their honor and manhood and graded accordingly. Hut few of those inmates are so hardened by crime that there does not remain some spark of manhood, and an appeal to this, aeeomranied by hope of reward, may prove to be an inducement to him to seek to regain his lost estate.

KeformatoricH*

These appeal earnestly to our sympathies. At the earliest, convenient period the girls' reformatory should be disconnected from the woman's prison. The close proximity of the two brings the reformatory in touch with environments that tend to undermine reform influences. Benevolent and Charitable Institutions

These great institutions stand as monuments to the principles of love aud beneficence. The unfortunate wards of our great state within their walls are eutitled to onr fostering care, vv

State Hoard of imrillw.

I must not refrain from some words of commendation of the board for its noble services. Tho estimable ladies and gentleman composing this board have given their timo ami their energies to promoting tho best interests of our charitable, reformatory and penal institutions. Tho suggestions of this board are worthy of consideration. While the state expects such laws, rules aud regulations as tend to strict economy, yet our people desire such liberality sis will provide for the comfort aud caro of her unfortunate wards. The spirit of our people demands that those in control of our charitable, reformatory and penal institutions, from the highest to the lowest, be selected with reforeiv to competency and fitness of character rather than party affiliation, to the end that the state shall bo honored in the management of her institutions.

In Cone!usion.

Gentlemen, I trust you will meet the pressing duties before you bravely, fearlessly and yet with wisdom and patriotism. May your deliberations be mutually pleasant and harmonious and your speech and acts be tempered with moderation. Humbly do 1 pray th-t God's gracious presence may abide wito us as a people, and that, the light of hw uuerring counsel may guide yon in your work so that the results of your legislation shall contribute to the development aud prosperity of our great state. May your deeds be such that the smiles of .n approving conscience shall abide with you, and the benedictions of a grateful people bo showered upon you in thankful acknowledgment of duties faithfully performed.

BOWERS.

Sickness has quieted down to some extent. .lames Stanley and wife, of Dover, visited at Dr. Ware's over Sunday.

Harry Elsey is trying to get transportation to Cuba to fight for her lib erty.

William Rowen has moved into the house recently vacated by Charles Steffler.

Mre. Hirdie liades and daughter, of Darlington, visited her mother, Mrs. Dr. Ware, Monday.

A protracted meeting will begin here in two weeks and it is hoped that much good will result from it.

Levi Fisher and Miss Ortha Butcher, a worthy young couple of this neighborhood, were united in marriage last Thursday evening.

There is a gloomy atmosphere in tbe vicinity of LiUle's school house. We would suggest pity to fallan humanity instead of s:athing rebukes.

Rev. Storms, of Conroe, filled the regular appointment last Sunday, as our pastor. Rev. Carmack, has been thrown from a buggy and sustained injuries that prevented his attend-

PARKERSBURG.

Mrs. Ljdia James has been finite sick. Robert Lafollctte butchered last Tuesday.

Miss Cora Hyteu visited in Raccoon last week. George Rogers has been granted a patent on his automatic farm gate.

Will Johnson and wife visited the latters parents in Roacbdale last Sunday.

A protracted meeting is being conducted by Rev. Ivey at the .M. K. church at Raccoon.

Mrs. (Jeorge Johnson and Mrs. Newt Uott, of Pawnee, were tbe guests of Mrs. L^dia James on Tuesday.

Newton Whitaker has moved his household goods to Raccoon. He expects to visit in Illinois and Nebraska.

Miss Etta Gardner was quite sick the iirst of the week and was compelled to dismiss school for a few days.

Mrs. J. T. Lookabaugh was called to North Salem last Tuesday by the serious illness of her little granddaughter, Zella Freeman.

RATTLESNAKE.

Hrax Cash has the grip. George Earl's little girl has fever.

lung

Larkin Branch's little girl is ou the sick list. Samuel Hunt is having quite a lot of hay baled.

Miss Margaret Galey is no better at this writing. Mary Surface, of New] Market, is with her sick sister.

Alex Harrington old family"horse died Saturday night. Uncle Will Galey called« on W. J. Coons and family Sunday.

George Werts and wife went to church at Alauio Sunday night. Jeremiah Rolhrtan toolThis bestgirl to church Saturday and Sunday nights.

Simon Davis' children have the honor of being the best children in school.

Jeremiah Bollman is giving Miss Fiitella Olinger lessons on the violin. She says he is a very tine instructor on the violin but she don't want any of the other girls to know it.

Alex Harrington has bought property in the city and will move to it in the spring, if lie does not get a farm to move on. and Sam Cash ami wife will goon John Horn beck's farm, west of the city.

BROWN'S VALLEY.

Mrs. G. T. Williams is very seriouslv ill. Roy Roots, of Colfax, is visiting at John Miller's.

Delaware Rodman is visitiug Thos Williams for a short time. Lewis Reynolds was in Crawfordsville Saturday ou business.

John Williams returned home from a visit in Kentucky last week. .John Howard and Susie Vice visited at Robert Golf's Monday evening.

John Daily, of Washington, is visiting relatives here for a short time. Charley ltatchellor, of Greencastle, was the guest of Robert GotV Monday.

Miss lilanche Murphy, of Torre Haute, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harve Coltraiu.

Mrs. Lou Gillilaud. of Waveland, was the gnest of James Gillilaud Saturday night.

Robert GofT has been drawn on the petit jury and will go to town Monday to attend court.

Peter Murray ban a new way of catching skunks. He caught two the other day in a very peculiar mauner.

G. W. Hartman purchased a corn sheller last week He also has a corn grinder and will be glad to grind your corn.

Fred Wilson says he thinks he will go out of the dovetail bnsiuess and learn the. blacksmith trade at John Golf's. He has been working day and night at the blacksmith trade this week and thinks it will be a splendid way to get rich.

The Modern Woodmen of this place will give a variety and oyster supper in the hall Saturday night, Jan. l!i The Modern Woodmen of all the lodges have a special invitation to attend. The supper is not especially for the lodire, but everybody is invited to attend and make the supper as successful as possible. The admission fee is very small and everybody can attend.

SMARTSBURG.

James Shelton is on the sick list again. (Jeorge O. White lias returned from Illinois.

Oath Catterlin bought twelve head of cattle of George Clouse. Win. Wisehart and family visited his son Walter and wife, Sunday.

Ora Faust, of West school house, visited Mervin Shelton last Sunday. Baptist church services were well attended here last Sunday morning.

George Kennedy and family, Mervin Shelton, GeorgeTearman and Mattie Cox visited James Shelton Saturday night.

Rev. Kelly -of Darlington, will preach here the fourth Sunday morning and evening of this month. All cordially invited to attend.

DREAMLAND.

S. Peterson killed a beef Thursday. Butchering hogs is the order of the day.

Miss Jessie Grider 1 as returned from Indianapolis. Bart Grider and wife visited his parents Sunday.

Faith Niekell is able to return to school at Whitesville. Mrs. Lulu Caplinger is recovering from a bad 6ore throat.

Ben Wreath is spending the winter with his sister, Mrs. Poynts. M. C. Tapp and family spent Sunday with his mother near Ladoga.

Ben Wreath and Billie Poynts were in Crawfordsville on business Saturday.

James Caplinger sold his corn crusher to Mead and George Fliines last week.

The fox drive in this community Satr-dav was not a success, the foxes breaking the line.

A. 11. Wilson ana wife, of Indianapolis, were guests of Win. Grider and wife Tuesday night.

George Grimes and wife entertained a large number of their relatives at dinner the other day.

J. F. Caplinger and family are preparing to move to New Market. Lee Surface will will move into the house vacated by them.

COLFAX.

School is progressing nicely. Iiado Shirley still remains a puzzle. Protracted meeting began at the M. E. church Sunday evening.

Mists Blanch Rond, of Kentucky, is visiting relatives and friends here. Frank Parish has returned from a visit with his lady friend at Fletcher, 111.

W. D. Clark is making a line canvass for U. S. Marshal. We hope he will succeed.

The K. of P. lodge elected otticers Thursday night to serve the followinging sixth months.

Miss Maud Eldred is making au extended visit with her lady friend, Miss Pearl Conger, of Illinois.

There several of onr youug men who will take the Civil Service eaxatnination soon—We wish success to them all.

The Colfax band will soon give a musical entertainment. They have connected with tbe band a play which attracts the people's attention.

The sick are: Mrs. D. K. Yonng, Mrs. E. W. Miles, Henry Veins. Barg Hinton,-Clarence Miles and four of Pete Davis' children. The former has lung fever, the four latter the diphtheria, and the remainder the grip. QL.

D. Woodcock and A. K. Morgan, proprietors of the Stmnlard, have moved to Thorntown and begun the publication of a new paper, the Thorntown Enterprise. Harry Shaffer, of Clark's Hill, will soon put in a press here and continue the publication of tbe Stmuhml.

i!OR sate bills see TUB. JOUKNAL Co., PaiN-rmss.

THE NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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THE JOURNALS particular field, however, is Montgomery county.

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WHITESVILLE.

Joe Nichols hauled buy to Ladoga Monday. John Campbell, of Ladoga, was here Wednesday.

Gscar Ward, of Crawfordsville, was here Sunday. •. Dallas Thompson was at New' Market Saturday.

John Byrd, of Ladoga, had business here Friday. Wm. Everson and family spent Sunday at Crawfordsville.

Mrs. J. C. Goodbar has been seriously ill for the past few days. Harley, second son of Thomas Lee, has been very ill the past week.

Jap Goble and and Lora Linn were in Ladoga Monday on business. Dick Grimes and wife, of Crawfordsville, visited relatives here Sunday.

The fox drive proved to be an entire failure. They saw where one had been. J. A. Potter and wife, of Crawfordsville, visited at Tom Grissom's over Sunday.

Mart Danner and family, of Crawfordsville, visited Mrs. Jose Gohles Saturday.

Mrs. Minerva Byrd and daughter Bettie visited James Graham and family from Saturday untill Monday.

J. C. and W. Gcodbar, Tom Grissou and wife, Mrs. Joe Nichols, Mrs. J. 11. Everson and Mrs. D. P. Rettinger were all at Crawfordsville Saturdav.

WALLACE.

W. S. Grimes is on the sick list.Miss Bertba Miller has the measles. Iiog cholera i6 still raging in this vicinity.

Rev. Jas. Rice preached here Monday night. C. Thomas was seen going northeast Sunday evening.

He careful boys about shooting quails. The law is now iu force and it will be applied to friend or foe.

Pleas Lowe, while hunting at the long pond, had the pleasure of killing a wild goose.

The protracted meeting at Freedom church closed Sunday night with fiftythree additions.

There was a Christian.Endeavor Society organized at the Freedom church Sunday evening.

Tbe. young man who spoke so freely in favor of his creed should think twice and Bpeak once.

Charley Rruner, while crossing Mill Creek on the ice. broke through, giving bim a good ducking.

Misses ESle and Grace Han'.a, two charming young ladies from Grange Corner, attended church here Monday night.

Earl Williamson, Lola Lowe, James Williamson, Liz/.ie Spinning, Lee I'hilpott and Tessie Roberts attended church at Freedom Sunday night.

Charley Roach came very near meeting with a serious accident Saturday. He had a bolt placed iu a vice and was unscrewing th* tap when the threads of the vice broke throwing hitn backward and almost breaking his back.

There was quite a sensation in Yeddo Sunday morning. As Roy Simmons was going by Firr's grocery store he discovered that thieves had broken in and ransacked the store. The news was quickly circulated aud blootl hounds were sent for. They arrived at 10 o'clock and were put on the trail, which led to the door of John Allen McClure, where one of the bounds barked and thfc trail seemed to stop, hut it was found that they climbed the fence and took the railroad toward Kingman. The hounds followed as far as Sylvatiia where the trail was lost.

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