Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1897 — Martin Boldly Talks. [ARTICLE]

Martin Boldly Talks.

GRAND JURORS MUST DO THEIR DUTY OR BE DISCHARG D. Special to The Indianapolis News Bloomington, Ind., March 24. A sensation has been aroused by Jndgo W. ii. Martin, of the Teuth Judicial Circuit, in bis charge to the giand jnjy of this county m which he gave -peciul instructions to look after gambling, perjury anil kindled evils. He gave tho grand jnroisto understand that ni less such matters wer invest! uted thoroughly he would discharge them, and that he bud been informed that they would not find indictments. It had been said to tbe disgrace of Monroe county that a gr nd jury could not be impnneltd nnlesß there were two on it who wo’d obstruct the progress of justice. In closiug, Judge Martin said: “Let me beg of yon not to pa-s by the crimes of the rich ami influential to visit pundhmeut on som,- poor d vil for some minor otleusc. If then must be a difference, le. lu* difference be iu favor of the poor devil. Let me bog of you, don’t return into court an indictment, ugainat the poor, miserable harlot ami et go nnwhippedof justice the rioh rue and libertine who makes tier cal ling possible I have spoken warmly, gentlemen; this isyouroounty, uot mine; I am only an ofilovr,) ou are iulorested in the administration of your criminal InwH throughout the oounty.— F r a long time Monroe county has needed a cleaning up. I have !>e»n told you won't do it, hot I believe yon will Your action will detormiue whether yon have six honest men among you.” It Is a welt known tael thft* there has been an unusual amount us corruption and law violaiions escaping justice, uud this determination of Judge Maitin to look after themoralitv of ths city is being coinmouuod on all sides ami ip oroutiug no tittle comment. It is oil that liquor luw violations as oopneoted with the drug stores, will receive special at - tentioq,'»nd so national dove’ppments are expected before the adjjunftueut of the grand jury. It is encouraging to good cvtlzeus when Judges of the stamp of thp gent nmau above alluded to presides over their Judicial Circuit. It will prove gratifying to tho people of this city to know tl at Judge Martin is a Rensselaer pr'duot—a brother of iBo lute Dr. Robert Y. M r In —will no donbt be remnmbtiodby many of.our clti/.ons, Ii the example Judge Martin has set should spread and be oltowed throughout the other* Circuits, ho will be entitled to tho gratitude of every lover of law and order residing within the bounds of the htuteof Indiana. “Weeing tne Elepnaut” at tbe Opera House, Friday, the 9th.

j he Wamp MgKinley.— President McKinley in his mek-Hge urging tua passage of i higher tariff law by intimation pi mes responsibility for tho upon t o Cleveland administration. Ho calls attention tot' ebond issue and remarks thut “uot only are we without a surplus i-«« treusury.bat we have an increased nek.Ones debt with do rea ing receipts, Preßidout McKinley knows’ that those bond issues were rendered nooessary by the extravagances and mismanagement of the Harrison adminisirntion, nnd he probably knows that there is at present an nvaiiabl& not i a lance of more than $72,<100,011(1 He conveniently ignores both faits, tho hotter to suit his pnrpot eof forcing his peculiar economic policy upon the country. Ho, ul so, ho i mores the fact that the present revenue would be ample were it uot for the eaping ou of indebtedness by the last Congress. The message plea for a protective tariff is evi euoe that McKinley in 1807 is the sume Huperfloiul studentof political eoonomy that be was when h i drafted the act of 1800, with its amazing absurdities and gross inequalities.

Col. Copeland; the King of the platform, at the Opera House, Friday, the 91 b. •> A Cii ancl Foil Economy.— Tue appropriation bills which failed to become laws during tho last session of Com ress because they did not receive executive approval have bsen reintroduced iu the Ho. se. One of these bills is the sundry oivil bill, wkiob nppropr .toil some $50,000,000, and is the chosen depository of the jobbing legislation of tho session The other s the general deiioionoy bill, which appropriated some $10,000,000, whioh is also a nest for jobs. These billß must be taken up by tho extra session as now mutter. As the appropriations contained in them cover the whole range of government policies, ospeci illy of a domestic character, the ex ra session will have plenty < f business before it i.side from the turiff. It will require committees to do this work, Home of the most hotly coutested nppropr utions are included iu these bills that failed, and others were defeated whioh will again be brought forward. President (.'level,mil's refusal to allow them to become laws was because of his knowledge of the indefensible charaot. r .if so no of the awpropriations. In considering tiu se l ills the new Gongress will have an opportunity of showing what weight President McKinley's professions of economy carry with them