Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — LAW MUST BE OBEYED [ARTICLE]

LAW MUST BE OBEYED

Disobedience Is What Caused the Trouble for Shsrrick, Says Governor Hanly. BIGLER IS TO CLEAN THINGS i, * " ‘ lf " *' ’ • 2Also Is Not Incidentally to Pull Any Wires—Poor House to Pros-perity-State News Items Indianapolis, Oct. 0. “The law of Indiana was violated by the auditor of state,” said Governor Hanly to a newspaper man who called on him. “David Shqrrlek Ims for years heen niy personal friend, but if my own brother had been auditor, my action would have been the same. If the time ever comes when my personal friendships or interests are to stand iu the way of my doing my full duty by the people who have honored me by voting me Into the highest office iu their power, then 1 will be ready to relinquish the governorship. Must Clean House Occasionally. “Even iu Hie best regulated families you have to dean house mice iu a while. And i um determined that this house shall be cleaned, no matter whom it hurts, and kept clean while lam governor. I guess at that there are a good many folks that wish I would govern a little less and sleep a little more. They say 1 Ought to have waited on Sherriek a while longer; that in twenty-four hours more In? would have made good what he owed the state. Nothing Could Have Saved Him. “But ten days before 1 acted he promised to square the matter and didn't, and when 1 saw the list of sc curities he had, 1 was confident he could never have realized on them. Of course, his friends might have eomc to Ills aid. but that would not have exonerated him. 11c had invested tin* money of the slate in wild cat specie lation. oil and mining stocks, and jier sonal securities of doubtful value. He had disobeyed the law, and even if he had turned over every cent he owed. I was determined he should no longer to hold the Office.” Bigler to Do the Cleaning. “How will the wrecked auditor’s office be rebuilt?” was asked. “I sent for Warren Bigler, of Wabash, an oldtime frlcDd of undoubted character and responsibility.” said the governor. “I told him there were times when the call of duty must be obeyed by every right-minded citizen. I told him the circumstances. 1 said, ‘1 want you to take this office for the unexpired term and I want you to promise that you won’t lie a candidate at the next election. I want your whole mind free to clean up tiiis office and run it solely in the Interests of the people. No Wire Pulling Incidentally. ‘“You can’t do that if you begin pulling wires for the next nomination. But you must ’clean house,’ find out exactly how matters stand and if there Is anything else crooked we must make it straight, and the guilty must be punished.’ And Bigler promised, and I am certain that there will lie a clean administration of the auditor’s office during iiis term.”

liOVI*: WAS I'llK MAKING OF HIM

Two Paupers I-eave the Pour House, Gel Married a oil Now Are Do! ok Well. Bluffton. Ind., Oct. <5.—A year ago last June there was a sensational elopement from the poor farm, George Slaw and Miss Elista Ivins leaving the institution during the night Since that time nothing whatever was heard from them until Tuesday, when Slaw returned to the farm to visit Superintendent Dil/.ler and other friends. He told Ditaler that on the night of the elopement he went to the barn and procured a lantern, by which he took Miss Ivins from her room, went to Eton and from there to Hartford City. For some time Slaw was unable to obtain work, but Miss Ivins got u place in a restaurant at Hartford City, and supported him. When he obtained work on the street he invested the first $2 he earned In a marriage license, and they were married, at the office of a ’squire. He has been steadily employed at Hartford City ever since that time, at good wages, and has now saved nearly enough money to buy a little home.

One Dead, the Other Badly Hurt. Danville, Ind., Oct 6. Charles Altum, 28 years old, of Lebanon, Ind., and his brother. George Altum, were working on a construction train on the Indianapolis and Western Traction road at Abner's creek, and were on the last car, which becoming detached from the rest of the train plunged down a steep grade and jumped the track, throwing the car into the creek. When the men were extricated Charles was dead and George was badly crushed. 'He Fell with the ’Coon. Greenfield, Ind., Oct. 6.—Arthur Umble, of Vernon township, was seriously Injured while ’coon hunting. He “treed” an animal, and climbed thirty feet up a tree to where the ’coon had taken refuge on a limb. The. limb broke and and ’coon tumbled to the ground, the ’coon scurrying awny, while Umble was placed under surgical cars.