People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — A Pretty Pickle. [ARTICLE]

A Pretty Pickle.

There seems to be quite a dispute between the states as to which has had the most worthless legislature this winter. As lor our own we can say in its favor it, in the line of duty, did three things, viz.: met, passed a dog law, and adjourned.

The auditor of Henry county, who refused to allow the editor of the Newcastle Democrat access to his books, has been directed by the judge of the Henry county circuit court to open the books for the inspection of the public.

In an administrators settlement the Pilot was last week again recognized by the court, as a newspaper. Tabor and Faris will please remember this. Martindale, we are satisfied, needs no posting on this subject, for he is disposed to do about right, if given half a chance.

The sheriffs of the state met last week in Indianapolis and took steps to test the constitutionality of the fee and salary law. These sheriffs last fall accepted nominations, filled their bonds, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of their offices fully knowing what their salaries would be. Now they come forward and claim they cannot live upon their salaries, yet they have money to go into court and fight this law: tight this contract made between them and the people. Gentlemen, if the pay is too small, resign.

Everywhere the Populist campaign of education goes on. The money power failed in their effort to repeat the Sherman silver law. and attempt to have the bonded debt increased, are now consulting as to some other attack upon the rights and interests of the people. Workers, don’t flatter yourselves that the hungry and thieving hordes of Wall, Beacon and Threadneedle streets are driven from the field, rar from it. they have only retired for consultation as to when, where and how to make another attach-. They want plunder and are ravenous as starving wolves.

The Chicago Tribune in its war on the faddists, whatever that may be. says: ‘-That the children of the working classes have not time to devote to these studies, as they must leave scnooi at twelve to fourteen, years to aid their parents in making a living.” Ah, old Trib., you do find it necessary to speak ol conditions as they are occasionally. Did it never occur to ypur sin stcep’ed'arid unpatriotic soul, that children robbed o' all childish joys and pleasures. and largely of Intellectual opportunities and forced into the iaciories at twelve without the necessary menial training, can never make such citizens as a republic needs, but are so many more added to that horde who will overthrow the republic at no distant day. Cleveland has informed that m al’art of the mangy horde that is besieging Washington, that were papsuckers during the first term, that there are no crumbs for them, that the past four years should have been devoted to looking up and getting into some, harness other than politics. That would be just the thing if it .came from any other source,

but how does it sound and look, coining from one of the most persistent office seekers that ever cursed any country, a man that has stood for almost every office from supervisor up and three times for the presidency, twice after he had pronounced against a second term. Will Grover please inform us, and we have no assurance that he is satisfied yet, why it is just the proper thing for hjm to have office all the while, and yet so ; unbecoming and reprehensible I for the common herd to desire a second pull. The truth is. Grover don’t care a continental who has office or how often. It is one of the these tricks that he calls surprises, and that he so often resorts to that he may keep public attention centered on himself. His Gresham move was another and a most unsuccessful one. Grover is a political fraud of the first water, and the country is not near done with him yet. All the arts of the wily demagogue will continue to be played by him. Keep your eye on Grover, he is chief bugleman in a big performance.

The Indianapolis Sentinel, of a recent dale, while discussing the lawless proceedings of the late Indiana legislature, uttered the following note of warning: “It is not a question of the passage or failure of any measure. It is a question of maintaining free government, and no question citn be more important to any community than that.”

With a full k nowledge of the disreputable gang of Democratic legislative nominees last year, the nomination and election of such hoodlums as would surely eventuate in the threatening condition above described, the Sentinel threw its powerful influence in favor of the election of such men as Fippen and Roby Johnson over such men as Burkhart. all under the pleas of party necessity to save the Indiana senatorship to such an old nincompoop as Turpie. After years of blind servility to party necessity, that threatens the people with the loss of their liberties, the Sentinel tries to creep from under the threatened ruins and wash its hands of all blame. You are right, Mr. Sentinel, the question you raise is a pertinent one, and it is upon us now, and you, by blind party fealty are more to blame than any other party in Indiana, unless it is your twin brother, the Journal. The threatened danger can only be averted by the relegation of all old parties, and old party leaders to merited oblivion, and the substitution of new parties and new men, who will seek reward in the welfare of the state and the praise of good men, instead of reward in boodle, Urawn i from thieving corporations by threatened blackmail legislation. Sentinel, by your own confession you deserve to be kicked.