Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1889 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICAN •,■■. ty . Thursday. MaW 7 » 1889 -

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PRESIDENT HARRISONS CABINET.

Secretary, ot SUte-Jame« <•. Blaine. ot Maine. Secretary of the Tre - miry—William Win4o«e otMlnneaota. 1. A Secretary of War—RcdfloM Proctor, nt V«r■rant. Secretary of the Naty-Brajamin F. Tracy, of Ke* York. Secretary of the Interior—John W. Kahle, er Niraonri. Postmaeter-feneral—John Waaaraakra. •« I’entuylvaui* Attorney peoeral-W. H H. Miller, ot MSecretary of Agriculture—Jeremiall Rnrk. of Wieconain. The above were unanimously confirmed by the Seaate, in executive session, Tuesday. Of course every new cabinet is, ill some measure, an experimest, and only the test ««f actual service can determine whether all its elements are wise'y selected. We do not believe, however, that the test will discover any weakness in the above v combination, but en the contrary, that the universal approval now accorded by Republicans will be amply justified by the practical workings of the administration.

THE LEDGE MUST GO.

The Senate bill appropriating §40,000 for the removal of the rock obstruction in the Kankakee river, at Momence, 111., passed the lower house Tuesday, and will become a law. If the Jesuits of the removal of the obstruction prove to be at all commensurate with what is justly expected, the passage of this bill will be one of the most important and also one of the most fortunate events in the history of Northern Indiana. The Hon. Isaac D. Duan, of; Jasper county, will be chosen as one of the commissioners to superintend the work of removing the obstruction. All legal hangings in this state must hereafter take place in the penitentiaries. It is a most excellent law. Blaine will. s be a mighty big man in the administration, but ' Harrison will be still larger. Harrison will be at the head of the procession, however good a second he may have in Mr. Blaine, l t A bill has been wtrodnoed by Senator Thompson which, if it becomes a law, will enable the Commissioners of Benton county to accept the s3o,high school building which Moses Footer professed a desire to erect in the town of Fowler, some time since. J!J_J j It is not at all to the credit of the democratic gentlemen who were mainly instrumental in inducing the boy, Girard, to swear in his vote last fall after he had been challenged on seemingly very good grounds, that they now allow him to lie threeorfoqr months, for want of a few hundred dollars bail They got him into the trouble and ought, in honor, to stand by him until the end. Although the country now has a man for President who has amply proven himself to be deserving of

the title of a wise man, yet we must fain admit that he does not consider himself wiser than the whole country besides, nor even wiser in all particulars than the aggregated wisdom of the party which elected him. In this respect there are comparisons which will suggest themselves to every well-i“r'ir'”-<l2±L The new law reducing interest on school-fund money to 6 per cent will be a great relief to many 4 counties in the state, which have found themselves unable to loan the money at the previous rate of 8 per cent,, and were therefore compelled to themselves pay the interest on large sums lying idle in their county treasuries. In Jasper county no trouble has been experienced in. loaning all that accumulated, at 8 per cent

As utterly bad and as blindly, bitterly and rabidly partisan as are the ruling elements of the democratic party in Indiana, we still believe that there is yet a sufficient leaven of good in the organization to vindicate in this state the prophetic truth of these words in General Harrison’s inaiiguaral address: “No political party can long pursue advantage at the expense of public honor, or by rude and indecent methods without protest and fatal disaffection in its own body.” !

Governor Hovey has brought the bulldozers in the Legislature up with a short turn, in their reckless overriding all laws, precedents and the Constitution itself, to make places for Democrats. In regard to the Democratic Supreme Court Commission, especially, it is dear that the Governor’s position is impregnable. The commission is dearly unconstitutional, and ought never to be allowed to discharge the functions of the offices to which they have received their unlawful appointments.

People who want office under the new administration will do just as well by not being in too big a rush. Let them read and ponder these true* and wise words from the President’s inaugural and act accordingly : “It is entirely creditable to seek public office by proper methods and with proper motives, and all applicants will be treated with consideration. But I shall need, and the heads of the departments will need time for inquiry and deliberation. Persistent importunity will not, therefore, be the best support of an application for office.” With the description of the Inaugural exercises on our inside pages, will be found the Inaugural address, in full. It is good reading for everybody, Republicans, Democrats, Prohibitionists and even the moribund Mugwumps. It is the utterance of a patriot, a statesman, a philanthropist and a sage; of a broad-minded, progressive man. Its language iseloquen t and elegant, but so simple, withal, that a child can comprehend it. It will greatly strengthen Mr. Harrison’s already most powerful hold upon the confidence of the country. We apprehend that the true war policy of the United States should be, to keep its navy, its forts and all other fighting paraphernalia in as formidable a condition as that of any other country on earth, and then to deal justly and rightly by all nations and to take no nonsense from any; and above all not to follow the precedent established by the administration that has just closed, of weakly submitting to affronts and injuries from nations like Germany and Great Britain, and jumping onto weak nations like Hayti and Mexico, with both feet, on the first provocation. ' —— yS Four years ago the democratic legislature passed a law regulating the prices of telephone services, and forthwith, all over the state, the democratic papers set up a shout that the “telephone monopopty is busted.*’ Tne law caused

a great deal of annoyancb and inconvenience as well,. , ; aa actual financial loss to m&nyipeoplA and did no good to anyone on earth, and now another democratic Legislature has qfuietly consented to its repeal. The bill was simply a common specimen of crude,-.ill-digested, demagogic legislation, of which the present Legislature m turning opt many examples., If a democratic member of the State Legislature, who had always conducted himself in forbearing, gentlemanly manner, should be called a liar by a Republican or another democrat, and in a sudden heat of anger should smite the offending brother on, the nose; and should almost immediately thereafter make due apologies to the Legislative body and also make peace with the man whom he struck, does any sensible person believe that the democratic majority in that House would suspend that member until after the end of the session and impose upon him the exorbitant fine of $150? Most certainly they would not. At the very most nothing worse than a reprimand would have been inflicted, and if the person wh<> gave the lie and got the thump on the nose was a Republican, they would not even inflict a reprimand. The penalty imposed upon Mr. Linck was an infamous outrage.

- —— Senator Dresser, of Lafayette, has covered himself with honor, this winter, by the bold front he has constantly shown in resisting the lawless and unconstitutional acts of the Bourbon Gerrymander majority in the state senate. Especially creditable was the prompt manner in which he came to the support of Senator Johnson, of Wayne, when that boldest champion of the rights of free speech and of constitutional government, cowed the big ruffian Bulger, the great size! coward who threatened to put Johnson into his seat.

Col. Dresser’s attitude on this and many other occasions during the session has called forth the hearty commendations of Repute licans all over the state. As an example of the method some of them have adopted for expressing their approval, a copy of a testimonial sent by citizens of Carroll county is here given: Delphi, Ind., Feb. 22,1889. To Senator Dresser, Indlauapolls, Ind.

Dear Sir:—We the undersignedcitizens of Carrol I county, congratulate you on the stand you took m support of Senator Johnson. Stand firm for the right Do not allow liny more of their hellish work accomplished. If they use force meet them with [force, and “lay on McDuff and damned be he who first says hold, enough.” If you need help telegraph us. We gave them a four years’ lesson, we can give them another if necessary. Your friends and .supporters. Signed by W. B. Stewart, treas< urer Carroll county; A. N. Eldridge, chairman Republican County Central Committee; H. Dunkle, county auditor, and fifty other citzens of Carroll County.

An Infernal Outrage.

The following from the Indianapolis Journal tells the whole God’s truth concerning the work of Bailey and his tools. “Assistant District Attorney Claypool has washed his hands of the grand jury business, and ru* mor says that Leon Bailey will soon leave the state for a new field of labor. They have exhaust ed themselves in finding indictments against a number of Republicans for alleged election frauds, and they are content to leave the indictments as a legacy for the next administration. That was the scheme from the beginning. Neither Claypool nor Bailey ever expected the eases to come to trial. Their sole object was to get indictments and thien drop the matter. In carrying out this scheme they have raked the state with a fine tooth comb for trumpery charges, and have succeeded in having indictments found on the most flimsy and worthless evidence. Few, if any, of the/indictments amount to anything. Some of the indicted persons have demanded an immediate trial, but cannot get it. It was not the intention of Bailey and Claypool to try any of the cases. The whole proceeding is a Democratic good scheme.” This matter has already cost the government over $40,000, which

has gone to the profit of the disre?utable Bailey and his lieutenants 'his is the gang that stood by Sullivan, Coy & Go., Coy is id the penitentiary, Sullivan is* in* Canada and if justice ever gets her dues, the other of the gang will find a home behind the prison walls. Justice may be blind but,she never called to her support the like of these.—Delphi Journal.

The County Commissioners.

Regular March Term. The County Commissioiners met Monday morning, iu their regular March session. Hons. O. P. Taber, J. F. Watson and P. M. Qilerry, all present Hon: O. P. Taber in the chair. On Monday the application of Gen. W. Tilton, of Wheatfield, for a license for a saloon in his town, whs considered and the application granted. The official bonds of James C. Tbrawls as County Surveyor and Commissioner of Drainage, were approved, and thirty or forty claims examined and passed upon. Tuesday was wholly devoted to the consideration of claims, a very large number of which were passed upon. Wednesday as usual, was devoted to the consideration of road and bridge luatters, and of which full report* will lie given next week. No new bridges will be contracted for, this (••rm.

GILLAM'S GUSLILNG GASWELL

Trustee J. R. Guild, ot Gillam tp., i owner of the newly discovered gas ' well in that township, was in town Monday, on business connected with 1 his office, and gave us some addition* \ al details regarding the well. County Commissioner Querry has also visited the well and in his statements bears out all that Mr. Guild says in regard to it. The well is 50 -feet deep, a drilled well and just to the surface of the rock. The formation above the rock through which the drill passed, is a very compact, iniperyious clay, almost as hard as rock. The ' gas was struck immediately upon the j drill reaching the rock. None was fortnd in the clay. The well is perfectly dry. The well has been properly piped, and the gas made to flow through a three-quarter inch nozzle controlled by a stop-cock. When allowed to flow it makes a noise equal to a locomotive blowing off steam, and when set on fire the roar can be heard two miles, and the heat is most intense. The flames are nearly 20 feet high. As to the durability of the flow there is room for difference of opinion, but if, as now seems certain, the gas comes from the rock, it is likely that the flow will continue indefinitely. One of the parties who drilled the Well, states that he knows of shallow gas wells in Illinois,’ which have warmed and lighted 15 or 16 houses, each, for three years and show no signs of abatement,

Morissey is Dead.

News has been received both in Rensselaer and along the line of the j“Three I.” railroad that Wm. Morrissey, the young man who was stab-, bed at Wheatfield on election night, last November, died at (transit la ven, [Michigan, last Monday/ Whether the death resulted directly or indirectly from the injuries lie received at the time above mentioned, we have no information, as yet. A post-mortem examination was to have been held Tuesday, which, if done, will probably determine what share, if any, the cutting had in causing his death. From what is known, however,/ the presumption is reasonable, that the injuries were the e&use of bis death.

Dog Day Receipts.

Monday was “dog day” with the Township Trustees, or the day when the law requires that they should come in and pay over to the County Treasurer all money in their hands, in excess of SSO, derived from tlie tax on dogs in their respective townships. The following named trustees came in and paid over the various amounts specified: \ J. C. Gwin, Hanging Grove, $ 37.39 J. R. Guild, Gillam, 51.62 Fred Meiser, Walker, 64.33 J. F. Iliff, Barkley, 79.49 I. Wm. Greenfield, 135.21 A. J. McFarland, Jordan, 45.36 Jackson Freeland, Newton, 54.76 J. F. Bruner, Keener, 37.63 L. P. Shirer, Wheatfield, 27.13 > W. O. Roadifer, Carpenter, 112.43 11. Kesler, Milroy, 22.59 Wm. Cooper, Union, 49.06 The trustee of Kankakee tp., has not yet reported. This money from the dog tax will go into the general tuition fund of the county and be apportioned in June. The number of sheep* reported killed by dogs and paid for out of the dog tax, was very small.

A Good Farm For Root. For further information enquire at this office. “ 2tp.

RHEUMATISM « NEURALGIA

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