Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1895 — Trustees Wrongfully Held Over. [ARTICLE]

Trustees Wrongfully Held Over.

The New Albany Public Press, a Democratic paper speaks of Governor Ma]thews as “our counterfeit governor” and “miserable demagogue.” It says: *‘Poor old Indiana is again to present the humiliating spectacle of appearing before the national convention with head erid pretentions for the presidency and tail end expectations for the vice presidency. Matthews is out classed for either place and will get neither. If by hook or crook, by trickery and' trades with designing politicians, he should be nominated for eipiefplace, he wopld be the worst/oeaten candidate that .ever appeared before the people. Matthew’s political career is closed.” Some weeks ago the Scientific published a picture of the evident father of all potatoes. A man was represented as holding it on his shoulder, and it was nearly as large as a sack of oats, and was alleged to have the enormous weight of 87 pounds. It was grown in Colorado, of course. The sequel of this potato story is given in a brief paragraph in last week’s Scieutific American, in which it is stated that the'potato was a gross fraud, a contrivance of the photographer. The Scientific Ameri. can closes the paragraph with the remark that "an artist who lends himself to such methods of deception may be ranked as a thoroughbred knave, to be shunned by everybody.” The American should make more liberal allowance for the peculiar humor of the “Wild and Woolly West,” and not take the potato fake quite so seriously. The Indianapolis News in editorial comment on the.assertion frequently heard that the Nicholson law is responsible for the defeat of the republican city ticket in Indianapolis, remarks: 1 ’ We caution our republican friends not to work the Nicholson law ‘explanation’ racket too hard. The Nicholson. law was a non-partisan measure, passed by a republican legislature modified by democratic amendments, and signed by a democratic governor. Both parties are, therefore, responsible Jfor it. It represents the judgment of the law and order element in both parties. Moreover, it makes no practical change in the esseutial features of the liquor law previously in existence. It simply renders enforcement of the law easier. The returns show that republicans staid away from the [oils in largest numbers in the first, second and third wards. These are just the where the Nicholson law would be likeliest to arouse least opposition It is to be borne in mind, too, that in the campaign the law itself was not made jtoJssue by either party, as would be very natural, seeing that both parties had a hand in its making.

Monticello Herald. According to a late decision of the Supreme Court the township trustees elected last November were entitled to take their offices immediately after the electionThe decision is based upon the | fact that trustees elected in 1890 were elected f->r a term of four years, and this term expiring in August, 1894, left the office vacant. The vacancy was only filled by the provision that, the incumbent of the office shall hold until his successor is elected and qualified, and this having been done last Novem*' ber their lawful teuure of the office was then at an end. It is evi-

dent from this that the Democratic county superintendents now in office owe their tenure to the delay of the decision, and irfcotmties where tbey weje-elected lffi Democratic’trusteeß last J une, they have no legal claim to the office, as they were eleeted by men who were lint legally authorized to elect. When the Republican trustees were about to elect superintendents last month the Supreme Court hastened its session to announce a decision which would save them this trouble. What a pity they were not equally considerate last June, yvhen the decision just rendered, if announced then. wouldLavtr relieved a ntnrU ber of Democratic trustees of the same trouble and the cares of office at the same time.