The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-03

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dial calculated to injure the
officers connected with the institution as
we'll as the Institution itself. We hope now
that the plaintiffs have appealed to the
courts, that the Sentinel will take good care
to have the conduct and management of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum fully and thorough
ly investigated and il it is found that corrup-
ton exists, that Mr.. McIntire and all others
connected with the scandal may be fully ex-
posed and punished.
THE HONOR OF THE STATE INVOLVED.
From the New Albany Ledger-Standsrd
The indianapolis people, 10 commenting
on the recent publication in the Sentinel of
the charges against the superintendent of
the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum, says
1t is saying it mild and bland when we as
sert that of all our penal, reformatory and
benevolent institutions there is not one of
them to-day that would not be benefited by
"new deal" They have all OF them re-
manned too long in the same hands, and it
taxes our credulity to the utmost to believe
there is q single one of them free from the
darkest character of stain. Change means re-
form, when applied to all these
public institutions. This is pre-
winter by many democrats, and which lead
to the attempts to investigate the various in
situations of the state. But partisan zeal on
the part of the republican managers pre-
vented such an investigation as was de-
manded. To be sure, an attempt was made
to accomplish this, but every obstacle was
thrown In the way Of honest investigation,
aud those democrats who attempted TO ar
i've at the truth were watched aud their
good intentions thwarted. One of the most
notable examples was the investigation cot
the affairs OF the Southern prison, and even
these charges against the officials of the
dear and dumb asylum were whitewsshed,
aud an attempt made TO blacken the char
acter of an honorable gentleman, by secur-
ing a most infamous charge to be made
against him. that of seducing his own niece.
He has now made public exposition, and
charges that the crime is that of the officials
in charge of the institution, and demands
that il be investigated. The former IN
blemished character of the parties charged
should be some sort of shield against any
attempt to establish upjustifiable charges,
but it is no bar 10 actual
crime. If these officials are guilty,
there should be no hesitancy in = :
curing the proof and ejecting them from
their places. Past go I'd character is no de
fense for absolute crime, while 1t may be
against suspicious without proof There
can be no question as 10 the duty Of the
proper authorities ordering an investiga-
| ton Immediately. If the governor has no
pO"ei W VI" sOi lou hAiii NVn f0nO WIG t0SiSAo
ture as soon as possible, which can
order a complete and thorough in
auiry, and provide for the punish
ment of the guilty upon conviction. The
cost of such conviction is really but
small affair, when we consider
the importance of freeing our
public benevolent institutions from the
! faint of ch.cOrruption as is charged by MI
Fawkner. The honor of the state is in
volved in this matter, and whatever our
sympathies may be. or our hopes, we insist
| there shall be no delay, no whitewashing
operation, but that the good name OF Indiana
shall not suffer by the act OF her chosen
agents without rebuke, or an attempt to
clear up these charges.