The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25
ACTS IN THE GREAT RAfL-
ROAD FIGHT IN EVANS
WILLIE NOT BEFORE
MADE PUBLIC.
Heilman as Black guard and a
\ Ruflian.

\ Rufiian.
Petersburg Democrat
~ Is well known that the proposition
oi Mr. Hcrvey asking the city Of Evans
viic to donate Sl5OO00in bonds towards
building the Straight Line. was bitterly
opposed by the y. 4 4. III. railroad ring
with Mr. VIM. IIeilman at their head.
but u Is not generally known 10 what
extent OF blackguardism and desperation
the opposition was carried.
AT a meeting Of friends Of the enter
prise IN that part Of the city called La
inasco. on the "Wednesday night before
me election on Monday, and TO which
The opponents of the road were invited
70 present their side of the case, Mr..
Heilman was revealed in his true colors
as monied ruiiian and hypocrtc in his
prctenses OF philanth, opy and Of interest
~ The welfare of the laboring man.
Nlr iii. Reid was first called 10 the
stand 70 address the audience on the an
absorbing topic. which he proceeded Ia
do III his usual pleasant style Of delivery.
pointing out to his hearers the many adj
yantages 10 be derived from such A road.
etc. lie was frequently interrupted by
Lehman, who finally called him .liar.r
Mr. kcld replied that if there was anv
thii3 under the sun for which he felt in-
nhlle contempt IL was for such man a.
iieilmail, describing him in language
which j. not tit TO reproduce. A scene
lof indcscribablc confusion cnsued. the
lcrowd closing in around the stand. and
M requiring three men TO hold IeiIman.
VINO was making frantic efforts 10 Get 10
heid' the latter begging them to let him
come. declaring that liar was always a
coward. and that there was no danger OF
iicillnan's getting within fighting dis
lance. Quiet was finally with difficulty
restored and workingman named
DAVIS took the stand. Soon Heilman
began 10 interrupt him i'm very rude
and tyranical way. Mr.. Davis was NOT
used 10 speaking and these interruptions
embarrassed him very much. He begged
70 be allowed TO say in peace what little
ne wished TO speak. When ucilman
carried his brutality so far as TO call him
"a liar. prcfacing il with some fearful
oaths. he stopped short. pausing SO long
mat M friends thought he had broken
down completely. Finally. he turned 10
HERMAN, and IN a calm aud impressive
voice addressed him in these words u
Mr. Heiman. you say You are the
friend Of the working man. You boast
81 sonr bcnevolcnce. Only last Sunday
You subscribed $500 to The Methodist
church 70 pay of its Indebtedness You
had yonr lihcrality praised in the morn
lhg papers, but You did NOT have them
aud lhat on The very next morning YOU
went 70 your shops and ordered vour
foreman 70 reduce the wages of vourl
workmcn proportionally. Who paid
that s5sv 10 tile Methodist church? You
know IL was the Il ,orcrs who are toiIinu
~ your shops =. wages that barely en-
able them TO keep soul aud BODY together.
on ask me why cannot be 4 congress- |
man as well as yourself; answer that
II u because have not money enouoh
70 buy my way in and il does seem "a |
me tiat u were known and proved 10 |
nave been gully Of wholesale bribery for
me past eight years, would hesitate |
long before presuming 10 appear before
honest men as you have done this nlcht.-l
= dead silence prevailed while Mr.. |
Davis was delivering this rcmarkablel
speech. When Mr. Hcilman at its close
attempted to say something in replv. he
\. -'eNstN VIII Hi-ctS anu Cdr-calls
irom ninc-tcnths Of The audience. Order
was restored, however. and an opportu.
nlty given him 10 speak. but his remarks
were mainly apologetic. lie seemed TO
begin TO realize that he was not complete
master OF Evansville. aud that his hypo-
rritical claims to the gratitude of ci,i-
tens ior his zeal for their welfare. were
not universally recognized.
II l. said he boosted afterwards that ne
would spend ten thousand dollars "a dc-
rat The road, and that on the dav or the
'lecilon he became 20 desperate as 10
osc All care for appearances. aud went
rom poll 10 poll with handbag filled
With parcels OF money. but luckily for
'ur people and the citizens OF Evansville
iot owning stock in the u. Il n. II. Ri,
n. the proposition carried and tho road
Aill be built. llcilman has learned 4
csson which should do him much rood
lc has learned that man cannot live
orevcr under false prctcnscs withoutl
discovery that money i not able Ia bny
" men. and that % make charitable con
rlbntions, 70 reimburse himself for
which he takes the bread ont ar the
mouths OF the families Of his poor work
ngmen, Is not calculated 10 elevate lin |,
y the estimation Of good men.
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Tis said that absence couauers lova y
IuOted n husband IN "a r,ffn,r bn., M, III