The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-12
Lieut.. Gov. Gray and Jayhawk-
er'sSlanders About his Course
on the 10Th Amendment.

Lieut.. Gov. Gray and Jayhawk-
er'sSlanders About his Course
on the 10Th Amendment.
At the request Of several parties we
publish from the Indianapolis Sentinel
Of Feb. 20th, the following interview
with DR.. Sherrod, well known in this
county, in regard to the Cincinnati En-
quirer's slanders Of Lieut.. Gov. Gray, in
connection with the ratification Of the
18th Amendment, giving the right of
suffrage to the negroes. As Gov. Gray
will be here at our Convention on the
27th inst. the people will have an oppor-
tunity Of hearing from his own lips in
regard to 1t. This amendment enabled
the present settlement Of negroes in In
diana, and If Gov. Gray's action in regard
Ito IL will secure him the negro vote he
may be the strongest man for the Demo.
|crats to nominate, as the negroes, with
the additions made by the recent
|1exodus,' by October may be larger in
|numbe than the Nationals. who favor
Mr.. Landers' nomination for Governor
Both gentlemen are excellent Democrats
now, and Mr.. L. Has always been, and
whichever will poll the largest vote al
the election, without regard to their po.
stion nine years ago, should receive the
Democratic nomination: MAY the best
man win"
Indianapolis Sentinel, February 7oth
As is we'll known to the public. the
Cincinnati Enquirer has . habit of strik.
ling Indiana Democrats whenever II has
THE opportunity. For years it has pur.
sued our leaders with seeming malice
although the probabilities are that its
|real purpose was 10 make the paper sell
| On the 10th inst, its Indiana cores.
Jayhaw wker-attacked the re-
cord OF Lieutenant Governor Gray upor
the adoption Of the constitutional! amend
ments giving TO negroes the right d
suffrage. Hecharged that Colonel Gray
who was then senator from Randolph
county. took charge of the resolution
adopting the amendment and bulled /
Through the Senate; that in order 4
show that there was quorum presen
when 1t was adopted. he had il entere'
of record that Senators Denb0 and Brad
ley were present, when in fact. the,
were not ~ the State House; that after
ward be refused to have the record cor
rected. and boosted Of the part be tool
in the matter, etc.
I Learning that DIR. Sherrod, Of Jeffer
sonville. formerly senator from Orange
was in the city, Sentinel reporter hunt
led him up to get his version Of the actiol
Iof Colonel Gray on the adoption Of th
lFifteeEth Amendment He found III
doctor. and making his business known
asked him IL he was ready TO submit 4
the interviewer's pump. The doctor re
piled that he had very vivid recollec
lion Of the scenes In the Senate at th
time the amendment passed. but as
had been several years since the even
occurred, he would like to refresh hi
memory by reading the record Of th
lSenatc's proceedings before submittin
10 the interview. The reporter saw III
force Of the doctors position, and afte
getting permission TO call again in fev
lhoure, left the doctor TO pursue HE ex
laminations uninterrupted. At the ap
,lpointed hour the reporter again appear
led. and the following interview too
place between him and DIR. Sberrod:
Reporter-Doctor, have you read Jay
Ihawker's letter to the Cincinnati I'm
,lqulrer upon the adoption Of the Fifteent
amendment and the interview wit
ICoIonel Gray, copied into the Sen
ltinel . few days ago?
DIR. Sberrod--I have.
Reporter-Please give the Sentins
Your views as to the correctness Of th
DR.. shcrrod--There is some truth an
some falsehood in Jayhawker's letter
land the interview with Colonel Gray
lcorrcct, I think. so far as II goes.
Reporter-Please point out the false
hoods in Jayhawker's letter, and ais
ldesiguatc such portions ofitas you thin
are true.
| DIR. Shcrrod--It is not true that Go
Ionel Gray presided in the Senate whe
the resolution was alleged to have passe'
lie was on the floor Of the Senate. 1t
mot true that he had false record mad
showing senator's present who wei
,s|miles away. but IL is true that this WI
'fdone BY the Republican senator's. IL
!. true that he afterward boasted Of Il
part he played in this matter, as YOU wi
Isee by reading from the Twelfth Volun
Iof the BREWER Reports, on pages All an
Ial2. Colonel Gray was elected pres
dent. pro tempore. Of the Senate on q
last day or the session. and as such Office
lIsigncd the resolution ratifying Il