The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-11
THE BENEVOLENT INSTRUCTIONS,
How the Raid of the Democratic Bummers
Is Regarded by the Press.
AN ASTOUNDING OFFICIAL rpocEEp1Na.


ent OF the Insane Asylum is the talk of the
city. vast preponderance OF this talk is
vigorously uncomplimentary to the board.
knowing as we did that there was every
proper reason why the board should not do
this thing we did not believe it would be
done.
DR.. Rogers has proven himself able and
efficient; in short, all things considered, the
best superintendent the institution has ever
| mad 1t was we'll known that the PEOPLE of
the state were very unanimous in favor of
his continuance as superintendent; his party
friends of the late Legislature. with on voice,
| resolved in favor of such continuance and
instructed the board, which has just taken
off his head, to select and continue his valu-
| Bile services
In view of these, and other commanding
considerations the action of the board
herein is not only surprise, but about as
astounding an official proceeding as we have
! been called upon to chronicle in q long
season. We are unable to look upon it in
any more favorable light than positive
wrong. In our Judgment the board has
wronged its party, needlessly hazarded the
public welfare and inflicted aself-injurY that
1t will be long in recovering from.
DIR. FLETCHER's FITNESS FOR THE PLACE.
Letter in Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
| Quite sensational little episode occurred
in the Office of the Secretary OF State this
morning Two prominent Democratic work.
|
hotly denouncing DR.. Fletcher as a man
whose personal habits untitled him for SO
resposible a position, when they were sur
prised, upon looking around, to find Dr..
Fletcher himself standing within six feet Of
them, and overnearing all they said. Know
| ing it was too late then to try to palliate
their remarks, they reiterated them to his
face. DR.. Fletcher begged for mercy and
promised one of them that so long as he re-
NAMED in the Office he would noJget drunk.
This only partially assuaged their wrath,
and one of their parting remarks was: "Wel,
you are constitutionally crank, and wholly
unfit for such a place. Nobody can tell
where you will pull up yet or what you are
liable to do"
AN EXHIBITION OF GREEDINEss.
Evansville Journal.
The whole business has been disgraeeful in
the extreme and is a fair exhibition of
the greediness of Democratic office-seekers.
DR.. Rogers was removed because he refused
to place incompetent politicians in RESPONSE
| BILE positions at the dictation of persons who
acknowledged that the appointments were
made in pursuance of bargains to receive
votes in the legislative caucus for trustee
ships. This act only proves that the Demo-
cratic managers are not fit to be trusted with
the management of public affairs. They will
stop at no act of infamy or disregard OF the
welfare of the unfortunate wards of the peo-
pie to reward party workers in absolute
to arouse the Just indignation of all decent
| people vino have any regard for public de-
cency and the welfare of the public institu-
! tions, without regard TO party.
PRICE OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
Columbus Republican.
The Legislature appointed new trustees OF
a character that were willing to make all the
public institutions n mere partisan prize to
| be administered by party hacks as rewards
for party service, no matter whether they
| have any fitness for the positions or not
Ever since these places have been in perfect
turmoil and all the officials who have
proved themselves fit for the place are being
bounced and their places supplied with par
tisan TOOLS u The usefulness and
| efficiency of the benevolent institutions.
generously provided by the people of the
| State for the poor unfortunates of their race
are being daily impaired by the greed of
reckless politicians. Such is the price or
Democratic principles.
PURELY SELFISH ACTION.
Ev ansvie Courier DEM.
DR.. Rogers had managed the institution
| for four years in such manner as to chal-
| lenge the admiration of everybody who had
given the subject any attention. He had
| come to be an authority upon the treatment
| of the insane throughout the entire country,
and the Indiana Insane Hospital was an in
! sttuIion which gave ideas to similar institu-
| tons in other States. His resignation of the
| office, which he has filled so ably and accept
ably, will be deeply regretted by the people
| of Indiana, the more SO from the fact that it
was forced from him by the board of trustees
for purely selfish reasons.
| POLITICAL BUMMERlsM
| Lawrenceburg Press.
If this were one of the ordinary mutations
of politics it would be hardly worth passing
| remark; but Dr. Rogers is an exceptionally
good man, andhe has had charge Of an in
stitution which the people do not wish to be
made victim of mere political bnmmerism.
| DR.. Rogers remained in Office during Repub-
lcan ascendency and it is hardly creditabe
to Democracy at large that one of its factions,
| now that it has got uppermoSt must pro-
coed to rip up the other at the expense of the
benevolent institu tons OF the State.
LIKELY TO PROVE A BOOMERANG.
| Richmond Palladium.
Nothing is too sacred for the blighting
hands of such men. They are determined TO
| make use OF all means, fair or foul, to carry
Indiana for the Democratic ticket in 1884.
| The metropolitan police bill was one OF these;
the supersedure of Dr. Rogers is another.
and others will follow in due order, as
planned by the indianapolis Democratic man
| ayers. Such weapons as these are likely to
prove boomerangs, but it is desperate case
with the consprators-they are out OF Office,
| and must take the risks.
SHOULD AROUSE INDIGNATION
| Lafayette Journal.
To thus degrade the public institutions.
which ought to be non-partisan, should
arouse the Indignation of every taxpayer O.
whatever party. The asylums have been
| surrendered to the hummer element in tho
Democratic party. For the present they
have, by bulldozing, triumphed over the
more respectable portion, but we refuse to
believe that this infamous and disgaceful
step Will be sanctioned by respectable people
Il
fortunate wards.
THE WORK OF THE INDIANAPOLIS RING.
| Vincennes sun (Dem.)
| IF wa understand this matter from thc