The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-13


OF the truth OF these charges. There is no rea-
sOuable moral doubt but that they are true.
He wanted these things inquired to, and If II dis
closes this sort of interference with the elective
franchise ne hoped no Democrat between the
shores of the Atlantic and the Pacific Will pnr-
chase one single article from persons who resort
to such practices. He hoped the Senate would
take 1t ont OF the power of these men to drive
their employees like dumb cattle to vote the Re-
publican ticket. He hoped this matter would be
prObed to the bottom, and that such legislation
would he had that no man will dare resort TO
such practices hereafter. As it ia patent the
committee on eections will not have time to
properly investigate the matter he hoped a com
mittee that can and will do sO win be organized
undermine thoroughly in this matter.
Mr.. Spann commended there is no power in this
body TO continue any committee to investigate
these charges after This General Assembly shall
have adjourned unless II reached To the quallh-
cations of q member to a seat in this body. Be-
cause the Stulebakers and the divers have been
charged with crime and have come into the
Senate to refute the charge made by old man
Winterbotham. WHO'S IN his dOtage, the BLUE
slonded arstOcrat from Allen and Whitley tAir.
BeiD wants TO boycott such men. Senators
upon the other side voted for this investigation,
and now when they find tie charges made by
N1ntherbotham unlrue-tase in foundation,
false in fact and based on a tissue of hes-they
come in crnging like towards and ask 10 be re-
lleved from further investigation. He denounced
1t as an absolute political lie made out Of whole
cloth, for the purpose of damaging men in The
district in which Mr.. Winterbntham LIVES and to
damage the present Senator from Laporte (NIr.
Hutchlnson) The Senate has power
Senate n is alive 1 99 ne wh Senate ns is
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dead 1t has no such power. The proposition
Investigate these charges during vacation is
simply trick and subterfuge TO get rid OF the
whole question and to ask for something the
Senate has not power to grant. There is moth
ing personal about this matter, but no man
should charge the Republican party with dis
honesty and fraud unless he meets frem this
side something that shall respond to it. There
are four Democrats and three Republicans on
this election committee, and the resolution is TO
investigate the Stndehakers and divers, who
are charged with criminally using their en-
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We say, take the strong arm of the State Of Indi
ana, and with the authority of the Senate probe
this matter to the bottom We throw down the
gauntlet and make the challenge With your
majority in the committee we ready to make
the ssuP, and go into the fullest and fairest i'll
Mr.. Brown had personally but the kindest feel
ing for these gentlemen in South Bend, but was
led to believe from facts made to appear, ana
which will! be laid before any committee which
makes this investigation, that they, blinded per-
haps by party zeal, or too much of desire 20
aggrandize wealth in their own hands, did, at the
time stated, and in the manner stated, nerpetrate
one OF the gIossest Outrages that could be prae-
ticed upOn the American franchise. He had re-
peatedly asked the Senator from ST. Joseph tMr.
CampbelD If the fact is not that agents of those
manufacturers did not take their labOring and
WORKING men from these INSTITUTIONS IN squads,
and in the private conveyances of those estab
lishments, to and from the polls. If that be
true, no matter from what motive, it is an inn
proper interference with the free exercise of the
right which every man is supposed to have
guaranteed him by the eonstitutiOn-the right,
he pleases He opposed the discharge
of the committee on elections from the investi-
cation of this matter, and should oppose it until
the Senate has made ample, fun and complete
provision for the discharge of this duty by some
other committee. He had seen nothing, heard
nothing, and knew nothing to cause a change of
! his opinion, and desired that this investigation
should not fater, and if IL is thought the election
/ committee can not make the Investigations, he
stood ready to help form committee that can
make the investigation, and make reports there
OF to the people of Indiana.
Mr.. Foulke read the present law touching
due influence of employers over employees in ey-
crossing the right of the elective franchise, and
remarked that II the StudeoakerS nave by threat
or Intimidation, or the refusal of time for their
employees to vote-even that-there is already o
law in Indiana which provides that they shall be
imprisoned for a term of not less than one year
Where Is the tribunal for the exam
iaTv Of the county in which the crime occhrred
If these charges are true, why is Mr.. Winter
bOtham here, where nothing can be done for his
relief Why is he away from the Congress of the
United states7 Why is he absent from the sit
tings of the grand jury of st. Joseph county, It
is because the charges have no existence in fact
The United States grand jury has the right to
investigate also. Why ia he not there? Why
does he not go 70 some tribunal that has iuris-
dtct1onf This comes before us bearing upon Its
face evidence OF fraud. We have the right to
presume that each ana every charge is false
These charges made by a Democrat to make
Democratic capital out Of This Democratic pc
tltioner has gone out for wool, and comes In
shorn.
botham saw his case was gone. He had no hope
of succeeding in "A contest for seat in Congress
and put this memorial in the Indiana Senate SIM
ply for the purpose OF getting revenge out OF
these men in the city of South Bend, VINO on
posed his election And when these men. against
whom these charges are made, presented petit
tlOn asking for an investigation of the truth of
these charges what did you dos You referred
| them to the election committee. Why didn't the
chairman of that COMMITTEES say that 1t had SO
much before it that it could not make that in
| vestigationi Then we could have refer
| ~ n "a m har nnff TOD
to it. But Won let it remain until near the close
of the session, and charge 1t upon !ou, that it
was done purposely. The committee comes in
now and says, 1--WE have not time" 1t is too
| late finding that out. He opposed the motion to
reconsider
Mr.. Campbell said: "AIr Presldent-The me-
mortal from these manufacturers asking al in
vestieation OF the influences brought to control
| the election in South Bend, is no intrusion. 1t
only came after Mr.. WInterbotham's memorial
of gross charges against them had been enter
tanned, and a bill drafted and placed upon the
calendar of this Senate based npon the assnmp-
zion that the charges of the first memorial
true; and more than that, challenge made by
Senator Brown, asking for investigation.
Then they asked, and stin demand for them
| that an investigation may be had, to what
legislation is needed ana who needs protection
and from what But il seems that TINS Is
to be denied, want TO say that, coming myself
from the CITY of South Bend, with full and
complete personal knowledge OF the facts as it
is possible for man TO have, know that the
charge that these manufacturers discharged
threatened to discharge, cOeroed, inundated
or in any way improperly influenced the votes of
their employees, is not trne. 1t Is a malignant
fasehood, eoncocted and promulgated for
political capital, and now it is
turning, Ike the boomerang, which
fasehood always proves to he
II is now claimed, as "a pretext for Withdrawing
from their investigation, that the Senate has no
jurisdiction. | grant that not a court to
decide upon criminal actions. or to punish or to
release from punishment any man men. |
understand fun well that We are not here to de-
eide, or even to listen to or consider in any man
! ner whatever personal or political quarrels or
abuses. hut the object of the vestigatiOn is not
to decide upon the merits Of any personal or po-
litcnl quarrel, but to determine fairly and intel
ligently if there he any call for legislative ac-
Uon by the enactment of new laws for the pro-
lection of the ballot-bOx and punishment of of
lenses against it. No one can for q moment
question the province of the Senate to make an
investigation for this purpose. Neither can any
une deny the detestable farce that would be en-