The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-24

to the proper method of investigation of
cyclonic phenomena.
IT is the opinion of the Lafayette Times,
an independent Democratic newspaper with
opinions and the ability and spirit to ex-
press them. that the State has had enough of
the scandalous quarrels in the benevolent
institutions, and that if President Harrison
cannot manage affairs so as to avoid these
demoralizing troubles he should resign.
This sounds much better than the silly and
witless efforts of the Sentinel to decry every
publication that is made, and to assert that
all is lovely at the Insane Hospital and else
where. The facts which have appeared in
the columns of the Journal have not been
and cannot be denied. Not only is the In
sane Asylum the theater of the malign in
fluence exerted by the party bummers
through DR.. Harrison, but the other institu-
tons, as we'll, have felt the blight. We have
already announced that an effort has been
made to displace the superintendent of the
Blind Asylum and put there a man
whose principal claim to the place seems to
be that he welded the 'cat" with remarka-
BILE muscularity upon the prisoners in the
Northern penitentiary. 1t was only because
Murray Briggs united with DR.. Wiles, the
old trustee, that DR.. Harrison was prevented
from committing this outrage upon the blind
children Of Indiana. 1t will be worth while
to note few of the more pronounced tracks
of the operations of the Brown bill in these
benevolent institutions, so that the people
and taxpayers may see even more clearly
than they do now, with what shamelessness
these charities have been prostituted to per-
sonal and political ends. A brother of Sen
ator Bell was made assistant book-keeper in
the Insane Hospital. A son OF Representa-
tive Heffren was given position, but, firing
of it, voluntarily gave up Hall, of Craw-
ford county, who was county superintend-
ent was given Captain Stansburys place IS
book and storekeeper. Mr.. Hall was
expected to be able to control the
votes of Senator Benz and Repre-
sentative Mauck, but the. ring did not
get full quid pro quo. We have al
ready asked Representative Rowland, of this
county, plain question, to which he has
not responded, and now repeat it: Was the
statement made to you that three votes had
been promised for your sons place as stew
ard at the Deaf and Dumb Institute. bnt
that for your vote and influence he would be
retained? Certainly a categorical answer to
this is not hard to make 1t is either true or
which Mr.. Rowland can readily settle. But
we believe it to be true that an effort was
made to displace young Rowland and give
his position to Bruce of Dearborn county,
whose reputed influence with Representative
McMullen was supposed to be worth the
price, and at the same time to divide Mr..
Howland's duties, and assign part of them 10
a Mr., johnson, young lawyer of this city,
who had been useful to the party. We are
also informed that metropolitan jack
as Mr.. Ferriter, of this county, is known, to-
of the chair shop of the Deaf and Dumb In
stitutlon, the brother being already installed,
displacing Mr.. Harding, who has been there
for years, is acquainted with the business
and able to communicate with the boys in
the sign language. These are minor things
to the scandalous state of affairs at the In
sane Asylum, where the effort is constantly
making to so annoy DR.. Rogers as to force
him out of the superintendency. But taken
altogether, they indicate the spirtin which
the benevolent institutions of the State are
being managed as o result of the disgraceful
raid upon them by the late Democratic Iegis-
lature. The people of Indiana should know
OF the prostitution of the great charities that
ought to be the pride and boast of the State
SOMETHING seems to be ont of gear In the
army DefnlcatiOnR and other nistloiupA of may.