The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30

oession of the falsity of the charges, that is a cir
0Hmstantial prejudice for which | am in no sense
-esponsible,
II should be found by the Investigation that
reese petitioners have been grossly wP0hged and
Gully misrepresented for the purpose OF calling
'ttention from other crimes of other men, | hope
0 Will be so reported, and the real criminal and
alsifier be named.
If it should be found that the elective fran
'hlse was at the last election in the Thirteenth
district Influenced and corrupted by every means
which genius eould devise and money command
| hope such facts will he fully reported, aud by
whom and in what manner.
If lt should be shown that the wOrkmen of
manufacturing Establishments were compelled
70 band themselves together, and go to the
polls under the protection of each other to
avoid the assaults and the coercion of hired
agents, | want that fact reported, and by whom
these agents were hired aud what kind OF work
they did.
If it should be shown that after tine election
hundreds OF dollars were paid or offered as the
purchase price of false afhdavits, | want that
faet reported, and by whom; and when all the
facts are shown, honestly, eaudidly and thor
oughly, | want TO sit here with the senators
upOn this floor, forgetting that we are Dem
ocrats or Republicans, forgetting for the time
that We are friends to aught else but our great
commonwealth, and remembering that the
elective franchise is our great bulwark Of
safety, and must be shielded from every weak
eHing influence, whether it be armed foe, auto
cratic employer or monied demagOgue, and in
the light of truth and love OF right devise the
best means for the protection of all and against
all.
The memorial was referred to the commit
tee IN elections, which was empowered to
send for persons and papers. Probably Mr..
Winterbotham will not be so anxious for an
investigation now.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
1t is hoped that the Senate will now give
the eagle a rest.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Brown are once more
united and happy.
The House temperance committee will go
the Southern prison to-day to look around.
Senator johnson will tomorrow introduce
a bill providing that. in future all proposed
amendments to the constitution shall be set
out in full in the legislative journals.
Senator Fletcher yesterday introduced a
bill providing for the proper qualification of
druggists, chemists and pharmacists, their
examination and registration, and for the
prevention Of the adulteration OF drugs.
The State-house investigating committee
was announced to meet last night, to exam
inc the commissioners, but the latter failing
to appear the meeting was adjourned until
tonight. The Senate State-house committee
also had intended to meet in secret session,
but not having a quorum adjourned to the
same time.
Mr.. Gibson's speech in the House yester-
day created some excitement On the Demo-
cratic side, insomuch as he veheIuently de-
bounced the party platform on the prohibit
ton question as being ambiguous and capa-
BILE of almost any construction. He said that
in temperance counties it meant submission,
while in whisky counties it meant the oppos-
lite. Mr.. Gibson has evidently studied the
platform carefully and arrived at its true in
wardness.
Mrs. NJ. L. Wells, one of the leading tenn
in the Senate, Yesterday, stated that the adj
another amendment on the subject intro
said further that she was rather glad that the
old measure had been disposed of as it was,
because the temperance people did not want
any law with a we1l-founded doubt as to its
coEstitutionality.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, of Boston, superin-
tendent of the department of scientific tenn
perance instruction for the National Women's
Christian Temperance Union, will address
the Senate this afternoon at 2 O'Clock in be-
half OF the scientific temperance educational
bill introduced at tire request of the Indiana
w. C. T. u. Mrs. Hunt has been called the
most "eIoquently logical lady speaker in
America, and no less competent judges than
Joseph Cook and John B. Cough have styled
her the queen of speech" To her clear
presentation of the subject was, no doubt,
due the passage OF the bill by the Vermont
Legislature. She has recently addressed the
Michigan Legislature on the same subject,
and goes from here to Ohio on a similar
errand.