The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19
The TeWksbury Horror.

Inc IeWkSDury Horror.
Boston, July 13.-Gov. Butler,
opening his summing up in the
Tewksbury investigation, asked that
none of his friends applaud him. He
would take plaudits four months
hence. He asserted the administra-
ton of this institution for quarter
of century had been wrong in prin-
ciple, because it was in charge of one
family during the whole time There
is another thing Wrong-all the
trustees with the exception of the
ladies were interested in the
results of the administration of this
family. The governor quoted from
and commented upon the evidence.
He then produced the tanned human
skins and says I'm the Satanic press
this has been called students freak.
call it the Satanic press, because Sa-
tan is the father of lies. These pieces
came from several tannerieS, and it
had got to be an industry. Shoes
made of these pauper's skins went on
the feet of rich aristocrats. In the
French revolution my lord or my
lady's skins were
TANNED TO MAKE SHOES AND
BREECHES
for paupers. Let us look out that our
turn does not come, for one side will
not stand skinning all the time. A
Harvard record showed a tanned
negro's skin was in the library $50
years ago as curiosity, and they had
been at it ever since. 1t is time they
were stopping. Fifty-elght per cent
of the paupers in the Soldiers Home
were foreign born. They fought our
battles for us while we were at home
on soft cushions and Skinning pau
pers. The governor then compared
Tewsbury to the Soldiers Home. He
knew what he was talking about
when he said he could run the former
for $4,000 year. He will not shrink
from any inv estigation of the Soldiers
Home, but will let them speak for
themselves. 4 will not call a single
officer, but will say to my old COM
and they would clean out this whole
state house so quick that it would
make your head swim. Tewksbury
officials haven't brought single one
of the 10000 inmates to prove their
good treatment. This investigation
has attracted the attention of every
body, from Maine to Georgia. We
have walked up Texas and we are
waking them up everywhere. We
have done heap of good, even if this
has been wrong. One thing has been
done, the Marshes and French joe
have gone. The state board were re-
sponsible men, and that's why they
wouldn't bear the burden of the trus-
tees moment, so they put the
Marshes out and struck
A VITAL BLOW AT THEIR PARTY,
for suicide is confession always.
Brown, opposing counsel, says the
present management was not good
one. l will examine it as soon as-I
was going to say as l can get rid of
you, but will say as soon as you get
rid of me, and if it is as he SAYS, [
can unmake the board of health as
trustees in five trustees. All has been
except a single thing.
| dare not speak of political objects in
this matter. How was l going to |
obtain them? By doing my duty,
suppose. 1 don't know any |
other way. Is not that |
a good way to accomplish political |
ends? l have thought it my duty to
look out for those who have no
friends. None of these men vote.
If l had been looking out for votes l
could have all the marshals on nv
side in wink. God has made me in
one way that must be with the I'M
Ter dog in the fight, and, upon the
whole, 1 don't want to change if l
COULD"
Tremendous applause and co1fu-
lion greeted the governor as he closed.