The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-10
COLONEL, GRAY AS A KNoW-NoTH1Ne


1t has finally got through the skin of
Colonel Isaac P Gray. Yesterday, at Green's
burg in answer to an interruption from
gentleman in the audience, who asked him
about the Know-nothing matter, the doughty
Colonel responded that the charge was lie,
and that any man who made it was con-
temptible coward. The Colonel" who re-
signed his commission rather than go where
there was any fighting to be done, is very
valiant man at long range; but it might be
suggested, even to him, that the manner of
his denial Is such as to raise ell-grounded
suspicion of its truthfulness were there no
other proof of falsity at hand. But there is
overwhelming evidence of the fact that Col
onel Isaac P, Gray was a member of the
Know-nothing order. The Journal has
already published the affidavits of number
of reputable men, and, for the benefit of
Colonel Gray, we republish one, particularly,
made by Jacob Shriver, Colonel Gray's
brotherin-law. 1t is as follows:
State of Ohio, Darke County, ss
Before me, A L. Northrop, notary public, in and
for said county, personally appeared John B. Shriver.
who, being by me first duly sworn, his oath says
that he is resident of the town of New Madison in
said county and has been resident of said town
since 842; that he is well acquainted with Isaac p
Gray who is the candidate of the Democratic party
for Governor of the State of Indiana. Said Gray
sided in New Madison from the year 1S49 until after
the presidential election in 1856 Aiant knew the said
Gray before he resided in New Madison; atlantis wife
is sister of the said Isaac P Gray aant says there
was lodge of Know-nothings in the town of New
1 laaGtT
member of said lodge and he Gray president OF
the lodge and performed the rights and ceremonies of
initiated and remembers that Gray Initiated the
said Harter into the order. William Brown was sec
rotary of the lodge. Said Gray was active worker
| in and supporter of the Know-nothing party and
| supporter of its nominees. j. B. SHRTvER.
Sworn to and subscribed to before this 10th day
| of September, A. D. 1884.
A. L. NoRTHRop. Notary Public, D. c., O.
Affidavits to the same effect were also made
by A. L. Northrop, Elem Harter preferred
to by Mr.. Shriver), Wallace Jones, George
Bacon and Moses Calllins (no relative to the
Republican candidate for GovernOr). These
are afidavits subscribed and sworn to. They
are worth more, in morals and in law, than
the heated, bar-room language Of Colonel
Gray on the stump, when run into corner
by the-truth.
But there is cumulative evidence of Colonel
Gray's untruthfulness. The Union City
Eagle of yesterday fastens most paltry false
hood upon him with respect to his notorious
Richmond speech, delivered in 1866, the SEN
timents of which he would now like to dis
own The Eagle says:
Colonel Gray, in his speech at Fort
Wayne on Tuesday, said that the Richmond
speech Of March u, 1866, was written by
man named Wood, four days after he Gray
had left Richmond. He adds Some of the
things in the speech l said, and some / did
not say That speech was published in the
Eagle, at Gray's home and at his solicitation,
on March 81 1866, copied entirely from the
Telegram, in which it was originally pub
lished, and the Colonel at that time made no
objection to the statement then published.
Now is the first time that he has questioned
the correctness of that speech, 1t is late in
the day to go back upon such a record"
We submit that the affidavit of his brother
in-law supported by the sworn testimony of
number of reputable citizens of Darke coun-
ty, Ohio, and the statement of the Union
City Eagle, leave this Colonel Isaac P. Gray
in about as pitiable an attitude. as he was when
he laid down his commission in the army
rather than go to the front.