The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-29

Some Facts About Gov. Hubbard's In
famous Treatment of the Soldiers.
An Anti MOnOpOlist's Views About the Re-
suit in New YOrk-The Gossip
of the Campaign.

Every four years the Democratic managers in
suit the soldiers of the North by placing upon
the stump the notorious Governor Hubbard, of
Iexas. He is now speaking almost daily in this
State. The Olney Ills Advocate, OF October g.
says; Governor Hubbard is not stranger to
all our citizens Many of the soldiers from this
locality have vivid recollection of the time
they met him during the war. A good many
Richland county soldiers were confined at Camp
Ford prison while it was under the management
of this Governor, and they suffered privations
and indignities while there that will forever re-
main IN their memory along with the name of
Hubbard. David Shoemaker, confined at that
prison pen, was brutally murdered by one of the
guards for expressing Union of sentiment He
left a wife and nine children, most of whom still
live in Richland county, -
The Olney Republican, of the same date says:
"The Democratic insult to the soldiers of this
county and district, by the inviting of a South
ern rebel to come here and enlighten citizens
how to vote, did the party an injury. This
same eX XGovernor Hubbard under whose protec-
ton Samuel O. Shoemaker of Company H, was
shot by a rebel guard while in prison at Tyler,
Texas, for reading the Bible to his comrades, has
not been forgotten. While Gov Hubbard did
rot order the guard to shoot Shoemaker, it is
significant that the following day the murderer
was commissioned a sergeant"
The AdJutant generals reports of Illinois con-
tain the following ''Shoemaker Samuel O.,
residence, Richland county, Ills; enlisted Sep
temher 0, 1862 Mustered in Oct %, 1862 shot
by guard in the rebel prison at Taylor, Texas
July r. 1884
From letter written to this Office it is learned
that Shoemaker was devoted member of the
Christian Church, quiet, good citizen, and an
exemplary soldier. He died about four hours
after he was shot and before his death gave his
Bible, stained by his own blood, to a comrade,
requesting him to take it to his wife and family
and TO say to them that he was shot without
cause while prisoner The widow has since
died. but the Bible, stained with the fathers
blood is still a precious relic in the family"
This is the same Governor Hubbard who was
the chief orator at the Eb Henderson jollifica-
tion meeting in the Circle the other night and
who has been stirred up by the employment
OF United States marshals in cities like Cncin-
natl, to preserve the purity of the ballotboX,
that he goes up and down the land believing
bloody counsel to Democrats, advising them to
resist sworn officers of the law with bludEeons
| and bullets Nice man this, and fair sample of
the change" the Democratic leaders want to
give this country.
AN OPEN DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
All the Republican candidates for the Legisla-
ture in this county, and in joint districts with
this county, have united in the following decla-
ration of what they will favor, and what oppose,
In regard to municipal affairs if they elected;
To the Voters of Marion County:
In view of the explicit declaration made by the Re
publican legislative convention in opposition to any
increase of county and city taxation in favor Of the
abolition of all unnecessary officers and in reference
10 the Metropolitan police system, have not here
tofore fe that there any occasion for to make
any personal pledges to what action would be-
if should be elected to the offices of and
representatives for which candidates upon the
Republican ticket; but in order that there may he
doubt as to position, desire to say:
First-We will not only any increase of tax
alton, either county, city school, but will insist
retention VI 3,
which school and city taxation is limited, and the
enactment of the act of March z 1879 by which
| ty taxation limited.
Second-We will vote for and endeavor to effect a
consolidation of the offices of city and township as
and ty and county treasurers to take effect
after the termination of the tenure of the present city
assessor and city treasurer, apportionng the compen
between the city and townshi, in the one and
the city and county in the other that each shall bear
an equitable part thereof.
Third-The people of Indianapolis nay the entire
penses of their police force and we believe they
entitled and safely be intrusted with the selec
ton of the board by whom this police force is appoint
ed and m anaged and will, therefore. favor such
to them the right retaining however, the
partisan char cter of the board and partisan
management of the force.
Fourth-We will vote for and endeavor to secure
legislation requiring the management of any and all
appointments to the various benevolent. refo
and penal institutions of the State be strictly
partisan. +. WINTER,
J. L. BIELER.
Republican nominees for Senate.
OVID b. JAMESON,
WILLIAM y. ToBN
JOHN WILSON,