The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-10
A DEMOCRATS COMPLAINT.
Alderman Bernhamer Says Unkind
Things About Members of His Party.
The Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen at
the Regular Meeting Last Night
The Injunction Case.

The Injunction Case.
The Board of Aldermen met last night, with
all members present except Mr. Cobb. Various
estimates, contracts and other papers from the
Council were concurred in.
Mr. Bernhamer moved that the bond Of the
mayor-elect be referred to the judiciary commit
tee. He said that he did not do this in behalf of
Mr.. Cottlell, but thought it a proper thing to do
as precedent.
President Rorison-I think it matter of
courtesy that we pass it promptly-an act of
courtesy to the city attorney, with whom we
have served SO Long.
The action of the Council, accepting the bond.
was concurred in, and the bond approved.
The resolution passed by Council, asking the
County Commissioners to receive city prisoners
at the work house. was concurred in.
The bycicle ordinance, with proposed amend
ments, was referred to the judiciary committee.
The ordinance relating to medical attendance to
fremen injured in the discharge of their duty
was referred to the same committee
The judiciary committee reported against the
passage of the ordinance authorizing a license
upon bootblacks and newsboys There is no
provision in the city charter therefore and in
the absence of such statute the Council and
board have authority to tax the lads.
The fruit.peddling ordinance was referred
back to the judiciary committee and the city at
torney.
The committee on streets and alleys reported
in favor of buying property of John W. Ray,
near the Pendleton pike, for the purpose of
Strengthening Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. Bernhamer moved that the city attorney be
instructed to defend the members of the board
of alderman in the injunction suit of Frank VI.
Dell, the same being brought against the mem
bers as such.
Mr. Bernhamer, who it has been surmised for
some time, has been nursing speech, took occa-
sion, in presenting the motion, to deliver himself
thereof. He said that the Democrats of this
city and State were represented by an alleged
organ-the Sentinel-whch never at any time
had any word of commentator for Democratic
member of the Common Council or Board of AL
dermen, while the contrary was true of the Re
publican papers. which, on occasion, could and
did mete out praise to deserving Republican
members of the city legislature. 1t was the Sun
day Sentinel that discovered that the at
bondsmen was high handed outrag e-a piece of
intelligence it had missed nearly week-to pub
lish at last in its so-called non-partisan issue.
He called to mind the fact that in functions
against the city and its officers were by no
means new; that it was Sammy Perkins's njunc-
ton against the building of the market house in
1883 that prevented the erection of the city hail.
and allowed the money to remain in the hands
of the city treasurer-the same money which is
now reported to be lost He Also with great
casm, commented upon the Hon. Wm FL.
Englishs influence in city and State legislation,
whereby ordinances and bills were passed that
Injured to that gentleman's benefit and not
as general thing to the especial benefit
Of Mo oft opH <ho<h ic
on the bond of any Democratic official, and that
he, the speaker, remembered at the election in
1878 only three Democrats were elected on the
county tcker-Sample Loftin, Will E. English
and John Holman Sample Loftin went to the
most prominent Democrats here and could not
get them to go upon his bond. He was COM
PEELED to obtain Republican bondsmen. and for
that reason was compelled to run his Office under
the scrutiny of Republican assistants.
The charge was made, said Mr.. Bernhamer,
during the last city campaign, that Mr. fallen
tire. a worthy member of this board, was
not fit for for reelection. not because
be was M hs rdessd sno but
ment in the office of the city engineer, and the
other in the fire department. The same charge
was made against Mr. Pritchard because he had
supported his brother for the position of market
master in the Republican caucus. For years l
heard the leader of the Republican party in
Indiana denounced because he had procured the
appointment of his brother-in law to the position
of postmaster in the city of Indianapolis Lo,
what do we behold as soon as the Democratic
party accedes to power? Every relative of a
prominent Democrat to the forty degree
seeking to obtain Office by authority of his
family relationship. The postmaster at
Indianapolis is selected because he ad-
Hendricks in 1884, forgetting that
Mr.. Hendricks himself had made that impossi-
bic by refusing second place in 1880, but will
ing enough in 1884 to act as bailif to the sheriff
of Erie county.
Postmaster Jones appoints two Of his own
sons, and brother-in-law and nephew of the
Vice president OF the United States. son of the
Police Commissioner, son of a former city at
torney lByfeld, and pulls the civil-service rules
on all subsequent applicants Democratic
United States senator Mcdonald, when chair
man Of committee first appointed his own SON.
in-law as clerk thereof. Recently another man
aspred to be leader of the local Democracy.
John Frenzel Those of us in the
party had never known him as Dem
ocrat, except perchance to get his vote
by sending for him so as not to
interfere with banking hours. notice, too,
that his father-in-law [Bennerscheidt has been
appointed to position as deputy United States
marshal. I fear that for common Democrats
there will be little left. Another nephew of the
Vice president of the United States Thomas
Litzenbergl has been appointed to prominent
position in the Chicago postoffice because he is
such nephew. A nephew Joseph r. Nicholl of
former United States senator Mcdonald was
one of the first to be appointed to lucrative
position at Washington, and he had no sooner
been appointed than another. brotherinlaw of
the nephew George o. Griffin resigned his
position as secretary of our Board of Health and
obtained position in the Indian service. The
other day, in walking along Pennsylvania street.
inquired for gentleman Salmon P. Buell.. |
He is said to be another relative, and he has
| been given an Indian agency.
The reason that the Sentinel did not discover
this pretended ATTEMPTED outrage upon the tax
payers of Indianapolis is because the son-in law
Mr. Straughanl of the proprietor of that paper
was candidate for the surveyorship of Idaho
a position he secured last Saturday. How many
slcepless nights that young spent how
cised for the success of the Democratic party
have never heard. 1t sufficient that he is
sonnaw of the proprietor of the alleged organ.
The dispatch announcing this appointment,
but not mentioning the relationship, was