The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-29

| his family have been guilty Of the gressest
| wrongs and crueltle3 against the orphans of
the soldiers of Indiana. he also charges
that great political party has been willing,
for present purposes and for political ad.
vantage, 10 say they will conceal
outrsges OF the kind charged in
! this communication. 1t is also
/ charged that al honored member OF this
House proposed to him that If he would re.
gn bis office he would be given white
washing report and certificate Of character.
1t 10 but fair that we have a thorough inves-
neation, 70 that member Mr. Wiliiams)
Will be wholly exoDerated. Therefore /.
SEEMS 20 me that the communication OF Mr..
Gosr should be msde the subject of tie in
Vsstigstion. The letter comes from the
proper authority ard makes astounding
charges. / hope the substitute will rot DC
adopted ard that this amendment will be
adopted 90 that we can say 20 tho PEOPLE Of
Indiana that We are in favor of making a
COMPLETE exposure, concesliDg nothing ia
rtgsTd TO TIE affairs OF the asylum.
Mr.. CORY: I have said. aud presume no
member on this floor will deny, that charges
are preferred against John M. Gosr. He
acknowledges the fact in the comm unication
he mskes to this House. He declares
further, that the Post OF the Grand Army of
the Republic, of which be is o member has
had these charges under consideration, that
he hes appeared before the post and pre-.
sented partial defense. Why pa 'tial?
Why does this man appear before an honor
able body aud make partial aud incom
plste defense against charges so dishoDorab e?
Now, We should remember that no one
but John M. Goar is at the present time IN
der charges. John VI. Gosr criminally
charged, throws out insinustions here
against honest and honorable men, aud
my Rspublicsn friends ' would 'l nave S 81
inves tigate these honorable men whose
character is smirched or ATTEMPTED to be
smirched by this man who rests under GRIM
inal charges. John NJ. Goar l don't know.
I do know that the charges OF criminal con-
duct stand against him. For the sake OF
humanity l hope they may prove to be un-
true. am in favor of the fullest investigation
OF the charges preferred. / am not in favor,
for The sake pf pleasing some Republican
members, 9 raw cling out of the way to at
tack Veorl. =, tls Chairman OF the commit
tee on Ben, .olelt Institutions, or any one
else. 1t is our pl1.n duty 10 investigate the
charges preferred against G oar first. II
other charges should be preferred against
other parties, then, and not till then should
We take cogniZauce OF them. The substi-
tute | have offered for the original resolI-
ton and amendments ought to be adopted.
Mr.. LEWIS: / am not here to take the
part of John M. Goar or anybody else that
is connected with that institution. | know
John M. Goar personally. He comes here
and says that rumors have been set afiost
sgainst him. Who makes them? We do
! NOT know. John NJ Goar, one of the Tfus
tees of that institution, in a written COM
mHpicstion says and prefers grave charges
against the other members of that insttu-
top. The substitute only wants 10 investi-
gate John M. Goar, yet John NJ. Goar comes
IN here and makes charges against some
other members OF that Institution. Are you
going to stifie him and saw he has no right
to demand an investieation2
Mr.. GOODlNG: L anu not posed 10 IN K
about Democrats and Republicans. There
sIe charges made by one who occupies
offic al position. know the parties person
| ". don't know whether there is any
/. guilt or not But the charges are here. They
are iere in proper form, and this Legislature
can't afford to ignore them. There ought to
be the most thorough sitting and investiga
ton of all the parties charged. There is bat
one course for this Legislature to take, and
that Is TO appoint committee and give the
whole matter an investiga ton. If none are
guilty and all sre innocent will be most
/ glad.
Mr.. ADAMS: An officer of our State has
come into our Assembly and voluntarily
said TO the General Assembly that certain
impropTieties are being INDUCED in in one
! OF our public institutions. am inclined 10
accent the proposition of q mans guilt or
/ iDnocency IN accordance with the geAeral
] theory 10 recognize every man as innocent
/ until the contrary is proven. This mau
/
thoritv of an officer OF State and tells Us that
/ certain rumors have been circulated against
/ biTo, and he also states that these rumOrs
/ are false, and that other parties are the
/ guilty ones. He says an investigation OF
/ this institution and the officers will disclose
the most brutal practices. Are You taxa IL
! for granted that trustee is coming into this
1 House and General Assembly IS a sc0uudfel
/ aud liar and that you will investigate only
! tim? 1t would be a shame and disgrace not
+ 10 investigate all of them. | never saw NJ.
T Gear, or any OF the officers OF this institu-
! ton, but it is due TO all cOnce rned that the
/ guilty ones be punished. am in favor Cf
fair and Just investigation of all the mem
bers of that institution.
+ Mr.. TAYLOR: This subject is a very
grave one. The references to political mat
tiers that have been injected into this dis
{ cussion | think are entirely uncRlled for
We have been told by an officer of this
/ State, and one who holds high position Of
/ trust that there have been gross cruelties
/ pTactlced in this institution. We should
/ purge ourselves of these men who infest
I these public institutions. We can't do JUS
/ tice 10 ourselves unless we do so. 10 is due
/ TO sll of rs that the fullest, the fsirest and
! the fIeest investigation shall take 81 ace, and
/ let no guilty man escape. If there - dir
there, throw il OUT, and cast it where it be
! longs. | care nothing for Mr.. Gosr or Mr..
! White If they are innocent, let Us give
them fair investigation, and discharge
| them.
Mr.. GORDON: This communication comes
before the House in the regular way. 1t was
presented 10 the Speaker IN the regular way.
| and, therefore, demands our attention. John
! NJ. Gear, Ia his communication saws rumors
! were preferred sgainst him. In that same
communication he makes charges against
the other officers of that institution. Let Us
60 to work and prove whether they a-e guilty
J or innocent.
Mr. EPENNp on, sornauhat astoo;oh Il
at the range the discussion has taken. as
has been said, don't know whether there is
anybody down there guilty or not, but
! think this whole thing ought TO be investi-
| gated. L never knew that an investigation
Of the part included an investigation of the
| whole. There Is no use starting out to in
vestIgste but one individual. l am op.
posed to the amendment and substitute
that have been offered. i think We ought to
have a committee to investigate everything