The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-27
DEMOCRATIC BUTTER GREASE.
What the Press of the State Think of the
Partisan Control of the insane Asylum.

Greencastle Times: The Democratic manage
ment of the benevolent institutions is fair sam
pie of the capabilities of that aggregation of
managerial talent
Terre Haute Express: Butter infested with
maggots is not an article that superintendent
Fletcher would tolerate upon his own table But
it is good enough for the patients who are too
insane to be fastidicus.
Union City Eagle: The inefficient and rascally
management of these public charities by the
Democratic party Of the State ought to defeat
the party which made these institutions, pro-
vided by the charities Of grateful people as q
haven of peace for the unfortunate, mere parti-
san tools to be used only and solely for the ben
eft of partisans and their hackers.
Goshen Times: President Harrison, of the
Benevolent Boards. makes light of the horrors
brought to the surface in the investigation at the
Insane Asylum, and thinks 1t is nothing that the
insane have been made the subjects of specua-
tion-that they have been fed on unwholesome
food and have been mistreated by ignorant and
vicious attendants, appointed because of their
services as ward election fixers. The people may
not take that view of it,
Shelbyville Republican: DR.. Harrison the
boss of the Benevolent Boards, announces in the
Sentinel that the management is partisan and
boasts Of the fact. According to this apostle of
sDoilS it is proper that the State benevolent in
stitutions should be run primarily for the bene-
fit of party, and only secondarily for the in
terests of the patients and the people. This is
the spoils doctrine in its worst manifestation.
According to Boss Harrison the main object is
to furnish places for seedy Democrats, known as
party workers"
Richmond Telegram: The Insane Hospital
spoilsmen seem to think that if they can only
prove our esteemed fellow townsman, W. d.
Foulke, a Republican and patron of their inst-
tuition, John e. Sullivan's right to unload butter
inc on the hospital as the best creamery butter,
and State Treasurer Cooper's right to unload
upon it carloads of diseased hogs, will be estab
lished beyond any peradventure, and that the
honesty and generosity of these gentlemen in en-
forcing this right will shine forth with radi
ance SURPRISING summer suns
Richmond Palladium: Mr.. Harrison presi-
dent of the board of trustees of the benevolent
institutions of this State, says that they are en-
trely under partisan control, and that if there is
Republican voter in the employment of the
board they do not know it. This is a very frank
if not defiant admission. The institutions are
shamefully mismanaged by these Democrats
but Mr.. Harrison wants to know what the people
are going to do about It. We suspect they will
answer if the Democrats can't do better than
they are doing they will be relieved of their
charge.
North Manchester Journal: If half that is
told about the bad management of the Insane
Asylum affairs is true it is time that some re-
lief should be had for that unfortunate class If
there is place that partisanism should stop it
is at the doors of the benevolent institutions of
the State. The party that succeeds in removing
those institutions out of the pale of the party
will prove itself benefactor of the race That
tried aud efficient men should be removed from
positions that they have special fitness for, to
make room for party worker, is crime
against those who cannot speak for themselves.
Columbus Republican: This cold -blooded boast
that all the institutions provided for the unfort
unates of the State at so much expenses are run
as political machines to aid the party in power
and reward party service is infamous Has it
To- hfo hat EhA Rhn Sw.env
the blind the deaf and dumb are to be turned
into asylums for party bummers; that the well
fare of the inmates of those institutions is to be
subordinate to that of party workers. How
much longer will it be until the people will arise
in their might and demand that these great in
situations shall be used for the purposes for
which they were created. entirely free from
party influence and unaffected by party changesl