The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-28

a chronic ofice-seeker am getting tired. y ne
continued, ''of Jim Mitchell constantly posing
for Office 1t is recognized in the profession
that an old lawyer who has any practice cannot
sacrifice it for the prosecuting attorneyship. Its
duties are not so burdensome or complex that
any young lawyer, with short experience and
good knowledge Of law, cannot carry them.out
successfully. If Mitchell went into the
Office as well equipped as Healing in
freedom from questionable obligations,
he ought to be congratulated. This
cannot be, though, for his career as Mayor left a
stigma upon the city in permitting the hood
iums, robbers, favored drunkards and prostitutes
to hold high revel Before and after. for time,
he was the favorite criminal lawyer of the city.
Professional crooks, when arrested, always sent
Tor Mitchell, for, in the Freemasonry of their ne
farious business they had heard of him as the
one lawyer of the city VINO could get them out
1t is better to trust young lawyer as prosecut-
ing attorney than man with a record, as an of
fetal and lawyer like Mitchells Young menY
Why John 5. Duncan was only twenty-five years
OF age when appointed to the Office, and year
after he was elected, defeating Mayor Mitchell
by good round majority. remember then that
the same argument, that of Duncan being
young man, was used in favor or Mitchell 1t
is a poor rule that does not work both ways. and
believe if Mitchell was in his prime when Dun
can defeated him he ought to retire now on &C
count of age VIM. 7. Brown had reached his
thirty second year when he succeeded to the
Office, John B. Elan was thirty-two and VIM. N.
Harding thirty-one Healing is twenty-nine
He has the right average as to age anu ex-
perience, you see. He is just as competent as
an older lawyer would be. By the way. for
got to mention that in 1882, when the constitu-
tional amendments were submitted, Mitchell
was the hired attorney of the Liquor League.
He got ST. 600 for his services and in this cam
paign they have foreclosed the mortgage by COM
polling him to pledge himself to protect saloon
keepers interests If he is elected"
The Sentinel has been reckless and unscrupu-
lous in its assertions about Republican candi-
dates. Wilful and malicious falsehoods have
been published by the Democratic organ, and
when shown that these statements were without
basis of truth, the editor of the paper has re-
fused to make any correction. Although the
court records clearly show that the assertion is
false. the Sentinel persists in saying that Mr. r.
5. Golfer. the Republican candidate for sheriff,
gave his mother-in-law q mortgage for
$4l,0O at the time bis affairs passed
into the hands of an assignee. ter
years ago. The only foundation for such
brazen misrepresentation of the facts is that
mortgage on his property, held by the Celtic
Building Association, was assigned to her be-
cause she paid the dues on his stock. The Senti-
mel further charges to Mr. Colter-knowing that
IN QOlng so IL Is asserting IaS6noou-all tine In
debtedness amounting to about $50, 900, of the
South-side Planning mill Company, COM
prising eighteen stockholders, and in
which no had a comparatively small
interest Although his affairs passed through
an assignee's hands, Mr.. Golfer has paid in full
all his individual creditors and holds their re-
ceipts for the amounts. Among these are Rob-
inson q Perry, Peter f. Bryce Fortner e. Floyd,
and Mr. Givens, and although the assertion has
been contradcted, the Sentinel persists in saying
al n0 haS han nd IF Of M
creditors that has been settled with in full. Mr..
Golfer in company with l.. G. Dynes, called upon
the editor Of the Sentinel and asked him to correct
these assertions, which were shown by the court
records to be false. The Sentinel editor refused
to make the correction, saying: II have no
doubt you are very clever gentleman, Golfer,
but that - Journal has made an at
tack upon John Sullivan. and now you fellows
have got to take your medicine A lie during
campaign is sometimes better and goes further
than the truth"
II see that the Democratic party are making
desperate efforts" says Levi Ritter in pub
lished letter. "to defeat Colonel Merrill for aud
itor. and among other methods of accomplishing
this end are trying in every way to induce the
colored men to vote for Taggart There Is no
truer friend of the colored men than Colonel
Merrill in the county. He fought for their lib
erty and defended their rights at home and
abroad when it cost something in money and
hardship to do so. During the war and before
the colored men were free visited the Seventeen
Indiana Regiment at Nashville, Tenn, and one
of the peculiar attractions to all visitors was
Colonel Merrilrs school for colored men and
children. He bought the books, taught the
school and betrayed all the expenses. Remem-
Der, it was taught in day and at place that
excited the bitterest contempt and opposition of
Democrats but the thankfulness and apprecia-
ton of the colored folks, and the anxiety they
manifested to learn, was surprise even to
Union soldiers. Will the colored voters not see
toit thar every colored vote is cast for their old
and tried friendp'
The reports that come in from the Fifth dis
trict indicate that Matson is finding the present
the most interesting campaign in which he has
ever engaged. His congressional record is vul-
nerable one in every respect and since the cam
paign opened he has been on the defensive. He
has had to explain his actions and votes both in
private and in public, and has been anything but
satisfactory in his explanations. Chase has fol-
lowed him all over the district and has wound
him up until he is said to have expressed the
wish to a friend that he had never seen the in
side of the halls of Congress Chase has been
gradually gaining strength as the campaign has
progressed, and Matson is getting very uneasy
over the outlook. Matson came to the city last
night and was in private consultation with Chair
man Henderson for several hours, and it is said
was urgent in his demands for more assistance
during the few remaining days of the canvass
Outside the committee rooms he refused to have
anything to say IN regard to his prospects, which
is ample evidence that he knows they. are not
very favorable.
In closing up the local campaign Chairman
Coy is having anything but pleasant time.
His management throughout has been very I'M
satisfactory to the masses of his party and he
persists in making himself more obnoxious by
taking no advice from any of them. He started
out to win with his own peculiar methods, and
he proposes to fight the battle out on his line
His idea is that campaign directed from the
rear doors of the saloon, and carried forward
on the Cincinnati and Southern method will win
This plan has been fought from the beginning
by the better element of the party, but their
wishes have been UNDECIDED" said Democrat
yesterday. "There time in this count try
when election frauds could be worked, but that
day is passed, and the brazen effort of Coy and
his cohorts to introduce such methods here has
done the party more harm than any mistep it
has ever taken. If an honest, upright campaign
had been conducted, the Democracy might have
stood some show.