The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-26
The Party Controlled by the Little Boss in
the Interest of the Liquor League and
to Promote His Own Ambition.
A Self-Respecting Young Attorney Who
AbandOns the Democratic Party.
His Reasons for Taking This Step-Phases of
the Local Campaign Indicating Repub-
lican Victory on Next Tuesday.

party in Marion county by Sim Coy is working
disaster to that organization. At one time, be-
fore the political ambition of the little boss be-
came overreaching, the better class of the party
management bore with him on account of his
usefulness in slick work. He had certain people
around him who could be mastered by no one
not of their class. This gave him footing, and
henceforth he did ashe pleased until he obtained
not only absolute authority in managing cam
paigns as he saw fit, but in nominating the ticket
Of the Democratic candidates on the county
ticket there Is not one who can escape the obi
cations he has imposed upon them. Taggart,
Sullivan and Ayres belong especially to him.
They are to share the proceeds of Office in spoils
and political work with Coy, in order to further
his ambition, for Simeon was heard to say not
long ago, II don't get anything from the Demo
cratic party for the work l am doing, that Isl it
don't benefit me personally"
don't you foreclose the mortgage"
IL will, afior {. while. / will strike for some
thing big" There ic is from himself that he is
not applying his dsreputabie methods Of polit-
ical work In behalf of the Democratic party
wholly through unselfsh motives, or because he
is fond of politics. He is shrewd enough to
know that his personal qualities are not suffi-
Gent to carry him through to any Office he de-
sires Therefore he has ngeniously arranged
plan to first capture the clerks and auditors
Offices and the criminal judgeship. With these
in his possession-and they will be if every Re-
publican vote is not in the ballot-box next Tues
day night-he can hereafter do as he pleases
with the affairs OF the county.
In the fulfliment of this scheme he began more
than year ago, when he brought Sullivan into
training for the clerkship This man has taken
no step in the canvass without the advice and as
sistance of Coy ii any one is near to the secrets
OF the little boss 1t is Sullivan, and If any one is
TO share in the fruits Of what Coy is looking for,
Sullivan will not be far away. By inclination to
trlckery, and by readiness to fight fairly or
foully for advantage, Sullivan is just the man to
promote Coy's ambition, through whatever means
the Office OF clerk will afford. He looks
upon the exposure of his bribing TAYLOR
Coons to steal business competitors secrets
and of his dealings with the Ritzingers as
huge joke. It is his boast, "Those things don't
hurt me-" He does not take the trouble to deny
that he attempted to settle his Indebtedness to
the Ritzinger trust at scaling Of 80 per cent,
while at the time he considered himself worth
$50, 600 as one of the sureties for County Treas
urer Miller. He has permitted the statement of
w. c. Jones, the man whom he beat unmercful-
ly because he did not want to settle an account,
to the effect that he. Sullivan. told MIN that he
had drawn out Of the bank $4,000 few days be-
fore its failure, to go uncon tradicted At the
same time he owed the bank over $11,0 600 in
notes and overdrafts.
There is no doubt redeeming quality in Tag
CART but he submits to the boss. as he is among
the few who think it is desirable to make nightly
visits to the alleged Democratic central commit
tee There is organization of this kind in
name but it has never met during the campaign
The rooms are in sole charge of Coy, "Goose"
Eden and Duff" Callahan chief advisers 1t
is here Tagsart, who, for a few weeks sup
ularty seeks assistance since he has
got down to hard work. He finds that
the colored voter is not to be beguiled by his
offers of seventy-ono and threefourths cents per
day to colored walters. when white walters
would not work for less than a dollar day. He
also recognizes that competency enters into
qualifications for the authorship, which many
people believe he has not. His friends still talk
Taggart with great buncombe, but the events Of
the past week have led them to largely modify it.
From blatant confidence in his election they now
think he will succeed He has the Coy collar
tightened about his neck through months Of can
vassng with the boss
A saloon-keeper said, a few days ago: II am
interested only In Bynum and Ayres. / want
the latter elected so We can be protected. If we
have criminal judge like the Mayor it will not
be long before every one of US is in the work
house. Why, there won't be one of us left to
sell whisky" But this is not the only calling
that hopes to flourish unrestrained in the event
of Ayres's election. Coy understands the weak
nesses of a certain class of people TO dot. He
has given assurances to the lottery dealers
that In the expected new deal of
Offices the Democrats will get control and
then the lottery business can 60 on Ed Burt,
indicted for being o dealer of this kind, told
person the other day, 1--WE want Ayres and
Mitchell elected, because we can then resume
operations" Ayres, close to Coy on account of
outrages on the ballot-box. is thus submitting
his chances to the only class of voters with
whom Coy has any real influence. Major
Mitchell, to do his share in this neat arrange
ment of permitting the irresponsible elements to
gain control. has given his pledge to
'That is not strange" said gen
tleman yesterday, "when looks back on
his career as Mayor. The crooks. thugs, drunk
ards and the vile held riot under him. The city
was hell He reprimanded the police if they
made an arrest of any of this class who had the
least political influence With the same police
and the same laws Mayor Caven, his successor
kept Indianapolis decent
Mr.. Walter Ioor, rising young attorney of
this city, and hitherto an uncompromising Dem
ocrat, has declared that he will vote the Repub-
lican ticket at the coming election. II have,
with great reluctance" he said to a Journal re-
porter, yesterday "come to to the conclusion
that I have been wrong in my political afiiiG=
tons, and with still greater reluctance have
made up my mind to sever my relations with
the Democratic party, and in the future act
with the Republicans. But having been forced
to the conclusion that upon the living issues In
volved in American politics the Democratic
party is wrong and the Republican party right
| take the step unhesitatingly. One very
strong reason impelling me to take this step
is the attitude Of the Liquor League and its
constant obtrusion of itself into every campaign
in behalf of the Democratic party This has
really become national disgrace, and should be |
rebuked by oil decent people; and the only way
to do this, in my judgment is for the decent |
men in the Democratic party to give their sup |
port to the Republican party, as it is the only |
party which has the ability and the nerve to |
grapple with and overthrow that hated monster. |
Another reason for my course is that wherever |
the Democrats have had power for any length of |
time, whether it is confined to muni;i- |
palties or is extended to States. we
invariably see the same resut-an |
empty and bankrupt Treasury. believe in
honest, square dealing. as we'll in politics as in
business. and / believe that public finances
should be conducted upon business principles