The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-28
DEMOCRATIC BUTTER GREASE.
People Of the State Not Satisfied with DR."
HarrisOn'S Scandalous MiSmanagement.


ignorant officials, who owe their position to POI
litcal favors shown by DR.. Harrison, the big
boss of Boone.
Noblesville Republiean-Ledger: The Infamous
management OF the Insane Asylum is suficienk
to inspire every candid man to so cast his vote
that the outrages daily perpetrated upon the
helpless inmates should be Instantly stopped.
Rockville Tribune The Insane Hospital is
conducted on the spoils system-in most In
stances the officers and attendants being aD-
pointed for political reasons-and under such
conditions mismanagement is q natural conse-
Quence.
Delphi Journal: Indiana's charitable institu-
tons are getting good deal of free advertising
just now, but not the kind that wilt rebound to
the credit of the State. There is rottenness in
the partisan management, and it cannot be
truthfully denied. The shame is upon all the
people.
BrookvilIe American: The interests of the
State have been disregarded and the health Of
the unfortunate inmates OF the asylum endan-
gered for the sake of berefting and enriching
certain favorites of the Board of Managers
The Democratic party is reform" party
isn't i'll
LaPorte Herald Chronicle: The committee ap.
pointed by the Indiana Cvil-service Association
to investigate the management of the Insane
Hospital at indianapolis have made astounding
revelations. They unearthed the awarding OF
contracts to favorites regardless of bids also tina
wasting of thousands of dollars by reckless
Democratic trustees.
Liberty Herald This from the Indianapolis
Journal: "The Democratic party of Indiana.
standing with one hand full of maggoty meat
and the other grasping tub of poor butterine.
appealing for votes. is one of the most thrilling
tableaux that could we'll be devised" And this
is the sort of food issued to the inmates of the
State charitable institutions by Democrats
officials.
Hendricks County Republican: Phil Gapen,
the Arkansaw Hooser, is a very magnetic man.
He can draw salary more than eight hundred
miles from the point of issue. I'VE.
the Democratic party of Indiana, cheerfully
commend the economy OF John Il. Sullivan In
furnishing indicated lard to the inmates of the
Insane Hospital The poor lunatcs don't know
the difference"
Corydon Republican: Not strange to say, the
Indianapolis Sentinel, the Democratic organ OF
the State, defends the management of that in
stitution THE Insane Asylum. Let there be.a
change in the management and control State Af-
fairs, and there will be radical change in the
management of the asylum, which will result ia
the great relief of 1900 unfortunate inmates Of
that institution.
Sullivan Union A report from committee OF
Indiana's Civil-servce Association shows that
the Asylum for the Insane is most outrage0usly
and brutally managed. The contracts for pro.
vision are controlled by gang who have been
furnishing diseased hogs and butterine with
maggots at prices of first-class provision What
else could be expected under the law passed by
such Legislature as Indiana has been cursed
with in the past four yearsg
North Manchester Journal: If there is place
that partisanism should stop, it is at the doors OF
the benevolent institutions of the State Tho
party that succeeds in removing those institu-
tons out OF the pale of the party will prove it.
self benefactor of the race. That tried and
efficient men should be removed from positions
that they have special fitness for, to make
room for party worker, Is a crime against those
who cannot speak for themselves.
New Castle Courier: The Insane Asylum haS
ever since been political institution, and its 400
employees have received their appointments SOLE
ly as rewards for political services Naturally
the names of great many incompetent and dis
honest persons rave been placed on the pay -roll,
and the result is a scandal Indiana stands be-
fore the world hunflated and disgraced, with
the certain assurance that these things will GO
on from bad to worse so long as the Democratic
party. through its most infamous apportionmeut
of legislative districts, continues to hold ma
jority of the voters of the State by the throat
and impudently ask, What are you going to do
about it2"
Chicago Journal: The recent investigation de-
velOped the fact that the State Hospital for the
insane at indianapolis, has been the mere foot
ball of Democratic politicians. every person en-
ployed in the institution having secured his
place as reward for political services and with
out any regard to his fitness for the position.
The result has been that the unfortunate in
treatment at the hands of coarse and ignorant
attendants. Corruption in the awarding Of con.
tracts has also been shown the food aud other
supplies for the institution being furnished by
mon actively engaged in the service of the Dem
ocratc party.
Greencaste Times: The disclosures of the
Civil-service Associations committee appointed
to investigate the condition of the State benevo-
lent institutions, are something astounding
They show that the institutions particularly
a. sk1l 49,
every form of corruption and abuse in the inter
ests of party followers. The places of respOn-
sibility have been put in the hands of dishonest
and incompetent partiSanS as a reward for their
manipulations. and the interests of the objects
of the States charity have suffered in conse-
quence These disclosures certainly make an
unenviable record for the Democracy Of the
State to go before the people on, but the party
is asking Endorsement.
Union City Eagle: The inefficient and ras-
cally management of these public charities by
the Democratic party of the State ought to de-
feat the party which made these institutions,
provided by the charities Of grateful people as
a haven of peace for the unfortunate, mere
partisan tools to be used only and solely for the
benefit of partisans and their hackers Every
citizen of the State is directly interested in the
non partisan application of the contributions
made to these public charities. and demand that
the best care and provisions the money will buy
be provided for the unfortunate inmates Ie
these things have not been done, let the party
which has failed to discharge this trust be com
PEELED by an indignant people to surrender the
power.
Vincennes News: The state OF facts disclosed
by the special committee of tho Civilservice Re-
form Association of Indiana touching the man.
agement Of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane.
Is enough to give pause to every honest and hu-
name citizen of the State. No one can read the
cold, clear. dispassionate statement of the COM
mittee. backed as it is by direct and corroborat-
i've evidence, without feeling of anger. horror
and disgust; and as NO one knows what day will
see one of his own loved ones patient OF the
hospital and victim of the outrages and hor-
rors charged against the institution as conduct
ed the thing becomes intensely personal The
Democrats are aiming, very foolishly. TO treat
this a cannaion docnmAnt in favor Of