The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-02

A DEMOCRAT, who is interested in the de-
Tense OF the tally-sheet conspirators, to-day
expressed great confidence that Judge
Gresham would put stop to the proceedings
wnen the matter is brought to his attention,
on the ground OF lack of jurisdiction on the
part Of the District (Judge Woods's) Court.
Gresham, he claims, is in no way bound by
the ruling of Justice Harlan in the Coy case
and, SO 1t is claimed, he has expressed an
opinion to several gentlemen, among them
one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the
State, that there was no jurisdiction. In the
words of the gentleman quoted 'Judge
Gresham thinks that while his decision in the
Perkins case shut the front door against the
government in the prosecution of the cases,
Judge Woods went around and entered
through the back door. The News last night
Is it not about time to stop such use or
abuse of Judge Gresham's name in connection
with these cases9 Who has authority to rep
resent what Judge Gresham will or will not
do9 Is there anything in Judge Gresham's
past record on the bench to warrant the inde-
cent manner in which every tally-sheet forger
and tally-sheet forger's friend asserts that he
will, in some way or other, interpose to prevent
the righteous execution of the sentence of the
law against guilty men7 1t is scandalous for
these people to use Judge Gresham's name in
the manner they have done, from the very
first moment of conviction until the present
time. Certainly Judge Gresham will not
feel fattered by the confidence these crimi-
nails and their advocates so indecently express
in what his action will be if their cases come
before him for review. It is high time
some protest were being made; and for the
honor of the federal judiciary, for the honor
of common justice, and for the sake of Judge
Gresham himself, the Journal interposes its
objection against the free use that is being
made of his name by the suffrage thieves.
THE exact changes asked by the Indianap.
oils company in the gas ordinance are two
In the clause providing that consumers may
order meter, this provision is asked: that
where he does,
'Such consumer shall either pay the amount
of the cost Of such meter, or enter into an
agreement with the party furnishing gas to
consume gas through such meter and use the
same for the period of at least one year from
the date at which said meter was connected"
In the provision for the extension of pipe,
this is asked:
provided, that any such corporation, COM
pany, firm or individual. after having laid the
twenty five miles of mains in the first year as
provided in this ordinance, shall not be re-
quired to lay more than ten miles of mains
under the provision of this section in any one
year, and shall not be required to lay mains
under the provisions of this section that will
require the furnishing of greater amount of
gas than the capacity of its pipe line will sup
ply"
The Capital City company asks in addition,
that the requirements as to the amount of pipe
for the first year, and as to extensions, be
entirely stricken out. and also that the meter
clause be amended as to permit the COM
pany to compel consumers to take gas by
meter, at its option. We do not think this
amendment should be made. Under its
operation the schedule of prices might be
practically set aside, and to that we are
opposed. The Journal would not tolerate any
tampering with the prices. The Trust was
formed to force companies to accept the ordi.
nance rates; that was the purpose of the peo-
pie in the movement to organize the Trust
and under no circumstances should the object
of the Trust be defeated or evaded.