The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-11
SOME HONEST FACTS.
The benevolent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Porter's
Record. and other Matters.


Record. and other Matters.
Harrison for president and Porter Tor governor
VIII land Indiana republicans high and dry, and
then ioT one thing, the prostitution Of the states
benevolent institutions will be stopped by the appli
cation OF the rules OF merit and fitness, and not
politics We will have civil service reform in those
institutions. The helpless wards Of the state viii
no longer be given over 20 the abuse and outrage OF
brutality and neglect because OF the demands of
party reward and the infamy Of personal avoritsm.
To THE EDIToR-Sir. The foregoing is from
the indianapolis daily Nc1rs of June ~ IL
was great oversight that the late Chicago con-
vention didn't make the correction OF the
Saleged) abuses practced at the Indiana hos
pltal Tor the insane under democratic rule" n
plank in the platform, for Gen. Harrison. in
his Detroit speech, made this the keynote of
the Indiana campaign: "And for one thing
the prostitution OF the state benevolent institu
tons will be stopped by the rules Of merit and
htness, and not politics. We will have civil
service reform in those institutions"
What consummate duplicity Who ever heard
OF democrat holding position, high or low
in any of the benevolent institutions of the
state when metropolitan control? We defy
any one TO point out single instance When
the democratic party got to the front after
having Tor so many years occupied the back
ground in the administration of the affairs OF
the state government, they found all OF the
state charitable institutions entirely in the
hands of the republicans the various positions
great and small, filled by them, and all OF
their appliances being welded in the interests
OF the republican party Particularly was this
the case Of the Indiana hospital for the insane,
located in Wayne township, Marion county.
After this institution came under democratic
control, the political status of the township
was changed. Wayne township for many
years had been considered one OF the strong.
holds of republicanism in Marion county, be-
cause OF the votes controlled by the republican
hospital management. When this change was
Il lat.a aas hon fge hfu
township contained many influential, rabid re-
publicans.
AS a natural consequence, bitter war was
waged against the hospital management by
these same influential Wayne township repub-
licans, who nc once raised the cry OF non-par-
tsanship in the state benevolent institutions.
Then came charges Of mismanagement, UNI
wholesome food and brutal treatment Of the
inmates, etc, etc.
While this scheme was being worked locally,
the leading party manipulators concluded that
IL might be used with effect in the then APP
preaching state campaign: and 20 give the move
n non-partisan aspect the matter was placed in
the hands of the so-called state civil service
commission, an entirely self-constituted body,
organized for the occasion, composed entirely
OF ultra republicans, such as the Hon. w. Dud-
ley Foulke, than whom the state does not con-
tain a more INSCRIPTIONS partisan; Oliver i.
Morton, Lucius b. Swift and others; who, mt
terry regardless OF truth and the damaging
the good name of the state, and the great
amount Of pain and uneasiness it would
produce in the minds of many citizens having
friends in the hospital for the insane. for politi-
cal purposes persisted in their action; calling
upon the people of the state to assist them
in Wrestling the benevolent institutions from
political control.
During the many years that the republican
party ruled the affairs of the state we never
heard anything said about taking the states
charities ont ofpolitics Why did not the repub-
licans during the years of absolute control
held by them in the legislature of the state make
this change, so much desired by them, when
they could so easily have done itg IL looks
like another case of dog III the manager.
Regarding Gov. Porter and civil service,
would, in all candor, ask the honest candid
reader what he thought of Gov. Porter's action
during the winter of 1928, when governor
of the state, then largely democratic, he nomi-
mated for trustees and president of the benevo-
lent institutions all ultra republican partisans!
Did he then have any regard for civil service
reform or respect for the people over whom
he ruled? No. His action was gross outrage
upon all decency; not only an insult TO the
democratic legislature, but to the democracy
Of the state then largely in the majority. To
resent this unjust and insulting action the
legislature was compelled, in self-respect
and in the interests OF the people it
represented, TO abrogate the law then
in force and the Brown bill was passed
Following the example set by his republican
excellency, all republicans were ignored;
whereas, if the governor had named even
one democrat in three in his nominations for
the offices named, they would, beyond doubt
have been accepted, and the law have remained
unchanged. Does Porter's course in this in
stance indicate-"that, for one thing, the pros
titution of the states benevolent institutions
aOW be stopped by the application Of the rules Of
merit and fitness. and not politics" Not much.
While feel that the state charities should be
placed outside of the pale of politics, | think
il comes with bad grace for republicans 10
find fault with the democrats for taking advan-
tage of the situation in following their illus
trious example. What party has ever acted on
the theory that 20 the victors belong the
spoils" more than the republican party during
their twenty-five years of continuous rule in
the affairs of the nation, with the $4,000 Offices
and sinecures at their disposalg Was demo-
crat ever known 10 fill one of them? Even the
manned, battle-scarred soldier, ii n democrat
his claims were entirely ignored.
1t is high time the shameful duplicity con-
tinually being practiced by the "Ncl1S," under
its professions of independence and conserva-
tism, should be exposed. By false pretense it
has secured many democratic readers, all of
whom should drop the unclean thing Just
think of it.: "Hurrah for Harrison, but id
his principles" Isn't this consistency for you?
Every honest man, every democrat in the
state should shun il. Democrats, you have now
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