The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-05
TIE LOWEST DEPTHS OF 1NPAMY.

THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF INFAMY.
The Democratic campaign of lying and
libel is fairly opened. The latest develop
ment is a letter signed by one Edwin F.
Gould, of this city, in his official capacity as
district recording secretary, District Assem-
bly, LOG, K. of L." which fairly reeks with
lies concerning General Harrison. The letter
Is written in response to one purporting to
come from a K. of L. assembly at Canisteo,
n. Y. The letter may have been written in
good faith, but is more likely part of the
Democratic scheme to introduce and circulate
Gould's letter. For the information Of the
outside public we will state that Edwin f.
Gould is a characterless fellow and an utterly
irresponsible liar. He has been shown by the
afidavits of five responsible men to have con-
fessed himself a liar touching this very matter.
He is entitled to the benefit of a charitable
doubt as to his sanity. At all events he is devoid
of moral sense, and no person who knows him
attaches the slightest credence to anything he
says. He is a moral crook-not a crank, hut
crook. No jury could be impaneled in this
city who would convict a negro of dog-steal-
ing on the testimony Of Edwin f. Gould.
The master of the K. of L. assembly of which
he signs himself recording secretary" says
he never heard of Gould's letter; that it was
never submitted to the assembly, and Gould
had no right to palm off his private venom as
official. with the seal of the assembly. For
the credit of an honorable order, We trust this
is so. Gould has the a~udacity to sign his
batch of lies yours in knighthood,' etc. A
knighthood that would permit or countenance
such infamous lies as those contained in this
letter would be a disgrace to humanity. The
letter is of considerable length. and averages
a lie to a sentence. 1t says General Harrison
is Jay Gould's attorney for telegraph COM
panies to defeat postal telegraph; that in the
railroad strike of 1877. while pretending to be
acting for the public welfare, he was secretly
in the pay of the railroads; that he opposed
duy ihCIcoSC u wages " "a shANOASf OSSo0oo
''workingmen only eat two meals a day and a
cold lunch at noon;" that "he verified his po-
sition upon the question Of economy by say
ing that the food of O w~orkingman was very
coarse, that sow-belly was the meat usually
purchased, that pie and cake were Injuries
that the laborer and his family seldom in
dulge In" that he frequently asserted that "a
dollar a day was enough for any workiugman,
but any sum was too much for a striker" that
sheriff of Marion county, I would force you
back to work and start every train to moving
before sunset, if l had to wade in blood up to
the tips of my fingers that he said at differ
ent times: 81 would shoot you down like
dogs" that '.failing to get the men to return to
work, he implored the Governor to order out
the State troops" that the Governor refused,
when General Harrison organized a militia
company and the Governor commissioned
proved Springfield rifles, drilled them and
then
HE started with his company down to the
depot without authority. threatening to start
them trains to running by force The Gov
ernor headed him off and drove him back,
threatening if he did not behave he would
take his guns away from him. The Mayor
stood by and said he (ths Mayor would not
allow such work as Harrison advocated while
he was Mayor. Harrison turned to his
men and said: We'll shoot the dogs anyhow;
hanging is too good for them"
This is the climax of the letter, the remain
der being a batch of monstrous lies concern
ing General Harrison's second candidacy for
the Senate.
Here, where General Harrison is known, it
is unnecessary to say that there is not a par
ticle Of truth in, nor shadow of founda-
ton for, this elaborate structure of in
fanny. It will make him votes all over
Indiana. The letter would be beneath
contempt were it not for the method of its
PRONUNCIATION, and the fact that it is fathered
and circulated by Democratic managers. The
letter is worse than a forgery, because, un-
fortunately for humanity. there really is such
a person as Edwin E. Gould, and the indorse-
ment and circulation of his statement by the
Democratic managers gives it at least tempo
rary vitality. This makes it necessary to say
that the letter is a stupendous lie, and its
signer, and all it's hackers and circulators are
criminal libeIers and dishonorable scoun-
drels.
POLITICAL DISCHARGES.
The Sentinel believes it is u~nrepublican,
undamncra.ic m narican immnral froa.