The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-14

The Observation OF Professor In
the University Town Of Bloom.
ingtOn.
Ire ths Kditor d the n. 7. Rvsnins Post.
ElR-As Il IL doubtful whether one In
I6fty Of your readers has the fsintest con-
Iception Of the open and wholeaale bri-
|bery carried on BY both parties In Indi-
lana would call their attention 10 : few
facts which I have collected IL the In
terest Of political science and Of good
government.
The number Of fanoaters," !" l. .. or mar
Ikelable voters, in The entire atate IL said
Ito be $1,000. However that may BE-.
llearn from what seems reliable authority
that in this Monroe) county, there are
l6OO, 200 Of which, will not say Of
lWHoM, for such 6rIMMvICH ere hardly to
lbe regarded - persons In this
lt0wn and q the town has only $500
tauts, and therefore voting popu-
,Iation Of about seven hundred, the mag
Initude OF the evil 10 appsrant. Let us
Isee how this 'fiosting" vote was manip-
luIated.
twin probably amaze the readers OF
this communication no less than Il did
1.-THE writer to learn that DudIey's iujunc-
lti0n 10 let nono Ofthe l0aiers get away
was almost literally "a order to the re-
publican worker" TO seize each foater.
carry him 10 the polls, and prevent the
|democrstic enemy from capturing him
by force and placing their ballots 10 bic
lhands. Yet such d but slight exagger-
Inti0n.
| 10 order TO get : view of practical
politics with his own eyes (no matter
how disgusting the sight) and 10 see how
/ Far, II st oil, our actual political systcn
agrees with the fine phrases OF the ora
tors who tell us that 10 this giorious
land every citizen is sovereign and
Ievery chair . throne, the writer spent
1.-The greater part Of election day NJ the
polls, and there witnessed . most in.
structive. II not edify ing. spectacle. But
IL must not be supposed that the willy
workers deferred Till election day theiI
n rlslruggIe Tor the possession OF the float
Iers. All day Monday, on the contrary
the battle ragged; and when the shades
Iof night settled down over Bloomington
probably more than Z hundred OF thu
lvotiug cattle had been corraled In vari.
Gus buiIdings, with sentries to guard
them against surprise by the foe. Among
the placer that served o pens for thess
drunken dosters may be mentioned ths
Iofice Of The leading republican paper o
the county vsnd the hall Of the local g
i A. r. post. The use Of this hall for suct
II purpose drove one Of the veterans e
band In his resignation, and 10 declare
that he would no longer be . member q
such : body. Ttus fav, however, I have
heard Of only one who took this stand
WagOn-loads oi hoaters had also beer
ItranspOrted into the surrounding coum
Isry, ready 10 be brought back with I
rush to the polls q sunrise. Az Harri
lsun carried Indiana, and Monroe county
showcd heavy republican gains, II Il
hardly necessary 10 state that the ma
j0rity Of these wresched creatures wer,
'Icaptured BY that Grand Old Party o
u Great Moral Ideas, - hich profe4sed mo
nopoIys not only Of wool, wheat, pig.
, Iron, etc., but also Of virtue.
II lit were not 20 serious . matter, .
would be am using 20 learn that lady o
this place, who went 10 purchase some
butter On election day, was told tha
there Wa none for sale In town. % al
had been bought the day before 70 but
Ter sand wiches for floaters a for it would
seem that even the Iloosier hoater can
not live BY free whisky alone. Yet ths
latter Was liberally supplied, q Bloom
|tngt00tans know TO their cost, eincs
drunken h0aters. peDned up In : wood
lshed, caused : Gre in the night which
\ deslrOy Cd half block Of buiIdings and
Threatened with destruction : large par,
lof tho town.
i vas not fortunate Tor unfortunate
,lenough 10 be present when The poll.
were opened and the flrst batch Of ioat.
Iers I'm "blocks 81 live.1 more OF lees,
were voted, bot viii mention . few
4 incidents that came under nv own ob.
sorvation during he dsy. Going "a To-
polls immedIa slter breakfast, / ssw
Il dense mob or men surgiDg around the
handed. a Ssht .S1 "a ,s.t ~. S' ssns" M NJ
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