The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-02
THE TALLY-SHEET FORGERIES.
Senator Voorhees, Rally to the Defense Sc
verely Criticised by the State Press

Terre Haute Express Senator voorhees, has
always been considered man who stands by
his friends, and 30 this trait OF character is at
tributed much of his popularity; out we submit
that this rushing the rescue of the taily-she
forgers is carrying the principle to the extreme.
Anderson Herald: It strikes the Herald that
it would be in better taste for Mr. voorhees, TO
attend to his duties in Washington, than to spend
his time and talents in cheating the penltentiary
of as Infamous gang OF political criminals as
can be found outside the four walls OF States
prison.
Lafayette News: The announcement has just
been made that the Hon. Daniel W. voorhees,
has volunteered his services in defense of Sim
Coy. He will make a bitter fight to keep MS
client outside of a cage, and all because ne
yields big influence as a ward politician In In
dIanapois.
Richmond Palladium The fact that Senator
Voorhees, has volunteered his services to defend
the Democrats charged with changing the tally
sheets at Indianapolis, and that several other
Democratic lawyers of the State are offering to
assist him. is pretty conclusive evidence tnas
the Democratic party of the State intends to ac-
cept and defend these forgeries as legitimate
party tactics.
Terre Haute Express: It ia said that Senator
Voorhees, has volunteered to help the defense IN
the trial of the tally-sheet forgers at ludianapo-
lis. There is long array OF talent engaged Tor
the occasion. All this preparation should serve
simply as a warning to the prosecution to see
that someone lands in penitentiary for crime
which one denies perpetrated in behalf
of Democratic candidates for office.
Kokomo Gazette-Tribune The Coy gang is
in desperation. The little crowd continues in
abisct terror. Ten great lawyers are already
retained for their defense. one United States
Senator, who has tine unique and extraordinary
distinction of abandoning his post OF duty In
Washington and surrenderlnS to the demands OF
men whose business is to overthrow popular
government. Voorhees, is now in his element
Lafayette Call: A man whose guilty partici-
patton in the transaction Is almost self
fessed, and whose fame chiefly arises from keep
ing saloon and gambling -house IN Indianapolis,
and doing dirty political work, IS indicted Tor
the crime of forging tally-sheet; or in other
words. secretly erasing and altering 1t for pur-
poses of fraud; and behold a United States SEN
ator is the first to rush forward and volunteer
for the defense of the criminal and extenuaton
of the crime. What spectacle.
Seymour Republican: Senator Voorhees, has
volunteered his services to defend the Indanap-
oils tally-sheet desecrators. Pending the time
when mis- large experience and acknowledged
ability shall be brought into reguisition In free
ing upon community the gang of confidence men
and highway ROBBERS now languishing in our
county JAIL this namesake of the pure and great
Daniel Webster, will devote his time and talents
to the extrIcation from the cruel grasp OF the
law of posse of the worst criminal that ever es-
capped the wrath of the people since our govern
ment was founded-namely, the Marion county
taly-sheet forgers.
Columbus Republican: 1t seems that the De-
m ocracy OF Indiana, or the leaders thereof, have
decided to shoulder the responsibility for the
tally sheet torgeries. and to do it boldly. Sena-
tor Voorhees, and several other prominent men
have volunteered to defend the criminals, and
help them out of the scrape. Or course, the old
plea of persecution because they are Democrats
will be urged in the trial, and also In the cam
paign; and yet the fact remains that the forger-
les were committed, this is not denied. they
were committed in the interest of the Demo
crotic party, and must have been done by the
members of that party. If the persons accused
did not do it, who didf