The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05
Our State Issues.

10 the Ed,ser OF the Indianapolis Journal.
Although our national campaign is Of the ut
most importance. and the views and truths OF
protective principles are sacred and conducive
to our national as we'll as our individual prosper
ity, it seems to me that we forget, to some az
tent, that we have q State and county campaign
our canvass that are Of vital Importance. and
those are our legislative and congre ssionsl tick
cts. TIL infamous gerrymander that gives TO
one Democrat the representation that three Re-
public3ns have, coupled with the fact that Indi-
ana, although a close State. has been distristsd
n a manner intended to return ten Democratic
Congressman to three Republicans, ard, in ths
State of Indiana it takes 40. 30 votes to elect q
Congressman, iwhere 6. 600 elects one in Alabama
or Mississippi, giving one Southern man as much
representation as seven Northern-is it not about
time that We call q halt, aud treat each other
Justly and fairlyl The matter of Congressman
may not have been duly considered oy you, my
friend: but are you satisfied TO have your leg
islation IN the hands OF a Southern@minority
This is not waving the bloody shirt. Republic
ans do not do this. Hamburg Butler and
Dan VOORHEES, did this at Spartsnburg, S. c., a
few weeks ago. sThe sectional Mills bill did this a
few weeks ago. Congressman Bynum courted
tbcso sttuo DiOOuE-SIlrb Weafer6 q lew WeokS
ago. Union generals are being s,audered day
after day by the Democratic party, whose idol
and corner stone is a solid South, and yet Re-
publicans are charged with being the bloody
shirt wearers. Grover Cleveland has used his
veto power against crippled Union soldiers, wild
ows and orphans. He has used the veto power
oftener against Union soldiers than all our
Presidents from Washington down to fairfield did
for all executive matters combined, and the ma
jority Of the voters of the United States, which,
or n fair cOuut. ia LARGELY ReDnblicaQ- ARA TINS
insul,ed by demagogues and enemies to orr
Union. Are voters going to allow these things
to exist any longerl With the abuve facts,
then. who are the bloody shirtersl
Leaving the issue of President aud Congress-
men and passing 70 the politics of our State
proper, it is found that the Legislature is of vital
importance this year. 1t is confessed by the
Democratic party that they have fed patients at
our Insane Asylum with magcoty butter and
diseased pork The Governor appointed an hon.
est man to take charge of the asylum, but the
trustees of this institution eied even the Gov
ernor of the State, and fatty said that the Legis-
latnre and not the Governor made these changes,
and even at the present day the same DISGRACE
frl and polluted food is dished up to the patients.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars a month is amor
toned tho Insane Hospital, and its actual ex-
penses are 81, 900. Where, then. is the other
IS, 00Oi With Phil Gspen as deputy clerk in
Sullivan's office and DR.. Harrison the company.
the firm reading Sullivan, Gapen & Co. DER.
hsps they would be willing TO give an account Of
how much money the asylum could save by
putting non-partissn managers in control of the
institute, and allowing honest men to compete
for furnishing wholesome food to
the asylum. There is only one
way by which the taxpayer
can get at this matter. Our next Legislature
must be changed. The Republicans must have
the majority. and only then can you expect that
efhcient men will be appointed TO look after our
interests. We want clean politics, honest OK
penditurss OF our tax money. We want our in
sane patients cured, and not made worse. We
would not feed a dog on diseased meat, and yet
It II fed to human beings. Let Us arise in our