The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-04
Squeezing the Brewers.

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Squeezing the Brewers.
1t is a notorious fact that the managers
of the Democratic city campaign have
been collecting large sums of money from
the saloons and breweries. A number of
liquor-dealers, FESTIVE under these exac-
tions, which have taken the form of black
mail. have been somewhat strong in their
denunciation of the system. Some now say
that they have contributed to campaign
funds for the last time, and that their gift
now goes with the express stipulation that
it is for the electing of O Democratic Coun-
Gil, Board of Aldermen and Mayor whose
first duty shall be to wipe out the city
license tax of $3.50.
Some of the Democratic managers nave
stipulation, if known outside, would dam
age the cause. and that they should be
more modest In their demands; that if a
majority of the city legislature is elected
they should be satisfied with having $3.50
of the license a knocked Oft, thus restor-
ing it to the figure of 500.
Most. of those who a contributed to
this fund object to making two bites of a
cherry, and demand that. in case their
money wins the election, the entire $3.50
which now goes into the city's revenues,
must be given up.
This subject. in all its phases, is a daily
topic OF conversation among SalOOn-keeperS
and brewers. The other evening the sub
ject of contributing to the Democratic
warmly discussed. One of the takers was
o promlBent brewer. who said that the
Democratic city committee had sent an
agent to him and demanded a specified
as the contribution that had been
assessed against his brewery. 81
refused to give this amount" said this
gentleman, but | did make a contribu-
tion." He said that he thought the other
brewers were assessed 500 or $500 each.
Yesterday forenoon a Journal reporter
called TO see this gentleman at his place of
business, and, detailing the conversation as
above outlined. asked him as to its accu-
racy- He seemed somewhat surprised that
versation." said he, sis substantially cor
rect. An agent of the Democratic city
committee came to me and said
this brewery had been put down for
Naming several hundred dollars.l 1
asked him who had put US down.
and he said the committee had given that
as the amount. / did not like this way of
doing business-of being bulldOzed. | con-
tributed, but not the amount that had been
set down. Contributions of this kind are
customary, but / do not like this way of
making them. / him they should be vol
unIary.n
This gentleman pleaded so hard for the
c0ncealment of his anne that it is not
given to the public. The facts are here,
however. and neither the Democratic man.
ayers nor the big contributors to the cam
paign fund can deny them.
The Man Who Attacks General Coburn.
A communication in Wednesdays Senti-
mel, signed by the name of Corbaley, calls
upon soldiers to vote against Gen. John
Coburn, and gives a number of reasons
based upon incidents which those who
know Corbaley and his record do not need
to be told are untrue. The narrative bears
upon it's face the stamp of falsehood, and
the least investigation of the official record
as to what General Coburn did do. and did
not do. while representing this district in
Congress. would have shown the Sentinel
that the communication was too absurdlv
false for even that paper to use for cam
paign purposes. However, il may be that
after its dizzy onslaught upon the saloons
it has got so bewildered that Everything
goes
William II. Corbaley has an "oficiap
that enjoyed by the Republican candidate.
for Mayor. 1t will be found in the big
books of the United. States Court. The
record there shows that William III. Cor
Daley. law dIQ Cldiiu dSCllt. WAS III
dicted in May, 1885, on two counts for VIC
lation of the pension law. taking illegal
fees. He came to trial on the 2lst day of
May, 1885, and two days later
the jury returned a verdict of
guilty on the first count and not guilty as
to the second count The count upon which
he was found guilty was in having charged
Mrs. Agnes Shafer, of this city, a widow. q
fee of $50, where the pension law specific
ally says that it shall be illegal to charge
more than $40. Judgement was endered
against Corbaley, the Sentinel correspond
emf. on June 2. 1885. by Judge William A.
in a fine of $50 and costs.
This same William II. Corbaley was close
ly connected with the famous tally-sheet
forgery which took place In November, 1856.
AT the November election of that year he
was the Democratic Judge in the first pre-
cinct, seventeenth ward. and A. Oehler. the
inspector, becoming sick on the day the cam
vass of the vote began. Corbaley took
charge of the tally-sheets. These sheets
came before the ~canvassing board with era
sures and new figures and writing npon
them. The singular part of the affair is
that the astute Mr.. Corbaley had neither
recollection nor explanation of how these
sheets, while in his possession, came to be
altered IN .ayor of the Democratic candi-
date for Judge of the Criminal
Court. On the witness.stand he
could only remember that these
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