The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-06
BulIdozing Circular Sent Ont Mostly to
Colored Voters by Democrats.
Hired Horde Of Pinkerton Thugs
to Run the Election.
Few Posters Gotten Out Telling the
Truth About the Frick Issue.
Who He and the Men Who Brought Out the
Soldiers at Homestead re-COntempti-
BILE Lie Denied-Hired to Stay Away.
BULLDOZING VOTERS.
Cowardiy Effort of Democrats to Intimidate
Republicans.

Cowardly Effort of Democrats To Intimidate
Republicans.
W. II. Hobbs. who was once q member of
the now defunct committee of one hundred,
is In receipt of letter from q man signing
himself J. III. Mayo and which shows that
the Democratic managers. with their usual
attempts at trickery, are trying to iDtimi-
date voters by the use of this committees
name. The writer addresses his commune
cation to the comm ttee and says
that he did not come to the
city as tramp. or for the purpose of selling
his vote. but to get work; that he knows
that the committee has him spotted, but
that it will do them no good. and ends by
stating that if It knows so much about
him, he hopes that 1T Will asset him to
Job of work.
Late last night J. G. RattieIds. of 473
North Illinois street. brought to the
Journal office one of the circulars sent to
him. 1t reads thus:
BEWARE!
THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS CITY ARE DE-
TERMISED TO HAVE AN HONEST
ELECTION. WE THEREFORE
DESIRE TO INFORM YOU,
First-That voter must live six months in
Indiana, and sixty days in the county, and thirty
and must be over twenty-one years Of age.
second-That we know and have spotted every
Illegal voter in your ward.
Jhird-That any illegal voter who even at
tempts to vote will be arrested on the spot
Fourth-That deputy sher1ffs will be at your
polls, who will arrest any person who attempts
70 vote who is not a legal voter.
Fifth-Five years in the penitentiary Is the
punishment for illegal voting.
eixth-rY Twenty-one years In the peni-
Tertiary is the punishment for swearing In an
illegal voter.
the penalties for paying or receiving money to
stay away from the polls, or for defacing the
official ballots.
Eighth-We have plenty OF money in the treas
ury. the best of lawyers employed, and the
judges OF our courts are with us In this move
ment for an honest election.
white and eolored, for over four weeks, and
we have the names and residences OF every ille-
gal voter white and colored, every repeater, and
every man hired to swear in voters.
Look OUT The Prison Doors are Open!
Respectfully, =
THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED.
There can have been but one intent in
sending out such q circular, and that is to
brighten ignorant voters and induce them
TO stay away from the polls. Unquestlon-
oolored man in town, for Democratic lead
ers always take 10 for granted that colored
men are ignorant The hope 10 that they
will simply spell out the words in big ty pc,
such as "BewareI" and Look Out The
Prison Doors Are Open" and come TO the
conclusion that the Democratic sheriffs ana
police authorities will arrest them If they
attempt to vote.
Thefe is one bit of truth in the circular
the paragraph about detectives. 1t is pos
itiyely known now that for q month pas {
Tsggart has had another horde of Pinker-
tons here, just as he had last fall. and 1t is
probable that these PInkerton thugs will
turn mp at the polls as assistants to the
Democratic sheriffs.
A. l.. Pinkerton, of Chicago. was anon 2
the guests registered at the Bates House
yesterday. Mr. Pinkerton was in the city
all day. and was noticed hanging around
the Grand Hotel, and In the light of past
events ID is presumed he was here to con-
suit with Tom TagRart as to the manage
ment of the thugs which they have in this
city.