The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-18
What Became or the kcpuDi'ca"
Doodle Fund?

indianapolis & or. Evansille urier-
There is considerable speculation. not
confined 10 the members OF either parry
az 10 wha, became OF the corruption
fund that Chairman Gowdy d'-h"fse'
from the Dsnis0n during the week I'M
mediafeiv preceding the election. ~ u
known that Fairbanks aud Pierce col
lected a goodlv sum IRON Chicago iSe-
lpuhlicsns. large suonnf wac sent '"
he bsuks here from the East. ana 'hui-
vi,iusl subscriptions from the state mag
mates swelled the total corruption 'u"a
20 ~ least 1850 90 This was dis'ribu.
ted 10 the counties. and none received
los. than SO 600 while sums Ia excess OF
$40 600 were cent 10 counties CONTAINING
.l.rye cities. Where has this money
gone? Nothing to slow It's use At the
polls his yet developed, and the manag'
lers hsve about reached.thc conclusion
iha, much Of il did not reach the work
Iers At all. that such that did was never
used as intended. aud that majority
" no were expected 10 control votes
with the money. simply put Il in their
own pockets aud will never account Tor
In The Republican managers do not
believe ,ha, one dollar IL ten that was
iIlstrlUuteu Whc u'so'Vu ~ -
votes. except as 1, was used in hiring
wagons or giving emrlo, nent 0" e'ec-
ltion day TO some Republican whose
tealiy 10 the party was doubtful.
While the law has done much TO pre-
vent Systematic corruption ~ lnd'.hH
by Republicans, there Ia no douot Du'
The experience Of the Republican man
ayers lust alter the election OF % mas
been saiutary in putting stop TO ori-
b.ry. When Indiana was carried sour
ears ago Tor Harrison. and II was evil
a. n, ,ha, The State had been bought out
right. a Democratic administration was
sril in power. aud Democrat wa.
n United States District Attorney Tor this
lStste. Four hundred Republicans, sone
J OF them men OF high standing i" then
lcommuni,ics, were indicted by the Fed
!. srsl grand Jury snd were forced TO come
here aud plead to The indictments. Ih'
succs s-ion OF = Republican District Al
foiuey soon after the Atm Of March re-
5 -uied in qnsshing all OF these indir'
mcnis. and the meD who had handed
h. corruption fluid went scot free. bu
the expefi6nce was . ssufsry one. sn'
/, had j,s effect upon the present camps'go
! Though they were tree from the law
l,he disyrscc uf being indicted for such
crime clung To them. and some ~ then
/. ,elt il most kcenly. When the tim
rolled around again for dirty work man
Z OF these men refused point tlank 70 ~
1.-The behesls OF The managers. They ns'
rItai All ihcy wanted, snd did not pro
Z nose 10 take any more risks in that ine
: 10 newer, less experiences hands. ~.
: Sork OF bribery had 70 De commi''~'
3 land even these were more or Iess "S"
d luere,i by the fac, that their predeeessor
/ In crime had once been booked Tor ~
lnsui,.u,i.ry. aud had escsEed ou''
I tliLrouyi, the accident "i change 81 A.
! ruiuisir-tion. II Harrison we're 'e
? elected all would be well. but II Cieve
flland. ihru there night he serious frouu,e :
a .uJ there won a be no srn 10 save y
ts,s wsy the indictments which followe'
,he election oi l.ss proved s4'u'arv '
y the past elt ltctivu; FIRST. by placl"g 'h
+. corruption fund in lisa experience
e hands. aud. second, bv making eve
-lth,s. very cautious as 10 IL use. ih
q lDsmncrats believe that Indiana viii n'
! soon again he di.grscsd by the VINO"
a sale corruption which has ob'ainsh ~
many elections, aud in the hope th~f ~
helief may be we'll founded are unite
% with the hundreds Of honest Repnh'
cans who regard the corruption 81 lo-
=. aud the escape az the r"rre'rn'"
~ through the administration J. nience,
- The toulr.t blot upon the iair n'ine
the State.