The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-24
B~LOOD-MONEY OF THE POOR
Ill-Gotten Gains of Gamblers Put Up tc
Pull Sullivan Through.
Iron Promises $4,000 and the Others Assessed
$500 Apiece-Saloons Worked at 500
Each-Ths City Employees.

Money may be tight. and city bonds may
be defaulted. but the financial stringency
will not affect the Democratic campaign
fund. 1t Is drawn from sources that are
not hurt by the prevailing scare. In times
like these q man may deny himself necessi-
ties. and compel his wife to cut down
household expenses. but many of them will
drink lust as usual, and even moro will
resort to the gambling hells In the despe-
rate effort TO strike it rich" and get some
thing for nothing. The fact that they u.s.
ually give something for nothing and come
out Just that much worse off does not seem
to cure them. and with that fatuous In
sanity which seems to possess the born
sucker" the minute they get hold of any
more money they proceed to try it again.
Thus while legitimate business suffers the
proprietor Of the gambling house and the
saloon prospers as much or even moro in
these Democratic times than he does when
business is good and everybody is at work.
The Sullivan campaign managers, some OF
whom are In the saloon and gambling
business themselves. are fully aware of
this state of affairs and they propose to
have o pretty nice slice of these ill-gotten
gains to help pull Sullivan through
"Bilp' Iron, the king bee of the gambling
fraternity. whom the city authorities have
protected In q monopoly OF the pool-room
business, who backs half the craps" dives
in town, and who runs o faro bank craps"
tables and q roulette wheel above his sa-
loon, has promised to put up $1,000 on be-
half of his various industries. thus buying
immunity for two years more In case Sulli-
van is reelected. Each of the other big
mans. Rahke's, Lanham's. Coy's and
Brando's. The Howe" ct oetsra. have
been assessed $500 each. As there are about
thirty of these-the Journal has not q full
list. but the police authorities and the
Sullivan managers have-this assessment
will produce $4,000. or. ct least. $4,000.
This. with irons $4,000. will make from
S17. 900 to 800, 900 that should have gone TO
buy bread for the families of suckers
that will be spent for Mr. Sullivan's ben
eft.
Then each of the fifteen principal down.
town saloons has been assessed 800 and
the smaller ones In proportion. 1t Is under
stood that the brewery syndicate will put
interest. Thus the Sullivan managers
rave at least so. 900 in sight, and It will
squeeze the otfioeholders for enough to
make up the full SIS. 600 needed by Char
man Taggart in his business.
City Employees Worried.
The matter of campaign assessment IL
worrying the city employees. for the word
has gone out thai Chairman Tsggart will
need just q feeble" more this campaign
that he did two years ago. The chairman
has called off the Indianapolis National
Bank deposit ruse to which several of the
employees resorted. and has notified them
that they must prepare TO slice of their
salary. which is due on Sept. /. Deacon"
FItchey. the building inspector, is threat
ening to kick over the traces, because he In
sists that he will not pay any Rum like
$3.50 or more. The chairman has found It
rather hard to collect assessments from the
deacon" but tina time the building official
Will have to pay his proportion and q little
more or resign the easy position which he
has been allowed to ill. A rumor was
started around the City Hall q few days
ago that he was going to resign. and this
caused the deacon much uneaslness. for
he knew that O rumor of this sort was q
mere polite form of telling him that he was
going to lose his sinecure If be did not put
the right amount into the campaign fund
when Mr.. Taggart calls next week. Fitch
ey was asked about the rumor that he was
to resign.
No. said he with much concern. II am
not going to resign. At least. / know moth.
ing of it. Mayor Sullivan and | are good
friends. have so much WORK sometimes
that / have to get some of the city en-
ployes to do some writing for me. And
there is my horse that has not been IN the
stable for five minutes during the day. No.
/ am not going to resign"
There 10 some curiosity among the en-
Parker 10 to pay. Parker was let Off with
S25. last campaign. on the ground that ho
actually worked and did not loaf like the
others. 1t 10 claimed now that he should
pay more because he has had his salary
raised and has had his work essed up.