The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-18
STILL STANDS HIS GROUND.
Senator Boyd Can See No Reason Why
He Should Change His Opinion.


Senator 7. E. Boyd was asked last night
by Journal reporter the question. Have
you changed or modified your views any
concerning the minority report which was
Endorsed by the Republican caucus the 9TH
err night?' He answered:
mo, sir; not in the least. Why should L?
The Journal and a few other papers have
constantly placed the minority report in
an untrue light We recommended certain
persons to constitute a board for the APP
pointing power. We recommended that
both political parties casting the highest
vote at the last election should be repre-
scented on every board. The balance of
the minority report was just the same,
word for word, as the majority report, rec
ommending that no person should be re-
moved from any position in any of the in
situations of the State except for cause,
and that the question of politics should
not be considered in the employment of
any person in the institutions of the State.
1 was in forty-three counties during the
last campaign, and I never promised any
thing except that If the Republican party
were successful in securing con-
General Assembly they would see
to it that both of the great political par
The ntinel Is a nice paper to talk about
reform, nonpartisan boards, and jump
Chairman Gowdy in an article in Sundays
paper, when it has stood constantly for
partisan control of all the institutions of
the State, and has done more than any
stink-pots out of all our institutions.
"A gentleman, who is we'll posted, just
Informed me moment ago that at the Cen
Republican votes among all the employees
Of that institution at the last election, and
Edenharter himself does not claim that
there We're more than eighteen Republicans
in the institution out of 40 voters at the
chance by adopting the minority report
with the bill conforming to 1t and will
show the people of the State that there is
these institutions that ought to be held
most sacred in the hearts of the people.
Give the Democracy a chance to continue
this. regime. and it will be continued just
as it has been under their administration
and under the Infamous Democratic gerry
mander in years of the past
Again, l repeat, as did the other day
to one of your reporters. that as chairman
of the committee on benevolent Institutions
in the Senate have no complaint to make
against the superintendent OF the Blind
Asylum. the Deaf and Dumb Institution.
DIR. Rogers, of Logansport: DIR. Smith, of
Richmond, and Mr.. Charlton. Of Plainfield
know of no reason why they should not be
continued in their respective positions on
account of good and efficient work. The
only thing j regret to say of any of the
institutions that have named is the fact
that a Republican is hard to find in the en-
ploy of the State in any of them. Some
however / am told. have been stalwart Re-
publicans since the last election; in fact
the vote last fall has had very excellent
effect on some of the employees of the
State, and according to the declarations
made by our superintendent. has converted
all of them to the civil-service idea This
is one of the hopeful signs of the millennium
that is coming. brought about by the part
of Zach Chandler. John A. Logan. Lincoln
and Grant, who to my knowledge always
believed that the party In power ought
to at least direct the affairs of State and
Nation. / have received score of letters
from Hamilton county, my home. and,
without a single exception. they all indorse
the action of the minority. In answer to
my friend Craig, who had something to say
in the Journal the other day concerning
my course, i have only to say that he is
a royal good fellow, splendid Republican,
but / think if he will look around little
he will find that he Is mistaken"