The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15
R0WDY REPUBLICAN RACKET


The Indiana Legislature whic
has just adjourned will 60 into hi
tory as the most disgraceful set ,
legislators that ever disgraced fa
lndiana's capitol. The people ha
voted in more than two-thiris ma
jority Of Republicans, and it wa
naturally expected the session woul,
at least be decently harmonious. a
the Democrats evidently had NJ
show. But it turned out to be
quarrelsome gang of rowdy hood
lums, whose only desire was to FL
themselves up with enough liauo
to give them courage to steal all tn,
Offices and all the property of the
State in sight.
They promised the people to en-
courage morality and virtue, and
yet corrupt lobbies dictated nearly
all the legislation by plain bribery.
and female lobbyists got votes for
measures where men could not sue
coed, and the disgraceful spectacle
OF handsome female lobbyist DE-
ing expelled from hotel because a
Senator was found spending night
In her room, was the first of this
kind ever witnessed in indianapolis.
and the lobby which had thus Sc
cured the vote of a Senator. gave
her q pass to 60 home.
But the browning outrage was the
assault and battery committed upon
Gov. Matthews private secretary.
Mr.. Myron King, by number Of
Republican Representatives led by
Adams, Of Parke county, a burly
six-footer, and Boardman, Harley.
of Upton, and backed by nearly ali |
the Republican Representatives, IN
Monday night, to prevent him de-
ivering to Speaker Adams a veto
message Of the Governor. During
he fight in the hall Of the House
King was badly hurt, and the bruis-
y Adams, was laid up, SO that his
friends had to carry him to his ho-
el and put him to bed, and got him
doctor, and q number of ladies
we're trampled under foot, and
Of others were injured.
md the two bills were stolen in the
melee. These bills make four bills
which have been stolen by the Re-
publican opponents Of them during \.
his session.
Our Senator, Mike Sweeney, dis
nguished himself as a John l.
ullivan during the fight. The
'entinel says:
There was little time to lose.
he doors must be forced; but with !
dams, John Cain and two or three .
hers guarding the door there was
tile hope. Soon, however, the big
To-hundred-and-sixty-pound dem .
;ratic senator from Dubois, put in n
appearance and he kept the re- q
lblican mob at bay while King
ID his force assaulted the door
he crowd began growing all the o 2,
ne. 1t was made up Of sympa- 81
izers on both sides, and soon the al
Ildest confusion prevailed. Adams u
- desperately in earnest and =
veeney was as determined as
'ssible that the will Of the COVER
y should not be defeated. Asvet n
} outright blows had been struck |,
e republicans. knowing they were ),
the wrong, cautioning one an be
her not to hurt anyone, and the c.
mocrats, perhaps foolishly, fol- an an
wing the same course. Re-
A change Of base was taken TO VI q.
{ middle door after Tim Griffin 80
d made an unsuccessful attempt n
push King through the transom "a "a
the south door. At the middle r.
or the fight grew furious and %
any blows were struck. The Gus ~
1ian and his force again went TO =. "a,
'rk on the door, while Sweeney Ia
pit up the noble work Of defense. y W
Finally the doors were broken o.
q q free fight began inside the Ioi
1.-THE Democrats succeeding in s Il.
cling their way with the Gov lin
lor's message to the Speakers ro'
nd, and Offering it to him. But an an
Speaker gave the exhausted al,
'ssengtr another brutal shove. As
ew down his gavel and at ii "a We ",
dared the House adjourned sine ns :,
/. Thus ended the most rowdy ma
ne ever witnessed In "A legis- fee Tee
we body. the
dyron King was dangerously i
t, may die, and the Republican Tn.
'dlums hurried from the city to dis o..
ape arrest. and
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