The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29
WOULDN'T VOTE FOR BRYAN.
James Hodges Says Henry Mag Dis
charged Him for This.

James Hodges is a laborer, living in the
rear of III Birch avenue, West Indian
apols. Hodges is a Republican to the
core, and asserts that nothing can turn
him from the party he has always affiliated
with. His wife is as ardent for the Repub-
lican party as he is, and IL women were
allowed suffrage Mckinley would gain her
vote. Three weeks ago Hodges lost his
job and has not had q moments employ
ment since. He claims he lost his work be-
cause of his political principles.
Il have for a long time past been work.
ing for Henry Maag, a cement walk con-
tractor" said he to a Journal reporter. II
have been driving his team. Six weeks ago
Friday night / went to a Republican meet
ing held in the Republican clubrooms in
West Indianapolis and while on the way
L passed Mr.. Mag. He cried out to my
companion and asked where were we going
/ replied that We We're going TO a Repub1
1can meeting. The next morning when
went TO Maag's barn to hitch up the team
to go to work Mag said to me: Hodges,
said: All right, I'm gold bug, and L
always 5I intend remaning So He said moth tn
went on to work. Three weeks later, on
Sunday night it rained, and when turned
up at the stable the next morning Mag
said that stack of his oats had been wet
by the rain because the tarpaulin was not
properly pulled over 1t. He said l did not
not have been wet, and told me l was dis
charged. He also discharged David Thomp-
son at the same time. Thompson is a Dem
ocrat. 1t was very little thing to be dis
charged for, and could not understand
why Thompson had been discharged. The
next day / understood. Thompson was
taken back and given his job, but wasn't.
have been out of work ever since. Thomp-
was discharged just as blind.
haven't got Il dollar in the world, and
haven't been able to find any work since,
but I am going to vote the Republican
ticket If | starve My wife is keeping us
alive now, but I'll get work soon. / am
perfectly wiling to make an affidavit to
the truthfulneSs of my statement, and
have witnesses who heard Mr.. Mag tell me
he would have to let me go because l was
a gold bug"
Mr. Hodges has a wife and six children
the oldest fifteen years, looking to him for
support. but they say he shall not vote for
Bryan to gain morsel to eat. Inquiry in
the neighborhood showed that Hodges and
his family have the reputation of being
honest, Woodworking people, well spoken of
but very poor The case has excited a
great deal of cotpment In West lndlan-
apoliS.
The Journal reporter called at the home
of Mr.. Mag, but he was not at home. His
wife answered at the door, and stated that
Hodges had been discharged by her hus-
band because he did not do his work right
She said that it was rumcred that political
reasons were behind the matter, but she
didn't think the report was true.
Moses Everhart, living at the corner of
Morris and West streets, stated to the re-
porter that he had been discharged by
believed that it was because of his politics,
he being a Republican, but that Mag had
never spoken to him concerning his poiti-
cal standing He said that while he had
not been shouting Republicanism on every
hand. he had made no concealment OF his
party principles when the subject was
found himself out of work. with no reason
being given him for his discharge.