The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-10

and warmed into life by these malicious
partisans who are masquerading under
the cloak OF 'civil-service REFORM
ToMLINSoN HALL MEETING.
"The voice OF Mr.. Fishback Is heard in
the 'civfl-service report on the Tomlinson
Hall meeting. Milligan would be no true
son-in-law OF Fishback il he had omitted
reference 10 this meeting. The facts are
well known TO the public. Mr.. Fishback at
that meeting, after a TRADE OF abuse. sue
ceeded in creating a disturbance. The meet
ing insisted on electing a chairman. Fish
back insisted on being chairman himself.
In the midst of the racket which grew out
Of Fishback's ambitious desire 10 preside
and 10 deny TO the meeting the right TO
choose a presiding officer j was summoned
from my home, came to the, meeting and
with the aid OF the police force succeeded
in holding in the chair. Instead
OF receiving his gratitude IL seems that he
has succeeded in poisoning the MIND Of his
gentle son-in-law against me.
The campaign story as TO gambling Is
also galvanized into life by this report.
That there is gambling I'm the city OF IE-
dianapolis is probably true. There has al
ways been gambling in this city, as in ev-
cry city. and always will be. The expert
ence OF a hundred years demonstrates that
gambling cannot be totally eradicated. But
L affirm that during the past four years
there has been less gambling I'm this city
than during any other four years I'm the his
tory OF the city. 1t was so thoroughly
broken up that in the last campaign the
gamblers of the city were almost 20 a man
against my election and did most effect
i've work for Mr.. Bookwalter. VIII Mr..
Milligan explain why II was. IL the gam
favored by my administration. that they
should unite I'm fighting me? The fact is. as
they openly declared. that they would not
vote for me because l had caused the avs
10 be enforced against them.
ADVERTISED BY NEWSPAPERS.
Il repeat that gambling has been driven
from public places and is carried on. il at
all. in private and secluded rooms. and I
want to say. in this connection. that GER
tain newspapers, by advertising TO the
world. day after day. the alleged fact that
Indianapolis is a 'wide-open' town. have
done more TO bring gamblers and crooks
here than any other agency. Now comes
this highiy-perfumed civil-service commits
sion and publishes a string of falsehoods
which viii also encourage criminals OF all
classes 10 come here and prey upon our
population.
Indianapolis is one OF the best governed
cities in the Union. 1t Is freer from vice
and crime than any other city OF it's size
and is governed at less expense. and IL is a
crying shame that so beautiful and we'll
behaved a city should be vilified and SLAM
dered and injured abroad TO crafty the
malice OF a few narrow-minded and hide
bound partisans for political purposes.
'One word more on the subject OF gam
bling: Mr.. Milligan has declared that
games OF all kinds are in progress. He
either knows of these games or he Is a. will
full slanderer OF the fair name Of the city.
1t is easy TO determine this matter. Let
him be subpoenaed before the grand jury
next Monday morning. If he knows as TO
the truth of these charges let indictments
be returned. If he does not .snow let him
stand forth as a slanderer of the city in
which he lives"