Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1887 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9 1887,

A COMPLETE REFUTAL.

Report of tha Senats Coamütea oa tha hsaca Hospital Tha Best Managed Institution to bs Foani in America or Europa. 7ery Cbara Made by tha Republic.! Stita Central Committee Overtiroxn. The FiTorabla Evidenca of One Haadral ail Txenty-7e Witae33?8. The Fool Supply Excellent and the Minaenaa Extraordinarily Economical. Yesars. Foulie, Bwift and Horton Saawn U Hits Kiia Ch&rgs. Without XnovTledge. .An Eiui'hattc Vindication In Every Yv.y The House Committee's Ultra 1'art.san Report. In both branches of the General Assem- ' bly yesterday considerable time was devoted to the hearing of the reports touching the management of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane. The Senate Committee's report was very complete and unprejudiced, and made a most favorable showing for the institution. It was adopted unanimously, being accepted as a thorough refutation ot the slanders circulated by the republicans for partisan purposes. Jla. rr.EiDE5T: Your Special Committee, consisting of Senators Trench (chairman), Eailey, Gritüth, Branaman, Drake, Huston and Sears, appointed by resolution of the Senate for the purpose of investigating the condition and conduct of the benevolent institutions of the State, respectfully submit to the Senate the following report, to-wit: That, by authority ot said resolution, ?aid committee employed William Garber as clerk and stenographer to take down for preservation the evidence taken before said committee. That we emp!oyed Williim O. F !y as an expert book-keeper, wi h directions to make an examination of the bcok? and pipers pertaining to the Indiana Hospital for the Insane. That be'ore hearing testimony your committee, in a body, every member of the committee being present, proceeded to the Hospital for the Insane and made a thoropgh irspection of both the male and female departments of said hospital, by going throcgn all the wards of both of said departments of said hospital, and examining the beds, beddin? and clothing of the patients, and by ta'.Kins with the patients themselves. That we visited the was'., a ad laundry-room, the boiler-room, the storeroom and the dining-room of the pitients. and from our personal inspection we found extreme cleanliness in every department of the institution. "We made a personal inspection of the meats, butter, fruits, vegetables, etc., on. hand, aad.of the C30kin, and of the bread and paUry in the bakery, and the committee was unanimous in iU approval of all tha came under its personal observation. We found the ward3, halls, c'osets and bed-rjoni9 in a perfect state of cleanliness. There was not a bad -Odor to be detected any where. In every ward was found a large bath-room and tub, well supplied with every facility for bathing the patients, all of whom presented a teat and tidy appearance. The laundry is supplied with a vast amount of modsrn machinery, and your committee viewed a large number of people, many of them patients, bus.Jy engaged in the ironing, drying, and in o:her parts of this department, m washing the clothing, bedding, etc., cf the Institution. Toe hospital ward3 are especially bright and cheerful, being surrounded by every comfort. We visited the pump-house and investigated tf.e wa;er supply and lire protection, which we found to be in every particular adequate. We tfcen bejran the taking of testimony. Tin prosecution, if such it may be called, was represented by W. I). Fouike. o.iver T. Morton and J.ewis Howland, and they acted as attorneys in said investigation. The committee employed Henry N. Spaan to conduct the examination and to act as -counsel for said Hospital. The investigation has been very thorough, there being neither limit placed upon the time, nor npon the number of witnesses that were examined. We examined 123 witnesses, including officers end attendants of the institution, the members of the Board of Trustees, the neighbors that live aboat the asylum, and contractors and grocers and business men generally who furnish supplies for the in stitution; also, the members constituting the committee appointed by the Indiana ivil Service Heforni Association, and nu merous others. We also subrxenead W. D. Fouike to testify before the committer, but he left the city and excused himself by saying that all that be might testify to would be covered by Dr. Fletcher's testimony, and, in fact, he would be willing to rest the case on Dr. Fletcher's testimony. We ask a care ful read id g of the Doctor's evidence a3 it .appears In the stenographic report ot the investigation. Full and free ecope was srivea during the investigation, a much more liberal rule in askine questions having been allowed by us than is usually allowed in a court of justice. First, we will state in a general way that cose of the charges made against said institution bv the Indiana Civil Service 1.9"lorm Association, except that the manage meBt is Democratic have been sustained by the evidence. Full and free investigation was had upon every point, and the evidence was overwhelming that thl3 institution is one of the best managed in this or any -other country; that the patients are better cared for; that their health is better; that the sanitary condition of the hospital is 'better; that the food supply is better; that the medical attendants are efficient, and the general comfort of the patients is as well secured as in any institution of this country or in Europe, so far as disclosed by the witnesses who had personal knowl edge of such other institutions: and on this i point we call special attention to the testii money of Superintendent Fletcher. The f.rst charge made against the insti tution by the Indiana Civil Service Reform .Association is that it is run upon a par tlsan basis; that all the employes, inclui ing the medical stall, the Board of Trnsteea and other oScers, are Democrats. Th's la true. The second charge is that those who furnish supplies to said institution are Democrats and politicians, and that they get their contracts for supplies by reason -of that fact. This charge was disproved by the witnesses furnished by the prosecution. It was overwhelmingly shown by the witnesses for the defense that any man or firm ' who got the contract to furnish supplies to said Institution procured the same simply and solely by being the lowest and to st bidders. Instead of the furnishers of supplies being Democrats and politicians,

as cLarped, they were composed of the beät business ruencf the city of Indianapolis and surrounding conntry, both Republicans and Democrats alike, and that threefourths of whom were Republicans. Such firms as D. P. Erwin A Co., Murphy, llibbon A Co., Kiefer A Co., Hol weg A Reese, The F.rooks Oil Company, Arthur Jordan, John E. Sullivan. Daniel Stewart. Franklin Landers, William H. English, and men of this class, wholesale and retail merchants, tome of them doing business cf $1.000,000 cr $1,500,000 per year, all men of high character and high standing, owrers of large real estate and large interests In and about the city; men of business integrity and personal honesty were the men who furnished the supplies to this institution. In order to believe the cbarres that have been made we would have to believe that these men are the men who furnished the bad supplies which it is charged were furniBhed to that Institution. The third charge is favoritism in letting and awarding contracts. It was shown by overwhelming evidence that no contract was let at any time except upon public and open competition ana the testimony of the men and firms mentioned above as furnishers of supplies, was that they could only get contracts when they were the lowest and best bidders, and that sometimes they are compelled to bid close in order to secure contracts, that they furnished the same at merely nominal profits; and it was the almost universal opinion of those who furnished goods, that the trustees, who had in charge the matter of procuring supplies, very carefully and closely looked after the interests of said institution in making such purchases. On this point we call attention to the names of the firms and of the men furnishing these supplies, as disclosed in the printed evidence taken before this committee. The fourth charge is in reference to the incompetency of J. S. Hall, steward and book-keeper of the said institution. Only two witnesses testified to his incompetency, and both of them admitted on cross examination that they were not in a position to judge of this incompetency, but that it was just s:mply a general impression with them, and that the Trustees were more competent to judge than they were. It was shown by the Trustees themselves that they had complete confidence in Mr. Hall. 1 1 was charged that on one occasion Mr. Hall had been guilty of mutilating one of the ledgers of the asylum by tearing a page therefrom. Regarding this Charte the facts are that Mr. Hall ordered his subordinate, Mr. Roth, to tear from the book of the store-house ledger a leaf, which was furnished to the Sentinel Company as a sample frcm which to print a book similar to the one from which the leaf was taken. This fact was also established by the employes of the Sentinel Company. The next charge is the extravagance of the Hoard of Trustees. Upon this point there was some evidence that apples had been bought at a higher price than necessaryone car-load. This was the only evidence; and, as already stated, it was proved by the men who famished the supplies tbat they were compelled sometimes to furnish goods at the cost price and even at a loss in order to procure contracts from

the Institution. It waa show a by the evidence that duiing the last year said Institution has been run f0 000 cheaper than any other year witbin its history; and that, too, in the face of the fact, that numerous improvements involving the expenditure of large sums of money have been carried on and executed at said Institution. The following comparative statement made from the records for fourteen years, a? to the expenses of the two parties in control, will allow as impartial public to say whether the managem-at is extravagant or not. The following shows the per capita expense, including subsistauce, salaries, wages and bouse furnisniLgs. It i3 taken from the n cords and is correct: s. j I'er capita per annum ?-' t 7u Per capita per annum 27 ft.' 74 Ter capita per annum - 16 rcr capita per annum vv 6i 47 Per capita per annum 'i-t S77 Yet capiia per annum 205 -it ;7S I'tr capita per annum 173 6 Total lor seven years.. H,cx 7ii Expense under Democratic management: s7'J I'er capita per annum... f 191 :5 yo rcr capita per annum.. n1 1'er capita per annum.. lit 6 18t 97 VM 00 I'M 00 177 02 173 13 lfcflJ I'er capita per annum.. l.w Per capita per annum.. 4 Per capita per annum.. 1S Per capita per annum.. Total for seven years. 37 Showin a difference of &S4 SO i or 1836, expenses per capita per annum. HOO.0'2 the lowest ever known in the his tory of the institution. T , T l 1 1 A unuer me ivepuoncan management ui even years the average cost ot maintaining a patient was $240.53, while under Democratic management it cost but $135.02. The average number of patients during these fourteen years was about 00. laklng that number as a basis, the Republican party would expend in the fourteen years about $2,080,000, while the Democratic party in the same time would expend but $12,052 uoo, making a saving for the same length of time of over $23,000. The next charge is tbat bad food was furnished to the patients. The only evidence upon this point was that in the opinion of some of the witnessed bad rice, canned fruit, prunes, etc., had been furnished occasionally, and that strong batter had been furnished at times: and atso that upjn one occasion butter with skippers in it got into Wards 1. 2 and 3 of the female department in lS'j, but was discovered before the patient had eaten any of it, and was not used. There were several persons who testified that strong batter had been furnished the institution, but more es pecially during the summer months. It was, however, generally given as the opinion of such perons when asked upon the subject, that such occurrence, consid ering the amount of butter used by the institution and the changeable character of such a? commodity, was no more fre quent than would occur in any well-regu lated hotel or family of th country. It was shown by - ! jiing evidence. including that of In Fletcher himself, that the character of the fool furnished to the patients is as good, if not better, than it is in any other institution of the kind In this country or Europe. Dr, Fletcher said upon the witness sttnd that in the European institutions he visited with a view to learning their management, and from the reports that he read of other institutions of like kind, meat is furnished twice a week only, butter Is a luxury, and the class of food furnished is by no means as good nor abundant as that furnished in this Instiution. It was shown bv employes who have been connected with this Institution from five to fifteen, and in some instances twenty years, that the food supply now is better, more abanft ni and various than It has ever been before in the history of the Institution. That the meat Is gooo in quality and abundant in quantity; that the bread is, as a rule. gcod; but. as In all hotels and families, there is an occasional sour batch, and once in a while a bad barrel of rlour. eeeta bies of all kinds are abundantly furnished in their season, and also luxuries in the shape of watermelons, bananas, oranges, lemons, apples, oysters, strawberries and all kinds of small fruits, ror the sick a special diet is procured, and they.have all the delicacies of the season furnished them. This special diet Includes every variety of food, cooked in every way, as ordered by the physicians mes of all kinds, poul try, oysters, etc., are also included. In fact. It waa stated by Dr. Fletcher npon his cross-examinatioa, that the foed supply for the patients is better than that of most American families, and he no repeat edlv stated in his reports to the Governor, The following ia a quotation from Dr. Fletcher's report of October 31, 18;: "From a constant personal observa tion and daily Inspection of six i Physicians. five supervisors, four

dining room stewards, 125 attendants and five cooks, but one conclusion can be reached tbat is, tbat all the essential foods and many luxuries have been constantly furnished, in sufficient abundance to maintain the population in good health, as is ebown by the general increase in health of a large majority of the patients; and that in quality, the food was as good and well prepared as that found on most of the tables in America. Over r8,C00 gallons of sweet milk, 5tl gallons of oysters, 1,3!M) pounds cf poultry, four carloads of watermelons, fifteen carloads of apples, several thousands of oranges and bananas, and other fruits, were consumed duriDg the year. Dr. Fletcher also testified before your committee that no meat ever went upon the tables without a personal inspection by himself; that before any hogs were slaughtered Le always designated the particular hogs that were to be slaughtered; that he personally examined their appearance after being killed, and their organs, and by this examination he is enabled to say with confidence that no diseased hogs were ever killed for use at said Institution; that in case meats were purchased from dealers, he also made a personal Inspection of the same; that never, within his knowledge, has bad meat been used at that institution ; that meats from the hogs slaughtered at said institution and that purchased from dealers for use at said hospital was used on his own private table for his family and guests without cuiling or selecting, and that the meats used by himself and family and other officers of said institution were the same kind and quality as that Tarnished the patients. The next charge is that diseased bos were killed and used for food there. The most that was shown upon this point, even if the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution alone is looked to, was that some hogs died out of a drove of 100, and that they died from cholera. Bat none of the witnesses for the prosecution testified that any hogs had ever been killed out there and used for food that they knew bed cholera, or were in any wise affected by It. The testimony for the defense shows conclusively that no hogs ever died out there with the cholera. Dr. Fletcher's testimony is that he cut open and thoroughly examined the carcasses of the hogs that died of disease, and that, in his opinion, they died of pleuro-pneumonia. The butcher who killed all the hogs at that institution, and who has been there for nineteen years, and who is a thoroughly competent and practical butcher, said that the hogs did not die of cholera, and that no hogs were ever killed there that were diseased in any way. Mr. Jamison, who shot the hogs, and has been at that institution for seven or eight years, says that none of the hogs had the cholera, and that he was present at Dr. Fletcher's investigation, and that Dr. Fletcher pronounced it pleuro-pneumonia. The next charge is cruelty to the patients. One or two instances were shown by the prosecution of cruelty to patients. It was shown, however, that the guilty attendants were immediately discharged by Dr. Fletcher, and it wad the testimony of Dr. Fletcher and other officers of the insti

tution that if attendants were merely suspected of being guilty of cruel treatment to patients they were discharged without further proof. Dr. r letcher testified that the entire responsibility rested upon bis shoulders; that if the patients were badly treated it was his fault, and he hell himself responsible for it, and it was for this rea'on that he always took the liberty of discharging an attendant whom he merely suspected of cruelty. It was also charged that several patients had escaped from this institution. This is true only in two instances, tbat of a woman by the name of Dallas and a man by the name of knorr. It Is proper to state in this connection that the State ought to build about the institution a high, strong fence. This has not been done because of a want of money. Neither are there sufficient, attendants, because of the lack cf means, to properly guard the patients and prevent escapes. The Dallas woman disappeared in a very mysterious way. Every ell'ort was riade In her case, and also in the case of Captain Knorr, to recapture and to learn their whereabouts; but notwithstanding the most strenuous efforts and tbe expenditure of large sums of money, the hospital authorities were urauccessful. In view of the large number of patients who are daily taken out out for exercise on the grounds of said Institution, it seems practically impossible to avoid an occasional escape, and espe cially inasmuch as the Institution is not protected bv a proper fence. It is far more important, however, that the slight chance of an occasional escape should be incurred than that the large number of patients should be denied proper outdoor exercise. It is the opinion cf numerous witnesses who have known that Institution inti mately for years, running back as far as eighteen years, that the patients are better treated by the attendants, and that the at tendants as a class are better than have ever been before in the Institution, and that Dr. Fletcher especially has insisted upon the kindest treatment possible to ward the patients. The next charge Is that Dr. Harrison, the President of the Board of Trustees, is a roan of bad character. This attack: upon Dr. Harrison is, in the opinion of this com mittee, one of the most infamous outrages ever perpetrated upon a public othsial. The facts in the case are as follows: In 1877 or 1878 Dr. Harrison was the Superin tendent of Public Schools in Boona County of this State. He bad made many political and personal enemies because be was a man of indomitable energy and fearless in the exprrsion of his opinion. Most of these enemies were men in his own profession. and Republican politicians. While he was Superintendent of .Public bchools charges were tiled against him before the Hoard of Commissioners, all of whom were Repub licans, and after a long and tedious trial and investigation, running clear back to the boyhood of Dr. Harrison, and Involv ing the examination of many witnesses, ne was fully and unanimously acquitted oi tbese charges by said board. The charges embraced Buch crimes as abortion, drunk enness, dishonesty, and, in the language of one of the witnesses, "everything except murder." It was also shown that for five tears after his acquittal Dr. Harrison re mained tbe County superintendent oi Schools, and, in fact, up to the date when he resigned said othce to accept the post tion he now holds. It is also evident to your committee that the charges against Dr. Harrison are malicious, borne ot tue witnesses admitted that they were his per sonal enemies, and a careful reading of all the evidence adduced by the prosecution reveals the fact that the charges against his personal character are supported only by the evidence of either his personal or political enemies, and is much colored by their apparent malice. It is also evident to your committee that the witnesses called to impeach his character before this committee are the same men who instituted the investigation before the Board of Com missioners of Boone County, and who em ployed private counsel out of their private means to nrosecnte him noon a charge the trial of which, befoie a board all of whom were Republicans, resulted in his triumph ant vindicttion. The entire number of witnesses who testified to his bad character was thirteen, and some of these were shown to be common drunkards, and only two of them were men of property, standing and influence. On the other hand over forty citizens of Boone County, Republicans and Democrats, including the Mavorof Lebanon, who In a Republican, the Sheriff of the county, and, in fact, the leading officers of the county, the business men, bankers, merchants, ministers and farmers, all testified that Dr. Harrison is a man of sterling worth and of good charac ter: that he is an active and energetic man; that he worked for the good of his town and county; that he was a man of strong opinions, and is free in giving expression to his views on all subjects; that he has been faithful in the discharge of bis duties

as President of the Boards of Trustees of tbe benevolent institutions, and has ably

seconded the efforts f the Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane in bringing that institution up to such a high degree of efficiency that it is equaled by but few similar institutions and excelled by none. It is the deliberate opinion of this com mittee that no man under the fierce light of such an investigation as this has been could have presented a better character than Dr. Harrison has done. The next charge made against the insti tution is in the nature of a general charge. It has in it such items as mismanagement, incompetency of officials, corruption on the part of the management, and other charges. In regard to the mismanagement of the institution the committee has this to say: That the institution is better managed now than it ever has been in Its past hut Dry; that It is a better man aged Institution than any like insti tution that the witnesses who testi fied had personal knowledge of. So far as the incompetency of the officials is concerned, it was shown that the medical corps are men of high standing, and of character and proficiency in their profession; that tbe attendants are careful and competent; that the Trustees have done everything in their power, so far as the means placed at their disposal would al low, to further the interests of the institu tion. Upon the charge of corruption the committee has this to say: that there was absolutely no proof on that point whatever. ot one witness testified to any one fact that would even lead to a supposition that any of the omcers of tnis institution were in anywise corrupt It was sought to be shown that there were personal relations between Dr. Harrison and John E. Sullivan of a corrupt nature. There was no evidence upon this point even tending to establish the truth of such a charge. Mr. Sullivan was a furnisher of supplies for this institution. It was shown overwhelmingly that the contracts he secured for finishing supplies were all obtained like other con tracts, by being the lowest and best bidder; that no officers of that Institution were under a money or personal obligation to him, and tbat there was no corruption in his dealing whatever with the officers of this institution. It was shown that in several instances Mr. Sullivan furnished butter to this institution that was bad, but it was promptly returned to him and replaced by a good article, in fact, we may say this of most all the contractors that furnished supplies to this institution. Very few of them furnished supplies but what bad some part of their supplies returned to them, either because they were below the quality required or because they were not the kind that were ordered. It was shown, however, that in every instance the proper quality and kind was furnished in the place of that returned. Iba principal witness against Mr. Sulli van whs a man by the name of Arthur Jor dan. Mr. Jordon himself testified thatduricg the last year he had had five butter contracts with that institution; that his butter was eturned to him every one of the five times, his statement being that this was because of discrimination against him, but tbe testimony of other witnesses being overwhelmingly that it wa3 because his butter was bad. It was also shown tbat Mr. Jordan was a witness very much prejudiced against Mr. Sullivan and the Storekeeper of the institution, and it is the opinion ot this committee that Mr. Jordan's testimony was largely colored by his feeling In this matter. It was charged that in 1S32 Mr. Sullivan furnished to tbe Board preceding the present one a quantity of batter for which the Hoard disallowed his claim, because the butter was bad, and that the present Board, in the face of that disallowance, allowed tbe claim and paid it to him, the amount being $476.2.3. Your committee is of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence to show that Mr. Sullivan did furnish the but ter required, that the butter was used by the institution, and that the present Board was justified in paying Mr. Sullivan the above ameunt. It was also charged tnat boners naa been furnished for this institution that were of an inferior quality, and that they were not sufficient for the use to which they were put. This charge was not sustained. It was shown that the boilers were patched within a year J and a half after they were put in, but it is the opinion of this committee that said patching was necessary, not because of the inferior quality of tne iron, but because the boiler had been im properly set by Henry Stacy, the former Civil Engineer, and that was the cause of the iniurv to the boilers. It was saown that the boilers now perform their work satisfactorily. The evidence against thes9 boilers came from men who were either discharged employes, or men who had a personal grievance to vent against the con1 1 actors who made the boners, or against the officials of the institution. It may be proper to add that nearly every witness who complained of the management of the institution had to admit tnat some per sonal erievance was at the bottom of the complaint, many of such witnesses being discharged employes: others having some personal grievance against those in author ity over them. One or two were former patients at the hospital whose competency to testify by reason of their mental condi tion your committee doubts. Others were Knsnccessful competitors for the patronage of the institution: and at least one has been chareed with almost every crime in the calendar and more than once convicted ; bo that we deem it proper to say that their testimonev must be received with that degree of caution that attaches to such wit neses. The committee further report that s nce the present board came into power the fol lowing Improvements nave oeen miae ior the benefit of the patients in this institu tion: The old syBtem or dinlng-ro ms nas been done away with and general diningrooms have been established, and this, in tbe opinion of the officials of the institution, is a very great Improvement, and results in a saving of at least 15 per cent, of the amount of food necessary to supply said institution. All liquors and alcoholic drinks have been dispensed with; all instruments of restraint and punishment have been abandoned. When tbe weather will permit, all patients, not incapacitated by sickness, are given outdoor exercise in charge of their attendants, bchool have been established, botn in me mate ana female department; also training schools for the attendants, and regular Babbath school services have been established. It Is further shown that the patients are given eveiy opportunity to write to their friends: they are given books and papers and periodicals to read ; they have pastimes and games; they nave music ana aaucing and gymnasium exercises. Tn fact, everything that can be done to divert them is done. Lawn games, sucn as croquet, ioosball and base-ball in the summer time are encouraged. The members of the civil Service Reform Association, Mr. Morton ard Mr. Howland, were put upon tne witness stand and examined by the counsel for the committee, and it was Bhown their examination that they signed their printed report, which was nsed as a campaign document by the Republican party in the last campaign, without having personal knowledge of the facts stated in that report. It was shown by several witnesses whose names are mentioned in that renort that thev did not give the informa tion which it Is claimed that they gave in that report, notably Mr. Francis Bo .t, ot the Brooks Oil Company. He denied into the charge which appears upon pa?9 nine of tbat report. Mr. Roth denied In the face of Mr. Howland's assertion that he, (Mr. Roth) had ever talked to Mr. Howland at all about tbe Institution. It was shown tbat the members of that committee, William D. Fouike, Oliver T. Mortor and Lewis Howland, had spent In all their inVfrtlpationatthst Institution not to exceed five hours; that not over two hours of this time was expended upon examination of the records; that the only records they

examined was some correspondence and Superintendent's reports and ward reports It is the deliberate opinion ot tnis committee that the Civil Service Reform Association was not at all justified in making the report referred to. The report of William O. Foley, who was appointed as an exrxrt book-keeper by the committee, with directions to make a full examination of papers, books, records and contracts of

sala institution, is filed herewith as a part hereof. It appears from sai4 report that tne bcolcs and records of said institution have been ncatiy and correctly kept; that all the fundi of said institution have been accounted for and properly managed; that the board have bee a economical and prudent in their administration of affairs, and that the papers pertaining to the businins of said Institution are properly filed and presented, and that the books, papers, contracts and records are kept ia a woikmau-like and business-like manner: that the books and vouchers of said Institution balance and agree with those kept by the Auditor of Bute. Your committee reports that this Instltnron is the noblest charity in this State; that the oflicers connected with it are gentlemen of good character who have used everv endeavor, so Ir as their means will allow, to make this Institution efficient and the pride of the State. Some impiovements are necessary. These have not Ik en made simply because the means placed at the command of the oflicerjof the Institution have been limited. We would suegest tbat there ought to be built a large laundry ; tbat the Institution ouRht to be securely fenced, and that a more commodious bakery ought to be built. We do not believe the charge is true that b2cause said Institution has been run upon a par tisan basis iu emciency nas been lowered, and no suggestion has been made to this committee by M itnesses who were capable of julgine, and 'hose opinion was called for, of a system that would be better than the present one. The objections made to the present system are simply that the Institution is nsed for party advantage. This is true only in the sense that Democrats alone are employed mere; but taere Is no evidence before this committee that the Democrats employed are inefficient, incapable or dishonest; and we do not think the mere fact that the employes are Democrats makes any dffierenre in the management or emciency ot the institution. In fact, if the employes were Democrats and Republicans equally divided there would be more danger of political differ ences and political discussion leading to the inefficiency of the attendants than there is now, when all are of one political faitn. I he charge that tne i rustees nave procurei appointment for political favorites without regard to etliciency is not true. The charge that Senators and Representatives recommended appointments is true, bat there is no evidence whatever that these appointees were not evi dent. In fact. Dr. Fletcher testified that they averaged as well as his own. and that he was thankful for recommendations o: this kina. because it was Impossible from his own personal knowledge to make all tbe appointments necessary and provide suitable men. In conclusion your committee finds. 1 That the material charges make by the Civil bt-rvice Reform Association of ladiaua against the management of the Indiana Hostal for the lusane, except as to tne pontics oi ts oflicers and employes, are fale. and that their publication to the world was unjust to that institution nad manifestly a cowardly and brutal disregard for the public heart which beats so warmly for her unfortunate wards. 2. That while some of the persons conducting the alleged civil so -vice reform investigation may have been deluded into the belief that it was pro boao publico, yet guided by the hands of adroit and .'esigning politicians, they were made a "cat's paw" for the Republican S'.ate Central Committee: and their report, male on theeveofti campaign of Ikm'i. ws not founded oa truth, but was msiae for partisan and corrupt purposes. 3. That the iumatfs ara supplied with pood and whrlesome food ia abnadace. 4. The present management is especially characterized with a humane aul wisj regard for the personal comforts if its pitients: cruelty or the appearaneeof crud y is not tolerated. b. Tne patieata. their clotsinn, bels and beddiDg: the ward, halls and diaiiu-roims are models of purity and cleanliness. Tne sanitary condition, in general. Is of a hi,jli order of excellence. 0 The barbarious custom of subjecting the Inmates to mechanical restraints and brutal punishments have been entirely abandoned. 7 Day-schools. Sundav-schools theatrical perfoi in in es. dally out dor drills and ex-ertii-es. law n camr. training-schools, musical eD'ertaiiiiueuts and other means of enjoyin the minis of patieuU aud pu'.ting them under plc.sant intlueace hare all been estabiUhe I by the present management. 8. The management has been prulent, honest and economical. The per capita cost of maintaining patients for the past year is less tt'an ver before. '.. The charge that cholera hogs have been killed and used for food is maliciously false and wholly unsupported by the testimony of a single witness. There was 6ome evidence that some lew hogs out of a drove of about 100 died, presumably, according to some witnesses, from cholera. There was llttie authentic testimony, however, even tending to support this propositioa. The testimony ot Superintendent Fletcher, Mr. Hunt the butcher, Mr. Jamison and others, who cut open and examined the hogs which diel, all deny that they were atllicted with cholera. The evidence conclusively showi that there never was a heg su Oering from aay disease slaughtered for UfC in the Institution. No one of all the witnesses examined pretends to claim to the contrary. lu It has been charged that maggoty butter was used in the Institution. This is a sensational and malicious lie The evidence shows that in October, lfcs6 butter containing insects was sent to Wards 1, 2 and 8 of the female department: that so soon as this fact was discovered the butter was removed. The above case is the only Instance where such butter has ever been placed upon the table of any of the wards, and this was clearly an oversight, corrected as promptlv as discovered. 11. Tlie water supply lor domestic and fire purposes, by recent changes made by the present Board of Trustees, ia now abundant and of a nnrp nnftlitv. 12. Concerning the charge of bad Iron in the boilers, the evidence conclusively shows that the iron was charcoal hammered No. 1, 55,000 tensile strength, quality, and fully up to contract: that they are now in use and doing good service and capable of withstanding from three to five times the pressure required of them. Thirteentn. That the books are perfectly kept, and the finances of the Institution are fully accounted for. The Committee desires to say that throughout their arduous labor every opportunity for the closer scrutiny into the books, papers, contracts, methods and atlairs of the institution has been aflorded them by the members of the Board of Trustees, Superintendent Fletcher, Dr. Thomas and other oflicers, all of whom seemed especially anxious that the investigation shoul t be thorough, searching and final. 1 he Institution is, at all ti-nea, open to the mihiic- and this Committee joins itsotlijersiu requesting that all persons having an interest in its honest, faithful and humane management visit the same, that they may see and know for til C ID Sfil VCS. And to the end that the truth of this report may be verified, we invite the several Boards of County Commissioners of tnla State to appiint Six reputab'e citizens of their several counties, equally divided ia politics, to visit and examine into the management of said institution, which t ersons so selected shall have the power and privileges In making such investigation as may be necessary, to a full, true and complete finding, and that they shall repnrt the facts back to the Commissioner appointing them. James W. Fbksch, Chairman. Save the pieces I '10c ROYAL gluesceum. LJ " M mm - . . f.. ff-" " AMCnlUtGlV rUl6l 'inia powaer never Tariea. vvuhj. Strength and wholenomeness. More economical than the ordinary kind, and can not bo aold in competition with the multitude of low tesLthort weight, alum or phosphate powders. Bold only In cans. Koyal liakina; powder Co., 190 Wall itrm, New ork

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