Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1901 — REPUBLICAN REFORM. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN REFORM.

Tlie republican press always has a great deal to say about corrupt democratic administrationls, and jubilated over the downfall ob “Taggartisra” in Indianapolis and “Tammany” in New York. Among the greatest howlers in the republican column was that great moral reformer, the •‘independent’’ Indianapolis News, which is always found in a political campaign advocating anything that will tend to republican success. It had spasms of virtuous indignation over Taggart’s clean and businesslike administration as mayor of Indianapolis, and done everything in its power to elect the moral reformer, Bookwnlter. The city campaign is now over and the News’ man won out, so it can now occasionaly be depended on to slip in an item of truth about city appointments, etc. The following item regarding one of the new mayor’s appointments was clipped from its columns a few days ago: “Alonzo Strange, colored, who was yesterday appointed a janitor to take the place of one of the white men now employed at the police station, is a well-known policy “shark.” March 1, 1901, he was arrested and tined S2O and costs in Police Court on the charge of operating a lottery scheme. This is the charge in the statutes used in trying policy men. The docket in the city clerk’s office shows that the fine has not been paid. It was “stayed” by Henry Moore. “On Jan 20, 1900, Strange was tried in Police Court on the charge of adultery and was fined $35 and sent to the workhouse for 120 days. On the day of his arrest Strange and the woman with whom he lived quarreled and went to the office of ex-Superintendent Quigley and told him their troubles. Quigley listened to what they had to say and then had both locked up. Their admissions in the office convicted them. “On August 30, 1900, Strange was fined $5 and costs on the charge of assault and battery. J. F. Geckler, city clerk at that time, allowed Strange to “stay” his own fine and it was never paid. Acting Judge W. S. Ryan remitted the docket fee of $5 at time of the trial. “The colored man is said to have worked hard for the success of the Republican ticket during the recent campaign."