Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1884 — Isaac P. Gray's Record. [ARTICLE]

Isaac P. Gray's Record.

Col. Isaac P. Gray, Democratic candidate 'for Governor of Indiana. was a member of a Knownothing lodge in the State of Ohio. He went into the army, but remained only live months, resigning his commission when' his regiment was ordered to the front. His army service was limited to pitching an old Democratic printing press i»to the Ohio river, and in so raiding Kentucky Democrats that 'he was indicted, which indictments- we believe, have never been tried. He was elected Lieu-tenant-governor in 1876, having but recently abandoned the Republican party because that party would not send him to Congress. He became acting Governor by reason of the death of Governor Williams, aijd made himself notorious -by—the issuance of more pardons during the few days he was in office than should have been granted during an entire term. "When the Legislature met he distinguished himself by stealing the honor of renomination for I nited Slaves senator from Hon. Joseph E. Me Donald, a man whom the Democrats of Indiana affect to honor and respect. Going out of office with almost universal contempt for Uns act of small treachery, he-addressed himself to the task of receiving the •fioinination for Governor, which he accomplished by defeating General Manson, a gallant soldier, ■ whose military service -was an unj pardonable otfiense in the eyes of lan Indiana Democratic convention. After his nomination, and when it became necessary for him i to fneht his opponent, Hon. W, H. LCalkins, in joint debate before the people, he shrank from the proj position to have thirteen such ! discussions, and urged that there < be--Biff would interfere with his personal ■ canvass, and joint debates were :of no special value, anyhow. He i lias, so far, confined himself in his campaign speeches to willfully lying about James G. Blaine, saying that the Republican candidate for President had been a Knownothing, which is untrue, while > lie himself has upon Jus con science an oath taken in that : secret and oath-bound organiza--1 tjon-an organization justly obnoxious to every foreign-born citizen, and so inimical to the individual freedom and broad American citizenship that has ever distinguished the Republican. This is a bird’s-eye view of the record of Isaac P. Gray, Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana: A Know Nothing: a soldier who threw up his commission rather than smell gunpowder; a renegadg Republican; a ten-day Governor, who issued pardons almost as fast as he could write his name t > the papers: the filcher of a deserved party honor from Hon. Joseph E. Ale Donald; the defeater of Gen/ Manson, the hero of two wars, wliile his own army service was confined to throwing a Democratic printing-press into the Ohio river, and being indicted by Kentucky Democrats for the malic ious destruction of property. This is the num the intelligent voters of Indiana are treked to make Governor of the Wtor—( Indianapolia Journal,