The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-09
WILLIAM III. EyARTS,
Secretary of State and AttOrney-at-Law.
The Man Who Works for Money.
lFrom the Utica Observer.l

From the Utica Observer
Mr.. William M. Evarts went to Albany
yesterday TO argue case in the court of APP
peals, for which argument he received at
least So, 000 This is the same Mr.. Evarts
who is employed by the government at q
salary of $40, 900 year to serve as secretary
of state. His place of business is in Wash
Ington. In deserving that place, for the pur-
pose of coming money in another line OF
business, Mr.. Evarts turned his duties over
to a clerk. who is now acting as secretary of
state, at the critical juncture when an of
fetal declaration of war in Europe is daily
expected, and proper proclamation of neu-
trality is to be issued.
Last evening a reception was rendered to
Mr.. Evarts at Albany. The judges who were
to pass upon the case which he argued APP
peared in the character of citizens DESTROYS
of paying their respects to Mr.. Evarts, not in
his character as an advocate but in his Off
cial capacity as secretary of state. The chief
Judge stood beside the lawyer and shared
with him the honors of the occasion. 1t is
fair to infer that Mr.. Eyarts's clients were
satisfied with this arrangement. We have
received abundant proof lately that judges
are human-excepting when they are inhu
man-and in cases where the court courts
the counsel on one side, it would be well
perhaps for the other side to prepare to pay
the costs.
was designed to show the high esteem in
which Mr.. Evarts is held since he made his
bed with the consprators who consummated
the browning political crime IF the century.
Considered in that light, il was quite as sue
cessfu as could be expected. Those who re-
ceived invitations and approved his course,
and presumably few who did not approve
it,were present Others who condemned him,
and who had no desire to honor man who
had dishonored himself, declined the
invitation and were absent from the recep-
ton. Among these we're all the state Off
GERS, with the exception of the treasurer and
the canal auditor. We Judge from our
morning dispatches that the absence of these
men created a sensation, which greatly mod
fled the pleasure OF those who were pres
emit One organ goes SO far as to declare that
it was deliberate insult to Mr.. Evarts
We are sorry if Mr. Evarts has been in
suited, for he is deeply sensitive to insult.
He felt that he was insulted last summer
when the republican state convention re-
fused to nominate him for governor, and,
smarting under this injury, he retired to his
tent, and refused to participate in the cam
paign, until the frightened committee
healed his wounded honor with the green
back salve. In palmer English, he was
hired to make speech for Hayes and
Wheeler, demanding ana receiving the same
fee that he would from any other client
far this thin skinned, sensitive gentleman Is
ready to serve the Lord or the devil if he
can get his retainer. But it is pity that he
should be insulted.
While we are sorry that Mr. Evarts was
insulted, we can not cOnscientiously blame
the state officers They were compelled to
choose between insulting him and insulting
the sovereign state of New York, whose
hired servants they are; and it appears to us
they chose wisely. Mr. Evarts was willing
partner in a scheme whereby the will of the
| Amenean people was defied, and defeated
candidate for the presidency fosted into an
| office to which another man was elected
| by more than 250,0 900 majority. Mr.. Evarts
argued in favor of sustaining and en-
forcing the rascally rulings of the Louisiana
returning board, and stood sponsor for j..
| Madison Wells, 7. G. Anderson and their
two negro vassals Mr.. Wells may, like the
| spring, come slowly up this way, and he
| would be quite as much entitled to a recep-
ton as the sleek attorney who bases his
claim to official distinction on the fact that he
prompted the movements of the Louisiana
carpet-baggers, and who parades his respecta-
| bility on the ground that he has now thrown
| them overheard. If the officers of the
state of New York-the great state whose
voice in the presidential election was
| silenced by the yelp of four convicted thieves
in New Orleans-should turn out to pay
| honor to the man who furnished wind to
| those thieves, the account which they
would have to settle with the people would
be an exceedingly short and pressing account
simply a demand that they should step
down and out at the end of their present term
and make way for men whose sense of self
respect and ideas of public duty were some
what different. The state officers who wise
ly refrained from insulting their constitu
| ents, and who are charged with insulting
| Mr.. Evarts, can easily regain his favor by
retaining him for soRIething-no matter
what-and giving him q fee. He never yet
saw an insult behind the shield of green
| back.
In this connection a word of advice to Mr..
Evarts may not be misplaced. He draws
1926 month from the treasury of the
United States for acting as secretary of state.
He is hired by the year ard is expected to
| give his whole time to the duties of the
Office. If he is unable to live on his salary
he is at perfect liberty to resign. But while
he plies two trades at once, and attempts to
feed his avarice and ambition simultaneous
ly with a double suction force pump, he
must be careful how he travels through the
country lest his sensitive skin should be
pricked by plain words-which are best