The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
Serious Charges Of Irregularity in the
General Land Office.
The Civil-Service Act Blocks the Enthusiasm
of Democratic Employees of the House
The Danville Riot
THE DEMOCRATIC EMPLOYEES.
How a Powerful Campaign Organization
Failed to Organize.

Failed to Organize.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON March 29.-'For pure unadul
terated foolishness the meeting of Democratic
employees at the Capitol the other night captured
the bakery" said House employee to the Jour
nal correspondent this morning
rs that so!' / inquired. sWherein was the
foolishnesslo
1.-THE meeting was called to organize an asso
citation to aid in the coming presidential cam
paign AS there are about 80 employees, an
association that would take them all in could evil
IDENTIFY accomplish much good But no such
association was organized"
''Why notl"
For the usual reason. The Democratic EN-
ployes, like many of the Democratic congress
men, are afraid to do anything, for fear they
will do something At the first meeting a COM
mittee was appointed to report plan of organ
ization. That committee brought in two reports
the first, to select one employee from each State
to act as an executive committee, and to accept
assistance from the other employees The
other report was to enroll all employees in the
organization, and to give every man chance to
work"
"Of course, the last report was acceptedF
Not much. The report to have genera
organization was adopted by large majority.
Several States are represented by only one EN-
ploye These employees met and selected them
selves as executive committeeman with great
unanimity. OF the fifteen committeeman
lected nine from the solid South, and only
two from Northern States that the Democracy
have any show of carrying this fall The execu-
tive committee are to report to the Democratic
congressional committee for duty. AS the
larger portion of the executive committee repre-
sent only themselves the congressional commit
tee will 70 doubt wonder, why the sudden shrink
age in the ranks of employees who are ready to
report for duty? OF $50 employees fifteen only
are on deck, the other 1876 can go to the thea
tefs'
'Why was not the minority report adopted
when it evidently the only sensible thing
for the employees to dor
THEREIN lies the foolishness. Some of the
employees became possessed of the alleged idea
that the organization was intended to boom
some one for President of the United States,
when the report itself declared in the strongest
language against such intention. Congressman
Cobb, of Indiana, is booming himself for Presi-
dent His committee clerk Il forget his namel
can't sleep o nights for fear the country will not
appreciate Cobbs greatness Cobbs man i'm
agined that Foley, the Indiana member Of the
organization committee wanted to give Melon
aid a boom with the association. Hence the
Cobb forces were against any association Dob
son, of Ohio also on the committee, was put
down as Payne boomer Hence the Morrison
forces were against any association. Farrow, of
r. -. h,,fb no
don't like large audience. Hence he and the
solid South were in favor of no association, no
work. and select audience. Fields, of Texas
has nice paying position, and was afraid that
if an organization was formed the civil-service
law would come in somewhere and fire him out
of his soft snap. Hence the great Fields wanted
no association"
What are the employees going to do nowF'
Nothing. The temporary chairman was au-
tflorized to call another meeting. 1t will be
held The alleged orators will fire off their
bazoos, and the back homeless employees will
solve to do nothing, By the by the temporary
chairman, who is a daisy without vote, is the
original canse of all the racket. He isn't
voter, but he has managed to catch a fat position
under Democratic Cangress which he wants to
keep. He is now figuring to have non-voters
made eligible for membership on the executive
committee, get on that committee, and then
boom himself for second term in his present
soft position. He will get left
will the Democratic congressional commit
tee recognize this emaseulated association of
Democratic employesN
Not by Jug full When there are 100 Dem
ocratie employees of the House the members of
the congressional committee are not foolish
enough to recognize fifteen men who represent
only themselves. Come around to the next
meeting and see the fun