The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-25
MR.. VOORHEES, AND THE SOLDIERS.


Senator Voorhees, has reason to consider the
saying that 'misfortunes never come singly."
The revolt of the young Democracy, led by
the Evansville Courier, seems to be growing.
The Senator is beset with dangers. The In
diana soldiers have also declared war on him.
They remember, with increasing bitterness,
rebel sympathizer during the Rebellion. Of
late years, however, he professed penitence,
and posed as the soldiers friend. They say
his professions were false, and that they will
judge him by his acts. They claim that the
Senator has deceived and insulted them He
has promised much, and performed nothing.
For nine months, as Senator he has con-
trolled appointments in Indiana. He has been
active in removing soldiers from office. No
one has been as successful as he in this. But
in appointments to office he has, with one
only exception, absolutely ignored the claims
of Democratic soldiers. The following is a
partial list Of some of his removals and ap-
pointments, viz:
Remoyed Tor sacceeded). Appointed
zen ~ o. roster y. .. marshal. Edw. HAWKINS.
ten Fred. Kneher u s. pen. agent. Chas. Zollinger.
Maj. Chas. L. Hosten, U. S. attory, John E. Lamb.
Coz W w. W. W. Garter colt int revenue Tom Hanlon
Capt Thos. kirkpatrick COL int j. o. Henderson.
Lieut. Horace Mckay, col. int DIR. Hunter.
1t will be noted that every one of the late
Republican officers was soldier. They rose
from the ranks and all Of them have army
records of which they are proud.
In the list of Voorhees, appointments but
one (Zollinger) was soldier. In his case, the
soldiers had with one voice recommended
Gen. Manson for the place, and the Senator,
while utterly ignoring their petitions and
! recommendations, was compelled to appoint
soldier, and his record is not we'll known like
Manson's. The above is only partial list.
His appointments all over the State have been
of the same character. His appointees are
not only not soldiers, but generally were
'Ecopperheads." Mr.. Voorhees, is charged, in one
instance at least with Withholding from the
files the recommendatory papers and petitions
order to secure the appointment OF one who
was not soldier to the office of collector of
internal revenue at Kokomo In this case the
soldiers not only charge that the Senator
withheld their comrades papers from the files,
but that he also represented that the soldier
had withdrawn from the contest, while the
contrary was true. The soldiers are up and
in arms against Voorhees, They are organ
izing in opposition, and mean business. Their
voice is for war. They propose mailing to
every G. A. r. post and every soldier in the
State fac smile copies of his letter of Dec.
II, 1860, introducing his friend, Capt. Francis
A. Shoup, to Southern rebel, in which he
says:
"He [Shoup] is graduate of West Point,
| and was in the army as lieutenant four years.
On the disturbing question of the
day his sentiments are entirely with the South,
and one of his objects is probable home in
that section. I take this occasion to say that
| his sentiments and my own are in close har-
mony. d. w. VOORHEES,"
The soldiers insist that these appointments
are not only wrong because of their nom
recognition, but that they are essentially bad
in themselves, and thai many of them are
| wholly unfit and disreputable. The war is
on, and it is not hard to foretell the result of
| contest wherein the veterans are all on one
side.