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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
Morality Must Take A Back Seat.
SheIbyville Democrat.

cnelOytllle democrat.
It is stated that Senator Voorhees, and a ma
jority of the Democratic members of Congress
from this State, have joined hands with Mr.
Bynum in his efforts on behalf Of Mr.. Creelman,
and a lively time is promised before the appoint
ly in the right, as he claims that no Vice-pr
dent has ever yet been accorded the right to se-
lect the postmaster in the town where he resides
and that it is part and parcel of the patronage
which, by usage and precedent, belongs to the
congressman of the district IL this district was
represented in Congress hy Republican and
the State by Republican United States senator's,
then the Vice-president might dictate the ap-
pointment but, happily, such is not the stu
alton. We are unable to see why
Mr. Bynum should not have the samo
right to name the postmaster of indianapolis
that he has in Shelbyville, especially 80 at this
time, when the precedents nra with him. No
objection is made to Mr. Creeiman-the gentle
man so warmly championed by Mr.. Bynum-to
his qualifications. character or merit In fact
it is conceded on all sides that Dir. Creelman
would make a better and a more useful officer
than Mr.. Jones. who has the indorsement of Mr.
Hendricks. The Vice-president has 30 expressed
himself to persons, before leaving for the in
augural, few weeks since, but claims that he
owes a debt of gratitude to Mr.. Aqulla Jones,
who cast the vote of Bartholomew county for
him away back in 1910 The men who
think it q terrible disgrace TO go into saloons
men who hypocritically shout piety and morality
are all for Jones. This class of men have had
the Democratic party by the throat for the past
twenty five years, and that it has not been
strangled to death is no fault Of theirs as they
have done all within their power, unconsciously.
perhaps, to bring about it's final end.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

whose cruelty to prisoners made his name in
famous; that he has been corrupter Of cleo
tions in Baltimore and Maryland generally,
and in Indiana in the elections Of the past few
years; that he is interested in gam
bling establishment arid other places of
vile reputation in Baltimore. The mugwumps
and civil-service reformers are in great dis
tress. The Treasury Department, under the
''reform" administration, has fallen into the
hands of the enemy-the worst kind Of enc
mics Dan Manning and ''Gene" Higgins
1t is perfectly awful to those who had puck
cred up their mouths to sing praises to the
only great and wonderful learned pig, who
has been taught to spell out reform from
the letters placed in front Of him. They do
not know what to do.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
The D1aokin and Gallagher Case.

Chicago Tribune, Yesterday.
1t has been ascertained, through tho attorneys
and friends of Mackin and Gallagher that the
probable course of the defense. in case Judge
Gresham declined to set aside Judge Blodgett's
sentence, will be to apply, next Tuesday. to the
United States Supreme Court for writ of ha-
beas corpus. This application will have to be
made in Washington, whore Justice Harlan,
who is the Judge in charge of this division, and
all of the Supreme Court judges, reside. Mack
ms friends profess TO believe that there is hope
for the ballot box stuffer SO long as he can be
kept out of the penitentary and be able to do
.fne work in his own behalf They say his in
fuential friends can. If necessary secure an
inquiry by congressional commission, even In
the face of opposition, from President Cleve-
land.
Both Mrs Mackin and Mrs. Gallagher visited
their imprisoned husbands in the county Jail last
night Mrs. Gallagher came unattended by any
one, and she passed in quietly and remained with
her husband for some time. She left the Jail in
as quiet manner as she came Mrs. Mackin
came later. Before her husbands arrest she
was always amiable and sprightl,, but last night,
as she passed into the gloomy. iron-inclosed con-
fines of the Jail. her face wore an expression of
sadness. She is cultivated woman, and her
husbands Disgrace is keenly felt by her. Mrs.
Maekin took In some nice eatabaes for her
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

EVEN the South, where Mr.. Hendricks has
doubtless felt that he had right to look for
moral support, is 'agin" him in his raid for
spois. The Charleston News and Courier,
one Of the three leading papers of the South,
jeers at the Vice-president and Mr.. Voorhees,
in their efforts to move Mr.. Cleveland from his
civilservice stand. 1t derides the one for
being Bourbon in politics, and disrespect-
fully alludes to the other as demagogue.
Says the News:
sBoth statesmen are, in large measure,
products of Office making, via Office hunting,
and they have little raison d'etre, if victory
shall not give to the victors the spoils They
are most estimable men, both of them-hon-
est, intelligent trained in public life-but
they look upon the United States as Blucher
looked upon London when he. first regarded
it from the dome of st. Pauls. The Indiana
statesmen, like the gentlemen from Missouri
and other States, believe in their souls that
the Democratic party came into power for the
good of the people, aye, and for all their
goods
If the South thus repudiates Mr.. Hen
dricks where, then, are his friendss Echo
seems to sadly answer Nowhere"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

BISHOP FALLOws, of Chicago preached a
sermon last Sunday on the s'Signs of the
Times" in which he stated his belief that the
domination of England over Egypt is a fulfill
ment of the scriptural prophecy that Egypt
would be ruled by the Jews. He considers
the supremacy of England equivalent to that
on the ground that the control is in the inter
est of Jewish bondholders. 1t is generally
understood that not all of the shylocks who
hold Egyptian bonds are Of the Hebrew race,
but that many of them are of pure Saxon
origin. Unless Bishop FalIows has exclusive
information to the contrary, he can hardly
claim that the fulfllment of prophecy is either
literal or complete.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

The able law, which Mr.. Bundle pro-
nounced to be an ass, very frequently vindi-
Gates the beadle's peremptory opinion; but
not often in more pointed way than by de-
cision of court in GAINESVILLE, to the effect
that when the Scott liquor tax was collected,
the law was constitutional by decision of the
Supreme Court, hence the county is not
liable and cannot refund the money. That is
to say, the law was constitutional one day and
unconstitutional the next In other words,
the opinion Of the Supreme Court made the
law and not the act Of the Legislature. If
the law was at any time unconstitutional it
was always unconstitutional, and, therefore,
void and of no effect. Any tax collected un-
der it was unconstitutionally collected, and to
attempt to hold on to it by such contempti-
bic quibble as the GAINESVILLE judge uses is
not quite SO honorable as open robbery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THAT was an unpleasant predicament In which
a lady newspaper correspondent of Washington
found herself when she went to interview Carl
Schurz, who was registered at one of the hotels,
She did not meet Mr.. Schurz, but did encounter
two Baltimore detectives who had just arrested
a fellowcitiz and hotel thief, who had auda-
ciously assumed tho name of the great German
American mugwump. The correspondent W IS
suspected of being an accomplice, and was de-
tanned by the authorities until che secured proofs
of her innocence. 1t will be matter Of regret
to newspaper readers that the desired interview
was not obtained and published robber bold
enough to personate the peripatetic Carl un.
doubtedly holds views of value particularly on
the subject Of reform.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE Republican nominee for mayor Of Chi
cago, the law-and- order candidate, is Judge
Smith, acknowledged even by his political
enemies to be an unexceptionable us.il. In
the face of this, the Prohihit.1onists of tha,
city have nominated candidates for the may
orally and the other city Offices, the effect Of
,yl,is'.l will be to aid Carter Harrison, the can
didate of Mike Mcdonald, Mickey Mackin,
and all the gamblers, thieves and thugs Of
Chicago. AS in Chicago, so elsewhere and
everywhere, the truly goody- good people man
age to get in as effective allies of the worst
clements Of society,"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

liz we have taken anything back relative to
Representative Patten being an ass we sin
cerely regret it. If there is bigger fool in
Sullivan county, man meaner in his i'm
pulses than this same braying BOBBY, it would
be a disgrace upon Indiana to discover him.
The indecent, scurrikous and wholly uncalled-
for attack on the character Of Generals Grant
and Garfield, INDUCED In by Patten yesterday,
stamps him as a fellow oflow instincts and with
out the least sense Of patriotism or gratiscAe.
The one dying, the other dead, and each i'm
measurably above even the praise Of such a
libel on mankind, his TRADE in the House
was q shameful exhibition Of partisan
spleen, imbibed from the same source
from which treason and rebellion flowed.
1t were reflection upon the dying hero Of
Appomattox and upon the brave and patient
Garfield, to attempt their defense against
anything that this contemplate creature
could utter. Indiana is disgraced in the sight
Of the Nation, and of The world, in having
produced a legislator SO utterly unfit to repre-
sent decent and patriotic people If the
voters Of Sullivan county have any sense of
shame they will rebuke this man in way fit
ting TO his brutal and inhuman offense. A
man with no more sense of honor than to wan
tonly attack the fame of the patriotic dying
and dead is unfit to minple with
honest men. Such a man is fitted
best to plumber the wounded and dead upon
the field of battle after struggle in which he
was TOO dastardly to take part. He is the
Thenardier Of his day-a buzzard among
eagles. He is beneath deserving to be abused.
Away with him to the man who takes charge
of carrion; he is stencil in the nostrils of de-
cency.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
The Public Printer.

Special to Chicago Times.
The vice-presideut finds the season unfavora,
bic for fshng-the traditional occupation of
Vice ce-presidents-and is at the White House and
the departments every day. from which it is in
ferred.that he is taking more active part than
Vice-presidents generally do in recommending
his friends for appointment under the admins
tration. One Of the evening papers says that
yesterday the Vice president and Judge Holman
accompanied Mr.. John B. Stoll, editor of a South
Bend. Ind, paper, to tho President and asked
Mr. Cleveland to dismiss Government Printer
Rounds, and install Mr.. Stoll in his place. The
President told his callers that he was getting SO
tangled up on this question that he had almost
concluded to settle it by retaining Mr.. Rounds In
his place
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
Gov. Gray's Political Fortunes.

The gerrymander whereby two Democrats sre
made equal to three Republicans in Indiana, apd
which has resulted in an extra session of the
Legislature is in tho interest of Governor Gray,
whom it is intended to elect to the United States
Senate. Thus old and honorable Democrats sea
their party used by this Republican renegade to
advance his own political fortunes, regardless of
the odium it may bring upon them and their
party. Governor Gray will prove to be an ex-
pensive recruit to them. He will cost them
their self respect, and so outrage and disgust
the people with hfs methods, which for tho pres
ent he has clothed with the garb of Democracy.
that they will overwhelm him and them at the
polls ut the first opportunity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE surmises and comments Of various news
papers concerning Mrs. Sartoriss delay in join,
ing her father were impertinent and uncalIed
for There may be many reasons, aside from a
lack of funds, which would hinder the mother OF
half dozen little children from starting at once
on voyage across the ocean, even to obey SC
imperative call as that extended to General
Grants daughter. And even if it be true that
passage money was forwarded from this side the
Atlantic, it is not an affair which concerns the
public. The deep interest felt by the people OF
the country in the health Of the General end
even in the welfare of his family, does not justify
prying into their private affairs.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
SHAM RETRENCHMENT.
Tie Cutting Down of Expenses I'm the De-
partments More Apparent than Real.

TIE Cutting Down of Expensessein the De-
partments More Apparent than Real.
Washington Special.
The administration Is evidently of the opinion
that its business must be to satisfy what the
Democrats believe lie popular demand for
retrenchment in the expenses Of government
To this end quite number of removals have
already been inauca the White Hpyses rssfu air
Treasury Department and others will follow
Notwithstanding Mr.. Manning's assertion that
the reduction in the force of special agents Of
the Treasury and inspectors of customs will be
permanent, nobody familiar with the customs
service believes him. Special agents and in
spectors at the principal ports are an absolute
necessity to the honest administration Of the
service. Many removals of officers of this class
had been made under Secretary McCulloch with
an idea to the improvement of the force by
new appointments, and the additional removals
ordered by Secretary Manning must be followed
by some new appointments if the service is to be
creditably maintained To fill these vacancies
with Democrats is entirely practicable without
the knowledge Of the public. ExAppointment
Clerk Butler is authority for the statement that
the public was not advised of one change in ten
made in the Treasury Department under judge
Folger.
The Secretary and the appointment clerk
automatically control news Of this kind, and the
clerks all understand that it is unwise for them.
to talk about departmental business. A suspi-
cion CT demagogy attaches to the last move
made in the direction of retrenchment Yester-
day Secretary Lamar and Attorney general Gar
land issued orders to sell all the horses and car
riages employed in those departments, and to
cover the proceeds into the Treasury. 1t is
understood that this order does not
apply to the trucks used in haul
ing freights, documents, etc. The time
of Cabinet officer is supposed to be Of some
value. They are paid $8, 900 per annum-not a
sufficient sum to cover the cost of the social en-
tertainments they are expected to give each
year. In the transaction of public business they
are required almost daily to visit the executive
mansion and the various departments The gov
ernment is amply able to furnish each Cabinet
officer with ut least coupe, and the economy of
losing $40 worth of time to save Ave cents car
fare is not apparent. Quite number of bureau
officers have managed in one way or another, to
obtain the use of private carriages at public ex
pense No objection can be made to the stoppage
of this use but it seems trife ridiculous that
Secretary Lamar should be compelled to lose
time in horsecar, going to and from the In
terror Department. when the business of the
Land, Indian, Patent and Pension Offices require
every moment of his time that can possibly be
devoted to public affairs.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
A Good Plan to Rebuae snobs.

western Christian Advocate.
It is said that the new President Of the United
States has determined not to attend any one
church regularly because he does not desire to
be part of the attraction at any one place OF
worship. Perhaps he is right. To rove about
on Sunday, as he is said to purpose to do will
probably mo r1aesr- r-id his personal devotion; it
WILL however, make it impossible for morbid adfe.
snobbish curiosity to crafty itself by gazing at
idea where he can be found, they will not be
likely to hunt for him. 1t will he a new depart
ure in the matter of presidential piety, but we
are inclined to think that on the whole the idea
is good one
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE New York Mail and Express claims to
have the best of authority for stating that the
action of Mr.. Cleveland as to the army COM
mission given to General Grant was not cor
rectly reported. Says the Mail:
eve are informed that just after the inau-
guration, but before the new Secretary of
War was sworn in, Secretary Lincoln--who
for excellent and obvious reasons, thought
that General Grant would like to see the name
of Lincoln on his last commission-took the
Grant commission to the President and said
that it would be pleasure for him [Lincoln]
to sign the commission. To which, as we are
informed, the President merely replied:
Would it not be an equal pleasure for Judge
Endicotte' which, of course, ended the con-
versation."
Two different reports Of that interview were
published after It's occurrence, and though
one referred to Mr.. Lincoln's action In pre-
senting the paper at all as presumptuous and
impertinent, but one conclusion could be
drawn from both, and that not favorable to
Mr.. Cleveland. Whether the ex-Secretary
asked the privilege Of signing the document,
OI, DIS oIlo aCCOuiAt Cloiiucup MoTely "iSucu W
hasten it's passage through the department by
getting it early into his successors hands, it
would have been most graceful and appro.
pirate act had the President requested him to
place his name upon it. A man Of quick per-
cepions and gentlemanly instincts would
have seen at once the fitness of tine name o.
Lincoln on this historic paper, and would have
was1ved every personal feeling and petty
prejudice in order to have it appear there
The President was not enough of gentleman
to do this and the name Of Endicott, mar
who was s'critic Of the war and the govern
ment" during the rebellion, stands as wit
ness to tho chief magistrates boorishness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
A COMPLETE SUNDAY PAPER

The SUNDAY JOURNAL was started on
the oath of August last, and at once came
to the front as the Peoples Paper, on ac-
count of the excellence and variety of its con-
tents, the completeness of its telegraphic re-
ports and the high character pervading its
columns. The demand for tho paper
compelled us to enlarge its pages, and to
make arrangements whereby it is placed
in every town and city of the Slate and sur
rounding territory. This at once doubled its
already handsome circulation, and added to
the value Of it as an advertising medium.
The SUNDAY JOURNAL will not be aeon
etery of dead matter, nor repository fol
stupid stereotype pilates" Every line of il
will be new, fresIa, and largely original matter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
The Woman Story Again.

Special 90 CHICAGO News.
The old story that the unfriendly relations be-
tween Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. Mcdonald really
prevented Mr.. McDonalds selection for Cabi-
net place has been revived here since his arrival
1t is now said that tho President had deter
mined on his selection, but upon consultation
with the Vice.president the latter explained the
for the ex-senator, but added that the women
were at swords points, and that they never
could or would agree to be neighborly. He
begged Cleveland not to transfer the trouble
from Indianapolis to Washington, with all the
increased bitterness and the intensity 1t would
acquire by the increased prominence of the
parties
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

ISAAC p GRAY is Governor Of Indiana;
Isaac p Gray's son, Pierre, is private score
tary of the Governor Of Indiana; Bayard Gray,
the brother of Isaac P. Gray's private secre-
tary, is to have the postmastership of Port
land. If there are any other members Of the
Governors family who want places, it is to be
hoped they may be provided for before the
dreadful cry of nepotism is raised.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

WHAT is this we readl MRS. Bayard, apricot
pink silk, pearl ornaments; Mrs. Manning, white
satin silk. richly embroidered in crystals Mrs.
Endicott, garnet satin, gold brocade and cut
velvet; Mrs. Villas, lavender silk, brocaded in
scarlet and gold.' Dear, dear; who'd thought
of such things at a party, the invitations for
which were printed by a type-writeri No
wonder the President is slow about appointing
Democrats to Office. The majority Of them
don't know cersage from corkscrew.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE exclusion of Mark Twain's new book
from the Concord public library will hardly
prove to be so valuable advertisement as some
of his friends suppose. The charge against it
is not that it is immoral or indecent, but that
it is trashy and dull Had it been the reverse
a boom might have been created, but who viii
read a dull book from curiosity9
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

up at another such opening. screaming for help.
His companions went to his rescue when two Of
them went down to appear no more, and Enyeart
himself was drawn under for the third time.
Fortune seemed to favor him, however, and he
again appeared at a third opening in the ice, and
was, with difficulty, rescued
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

The State Department under Bayard is en-
tering upon an experiment in dispensing with
the services of Judge" OConnor. O'Connor
is lineal relative of the man in the English
service who once knew the Schleswig Hol-
stein case, bat died leaving the great Duke
the only other one who knew anything about
the matter, and he had forgotten it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE Philadelphia Press has created quite a
sensation by publishing number of charges
against the character Of the new appointment
clerk of the Treasury, Higgins 1t says he
went South at the beginning Of the war and
accepted safe and soft berth as deputy under
Winder, the provost marshal Of Richmond,
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

Mr. William r. Villas, the new Postmaster
general, was member Of the Phi Delta Theta
secret society while he was at college, and he is
to be the orator at the biennial reunion Of MEM
bers of that society at Cincinnati in September,
1886 1t is quite probable that before he has
been in Office very long be will be reminded Of
his Phi Delta Theta pledges and associations by
numerous applicants for postofices at his dis
ters he will receive beginning Dear Bro Villas >
and winding up with Yours fraternally, etc.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19
Higgins and the Reformers.

New York Times (Mugwump)
We are inclined to believe that Higgins will
have to go. His case is not unlike that of the
Detroit gentleman who went to his front door
one fine afternoon to inhale the balmy air Of
'Iil bet you two dollars, mister, that you'll move
before night" ''You ara-anjmpudent, fellow, y
replied the gentleman, Tbut III take your bet
Why do you think I ayn going to movea" ''Be-
cause, mister, your horse Is aire.n Higgins may
not know it, but his house is afire. too and 1t n
going to be warm for him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

The big plums begin to drop. The Presi-
dent yesterday appointed Hon. Milton J. Dur
ham, of Kentucky, First Comptroller Of the
Treasury; Malcolm Hay, Of Pennsylvania,
First Assistant Postmaster general, and Mar
tin V. Montgomery, of Michigan, Commits
sioner of Patents Durham and Hay belong
to the class known as "ex-congressmen."
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THE Louisville Commercial says Of the new
Commissioner of Internal Revenue: ss3fr.
Miller is West Virginia man, and he lives
nearer the Monongahela rye whisky region
than to any highwine district, and probably
knows the difference between straight goods
and the other kind
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

PATTEN was well answered by Representa-
tive Brownleee; but there can be no effective
answer to such speech or to such a man, but
to shun him. A fellow who can think and
say what Patten did is a moral pestilence.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-19

THIS thing of preparing invitations to presiden-
tial receptions with type writer is useless ex-
pense and extravaganza and should be frowned
upon by the plain people. Isn't there q telephone
in the White Housef And what has Colonel
Lamont better to do than to ''cal up" the desired
guests and bid them Gomez The President will
doubtless thank the Journal for this economical
suggestion.