The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-08
Secretary LamaI's Respect for the


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Onthe 1-slIs 81 tsae eli e 81 III s -retary
a she Interior are ( Fl lEge3 poElra is "a
oil or eravon ol every Ssersrafg = Ao has
filled the otsce since IL erratiaae t'y Con-
s.ress m 49,. Their anses ara; aaIaas
Etvinc pf 9.l.n. Alexander "a. H.. - ilart,
81 Virginia: ttssissrt sfct'icfsaTrs}. ssicsf-
pan jacob Thompson af 81 szisssppi
Caleb b. SniJh ard John 2. Isher d In
diane; James Harlan 81 iowa; g. IL. Bowa-
ing. ri Fiiinets- 's'S, sass s,'t'atsa-
bus Delano, g ono; Lacn oaanoler, u
/ Michigan, Ger, seAgrz, @ MissoilEl, sam. J !.
{ Kirkwocd, Il Iowa, aHa Henry ~ IeiieF q
Colorado Mr.. Lamer is the third Dcmo-
/ erat who has filed the otice, his predeces-
sor being Afr. NeElellsnd, uuder PRESIDENT
pisres. ana Mr.. Th8Ha 8son. uuder PRESIDENT
buchanan. No exception has ever been
taken to sbe fact that he portrait al Secre-
tarv Zach Chandler has been Panlen
piece with that of Secretary Thompson,
whose funeral took place yesterday ser
have any 81 the maay Repue iicsp Seere-
FAIRIES III tbe Interior complained o. the
presence Of Secretary rhOmp sonis picture
= in the group ador-ipg the oilee Lhey
REPRESENT peried Of twentv four years
and il tie Republican predecessors o sec
rotary Lamar.es especially such intense paftl
sans as the Iate Secretsry Chandler ane
Mr. Eirkwood were known 10 be, could RI
T lav after dav, with the portrait OF 9tf
3 Buchanau's Secretary Vi the Interior star
ing them IN the lace, It could hardly %
r expected that the present occupant OF th
p Office would attempt to cast reflections upon
their political Judgment by excepting NF
n Thompson's memory from the plumber en-
4 titled 10 the usual mark Of respect when
former head oI tlle department dies
Therefore Mr. Lamar WAS very niue
surprised when he was told to-day ths
= some of the newspapers were crillcISihS 'A
2, order closing the Interior Department ye'
terday out of respect te the memory d
ex-cecretary Jacob Thompson, who IS,
the head Of this department from 1897
1851. Mr. Lamar said % your c0rreSP3l
r dent: Il have no apology 70 make Tor nl
Is action in this matter. The possible pom
u zeal criticisms referred 90 could never nay
suggested themselves 20 my mind "
=. Thompson was Secretary OF the Intern
he four wears. His successors aud my pr
rs decessors thought his portrait worthy o.
e, most conspicuous place IN the oihce OF u
rs. Secretary. among these many RepnbAea
r. who have filled this oilce. II they
is garded his memory worthy OF such mono
Dl- / could not do otherwise than further
,st member the Office he once hiled and 10
N. honor to his memory exactly as has be
Of the custom of the department whenev
ia, an ex Secretary OF the Interior bas dlt
H. never heard OF an exception being mas
lic and know Of no reason why one shou
have been made by me- On the subject
!" honoriug the memory OF the dead ha
'H' very pronounced views, and | recall I
l"7 adverse criticism which followed my ca
ma " on Senator Sumner. / have I
Tea changed my views, as / said in the beg
esi- n'ng IF those who have preceded
found the portrait OF the late Secrets
in worthy OF their company it was eminen
Of proper hat the usual respect for the me
res DRY of the deceased should be lalthto
/ a observed by this department. The d
ion OF so ordering is n9t one requiring Iufu
to explanations"