The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
THE CHICAGO PosroFFrcE..

OF course the organs will sputter and roar
and squeal and swear over the change in the
Chicago Postefice. They were about settling
to the belief that the Republican party had
lien on the administration OF the Govern.
meHt, and that Mr.. Cleveland would no:
dare to make many changes. They would
suffer him 10 occupy the White House
tor four years if he would be-
have himself. The appointment Of Mr..
Judd has created an unmistakable sensa-
ton, and the Republicans want to know
where the brick came from that struck Mr..
Palmer, the Republican incumbent. "Mr.
Palmer's removal" said member OF the
Cabinet, will be summary notice to other
gentlemen holding Federal positions that
their lease of official life is intended to be
very short in all cases where they have been
guilty OF what is termed offensive psrtissn-
ship Offensive partissnship is the ground
upon which the Postmaster General based
Mr.. Palmer's removal What is the opinion
of the Postmaster General concerning the
changer I'VE proceeded very slowly in the
matter" said Mr.. Villas. The management
OF the Office was faultless. There was no
trouble in that respect. 1t is the second larg-
est IN the country, and it is in every way fully
up to the standard OF New York. 1t vas
charged some weeks sgo that Mr.. Palmer
had used his Office for personal and political
purposes, but, as have said Wa were careful
about our facts. We wrote to Chicago to
certain friends of the administration, who
testified to the truth of what We had heard
IN the form OF afidsvits. We then deter
mined to remove Mr.. Palmer without further
delay" A Washington telegram says that
il is understood that the friends Of the sd
ministration referred to y mr.. Villas are
Colonel Morrison and John Fl. Oberly. and
that the latter furnished the charges against
Mr. Palmer, and that Morrison presented
them to the President. Morrison consulted
with Mr.. Oberly, whereupon both gentlemen
united in recommending Mr.. Judd, who, at
the time, had a letter on file asking for the
place. The charges made by 0bsrly against
Postmaster Palmer were, first that ION the
day of the Blaine parade in Chicago he
closed his office at o'clock in order
that the employees of the office might swell
the procession IN .BlaiDes honor; second,
that he constructed a platform in front of
the Office for the accommodation of his Re-
publican riends, that the carpenter who
did the work was an employee of the Gov.
eminent, and that the materials used were
the property OF the Government; third that
& few days prior to the October election in
Ohio, Mr.. Palmer sent certain members of
his force to Cincinnati to act ss United
States Deputy Marshals, and that these peo-
pie were carried free in the postal cars be-
tween Chicago and Cincinnati upon the
supposition that their presence 10 Cincin-
natl was in the line of their legitimate duties.
We should think that these charges, IL
true, make out a case of partisan offensive.
ness beyond doubt. "Judd's nomination"
says Mr. Oberly, sis going 10 have good ef-
feet upon Morrison's chances for the Sem
atorship. 1t will ehectually set at rest the
declaration that Morrison has no in
fuence with the administration, for the
President desires 1t distinctly uI ders.ood
that Judd's appointment lie as much q com.
pliment 20 Colonel Morrison as to Mr.. J add
himself -