The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-30

Special 70 the Sentinel.
WAsHINGToS. May % -Kleiner, Ward and
Lowery are the only Indiana Congressman
remaining in the city. Meeting Ward to-
day he told me: II have no farther bnsi-
ness here of which i aware than TO rec
ommend the appointment OF Postmasters in
Upton County" Statesmen in the corn
belt aud on the water shed seem to be un-
usually backward this season.
The average caller at the White House
has but little more to say than, ''Mr. Presi-
dent, l called TO congratulate you" Mr..
CleYelsnd is evidently getting enough of this
to give him strength.
The average Indianian in Washington is
making still hunt and asks as q personal
favor that all mention of his name be
avoided. There are great many
parasites that distress the progress of
journalism, and the fiend who devotes him
self to the suppression of intelligence is the
most detestable. He has q connection with
the personal-friend of-the editor-fend, who
but.onholes and embarasses o reporter at
every point. The Indisnian in Washington
is indirect, invisible, subterranean. and al
together an uninteresting creature for
newspaper interview.
A lazy rain is falling, which imparts an at.
mosphers of slosh to political interests, which
are already distressingly slow. Since the af
ternoon Of March the Democrats have been
in power, and yet no negro hiss been returned
to slavery. no rebel soldier pensioned and no
Confederate bonds purchased by the Govern
ment.
"If Cleveland ia electe ;" said an Indian
apolis Republican, with emphasis, in No.
vember, there will be trouble"
eff Cleveland is elected" replied Deme-
crat, "snd you Republicans 60 to making
trouble, we'll hang you. Well make short
work OF the next rebellion"
After short run through the departments
this morning, which appeared eminently
satisfactory, Mr.. Voorhees, visited bis COM
mittee room, where o large crowd OF Illinois
and Indiana people awaited him for the sole
purpose of paying their respects. A general
conversation followed, embracing variety
of topics, after which Mr.. Voorhees, was
drawn to talk on the subject OF the Amer.
ican Presidents. God raises up men, he
thinks, for the sole purpose OF accomplishing
certain results. The three most ausplci ous
characters that ever crossed the threshold of
the White House were Washington, Jeffer.
son and Lincoln. The sword presented
Washington by Frederick the Great Ia in.
tcfibed: From the greatest soldier In Eu.
rope 10 the greatest soldier in the world" !"
Where is there another great Captain IN all
history who ever kept snch an army as the
American volunteers in iiue Tor seven years.
Yet Warrington would have proven ~ innd-
equste to the performances OF Jeiisreon's
work ~ Jefieryon would have fallen short of
performing what the first President achieved.
Jefferson was the hrst OF the Aboittionists.
leading Wilbcfforce ten yearu. His arralgn'
ment Of King George for allowing the
| African slave trade wAs terrible. AZ that
time no Fedsralist or Englishran either had
| ever thought or written on the subjeot The
first measure he ever introduced IA q !eglale.
| tive body provided that tao people OF Viz.
| rinia OF their own FREQ will aud accord,
might rnanumit their slaves. or course, II
war frat voted down--publio sentiment con.
temtlaitd fre@ negroes with q feeling Of re.
vulsion-but st last 10 became n law. His
hatred OF slavery did not atop with tho
African, though u included him, bat found
expression in broad opposition To every
wrong that oppresseu ths poor, ThcrD was
no limit TO his tympathlos for the French
| people, among whom he sojOurned, aud
| whom he studied in tho huts OF the psasa airy
M we'll ~ In the balls OF the rich. Journey.
lnE III uihfulhe, anu Win Ciuctnlto q
rank, he discovered the crimes against
tho working clatfes that must inevitably
lead to war-laboflng men at t2s year aud
| lAboring women nt ono half that amount.
Plainly seeing, In the Language 0f Ben Wade,
that hell is no more than halt mile from
herc-ffom Nice he wrote u letter 10 La.
fayeite pfophtsyInr the bloodlest revolution
| in ell history. He lived TO ses IL come like
the wrath OF 6od--the stresta OF Paris
drenchsd with blood. aud the Bsstils, that
had withsiopd the assaults OF armies with
cannon, fazsd to the ground by unArmed
men. Goaded 10 desperation, an infuriated
people, usually quiet, orderly people, with
no desire or ambition beyond being allowed
10 live, doing what no disciplined soldlery
bad ever been potent 10 do. That the French
| Revolution cane, carrying Kings from their
capitals TO the exeoutionsr's block, was no
surprse 10 Jefferson. He brought 10
America heart full oil France.
and would have returned 10 that
country. bat yisldsd to the solicitationu
OF President Washington aud became Secre.
tAry OF State. In addition 10 Greek and
Latin, OF which he was perfect master, he
spoke IN accurate and fluent French and
German. He also conversed with the sava-
| ges of America in seven tribal languages. To
but few men OF his day did 90 many sciences
yield their secrets. He invented the curve
mole board for pIovs He corresponded with
Humboldt concerning the practicability oi
turning the waters OF the north into the
hississippi. aud this correspondence uiti-
mAiely lead TO that vast canal.