The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-08
HE WOULD NOT PREFER CHARGES.
"A Candidate Who Would Rather Wait Until
the Occupants Term Expires.


the Occupants Term Expires.
Washington Special in Philadelphia Times.
1t will surprise some people to learn that there
are Democratic candidates for Offices now occu-
pied by Republicans with unexpired terms who
actually decline to file charges.
Il told the President said one of these cam
didates today, that preferred to await the
expiration of the incumbents term, although he
is probably as offensive a partisan you could
ind IN the country. | am a partisan myself and
cannot conscientiously file anonymous charges
against man | personally respect especially
when such charges might with equal justice be
1iled against me after had been in office day.
The incumbents term is out in October. | shall
wait. do not propose to retire from politics ii
| am appointed, and do not desire to set an ex-
ample now to be with equal reason applied to
myself Office holder
What did the President say to that}' was
your correspondents inquiry.
'He smiled and said he was glad Ipreferred 10
wait. There was no hurry, he thought TO turn
an official out against whom even the candidate
would not file charges, There were enough
cases pressing. The President seems to GO on
the plan that the fewer removals the better
He turned his point very neatly"
YES; but it does not alter the fact that the
incumbent is bitter partisan, and that if L
preferred charges could easily prove them. IL
there is reason for turning such man out
there IS no reason why he shouldn't be reap
pointed when his time has expired. In addition
10 Ine party question char0eS OF nature Affect
ing mis- personal character could be made and
proven quite as easily. But do you suppose aa
honorable man. and especially candidate for
his place. would creep in here and smirch mans
character behind his back to get him Outg /
would rather sec Republicans retain the Offices
than see Democrats driven to resort to such
Sneaking subterfuges. ] am speaking only for
myself. | a partisan, a Democratic partisan,
asking office because | have always been a Dem
ocratic partisan and devoted time and money to
N ma t e n
man be who holds the place | want is. IT he
hadn't been he wouldn't have got there. | will
be the same kind Of partisan when [ get the
place. If / wasn't 1t would do no good to turn
this fellow out, see! Officially he is probably as
good man as | could be. With his personal or
private character l think we have nothing to do
He has used his position to do all he could for
the Republican party and the influence that
covers half State is not small. If l had it L
should use ii for my own party and that is why
1 am Endorsed for the place Of course, couldn't
file charges of offensive partisanship Every
man in Indiana is an offensive partisan, you
know"
''You do not exactly commend the policy Of
the administration, them"
Il do not feel like criticising it harshly
Every one Of US has his own idea of how things
ought to be run and the President is conscenti-
ously following his, and he is the responsible
man. Whether will or not we compelled
to accept what you call kicker, but ] would,
confess, do differently
"In what particular respect!'
Il would turn out every man who was not an
offensive partisan first, as of not sufficient char
acter and standing in his community to hold the
Office. Then | would appoint man who was
so devilish mean as 20 file charges against an
incumbent without giving him the opportunity
Of answering them, for | wouldn't trust such q
man with government money Where one man
informed against another and the information
correct | would turn both out That is the
kind of reformer am"