The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-12
MR.. HENDRICKS.
Another Chicago Interview With the Vice
President, as Made by n Reporter
of the Times.

al believe there is a man in my town called
Aquilla JONES' said Vice President Hen
bricks to reporter for the Times at the Pal
mer House yesterday. 81 understand that
he is Postmaster at Indianapolis and / also
understand that he will remain such for the
next three years to come at least"
And the Vice President settled back in his
chair with very self-satisfied air.
Those charges against Jones" he contin-
ued, were nonsensical. The charge that was
backing him up in doing wrong was simply
ridiculous. Why, have not seen him but
once since he was appointed. Mr.. Jones is
an excellent gentleman. He is about sew
enty years of age and has been prominent
man in indianapolis for years. L knew he
would come out all right, because l know
tie man 50 we'll"
Changing the subject to general political
matters throughout the country, Mr.. Hen
bricks was asked what he thought of the
coming election in New York.
New York. said the Vice President,
twill be close. There is no Disgusting the
fact that Tammany has been feeling sore
over the Presidential appointments, and the
Democratic party is not as harmonious there
as it has been in the past. i am somewhat
afraid that ii will be divided"
Twill not the result of the election show
20 certain extent whether the people there
approve of the present administration or
not?n
Il
look upon it either as an Endorsement of or
a rebuke to President Cleveland"
And how about Virginia?''
Virginia, too, will be one of the close
S':f,s. The Malone movement down there
cone great deal to hurt the Democratic
prospects. Reimbursement means practically
reputation. There is no use in talking
about it; the issue is there and it is bound to
to come up. 1t Will have to be met fairly
and squarely, and there is no use in trying
to dodge it."
How will Ohio go this fall?''
Il ought not TO say it in an interview. but
believe Ohio will 60 Republican. | hope
the constitutional amendment to abolish the
October elections there Will be carried. 1t is
a nuisance that ought TO be done away with.
We abolished IL in Indiana and found II
greatly to our advantage. There is another
point in this connection. The nominating
conventions in all the States are think
too far from the elections. Six weeks would be
time enough for any campaign"
What 90 you think of the cattlemen and
the InGians?''
The Indians have no right to lease their
lands. If man has more cattle than he has
ground to accommodate il is his misfortune. 1t
is no reason why he should go to the Indians
and lease their lands Tie Indian lands
can not be used for such purposes"
Mr.. Hendricks has never been regarded as
an ardent lover of civil service reform, and,
upon his attention being directed to that
branch of political economy, he laughingly
responded:
Il see the IroQuois Club of your city APP
prove of President Cleveland's methods, but
] notice that they DO not indorse his civil
service ideas. As far as l am concerned,
believe that the heads of bureaus and de-
partments should have authority To appoint
their own men. That is the best civil service
policy that know of. !"
In speaking of John Roach he said: 81
know nothing of the correctness of Attorney
General Garland's opinion, but should say
that Roach should be held responsible for
good work. 1t is better that his mills should
be shut down and that that fact should be
used as a political issue than that the charge
should be made mat the Government was
lax
Mr.. Hendricks arrived yesterday morning
from the Lake Superior region, where he left
his family and Judge and Mrs. Holman, of
indianapolis. He left yesterday afternoon
to attend the funeral of General Grant.