The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-11
THEDEFEAT OF MALONE
Rapture and Delight Of Democrats Over Ma
homes Calamity.
The New Postmaster at KOAomo-Ihings
Being Equal, Nearly SO, the soldier
l. Preferred in the Civil SER
Vfce-A Statesmanss sorrow.
Special to the sentinel.

election in Virginia on thought in Washing
ton, so far as ] have been able to discover,
would De difficult 70 faithfully describe. 1
am writing now exclusively of Democrats.
Lees triumph gave great pleasure, but rap
ture and delight laughed in silver streams,
Joy flashed like electric light, Inspired by
Bill Mahone's calamity. Il am
glad saidone, that I have lived 10
see the treason to party, the violation Of
confidence and broken promises, made
Odious. A United states Senator, elected by
the Domocrats offered himself for sale,
and in the party that under Dorsey made
Garfield President, found a purchaser"
This the defeat of Malone is interpreted as
Tebuking. The patronage of an ad-
ministratiOn can not bribe the people Of a
Commonwealth But for Mahone's ostensi-
Bile partner in guilt there is evidently q dis
position on the part Of the public 10 excuse.
He has in his position, in q marked de-
gree, the elements of "favOrite son" +" and
evidently much Will be forgiven him. 1t
was a bad break that ne made, and possibly
he may recover his bold upon public life,
even in the Old Dominion.
Again the KOkomO man succeeds this
time in the person of W. :. Armstrong an
pointed Postmaster. Why that. Democracy
should have been 50 long inflicted with
Republican, and such Republican as the
gentleman who rctires, is something I don't
grasp. For the reason, perhaps that it is
thought best 20 ''go SLOW" Armstrong ap-
pointment was hastened by Noah Holly, who
made himself agreeable to the clerk and
asked to have Senator Voorhees, recom-
mendation OF Armstrong laid upon General
Villas desk every time that officer called for
papers
Postmaster Walter scott Armstrong.
the newly-appointed, was for eight years
Auditor OF Upton County, and since his re-
mOyal to kOkomo, long served in the C0un-
ell, elected from a aRepublican ward and was
twice chosen Mayor of the city. II viii dis
close great deal of what LAYS within tie
scope OF Mr.. Armstrong; political possibili-
tisS and methods, when. 10 tell that Lis first
election was over the defeat OF Hon. John W.
Kern, whose candidacy was in response 10
nearby every business man, irrespective Of
party, IN the city. kOkOmO then, as BOW,
loves John Kern better than any other man
in the world, but she loves Scott Armstrong
better than she does John Kern. Arm
strong, II appears, kas the most winning
ways. He j. one of those individuals who
viii always get there.
was-with General Manson when he called
upon Assistant Postmaster General Steven.
son. Previously had visited Attorney Cen
eTal Garland, whom asked this question.
lSay that two men pass an examination for
the civil service. but that one who was
soldier, falls fraction behind the youth,
who never did military duty, is the appoint
ing power authorized or required to choose
them in the order Of their per cent"
Postmaster Jones, in indianapolis, is con-
frOnted by this character of question.
vro ra ,axy lfe
ply, but statute fOrbids me giving advice,
except to the President OF members of his
Cabinet" The Attorney General is as ap-
proachable as any member Of the Big Four
in Indiana, and to journalists, on all proper
subjects, very commune alive.
This being the state Of affairs, asked Gen
eral Stephenson, after General Manson had
shaken him warmly by the hand and as
sured him that his course had given eminent
satisfaction to the Democracy OF the Wabash.
General Stephenson, after II rmoment's refiec-
ton, answered: The law fayors the soldier,
but the case is largely optionary with the
appointing power"
A gentleman in one of the departments
whose duties are judicial, and 10 whom ! STA
ted the question at length, has since in
formed me that in all such cases by virtue
of living statute, the soldier has the pref
erence. Heber j. May tells me that the
statute passed for the protection OF soldiers
in the civil service during the adminisira-
ton OF President Lincoln is universally en-
for'ed in the departments here Investiga-
tiOD discloses that the Republican party held
this law sacred by large majority.
4 gentleman whom some work about the
Capitol engages because OF his large political
power in the neighborhood in which he re-
sides, Is also addicted to the hagardous but
ennObling game of poker. Induleing i'm this
propensity one night last week. the Philis-
tians scooped down on them, and the result
was that the very select party registered at
the station-hOuse and put up their col
lateral" for their appearance on Monday.
On sunday the gentleman whose arrest
naturally changed the current of his
thought remembered his home in Ohio-an
lndianian disclaims game 50 trivial as
cards-the one fair spirit that was his
minister and sent him a full file of the
Washington sunday paPers. IL was the only
time that he had ever done such thing, and
he doesn't knJw why but DO The fell
low who never gets drunk is never really
sober. The fellow who never trudged through
Southern mud, as IL was spread upon the
thoroughfares OF Virginia, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and other states during the first
part 0f the COS. under forty pounds Of war
irappings and on short rations, never real
iled the exquisite comfort of work in his
iathers barn. The barn Is not far from the
kitchen-the corner cupboard stocked with
cold yictnals After the rattling rollicking
tlluf 81 ~atufuay nlHht tnat opened nope
fully, but did not turn out we'll II i only
natural that the victim oi this indiscretion
sadder and wiser should reflect that all n
vanity save the pleasures Of home. But Of
all the world there was one whom be would
not grieNe by impartine the intelligence Of
his dissipation. His wife-happy thought
would never know that he had
been torn by thoms of his own
planting. Like Childe Harold. he bad
resolved 10 build again, on some suror
ground. and by yesterday had gained some.
thing Of eompOsuro. when there come n let
ter from his wife. The Sunday papers hoped
to contain full account Of the affair, aud
the female party took no humorous view Of
Tie subject. She Is specuating on the loss
of living Ia Washington. "Yes,p She
writes with the sarcasm OF a wife whose
eyes have been opened, you are very sad
away from me. jar TUEfIN.
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