The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
Which Is denomination by the Democrats
for a Second Term-The Game Being
Carefully and Skillfully Played.
A GratuitOus Insult to the Female En-
ployes in the Departments.
hnnoyances to Which the President Is Sub
jected by e-Hunters-Accumulati
of Business in the Supreme Court.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.

The President Making Appointments with
"A View to denomination.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Oct 14-President Cleveland
has announced on several occasions that he
would make no political moves in his appoint
unents to federal positions. In other words, he
has asserted that the spirit Of the ico
law should be carried out by the President as
well as those below him in official rank, and
those friends of Grover Cleveland vino assume
to speak for him have asserted repeatedly chat
he had not made a single appointment having a
political end in view On the other hand it
does not require very astute political observer
60 see the drift of the Presidents actions There
Ia no doubt that he has one object in
view and that one object is the denomination of
Grover Cleveland for the presidency by the
Democrats in 1883. Each move in this political
tournament, which begins on the 4th of March
twenty five times in a century, shows that the
Buffalo man of destiny pays more attention to
political wire-puling after ALL than he does to
Ahe god of chance He has propitated the mug
Nump s, and expects their support in 1888 He
has catered to the wishes of some of the leading
lights in the Democratic party and has occasion
ally thrown bone to the Republicans them
selves Now he is after the Greenbackers
Foe some time very bitter
and closely contested fight has been
:going on in the State of Michigan over the fed
eral patronage. On one side were arrayed the
Democratic congressman, and on the other po-
itical boss Don H. Dickinson. Dickinson came
to Washington and was well received. The con
gressmen came also and were generally snubbed.
When the President wants any advice concern
ing any Michigan appointments he asks Dicken-
SON and ignores the congressman. In the West
ern end of the State there are several federal
positions which the President had to fill. He
appointed collector for Grand Haven and a
postmaster for Grand Rapids without consulting
Congressman Comstock, who considers that he
should be asked regarding appointments
in that district Then on last Saturday he
capped the climax by nominating David r.
Waters United States marshal for the Western
district of Michigan Waters is a Greenbacker,
and the editor Of a dreenback daily paper in
Grand Rapids. Mr.. Dickinson knew that it was
only by the aid of the Greenbackers that the
Democrats were enabled to elect Mr.. Begole
sGovernor, three years ago, and he represented
to the President that it was only by catering to
the Greenback vote that he could ever hope to
redeem Michigan from the hands of the Repub
iicans WE'LL to sum it up, Comstock gets left,
Waters gets the marshalship and Dickinson gets
nothing.
'What does the President getl" somebody
asks
Unless there is some mighty upheaval of the
political earth before the nominating convention
Of 1888 meets. he will get the Democratic nomi-
nation for the presidency, and from the present
outlook he is making his moves SO carefully as
to utterly preclude the possibility of nominating
any other Democrat than himself