The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-23

eral Assembly. He is now serving as Assist
ant Attorney General, having taken the
Office in June, when he came in response to
a letter from the appointing power, and
looked for the first time on Washington. As
a candidate, his only work was to accept.
Mr.. Mays appointment created no sur
prise. No large and enthusiastic eonstitu-
ency overwhelmed him with congratulations,
but no manner OF objection was quickened.
No one whispered, "He don't deserve that
place"
The public, believe, is more conscious of
merit than we imagine, and invariably sizes
up man with unerring accuracy. When a
person of talents is laid aside, il is for the
reason that the world at that particular time
has no use for such scrvice-for that char
acter of ability.
Men born to get on in the world get on,
and we hardly know how. There is nothing
strained or unnatural in their promotion.
They glide into places as if the place had
been prepared for them, and as if they had
been made to order for the place.
There happened to be a vacancy where the
services of a capable and conservative per-
son was wanted and Mr. Voorhees, was able
To recommend him in a manner that re-
qured no additional recommendations, an I
that comprises the full secret Of Mr.. Mays
appointment.
As legislator, May was innocent of dash
or ambition for display. He never seemed
10 be doing his best, ana in private CONVEX
satiOn gave evidence of reserved strength. A
fragment of one OF Secretary Bayard's
speeches falling into my hands some years
4 l.. Z. ~ Ii
ana l inquired of MIR. Hendricks for more
concerning him than appeared in written
history. There j. nothing that glitters or
that Is snowy in the exterior of Senator
Bayard but one communicating with him
can not resist the impression that he brings
To every duty more than enough ability In
whatever work he engages we will think
him the right man in the right place. That
is. and long has been, the verdict of his con
stituency-apprOved by the whole country
was Mr.. Hendricks answer.
That is the definition of useful man. a
man of good staying qualities man who
gets there and is at home.
once heard Governor Porter observe with
great earnestness that MAY had fine mind.
and that by virtue of his industry and hon
esty was capable of the largest growth All
these reflections occurred 10 me after meet
ing this most modest Of young men, and. in
a short interview, learning that for the last
five weeks he has been in Tennessee taking
the dispositions of witnesses in cases against
the Government.
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The indianapolis Journals allusion to the
attitude OF Mr.. Hendricks in regard to the
Franco-Prussian war, recalls an event in
American history upon which mortal col
umns might be written. Mr.. Hendricks de
clined TO make speech. alleging that he
was not sufficiently learned in the subject to
intelligently address his fellow citizens. As
a matter of fact there were but very few
Americans of English ancestry, unfamiliar
with the German language, who knew any,
thing about ii, further than hear-say. This
was demonstrated by q. L. Morton in the
United States Senate. After weeks OF inves-
tigation in the Congressional library, and
other weeks OF meditation, lac perpetrated a
discourse What was the result? He con-
founded himself ana all those who had the
misfortune to hear him. lie adopted a
strange line of argument that first bewilder-
ed and then excited the pity OF the enight-
ened GermanAmerican. He amalgamated
the &C INJURIES, he obliterated nationalities and
scanned the Northern ocean with State
lines. But all this was accepted as sound
European politics by august Senators--the
grandest legislative body in the wOrld-un-
til shown TO the contrary by Carl Schurz.
Under the guise of helping Morton out, he
took occasion To toss him into the air, and
then trample him into the mire, feeding fat
an ancient grudge. Mr. Morton, full of SYM
patty for his German fellow-citizens, and
with undoubtedly the best intentions, was
guilty of feigning wealth of knowledge he
did not possess. Carl Schurz's assumed
friendship was to betray taking remorse-
lessly malicious delight in stripping from
him every habilime1lt OF pretense, and re-
veaiing ludicrous nudity. Schurz' motive,
perhaps, was To show his own scholarship
rqa1fner an1 nNrarianaa lint hnV
running the Interior Department under
Fraud Hayes i'm the interest Of land thieves,
and afterwards prating of civil service re-
form, never could have cast himself in part
50 despicable. 1t was reserved for an emf
nent lndianian to get il back on him, how
ever. He will never be as lofty as he
was before undertaking 10 discuss the
public domain with Hon. George w. Julian.
He distressed Moron. but in the case Of
Julian he made the mistake of swimming
out into the Nile to capture crocodile. An
ancient Captain under a flag of truce wrote to
the enemy; "If the great General the
world saws you are, come out and fight me. -
The reply came: 'lf the great General the
world saws you are make me come out and
| tight you. Julian, as If impeled To revenge
| the humiliation of Morton, made SchurZ
come out and fight; and the victory could
not have been more complete had the old
cOmmOner Of Indiana perfected himself in
A III II nOt the character oil a con
| test that attracts the attention Of thr rabble
| Schurz, realizing what the result must be-
! did what Everets pronounced the best work
( of his life; but the wounds were deeI
| despite his skill that his political career i
ended forever. He may be retained as an
''Independenr' for some years yet but
| further than this, the world will have bui
| very little use for him.
| In the cause of Ireland there Is a material
| difference. We have the same tongue and q
| common literature. IL is not an appeal Il
arms, but a struggle of intellect. Knowl
| edge of this affair is thrust upon us i'm con
| versation and in all our reading. Will,
Mr. Hendricks is Vice President Of tn,
| United States me is also Democrat, and hi
4 sympathies must he with the party asking
larger liberty. Ii is a question of govern
ment, and the old Queen herself will ulti
| mately become. reconciled to the party fol
| which Mr.. Hendricks speaks in an Indian
| apOlis meeting Whatever we may say
| about John Bull it must be admitted tina
lac naturally loves fair play. The course o
Parnell meets the appreciation of acknowl
| edged hiImanitariaDs everywhere. Victo
4 Hugo lived to emblazon his hatred o
the wrongs in that quarter execute,
in the name of the British Govern
| ment. An oppressed people are praying TO