The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
SENATOR VOORHEES,.
He Rspels Recent Attacks UpOn Himself aai His
AppOintees.
A Vigorous Decentralization soldiers who
Have Received POsisOns-The Senator's
Opinion of the Administration.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, August l0.-As your
readers are doubtless aware Senator Voorhee
at this time is soiOurning at this famous re-
sort, in quest, as he says of absolute rest, +"
after period OF six or eight months of in
tense and incessant application to his duties
at Washington and in the courts. Meeting
him to-day your correspondent inquired
whether he had seeen certain attacks upon
him in the indianapolis Journal and else
where in regard to his recommendations for
appointments in Indiana, and especially
with reference to his alleged neglect of
soldiers. The Senator replied substantially
as follows:
81 presume have seen the articles to which
you allude. and have been much surprised
at some of them. No one in my position can
hope to escape criticism even if he were alb
solutely faultleSs for every body can not be
gratified in their desires. 1 only claim that
| have done the best could and as it has APP
peared right to me. The most important
position thus far bestowed in Indiana by the
present administration went to Evansville,
and was received by Colonel DENLY, sol
der, who is now on his way to China as
American Minister at $4,000 per annum.
"0f the appointments made from Indiana
LOT service at NdSnlilSlOlr tue lulfu Auull-
orship OF the Treasury was given TO Colonel
John ). Williams. of Fayette, a soldier. In
his office is audited more than 100000 600.
in fact, over One-third OF the entire expenses
of the Government. and his position is one
of great responsibility and influence
1.-THE best office under the Commissioner
of Pensions, his first deputy, is filled by Col
Onel William f.. Mclean, of Terre Haute,
another soldier, and the second ranking
officer in the Grand Army of the Republic in
Indiana
For the most lucrative Federal office to
be filled in Indiana have long since recon-
mended Colonel Zollinger, of Fort Wayne,
and he Will succeed General kneffler in OctO-
Der as Pension Agent at indianapolis Coils
Onel Zollinger went into the war private
and came out AT the end of it commanding a
brigade
state Senator Faulkner, of Ripley Coun-
~. has been made Chief of a Division in the
Pension Bureau He lost two sons. all he
had, in the war. and has tender heart to-
wards soldiers.
albert J. Kelley, of Terre Haute has a
position in the Patent Office. His father
whom knew well a Democratic soldier
during the war, was torn 10 pieces by shell
in one OF the desperate irOn-clad engage
ments on the Mississippi River, and his re-
mains were buried i'm the waters. He left
widow with family of small children, Al
bert. about thirteen years old at that time.
''In seeking a Superintendent of the Gov
eminent building at Terre Haute, the place
was given to Mr.. Hayens, a soldier and
Grand Army man.
Il Lave not been home since Mr.. HanlOn
entered on his duties as Collector of Internal
Revenue, and | am not advised as to all OF
his appointments. / can count four. how
ever, mt this distance who were soldiers and
good ones who will hold positions under
him. Nor need any fears be entertained as
10 the course that will be persued on this
subject by the other Internal Revenue Col
lectors in Indiana MeSsrs Hunter and An
deIsOn. When the field Is scanned, after a
little while. including the POstmasters and
everything else, ii will be found that the
Democratic party has been as faithful to the
soldier in the matter OF offices ii has been
in the matter of pensions. have no fear of
the verdict of the soldier himself on this
point"
In this connection the Senator's attention
was called to the fact that he had
been charged with favOring Terre Haute, his
own home, at the expense of other parts OF
the State.
''There is no justice in such a charge" he
responded. In Northern Indiana | have
recommended Colonel Zollinger for Pension
Agent, as | have already stated; also, Edward
II. Hawkins, of Laporte, for United States
Marshal; John b. Stoll, of South Bend, for
Government Printer; Rnfus Magee, of Lo-
gansport for the Mission to Norway and
Sweden; State Senator Hoover, of Reming-
tohn, for an Indian Agency; |. b. Mcdonald,
of Whitley for COnsulship, and many
Others might mention if | thought proper.
In Southern Indiana | have already mem
toned Colonel DENLY, and l might add
that | worked earnestly and sincerely to
obtain a position in the Foreign Service
for John G.. Shanklin, of the Evansville
Courier, and also for Mr.. Gray, very ac-
cOmplished and capable young friend OF the
Messrs. Shanklin. Heber j. May, of Carol.
ton, late state Senator in the Indiana Leg
islature. has been appointed an Assistant
Attorney General at Washington. Colonel
Sam Taylor, of Davies county. is Bank
Examiner, and Thomas Hanlen, of New
Albany. is made Collector OF Internal Reye-
nue. at Terre Haute. If had been disposed
to favor my own locality, would i have gone
10 southern Indiana for a Collector? The
truth i, my own portion in the State of In
diana, 80 far my duty to her * concerned
is only the same as any other To me. My
gratitude To her people is not divided. nor
defined by county, district lines. nor by Sec
tons of north, south, east or west. My only
regret is that / am not able to do all wish
for them.
''If any portion of the State sectionally
considered, has a right to complain it is
Eastern Indiana, but there is time enough
yet to do something handsome, | hope, for
the gallant Democracy of the burnt dis
trict' and its Surroundings. As to Terre
Haute, what has she Obtained that an out
cry should be made against her? John r.
Lamb made two desperate races for
| Congress with Republican ma
| iority of $50 against him. In
| 1ss2 he carried his district by nearly 300
majority. and in the Presidential year OF
| 1884, he was defeated by only $50. while
Blaine and Logan carried it by over 1000.
| Such record, in so brief space, has rarely
| if ever been made in the history OF Indiana.
| Those best acquainted with Mr.. Lambs
| ability and his services. thought best TO re-
| commend him for United States District At
| torney, and he has been appointed. Colonel
| Mclean and Mr.. Kelley have positions al
| Washington, a i have explained, AID a
| timber agent has been appointed to place
| worth about 81 800 year. This is the sum
| total for which Terre HAute is chargeable on
| Federal account, and the pay of all of them
added together will not equal one position
| given to Evansville. / see that the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Hanna 10 Persia and afterward
| to the Argentine Republic, is sometime:
| charged up to Terre Haute, but as he has lived
| at Charlottesville the last four or five years
| and Charlottesville is ten miles nearer In
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