The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
The First Pinehbeck Cruiser Weighed in the
Balance and Found Wanting.
Growls Both Loud and Deep at President
ClevelaBd's Delay i'm Turning the
RascaIs Out-Secretary Bayard
and Bayiess Hanna.


WasmNGToN, June 22,-ln his Opera House
speech al the beginning of the last campaign,
senator Harrison accused his colleague. SEN
ator Voorhees,. and the Democratic leaders
generally of Indifference 10 the National
honor by refusing appropriations to rehabili-
tate the American navy. An ancient lady.
once upon time had equally as good grounds
for accusing community of having the
itch, because her remedy was refused Scna-
tor Harrison wanted tO vote millions for a
few pinch-beck steel ships of the Robesonian
type; Senator VOORHEES, wanted to wait until
the rascals were gone before making the i'm
Hestment and beginning the enterprise. That
was the difference between them. senator
VOORHEES, opposition To an immediate vote of
money 10 he expended under the old ring
management was denounced as unpatriotic,
and the Republican press of indianapolis
without an exception. shared this opinion
with great intensity. The News urged that
flae Nation WAS a. liable 10 need navy a
Texas man sometimes needs a pistol aud il
couldn't wait until the value of the Naval
Advisory BOard's experimental cruisers was
determined. The Democrats did not deny
the need of a navy. on the contrary, they
gave that a. an additional reason-the dis
honest methods obtaining at the naval de
partment-why the Republicans should 90.
tiixe Us honest men i'm that service. that the
money appropriated may be honestly ex-
pended.
Neither Senator Harrison nor the Repub-
lean press will be likely To condemn Secre-
tary Whitney's action i'm regard To the
Dolphin, the first of four vessels built for the
Government bV the same contractor. 1t was
tested and found wanting. Ii was. shown To
he utterly worthless, but for change of adj
:.
ceived by the Government and the money
paid. The price of the Dolphin would have
| gone To join the millions that have already
been stolen. The stoppage of the stealings i'm
that department is a great reform. So far. 50
good The people had a right 10 expect this
from the Democrats care for the public inter
est. war ship that l. exactly what IL pur-
ports To he will find purchaser i'm the GOV
ernment, and none other need apply. Con
tractors must fulfill the terms of their
contract This is Secretary Whitney's mean
ing. and John Roach's tears will not excite
large sympethy. This is the most emphatic
sign we have had of the Government under
Mr. Cleveland's administration, returning 10
the principles by which it was characterized
in it, more virtuous days.
mM
DIR. " q. Smith. of Iewisville Henry
County. the Democrat who tried for Congress
in the old Burnt District, tells me that he has
been authorized 10 break To the President
the intelligence that the Democrats of his
section are terribly dissatisfied. and that il
an election was to occur to-day as many as
20,000 of them would refuse to go To the
polls The watchword in 1888 says DR.
Smith, sounded the bugle blast that gained
the victory of 1884 1t was bold. inspiring,
comprehensive, irresistible. The watchwOrd
that awakened enthusiasm was: The Re
publican party must go. Stand not upon
the order of going but 20 at once was the
full meaning of the election that made
Grover Cleveland President. This was under
stood by every Democrat in the land Hen
bricks declaration, we want 10 examine the
books. found a hearty response in every dell
and vale, on every plain and on every hill
and mountain crag. Was the demand turn
the raScals out mere platform twaddle?
Evidence that il was. evidence that
there is need of hurrying, i
destroying the Democratic party. The
Democracy commissioned Grover Cleveland
and charged him with this special duty. His
orders are brief. plain. positive. free from
policy clap-trap and subterfuge. The Demo-
cratic party can tolerate evasion; the
Tascals must he turned out. They were aJ-
pointed because they were Republicans and
they should be dismissed for the same reason.
Ii is not right that we should be called upon
to prove them offensive partisans; il is GER
tainly enough 10 know that in politics they
differ with majority of the American
reason for their going. Ii is wrong 10 ini-
pose upon Democrats the duty of convicting
their neighbOrs of official infidelity. They
have no right TO demand something at the
hands of the Democrats. the performance of
which will destroy the harmonious relations
of neighbOrs. TO prove a man a Republican
should be quite sufficient. but i'm proving him
offensive there is something of questionable
decency. Nor is there anything To cheer the
party leaders in the character of most men
appointed 10 Office. Newspapers presum-
ing tn speak for the Administration
chronicle the fact that such an appointment
/ j. good for the reason that the appointee i
unidentified with politics The great mass
ef the Democratic party is not taking kindly
To the disposition to avoid it, acknowledged
! great men,
DIR. Smith feels all this-every Democrat
visiting Washington feels it--but no man has
vet told il TO the President. Kidd told me
that Charley Reeves was going 10 talk to the
President Of these United States in the inter
est of the Democratic party like Dutch
uncle. Mr.. Reeves did talk To him, and he
assured him that the Democratic party was
delighted even i'm the most remote town
ships with the administration. indorsing the
Pendletonian idea of retaining the Republi-
can department clerks. one and all. II there
j. anything other than rapture among the
people, Mr.. Cleveland has no opportunity 10
near II. service 10 the party u certainly
against the man who applies for promotion
a@a
Fully two months have passed since Bay
les W. Hanna began working for a change
Secretary Bayard gave him audience. He
had faithfully studied the Secretary history
and his political theories. all of which the
distinguished Indianian treated with great
delicacy, and for purpose. No man in
America can make himself more agreeable
Ia the learned than Mr.. Hanna when he puts
his heart upoifit. At the conclusion Of the
inter,i Jew the Secretary authorized Mr. Ham
iia (, ssiy to the President that he had no OBJ
jecti,n To the transfer. Then came the SLAM
der from crawfordsville, which, though trans
parently false. Mr.. llanna's friends greatly
feared would imperil his chances; but no at
tention seems To have been paid to the Post
Office story; however the change hnng fire,
quickcning the largest anxiety. Mr.. Hanna
present position is one worth having.
JAP TrRPEN.
Tragedy at n Church Fair.