The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-02

fairs"
Strolling down the avenue with Senator
VOORHEES, this afternoon, asked him if In-
diana being passed had soured him
against the administration. Said he: OF
course have been disappointed; first OF all,
because Joe Mcdonald was not called to
the Cabinet, and later in not secur-
ing the appointment OF other Indiana
applicants; bat am convinced that no man
ever occupied the White House who was
more strongly actuated by
sINeLENEss OF PURPOSE
for the public good than is President Cleve-
earnestly. l do not say he will not make
mistakes; what man does not do that? But
/ do say that his administration is going to
be a grand success" "Was the reappoint
ment of Pearson as Postmaster of New York
9 mistaken" 1 asked. No. sir; it was the
right appointment. ! understand that one or
two Democratic Senators may oppose Pear
sons confirmation. bat l shall favor it. That
mater was local to New York City and was
due to 10000 Independent Republican votes
and the strong Independent Republican
press of that city, without whose aid the
Democratic ticket would not have tri.
umphed. This one office is all these very
strong allies Of our party In the campaign
have asked. Mr.. Cleveland could not grace
fully or justly have refused them. The
President is Democrat, and his Democracy
is not CON romised by. that selection" Said
Southern Senator TO me: Remembering
that but for the Independent Republican
support we had in New York Mr.. Cleveland
would not have been elected, It is certainly
only just that they should have the NeE
York postoffice. We would have been glad
SIX months ago to agree that they should
have that much reward for their valuable
aid in
DEFEATING THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
l shall vote to confirm Mr.. Pearson's ap.
pointment." Ninety-nin of every one hun
dred Democrats here indorse the admins.
tration to date, and express entire confidence
in IT'S future. The croakers are fe " in num-
Der. Even many applicants who are "left'
feel no heart burnings. A prominent West
ern Democrat, who was in the Indiana eau
vass last year, and made over 100 open air
speeches there 10 1880. said to me: 81 ap-
piled to the President for an Office, but ne
has given it to another. Am / mad2
Not bit, and l don't think that the admin
istration has broken its back by not favorIng
my application. Mr. Cleveland can get along
without my service, or that of any other
one man in the country"
am stopping at the same house as Gen.
eral ]. G. Black, Commissioner of Pensions.
The other morning was called for an early
breakfast, little after Z. 1 found General
Black already at the table. Upon inquiry OF
the house learned that he has breskfssted
and is off to his Office by every morning.
1 called on the Secretary of tbs Treas
sury before 9 o'clock, and found him
well through his mornings mail. Taa
EXAMPLE OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS
is followed by subordinate officers and en-
ployes. Under the Democratic adminlstra-
ton the country is getting 25 per cent. more
werk per day out OF its public servants. The
visitor to the departments does no. find, as
of yore, hundreds of idle employees prone
nading the halls, or grouped here and there
in conversation. The supercilious air which
formerly pervaded these people is no longer
apparent. From the Executive Chamber to
the departments chief offices, and rad at
ing through every part of every Government
building, the atmosphere smacks of industry.
There are not SO many carriages waiting
before the Government houses. The great
stock OF red-tape is missing from the offices.
Courteous manners have succeeded to the
royal bearing of the princely Treasury
Clerk, and plebeisn taxpayer msy now as
information of the employe whose salary he
is paying without being made to feel tha
he is presuming when venturing to addresa
his clerkship. With increased hours of WORK
reductions are being made in the forces o.
the departments. aud expenses are thus be-
ing lessened. Are not these pretty good
symptoms of Democracy? Do they not 60
to demonstrate Mr.. Cleveland's is Demo.
cratic administration? Must not such a
policy recommend the party to every Demo.
crat and every honest Republican in the
land?
If there is one class of citizens which NOR.
than another has cause for gratitude over
the sscendency OF the Democracy it is the
remnant of the Union army entitled to
pensions. No more
GALLANT A SOLDIER
fought beneath the stars and stripes tn
the present Commissioner OF Pensions. n,
memner of the Grand Army has warmer
place in his heart for those who, like himsei.
felt the cruel missiles or suffered the hurttul
exposure of the war. His crippled arms ar
as Jealous now over his desk in securing /,
old comrades, from whatever the State o.
their enlistment, under the pension law
as were the same arms whsa
strong in battling for the preservation of tbs
Union. Iventure the assertion that under