The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
DISCONTINUED DEMOCRATS.
The Pitiful Plant of Correspondent
Whose Patience Is Giving Away.
The Leaders of the Party Practically Dis
owned and Betrayed, and Described as
Very Poor Political Bankrupts.
ashington Letter in oincinnati Enquirer.

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talk with whom you will, and everywhere dis
that Grover Cleveland, be he whatever he may
in the contest between high tariff and free trade,
in his own affairs is most aggravated case of
monopoly There is no doubt, and the fact will
admit of no discussion, that Cabinet officers,
United States senators, members of Congress
are alike without influence with the chief mag
strate. No senator has yet been able to get
what in common political courtesy is his due
No congressman has met with political or official
recognition to which his Office Justly entities
him. Here and there a Cabinet officer a sena-
tor or intriguant has been able by deceit to pur-
loin little official pap, or by the most abject
entreaty to place friend or adherent in place.
The President, fear, is victim to that m ost
detested and execrated classknown ''tattlers."
| To illustrate this, the following will not be
found out of place: A New York politician Of
| note man well known in official life in the
| East, in a recent interview advocating the
claims of his friend, was met by the President,
| in reply to remark the gentleman had made
ooh. don't tell me anything about that man.
| know all about him. He talks unexpectedly
| about me behind my back"
'Talks disrespectfully about you behind your
| back. Mr.. PRESIDENT"
YES" replied the President He misses no
opportunity of saying unpleasant things about
| me-"
The New York gentleman replied: 'Why, Mr..
| President, l regard such information as most
| dangerous Have YOU stopped to consider? You
must know that the man who brings such in
| formation to you must be either an caves
dropper, liar or betrayer of confidential com
munieations."
well" said President Cleveland, 'the fact
| oil hat he talks ahort NJ ba
| hind my back and don't like him."
Imagine a man occupying great place at the
| head of nation of fifty millions OF people, to be
! set upon by such vermin, such creatures-tale-
| bearers, and worse than all, that he will for
| one instant give ear to such class OF pollti-
| clans.
Of late Sir Thomas F. Bayard has been a
much-abused individual. Condemned, ridiculed,
| dashed by the newspapers of both parties, and
{ for what9 Because he has made apparently
stupid nominations. Admitting that Bayard
| has blundered, has stumbled, he has at least
tried to do something for his friends and for the
| party. Be his nominations good, bad or indif-
/ ferent nominations he has made He has not
| feared to blunder What other Cabinet officer
can say as much? But it is whispered at my
| side: 'Bayard should not be blamed. / know
! that all these nominations have not been his. I"
| An intimate friend of the Secretary of State is
| responsible for the following:
| Mr. Bayard told me within the last ten days
| that he was utterly powerless, that he could not
| planning to the President in detail every reason
| for the change"
| Bayard, like most of the Cabinet, in fact like
all of the Cabinet is we'll nigh stripped of power
| for either good or evil. Go to Cabinet officer,
l complain to him of the snailke progress in the
way of appointments, and you are told Don't
| be in a hurry; go quietly: remember the admin
| istraton is new like the Veneerings' baby
| sphinx spank new. You must remember that
the Democrats have come into power after hav-
ing been frostbitten for the last twenty-four win
| tiers and sun-struck for the last twenty-four
summers, and you must not expect too much"
A man urgent in his appeal for change is
quickly disposed Of if necessary, by the greatest
| brusqueness on the part of the officials.
| To illustrate the abjectness of the Cabinet
officers, it is, probably, not out of place to OBJ
serve that, save one, no Cabinet officer has yet
| either bought on rented house in this city,
showing how fragile they believe their tenure of
| Office. 1t is not secret that the President
would most willingly release his Secretary of
| State should he make the request
| Passing the White House to-day Democrat
remarked: There is where Logan's best friend
| lives"
What do you meanq0 said the writer.
''Whv, mean that if Grover Cleveland had
| aided the Democrats in the remotest degree by
| official recognition in Illinois, either Morrison,
| Harrison, Tree, Springer or Black would have
| been the United States senator from that State,
| accomplishing the defeat of most able oppo
| nent to Democratic administration, and at the
! same time retiring who lately ran for Sec
ond place on the national Republican ticket
and one most favorably considered for the ma
| tional Republican candidacy in 1888"
The booming Of the cannon on the night of the
| 10Th inst in Washington City mus have at least,
| in small way, awakened President Cleveland
| to arealization OF what by parslmonlously doing
| out the offices, he has accomplished for the Re-
publican party.
Cincinnati friend fresh from New York,
| tells me of a little panorama that passed under
his eve in the breakfast-rooIn of the Fifth ave-
| nue. Hotel few days since At the same table
| seated at breakfast were Benjamin r. Butler,
| johnson n. Camden, Arthur 7. German and
| William FL. Barnum. There was Butler, who
| came as chairman of the Massachusetts delega-
ton to the national convention, and who
alleged that, in addition to representing
Massachusetts, he came at the head
! OF 100000 workingmen demanding recog-
milton, fact of great consequence in that
convention-the convention whose nominee is
/ now President without the grace of Butler
There was Butler, the magnificent. politically
poverty stricken with the administration Then
came Barnum; Barnum ex United States sena-
tor chairman of the national Democratic COM
mlttee, the real head of the Connecticut delega-
ton, who worked hard for the nominee of the con
yentlon. later for the successful candidate for
| the presidency; Barnum, also administr alton
| bankrupt. Then came Camden, always agree
able, always laughing; United States senator,
head of the delegation from West Virginia,
worked for the nominee of the Democratic
| national convention, worked for the successful
| candidate for the presidency like his friends
politically bankrupt. Then Arthur P. Cor
man. United States senator, member of the
| national Democratic convention, the head and
heart of the delegation from Maryland to the
| national Democratic convention, labored for the
nominee of the convention, gave all his influence
for the election of the successful candidate for
! the presidency Political assets-nothing.
What man acquainted with the facts could but
| stop and grow thoughtfula Without these men
| Grover Cleveland could never have been Presi-
| dent. President he u.s. and President he will be-
| only praying that he may not be ANNOYED by
them as petitioners. With the fear of the New
York Sun and the illustrated Puck before my
eyes knowing the terrible consequences to my
employer if this political heresy shall End its
| way into your columns, the narrative must be
| continued.