The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-13
CURRENT NOTE AND COMMENT.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND should count Gay
wasted in which he does not turn batch of
the rascals out.-Denver News DEM.
A WASHINGTON photographer is getting
portrait of an Indiana man in the act of not
getting an Office. The negative will be pre-
served.-Louisville Ky Courier-Jour
IT is said that neither Malone nor Riddle
berger finds much If any friendly recogni-
ton upon the Republican eide of the Senate.
The majority of the Democratic Senators
will not even speak to them, if they can
avoid it, go much do they dislike them. SO
they are not only political but sociBl pariahs.
They sold their birth-right of honor for
mess OF potiage, and now the pottage has
bitter charlottesville Times.
AN enterprising newspaper reporter hunt
ing up statistics in connection with the pre-
vailing report regarding the unhealthiness
OF the season, consulted an undertaken, who
with cor siderable sadness of manner, said:
mo. 1t has not been particularly unhealthy
as far as / know. About the same as usual.
thought business would look up at one
time, bat it didn't. Still, there is no use
complaining, for that won't make trade any
mere lively. There's nothing to do bat to
hope for the best.-Boston Saturday Even
ing Gazette.
THE only important appointment made
by the new administration thus far is that
of General Black, of Illinois, as head of the
Pension Bureau. This places gallant and
very popular Union soldier between the
Confederate Secretary of the Interior and
the pensioners, and can not but prove
highly satisfactory appointment to those
most nearly concerned. Ii we are not great.
ly mistaken, General Black will also do
something satisfactory to those who pay the
pensions by discovering and stopping the
numerous leaks now existing in that de-
partment News Qnd).
THE reported declaration of the President
that he will appoint no non resident to an
Office in the Territories will cast a gloom
over large number OF aspiring politicians.
The appointment OF non-residents to such
Offices was recognized as an abuse by the
platforms of both parties. 1t requires some
political courage for President to enforce
such declaration, seeing that Territorial
offices have served as e means of inconsplcu-
ousy paying political debts to unpresenta.
BILE creditors. The nonresident Federal
oliceholder in Territory is apt to have the
defects of the class of carpet-baggers, chief
among which is an absolute indifference as
to the welfare OF the Territory. 1t must be
| admitted, however, that the Territorial
statesman who has grown up with the coun.
| try is often quite as Objectionable as the i'm.
ported oficeholder could be.-New York
| Times.
ME-. RIDDLEBEReER is posing as the particu-
| lar friend of Ireland which is doubly unfor-
tunate for Ireland. II Mr.. Riddleberger had
ordinary intelligence and knowledge of
affairs, still his advocacy OF any cause
would, on account of his character as q
political mountebank, be detrimental. But
Mr.. Riddleberger. in his assault on Mr.. Bay
ard, discredits his own intelligence. Mr..
| Baysrd has manifested at ell times his active
and earnest sympathy for the struggling peo-
pie of Ireland. AS their friend be has spoken
sination and brutal butchery. In his objec.
ton to the confirmation of Mr.. Bayard, Mr..
Riddleserger simply increases the Disgust
men of sll parties now entertain for the
| party of two which has so loEg been striving
to drive corrupt political bargains in the
Senate. The days of the Riddleberger and
| Malone ascendency will soon be at an end.
Louisville Ceurier-Journal DEM.
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