The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-02
SUSPECT M'SWEENEY.
Tts Difficulty Of Locating Him in Suia-
Die Office.
Department Clerks Giving UF RoIiticS and
Becoming an Exclusive ofsee-HoIsang
Class the Newspapers and Mr.
samuel Jones Ts2ssen-
Special ro'rae sentinel

the suspect, has beer familiar
in tl-e vicinity OF wi9lrrd's >in,e the inau-
garaticu, but his patien. good-nauTe con
Seals every vestige Of the anxiety lle might
reasonably be supposed to feei. Jde is com
TO all who approach him. and /
believe, as a general thing, he has received
nolharsh treatment from the Iress. He IS
one of the individuals upon whom long
train of circumstances conspred To thrust
greatness. After an exFerie ace of some
years as a naturIized citizen OF this country
he returned to Ireland where he was inn
Prisoned ON tlse suspicion of harboring hos
tility to Her Maiesiy's Government. He
wrote t. JaHses-G. Blaine, then Secretary OF
State, claiming his rights as an American.
hut the 1ester seems 10 have been hipped
into the gvasce-b-sket by the managing
editor of the department. believe it
will becoo,te a matter of impartial history
that the IiePyblican party, while bending all
its energies 60 build the interior, wholly
neglected the interests and the rights of its
citizens abroad. 1t is painful fact that the
sealariEg our country cast away upon
the coast OF china, or in any remote corner
of the WOrld;never claimed 10 be an Amer
lean, bnt an English sailor. An American
sailor IN his hour of trouble never visited the
American, but the English Consul. John
Bull = eminently commercial, and there is
nothing small about him touching questions
of humanity to those who 90 down TO sea in
ships. Addressed in the English tongue, he
put 30 questions about nationality.
II an English citizen had been immured in
a New York Jail as an American citizen was
in an Irish Jail, Britain would have de-
manded his immediate release. Perhaps the
Unieed States at any other period would
have been more prompt in asserting its
authority. There were a great many things
TO distress the administration of James G.
Blaine as Secretary of State. The President
was dying, and the whole political system OF
the country was in agony. Perhaps the
man never lived who, as Secretary of State,
could have made, under such circumstances,
a record upon which to run for President.
But if the country had done its duty by Nc
Sweeney, McSweeney would have had no
claims upon the Democratic party and the
present administration.
have heard that there never has been
any question about rewarding McSweeny
for Ais intelligent service in the last CAIN
Paigl. He is recognized as a capable, honest
man Of affairs. and his letters have shown
him 10 possess a very high order of literary
talent. While an admitted American citizen,
the trouble, however, is 20 find Democratic
community that will submit 10 have him
credited there. He wanted 10 be surveyor
of the Port of san Francisco, but a San Fran
cisco Congressman wanted the place for
favoTite constituent. He had the same eX
peEience in Philadelphia and in Boston, then
changing tactics he applied for an office
without respect TO locality. But even in this
there was a difficulty. The offices of 5000
and over imposed obligations he did not care
90 assume, and the Office with a salary under
$1,000 he did not want-in other words Nc
Sweeny needs at least 3 600 annually in his
business. This matter is hanging, and though
McS~eeny, when addressed, always answers
cheerfully and engages with great tact aud
animation in conversation, when alone is dis
pOSed.tO look solemn and on the ground. He
would perhaps have been as happy had
Senator NOrhecS never made his name
houss.aold word. Upon that subject, how
ever. do not claim TO be absolute authority.
Mr. Mcdonald gave as his greatest obiec-
ton t0-the civil service law that its tendency
would be 10 establish an office-holding class.
He said that people in the departments. ow-
ing no allegiance TO party, would cease to be
either Democrats or Republicans and become
office-bGiders. He dwelt AT no length on the
unfairness of having the fruits of victory en-
iOyed BIZ the persons who had not earned
them. 10 was his opinion that the great
wrong consisted in breeding class holding
that anything like class interests are partic-
ularly obnoxious TO our system. What Mr..
Mcdonald apprehended has crystalized into
a reality. We have an Office-holding class
The conspicuous absence OF the Ohio man
about the bulletin boards on the day of
Hoadly's nomination was observed by old
time Washington people. This time he
seemed to take no interest in the convention.
and the election will be a matter of the
greatest indifference to him.
Ceasing TO he Republican does not Imply
that he has become a Democrat. BY no
manner of means. He mas simply discovered
a political half way place, where he can live
an inofiensive partisan and draw his salary.
There is a great deal of speculation as 10
what influence this loss to the Republican
party will have upon the Democratic party.
While there are many who think it will ruin
one and build the other into permanent
power there are more of equal intelligence
who believe that the administration will find
Its greatest weakness in this evidently mercen-
AIRY adhesion. A gentleman whose reputa-
tiOn is national, recently observed to me:
''The Democratic party viii be permanently
strengthened by the support of no class Of
voters whose political theories are indOctri-
mated with tie HamiltOnian idea Of govern
ment."
Long or life tenure of office can have no
6alutary influence upon the service II leads
20 SlOth, Incidence and insOlenee.
SIS
Dusing the famine for legitimate news that
will evidently psevail for some weeks, yet
the pIHDlic may be prepared to hear a great
deal about the hermit of Graystone, allow
me 20 explain - The Sage of GreystOne is
improper. At Graystone he is hermit. At
his place on Grammereey Park he is a sage.
well regulated hermit would disdain to
live within hearing of the perpetual footballs
of a crowded street, and the sage refuses to
court exclusive solitude Now I will pro-
ceed When the New YORK or Washington
correspondent is short it will be very
natural for him TO formulate a story of Mr..
Tilden's health or Mr.. Tilden's views in re-
gard to President Clevelands policy. As il
will. perhaps, be easier and safer to repre-
sent him in a state of high displeasure, in
telligence from that quarter will be crisp
with indignation. One thing is certain: No
reporter viii represent him as amiable and