The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
WAsHINGr0s AFFAIRS.
ClsveIand's MethOds-Lamar's Difficulties
Patronage CorrespOnd-
ents' Troubles.

WAsHINGToS, May 21.-Mr. Cleveland is
growing on me. he is cRuek full of human
nature Yes, yes, in the very nature OF
things this has got 10 be Democratic sd
ministrstion. Among the nineteen removals
secured in Congressman Matson's district last
week there was one Presidential appoint
ment This Postmaster is Republican
e6itor" said Mr. Mastoa.
SIS ne extensively partisan2"
Bitterly partisan as think this editorial
viii show" Mr.. Matson replied, handing The
President paper containing an editorial OF
a violently defsmatory nature. The edi-
torial was the work OF blsckgasrd or
pumpkin. 1t cnronicled the Wait of Pfesi.
dent Cleveland and Vice President Hendricks
TO the battlefield to Gettysburg. The Presi.
dent Of the United States and the President
of the Senate were called sneaks and copper
heads. Ii couId only have bseI. written by
one of those infinitely little things in the
Language of Horace Greely, whom Almighty
God in His infinite wisdom for some in
scruitiSle purpose permits TO edit a ma
jority of the country Republican papers"
President Cleveland, when in dead earnest.
las a way of expelliDg the air through his
! lips. This done, after reading moment, he
ssid With grest arnestnsss IA mere glsuce at
him reVesls that he is one OF the most earnest
msn in Americs). Where are those pspers?"
/ When produced, he wrote With great vig7r,
/ saying, "That man is sn enemy to his coun-
try" Failing to "cstch on to- the humor,
I he chose to exercise the Presidential preroga-
I tive. emphasizing, THE rsscas must go.''
Withdrawing, one OF the Democrats who
/ had been present remarked TO another. II
/ am delighted 70 realize that we are the Gov
! eminent now"
Mr.. Lamar said to senator VOORHEES,
/ Gently; Dan, l sn Et present, on the subject
! OF removals and appointments. ia very IN
! pleasant situation. Eastis and Blackburn
/ are very angry Vest 10 mad and contenpiat:
/ ing revenge, Randall is by no manner of
/ means in good humor, and that you ara
likely to grow into condition of evil tenn
per with my management i6 fact that can
not be disguised Mr.. Lamar has faculty
/ Of always being reminded of an applica-
/ bic aDecdote- "a fellow in Mississippi he
proceeded TO illustrate, "got into q fight
There was a reasonable pTospscs for the 6ght
10 progress to 2 close, when man in the
crowd stepped up and kicked him. Then
another Kicked him, then another, sDd kick.
/ ing seemed to become the general order OF
+ toned. A truce extended, he explained:
+ 'GentlemeD, this is not Z question to be
settled by boot leather on my person. LIST
+ Us retire and think"
/ great part of CORES pcndent's life is
i necessarily devoted 20 the mod .ic alton OF
previously pTsferred charges. To plane of
the Inequalities and get down to an absolute
/ level requires time. By the time the home
/ run is made, however, things get correct.
lately drew for the Sentinel the picture of
department clerk who came here under
/ Johnson, from Hancock County. 1t seems
/ to have done injustice, too, and hurt man
by the name OF Bales. ! have bsen SO in
formed on the highest possible authority.
"a more CONSCIENTIOUS hsri-working,
honest man Is not in the service,
wss the language OF my iniOrmer.
He cares too little for politics to
hsve ever Used corruption money. Ee is
not the character OF man ever called upon to
execute that duty. Beginning a laborer
+ at $50 month, by never acknowledging IA
tigue and working. If necessary, far into the
! night, ne has at last climbed 10 $1,000 posi-
I tion. This is the true history Of Bales ap-
pOiDtment He was acquainted with Judge
David GoodiDg, then Marshal OF the D.s-
trict OF Columbia He came here looking
for position. That gentleman went with
him TO the room OF Ih0nas A. Hendricks,
then United States Senator.
~ have no right to ask assistance from
you, Senator, IN this matter, az l am a Rs
publican" This language was given ms
by MIR. Bales himself
] Your politics are your own, young man"
was Mr.. Hendricks reply. Far above poll
tics stands the fact thAe you are a wounded
soldier and from Indiana. IL IL my duty u
help you. Come TO me tomorrow at II.
when We will go and see what can be done"
During the five years that Mr.. Hendricks
WAS az The heSd OF the land Office he never
turned competent Indiana man applying
I for Office away. The United States Senator
visited the departments with the wounded
soldier. The only accessible vacancy w8s
that OF a leboTer which Mr.. Bales took at $50
7 q month. That ia all the political influences
1 he has ever had. His promotion has been
alone the result of bsrd work and merit.
/ There are hundreds OF department clerks
perhaps with similar histories If the truth
was known. There are a grea. many srgu-
ments after all for gcing slow.
1t was told me tha. lady in Georgetown
vss enabled by travel and correspondence
I 70 talk iRtelhgently of Persia, furnishing
material that might be woven into letter.
A csIIisge not being convenient, took a
/ street car, instructed the driver to show me
| the residence Of Judge Key, once Of Terre
HaUte believe. In the course Of time was
I singing, brushing the Rbomination from
Z my smart clothes, and arranging my collar
10 MAKE pTesentabe appearance. While
! mus engaged tnese washington people give
/ you plenty OF time for that soct of thIng) I
was joined by another dec0rus-iooking, we'll.
dressed gentleman, and ther by aRother
6ecorous-looking. well dressed gentismau
By the time the door was open three solemn,
dscoToUs, welldressed gentlemen were upon
the steps. said my piece:
81 belong to the press and have been
! directed here to find lady who could give
me some information concerning the East
Persia"
Il am sorry" wa. the reDly. "b1t the lady
who once lived in Persia left yesterday morn
ing ior ST. Louis"
Thus enlightened l turned about and
/ descended to the sidewalk, followed by the
two well dressed. decorous looking gentle
men Aforesaid. The sidewalk gained one of
them szid: Il came out on the same mis-
sion." Then the other clipped in. II too"