The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-13
BRICKS THROWN AT MR. CLEvE
LAND
To The Editor OF the Sentinel:

To The Editor of the Sentinel:
In your issue Of the 9th inst. you have an edi-
which you seem to ridicule the idea OF a cnauge
OF Government officers ana employees, asserting
mat the criticisms On the ;ardiness of the admin
Is feuOn come from disappointed piacesseker3
| wish to inform you that there Is not sppli-
can't in this township for any position: that
cleyeland's majority was u.s. and that should the
election occur next tuesday he would not get
tity votes, all told, in the to wnshp. We dId not
vote Tor Cevelsnd as man we voted for Demo
Gstfc administration. But the Cleveland policy
OR candidate had been defeated than TO have the
laugh on u.s. as 1t now IS. Ne sea the men. who
have oppressed US and who opposed us to The bit
ter end, retained in Office and we read. now AID
then. OF Rspublcan recsiving appointment. We
are told by the heads OF departments that
IL may take years to remove the Republic
cans. on the plea that the business OF the
Government would be endangered by PIT
ung IN democrats at orce. Sir. we Demo-
cIats have pride in our party. We know tt at We
have as vel educated end, judging by the past
publican psrty-men fully competent to manage
and operate he affairs of the Government TO day,
and we feel that further delay by the adlinstra-
ton Is making Changes IS UNNECESSARY and un-
just. Republican officials nave violated their
trust BUTT appears they must III be proven GRIM
inals before the administration will remove them
We have received letters from the Indianapolis
Sentinel Office that were torl open in transit also
letters from our Democratic State Committee that
able to name the men who did it. but we do know
they were Republicans. We are proud of our
STATE no, but TOR The present we are
thing better-Yours truly, MANY VOTERS
Deerteld, Ind, May H.
The foregoing communication was not
written for fun. The writer of /. is DEM
ocrft-no mistake about that. We frankly
admit, too, that his is not an isolated com.
plant Beyond any question considerable
Dissatisfaction has sprung up in the Indiana
n
administration in making changes. The
letter under omment is a condensation of
most of the criticisms preferred. One other,
not included therein, is the point made ths.
Indiana has been the least recognized OF any
important State. Our correspondent points
to the gallant conduct OF the Indiana De-
mocracy throughout all these years of Re-
publican misrule; that Indiana was the first
of the States to wheel into the Democratic
column after the war, IN which her Demo-
cratic soldiery covered themselves with
glory in fighting for the Union; that she hes
teen more to the Union in war nnd>to the
Nation and Democratic party in peace, than
mas other States which have been favored by
the administrator, albeit she has Demo.
cratic sons full as able and honest,
while mora renowned than many of
the selections for high PLACES by
The administration. Another correspondent
complains that not only have Indiana
Democrats bsen sighted in the Washington
Offices, but that they are not even given the
Offices within the State that the United
States District Attorney, en- offensive parti-
san If there ever wss one, still holds his
place; 60 with the United States Marshal; so
with all. save one of the Revenue Collectors;
so with hundreds of Postmasters, dozen or
so excepted, and go with the many other Re-
publican place holders"
We give these criticisms without reserva-
ton, as they have been made by men whom
We know to be loyal TO the Union, the
Safe and the party.
The communication printed herewith
does the Sentinel injustice when saying we
seem to ridiculs the idea of change of
government officers and employees" We
have distinctly stated our eager desire to
see the entire machinery OF the Gov
eminent Transferred into Democratic
hands. We ale in full accord
with the spirit for having this change
made at the earliest practicable day. But
We have recognized that the I'D ministrstion
las had and still has Herculean task on its
hands In attempting to consummate an en-
tire revolution in the Office holdings in
day. Sixty eight days have passed since the
4ih OF March. OF which ten have bean Sun
days. 1t was some two weeks after the in
augurat,on before the administration could
be considered in working trim. The Pfesi.
dent and his cabinet officers needed to learn
their own bearings. The total number of
officers and employees OF the Government is
estimated at 10000. To have changed all
these by the present date more than 1000
removals aud appointments per day must
have heen made. 1t is needless to say to
any sane person that srch q feat Is
an absolute impossblliy. This Government
has grown enor mously since the last previous
Democratic administration was in power.
It's political machinery is immense and com.
plicated. 1t is no ohild's play 10 organize
inteliigently new force of forefnen and
operatives. What we have asked of our
party friends and what we now ask is, Wait!
Give the administration more time before
decryipg Is. Under all the circumstances, is
not this wiser