The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
TILE HANCOCK STATESMAN.
Hon. David S. Gooding Arrives at Home and
Is Ready to Take Anything.
ial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENFIELD, May 15-Hon. David S. Good
ing arrived at home from Washington to-day.
journal correspondent at once saw the great
man and had talk with him.
Correspondent-What was the occasion of
your visit to Washington Did you go for an
office9
Mr. Gooding-My recent visit to Washington
City, soon after the adjournment of the Indiana
Legislature, and from which / have just re-
turned home, was induced by the necessity of
my attention to some private business affairs at
Washington City, together with wish to see
many old friends in the District of Columbia,
where was the United States marshal during
the eventful administration of President John
son, and with the further desire
of making the personal acquaintance
of President Cleveland and his Cabinet
l made no application for any appointment
whatever, for myself, to any Office, and have no
expectation of any, but will frankly say that if
suitable appointment adequate in the opinion
of my friends, to my ability, and the labor and
services rendered by me for the Democratic
party in the general canvass of this State in
every political campaign since 1866, had been
freely rendered me, would probably have ac-
copied In June, 1866, President Johnson of his
own volition, without application therefor, by
telegram rendered me the appointment as Unit
ed States m arshal for the District of Columb ia
had no right to expect that appointment under
President Cleveland nor any other appointment
unless properly recommended. Vice president
Hendricks and United States Senator Voorhees,
very generously offered to recommend me for
any appointment that might DESIRE not incon
slstent with those already made by them
Correspondent-What do you think of the
question of removing Republicans
Mr.. Gooding-That at least so per cent of the
Republican officeholders holding under the
present national administration should be re-
moved, is the reasonable expectation of the
Democratic people of the West; but under all
the circumstances, which need not now or here
detail, the President and his Cabinet are so
hampered and DISTRACTED that they must neces-
sarlly move slow ~ op the enemy's works." If
the Democratic people will be patient with their
own administration, all will probably work out
right in due time At all events we should wait
a few months longer and give the
administration fair trial 1t is one
thing to make a removal and another
and very different thing in each case to
select the proper man to fill the vacancy. The
country expects and has right to expect good
appointees-the very best attainable. Other
things being equal the Democratic people will ex
service of the party shall be preferred. There
seems to be no question that President Cleve
land intends an honest and business administra
ton
Correspondent-Mr.G ooding, are you a can
dldate for United States senator?
Mr.. Goodnight answer to that question I
can only at this time say, many of my Demo
cratic friends favor it They think that
eighteen years continuous service on the stump.
in every campaign, without office or compensa-
tien with the honesty and ability with which they
are pleased to credit me, should give fair show
ing. for the senatorship, and the more so since
others of equal or more prominence in the past
are now holding important public trusts at
the hands of the Democratic party, or have here
tofore been greatly honored by the party and
further because my candidacy would not tend
to imperil the future success of the party by
bringing on fractional fight, very desirable to
avoid. However, it will be some time before next
years campaign will open, and at this time
/ will only say that such candidacy is not i'm
proabble, and, If made, it will be earnestly and
thoroughly done by an appeal to the people, the
source of all political power.
1t is evident from this talk that your Uncle
David is mighty willing to take anything that
will offer.