The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-24
He Will Not Be a Party to the Farce of Bring
ing Baseless Charges Against Repub-
licans Who Hold Offices.
Annoyance Of the President Over Aus
tria's Rejection of MIR. Kelley.
Absurdity of the Postmaster Generals Order
Against "Loafing" in Fourth Glass Offices
The Threatened Indian Troubles
SENATOR GALE.
He Will Have no Hand in Bringing Sense
less Charges Against Republicans.

He Will Have no Hand in Bringing Sense
less Charges Against Republicans.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Call, of
Florida, during the first year Of his official life,
became something of nuisance from the fact
that he was such an inveterate talker. He
would talk upon any subject, at any time, and
frequently With very little knowledge of the
facts which he was attempting to discuss.
Because of his ambition to gain the reputation
of an orator he was dubbed the ''silent man."
This sobriquet hung to him for some months,
and at last he "tumbled" and since that time
has had little to say. except upon questions
in which he was directly interested. Senator
Call comes to the front again now,
and he has taken very manly course. Asked
the other day, who would be postmaster at GER
tain points in Florida, ne replied: II have not
the slightest idea. l expect that the present
incumbents will stay
why" said the questioner, will you not
secure the removal of the Republicans who have
fought your party through thick and thinl'
1.-The only way can do this" he said, lis to
prefer charges against them which they will not
have an opportunity to answer. In other words
/ am asked to appear before grand jury con-
sistlng of the First Assistant Postmaster general
only, and there make charges against the in
tegrity or personal character of men against
whom have nothing except that they are op-
posed to me politically. I want them removed
but do not want them removed in such sneak
ing manner. Therefore l decline to be party
to this underhand political move"
Senator Call is not the only Democratic sena-
tor who has taken exceptions to the small means
adopted by the First Assistant Postmaster
general, with the sanction of those in
authority above him, to rid the county of
Republican oficeholders. One after another
the Democratic congressman, when they have
considered the situation, have come to the con
clusion that the game is not worth the candle, if
they are to crawl into the Offices through knot
holes presented by the postoffce officials. 'lt
would be far more manly" said prominent
Democrat to your correspondent, to day, if the
authorities would simply remove these men
because they are Republicans. To try to foist
the blame of removal off upon the members OF
Congress is as absurd as it is despi-
cable. These men are Republicans.
They WELD more influence upon the
politics of the country than all the auditors Of
the Treasury, assistants, Cabinet officers, foreign
ministers and consuls combined, and if the Dem
ocrats cannot see that by allowing them to re-
main in their offices they are making an ex-
tremely bad political move, it is not right that
the members of Congress should be asked to
play the detective upon the actions of these men.
We are getting sick of it, and if / am any
judge should say that two-thirds of my asso-
ciates in the House will decline, as have done,
to take any part in the inqusition."