The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
THE PRESIDENTS ORDER.
1t WAS Promulgated Because Indiana nemo-
Gratis Will Not Obey the Laws

1t :Vas Promulgated Because Indiana Demo
Gratis Will Not Obey the Laws
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 15.-It transpires that
President Cleveland was moved to promuigate
his warning to ofice-holders yesterday, wholly
by reports of violation of the civiservice law in
Indiana Reports have to the President
from Fort Wayne that Postmaster Kaough had
neglected his official duties in working for the
denomination of Representative Lowry, and that
he is violating the civil service law in labor
ing for Lowrys reelection; that he has solicited
and collected campaign money from federal
ofice-holders, and is engaged in driving them
into line for active service for Lowry and other
Democratic candidates. Others of the Lowry
Office holders, it is charged by Democrats, as
we'll as Republicans, from that district, are
guilty of these same offenses shown against
Kaough.
AS many and as serious complaints reach the
President from Representative Holman's dis
trict in connection with the latter's renomina-
tion. 1t is shown that Holmans Office
holding underlings were sent out through
the district from their posts of
official duty and made to perform work for Hol-
man. Further, it is shown that removals have
been made by wholesale from Office by Revenue
Collector Hunter and by postmasters in that dis
trict; that anti-Holman men were summarily
dismissed and Holman men put into place; that
several men who have positions as special agents
of departments and whose fields of work are far
outside of Indiana. were sent to labor for Holmans
denomination. Two or three pension examiners
and Indian Inspector Bannister are cited. Pres
ident Cleveland and the members of the Civil
service Commission are quoted as saying that
the disregard of the civilservice law and reform
in the districts of both Holman and Lowry is
outrageous and calls for special attention.
The violations of at least the spirit Of civil
service reform at the postoffce in Indianapolis
are spoken of at the White House These are
fragrant and outrageous Upon authority Il is
stated that Postmaster Jones is subject fo. and
will receive investigation by the Civil service
Commission. He has committed misdemeanors
coming directly within the civil-service law and
is to be held accountable.
Said an Indiana Democrat to the Journal
correspondent tonight: There was much ex
element in the halls of the Postoffice Depart.
ment to-day over President Cleveland's procla-
iDatIOu TO OemOCrdtlc OIuc6-nO.ueES anu
especially among Indianans of all parties. for it
was pretty generally understood among the
latter that the President was moved to issue
his pronuncamento because the Democratic
ofico-holders of our State, and especially of
Holman's district, had outrageously trampled
upon the rights and liberties of the people
there. 1t is known that Holman compelled
every Democrat in Office in his district to turn
out and work for his salvation harder than
they would for their own. The friends of Mr..
Cravens, who came out in opposition to Hol-
man for the nomination, claim that their man
would have succeeded in laying Holman on
the shelf if they had not been compelled to
fight the brigade of official Hessians. The
matter has ranked in their breasts ever since,
and there is not much doubt here but that they
furnished the President the matter on which
his proclamation is based. in order to get even
with Holman and his gang for the tricks played
on them and their candidate"