The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-30
me ipspirasion Of the gallant husband that she

the inspiration Of the gallant husband that she
sent forth to fight Is it about this case and in
support of the Postmaster-general that the DEM
ocratic party viii unite2 Is 1t to justify an ad-
ministration that refused a bearing TO this dead
soldiers widow that demorsiized and divided
Democratic party is to assemblef Mr. Presl-
dent, there is not q Democrat who hears me-
there is not a Democratic Senator here who
would not scorn TO be the author of such treat
ment. Let us understand, then, what we are
justifying let us know what the administrative
policy is that we are to condone or to condemn
by refusing to give these people the only oppor-
sunity they have to know what false accusers
have said against them.
Mr. President, ought to add one incident to
that story, or it will not be complete am ad-
vised that the first recognition which the Post
Office Department extended to her was letter
dated November IL, 1885. from the ONCE or the
First Assistant Postmasrer-general, signed
s'wilIiam Duff Haynie," as it is put here, and
my informant says what position he fills does
not appear from the letter. 1t was written in
reply 70 her letter of complaint to the Postmas-
rgeneral concerning certain offensive illusions
in paper published by Mr.. Underwood. who
had been appointed to the Office upon her re-
mova and in some way rejecting upon her.
She made that complaint. do not,
of course, know what the newspaper was
saying or how just the complaint was, but this
person IN reply alludes to the fact OF her removal
for offensive partisanship, and says the papers in
her case were referred to him and that he thinks
the charge was made out by an examination, as
he says. of her own newspaper. That Is the IN
eident wanted 60 mention. When Major De la
Hunt died he was the owner of a little Demo
Sratic newspaper in Cannelton. 1t was part OF
she little property that came to his widow She
was not able to run a newspaper, and she ap-
pealed to her brother-in-law, Judge Mason, to
take charge of it and keep it alive for her until
It could be sold He did so, and finding it a little
embarrassing for him, a Republican, to a
Democratic newspaper, he said to her, There is
one Democratic paper here, and IL | run this pa
per for you must change its politics." and SO,
for few years, until it could be sold, Judge Ma
son conducted that paper for her as Republican
paper; but it had been sold, am told, eight
years before these charges of offensive partisan
ship based upon its editorials were filed.
Noy, Mr. President, perhaps my distinguished
friend from Kansas, whose command of Ian
guage so far surpasses my own, might character
tze this transaction, perhaps he could touch 1T up
little; but to me that work is impossible. The
story Of Mrs. De La Hunt carries Its own pathos
and its own indignation.
THE BOWLING CASE.
Mr.. President, Union soldier who went
through the whole war with distinction. had a
little place as railway mail clerk in Indiana.
He had held the place for many years. He had
most exemplary and conspicuous record Ibe-
lieve he never failed to make trip when his
burn came and that he was constantly ready to
make extra trips when called on. There was no
trouble about his record in the Office ct the Su-
perintendent of the Railway Mail Service, none
whatever, but he suddenly, return trip. re-
ceived notice. on his arrival at indianapolis,
from the Postmaster general that his services
were no longer required. As well as I can ascer-
tain, the most grievous offense that had been
committed by this Republican was that he had
charge Of the artillery when my distinguished
comrade and colleague here [Mr. Loganl came to
visit indianapolis during the last campaign.
This railway clerk was off duty that week, and
he hac charge of the artillery, and helped fire the
salute. He was an experienced man, and had
performed that duty so much in the past, and al
ways with such perfect safety to those who were
with him, that he was selected this occasion
TO welcome our distinguished candidate for the
presidency. Well, he was fired out for it
Uaughterl and who was put in his place2 am
not going to try to supplement or complete the
record of rascals appointed, which the Senator
from Kansas INTRODUCED am not looking for
rascals; this case falls in my way. The man who
was appointed was one Bowling, and there hav-
ing been serious charges affecting his character,
Mr.. Swift, who was connected with the civil
service reform association of indianapolis, ad-
dressed the Postmaster general on the subject
laying the charges before him.
Let me tell you what they were. 1t was said
by several persons that on the streets Mr.. Dowl-
Ing, then member of the City Council of Ind-
annapolis, had stated that he himself had bribed
several other members of the Council in the in
terests OF city corporation. He repeated this
declaration in the hearing of a number of per-
sons. The prosecuting attorney got hold of it
md brought him before the grand jury and asked
him to tell the jury whom he had bribed.
He said, in substance, II will not answer that
question; it would oriminate me-" The prose
cutting attorney then wrote out the question.
and, after having it certified, Mr.. Dowling was
brought into the Criminal Court of the county
and the prosecutor said to the judge, have pro-
pounded this question to this man in the grand
jurv-room and he declines to answer and sub
NIT to the court whether he shall not be COM
pelied to answer. There again Mr.. Bowling said
ne could not answer it without eliminating him
self, and the court excused him from ans wering.
The City Co1ncil took it up and charges were
fled against him. It was voted that he was
guilty of having confessed to an act of bribery.
The Council, by vote of IL to 3, declared that
Dowling had made his admission of bribery,
and by vote of Is to the same body held that
he ought to be expelled; but there was not the
two.thirds vote required and so the proceedings
Mr. President. must hope, as must believe,
that many of these things thus buried in the
files OF the departments here are unknown to
the President. must believe it, for the con-
tingency of not believing it is one that would
not willingly accept. / had letter the other
day from wounded soldier. A few years ago
my colleague introduced, / think in the Forty
seventh Congress, resolution to which may
Dlfer more in detail in few moments il have
time, directing the committee on military affairs
TO inquire whether Section 1854 of the Revised
Statutes, which pledges to disabled Union sol
diers continuance in public service, had been
enforced. Here is aletter from twice wounded
soldier of the late war, who was occupying the
little place of railway mail clerk, running be-
tween Lafayette and PEORIA and suddenly with
out warning, his names stricken from the roll
and he writes to me to ascertain what he is
charged with. inquired Of Mr.. Jameson, the
Superintendent the Railway Mail Service, and
this is his answer:
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT +
OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, !
WASHINGTON, D. O., March "a, 1886.
Sir Yours of March 20. asking the reasons for the
removal of W. III. Coon, late railway postal clerk be-
tween Lafayette, Ind, and Quincy, H., is at hand.
IN reply permit me to say that there charges
ON file in this Office that would in any way affect Mr.
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