The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-16
The Attica Posroffice.

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
Last spring several Of our citizens of the Demo-
cratic persuasion were applicants for the position
of postmaster for this city. Finally it appeared
that the Hon. Daniel w. VOORHEES, had. at the
instance of the Hon. John E. Lamb, our ex-
congressman, promised the appointment TO Mar
tin Schoonover, who was Endorsed by more than
one hundred of his fellow-U Union soldiers.
in addition to a large number Of our
Democratic citizens who are the patrons
of the Office. and we were satisfied, as both Mr..
Lamb and Mr.. Voorhees, had in all their ad
dresses to the people declared that to she Union
soldiers, who had tough. for their country,
should be given the preference in all appoint
ments applications for office But it appears
that the Hon Joseph Mcdonald demands of the
Honorables John e. Lamb and Daniel W. Voor-
hees that they shall recommend George ". Nc
Donald, his nephew. as postmaster at
Attca. The Hon. George is yearling
Democrat or mugwump, OF rather light
weight and is not satisfactory to
the patrons of the Office of either party. / am
informed the reason Mr.. Mcdonald gives that
his nephew, George, shall be appointed is this:
He asserts that in the year 1880 the Repu blcans
of this city, after the result of the State election
became known, and the Hon. Joseph E. McDcn-
aid had lost the State, and, in addition seat in
the United States Senate. did grossly insult his
brother, James Mcdonald, by asking of him and
his nephew, George: Where is Uncle 10 now9"
And for this insult to his relatives he demands
Of the Hon. John E. Lamb and the Hon.
force on his newhew, as he pnts it, for satisfac-
ton and revenge of the insult. Can they afford
to do it after the many pledges they have made
to the Union soldiers? ask Mr.. Mcdonald what
excuse he will be able to give the soldiers next
fall for his failure to redeem his many pledges
made to the soldiers during his campaign of 1884.
l hope that he will not commence his campaign
handicapped with the additional weight Of PROM
Uses not redeemed. If he does, he may rest as
cannot afford to revenge his brothers insult in
that way. DEMOCRAT
ATTICA, Jan. IA.
Patrick Egan and the Hendricks Monument.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal
have noticed communication in the Senti-
mel of JAN r. signed N. W. Carr, sneeringly
criticising Patrick Egan, president of the Irish
Land League for presuming, in his letter to the
Hendricks Monument Club of your CITY, to
differ from Mr. Hendricks in politics. Mr.. Carr
reminds the public that Mr. Egan is alien, con-
sequently has no right to vote If Mr.. Egan's
politics were in harmony with Carr's and other
whiskyites Of his and Sim Coy's type, with
ballot-box rapcrs and Democratic bribers and
corrupters, we would never be told by the bull
lying Carr that Egan was an alien. Patrick
Egan has voiced the sentiments of the best ee
ment of the Irish voters of this country Carr,
or the party he. is identified with, can't stem the
current of sober, thinking Irishmen that is going
over to the Republican party. The cyclone that
Blaine started among Irishmen, year ago last
fall. is only a forerunner of what it will be the
next national contest, if we only have him for
our candidate, or any other man holding his
views. Yours, respectfully,
A CATHOLIC FRESHMAN.
NORTH SALEM, Hendricks county, Ind, JAM Is