The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-23
The South, Having Been Allowed Its Will, Is
Satisfied, but the North, East and West
Are Still Much Displeased.
Temporary Lull 1.-THE Matter of Making
Changes in the Departments.
Chinese Sufferers Cannot Collect Indemnity
from the General Government-Poor Out
look for New Pension Legislation.
THE 1NHARMoN1ous DEMOCRACY.
The South Well Satisfied, but the Other SEE
tions Are Not at All Pleased.

The South Well Satisfied, but the Other Seq
tions Are Not at All Pleased.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Feb. 22.-Time doesn't seem to
heal the differences between the administration
and the Democratic statesmen. A gentleman
tells me that he has made canvass of the Sem
ate and House and finds that not more than one
tenth of the Democrats are on good termsIwith
the man at the White HOuse-that is, exclusive
of Southern Democrats The last named were
permitted in March last to name the men they
wanted for positions, and they were given them;
therefore the Southerners in both houses are
Cleveland men.
Things are not in this lovely condition with
Eastern, Western and Northern Democrats.
The recommendations of these men have been
CONTEMPORARY disregarded; in fact, the Presi-
dent has appointed more men from these Sec
tons on the recommendations of politicians
than he has of statesmen in Congress This fact
accounts for the appointment of so many ex-
convicts, thieves. and vags. IL the appointing
power had consulted Democratic Senator's and
Representatives possibly the administration
would have been saved some notifications il
has had to endure since it came into power, nor
would it have been compelled to so frequently
enter the plea at the bar of public opinion that
it had been deceived by its own friends.
Much quiet chuckling has been observed
among the Democratic legislators and leaders
over the many dlscomfitures the administration
has met with through its bad appointments: and
this chuckling has been freely INDUCED in.
although the chuckers see that each one OF
these convict and vag appointments has added
4txn,,~ - hair iaol fine
If there is not return to the old practice OF
consulting members of Congress, exconvicts
and thieves will soon have large measure OF
control, and embezzement will be the rule, ana
honest administration will be the exception.
Also, it will soon come to pass that honest DEM
ocrats will refuse to hold position. under the
present auspices. for the reason that they will
not submit to being classified with the horde or
convicts and loafers who have been thrust into
office over the heads of men Of clean characters.
The way things have been conducted has very
much discouraged the body of Democratic con-
gressmen. l asked one the other day-an old
member from the West-what the prospects
were at the approaching elections.
bad; almost desperate" said he. You see
we have not been able to get honest workers
appointed to the positions they desired. They
have been passed over for political bummers or
ninnies and we are demoralized. Evidently the
President made up his mind before he came
here that the men Of bis party in Congress were
dangerous ones to follow and he has taken the
advice of outsiders / am held responsible,
however, for the appointments in my district.
Some of them are absolute surprises to me, too.
1t is wonderful how many appointments are
made, also. upon the personal desires OF certain
Cabinet officers They actually come into my
district and make them without my knowledge"