, 1888-01-12

ovERREACHED HIMSELF.

The awhead and bloody bones attack
by Representative Willis Van Devantcr
on Mai. Glafcke in the house yesterday
was vicious and malignant enough to
crystalline the Democrats into unanimity
on the subject of the majors appointment
uniustifable in every respect that even
bitter political enemies of the major found
in it nothing to e%xtenuatc and everything
to condemn.
Mr.. Van Devanter came to Cheyenne
from Indiana n few years ago. He is n
young man of smooth address, with no
false modesty about asserting his own
claims to recognition, and a well defined
purpose OF showing himself ahead in the
world. He has political ambitions.
Heretofore circumstances have favored all
his efforts to gather in the plums of polit-
ical prcferment, and he was beginning to
be recognized as one of the most enor
getic young men in the ranks of the Re
publican party.
But the su%pcrstructuro of his rcnuta
ton, unfortunately for him. is built on
sand. A man with n well balanced head
always looks before he leaps Mr. Van
Devanter, it appears, leaps irSt and now
looks with amazement at the ruin which
he has wrought II Mr.. Van Devanter
could have accomplished some practical
good by his rabid attack. while he would
still need justification, his political friends
might condone much because of the prac-
teal benefits which they would enjoy.
But he had really nothing to gain. The
political majority in caucus had decided
upon Major Glafcke for their nominee.
If Mr.. Van D~cyantcr's incorporate zeal
had not carried away his discretion he
might rave known that opposition from
n Republican would have strengthened
the determination of even Major Glafcke's
luke warm friends Of he had any
to stand by the caucus nomination
and sec it through at all haz-
ards. If Mr.. Van Deyanter were
4 level headed man-and we can
no longer believe that heis-hc would have
known without being told that an out
rageous attack upon the private character
of a political opponent. u%nwarranted by
established facts, would have made the
blood of every decent man boil with indig-
nation. But apparently he didn't know
these things and his demagogic efforts to
crush 4 long suffering man have reacted
upon himself with the terrific force of a
boomerang. The blow which he intended
for his victim he received squarcly between
his eyes
We wish to SNy Just one wori concern
Ing Maj Glaicke. lie has his enemies,
As every nan with i spark OF self asser-
ton in his system has, but in the whole
range OF our acquaintance We know Of few
men who have borne up more mantully
under bitter adversely, OF who have re-
ociySi the c~rucleSt stabs with more heroic
resignation, As Mr.. Van Deyanter has
made such a eommodious to-do about
Mi. Ghfcke's post office record, we wish
to submit the appended letter, which we
ourselves copied from the original 1t
was secured during the last campaign
through.e x- Secretary Spates. The letter
follows and needs no comments:
OFFICE or THE AUDITOR OF THE
TREASURY, WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. S,
lSS7.-A. ". Spdtcs, Esq baltimore,
Nd SIN: In compliance with the en-
closed letter, you are informed that the
general postal account of Herman Gluickc,
late postmaster at Cheyenne City, Wyo.
ming Territory, was in satisfactory condi.
ton when he was removed in 1880. Re
spcctIully, ID. MCCoNvILLI,
Auditor.