The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09
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Law-Partner Miller and Some of the tx
PLOTS of His Younger DAYS.

To THE EDnoR-Sir: | see in THE SENTI-
MEL OF this date list of cabinet officers for the
incoming administration, among which are
Blaine for secretary of state and w. II. II. Miller
for encouragement. III the friends OF the
''plumed knight" force him upon President
Harrison, then the Appointment of Miller should
be made as the best thing Harrison can do in
self-defense.
The gentleman interviewed in THE SENTINEL
has fears that Blaine will assume the role OF
lord and master over the president and the
other cabinet officers. can assure the friends
of Cen Harrison that Blaine will never bull.
doze Miller.
1t is not generally known that Miller was
superintendent of the schools OF this
city about twenty-five years ago; that he
studied law and commenced the pratice here.
Miller was success as superintendent OF
schools, and when young men behaved badly
he gave them the old-fashioned "rod" about the
shoulders until they were glad TO change their
conduct. But upon one occasion the young
mans father called on Miller for the
He found the superintendent at the Fourth
ward high school and Immediately made his
business known and commenced abusing Mil
Ter; whereupon our prospective attorney-gen-
eral begged him not to disturb the school, and.
in the best natured manner possible invited
him out in the yard 10 talk the matter over in
good quaker style When they reached the
yard Miller walked toward the street and
reached the sidewalk, when he suddenly
changed his attitude aud addressed his visitor
about as follows: Now. sir, we are out OF
hearing, where tine school will not be disturbed.
Your son is q NANCY cur, and expect ms
sire is no better and if you don't get away
from here in hurry, will mop the earth with
you"
Our school patron (who was large enough To
swallow Miller wilted and went hence" in
hurry.
After Miller commenced the practice of law
he was engaged as attorney in suit before
country justice. ] was summoned as witness
and spent the day st the trial.
The attorney on the opposite side was
notorious bulldOzer and very abusive.
During the progress OF the case Miller read
decision made by the supreme court of Indi-
ana and reported in the Cincinnati Gazette,
whereupon the opposing counsel Sprang TO his
feet and inveighed against Miller most violent
~ for insulting the court by reading law from
the Cincinnati Gazette.
The Justice (who was an honest old demo
craft told Miller that he hoped he would con-
fine himself 10 the statute and McDonalds
treatise; that he had no confidence in the
newspapers, and especially none in the Gin
cinnat Gazette, paper which had slandered
the democratic party most Shameiully, 10 his
certain knowledge. Miller arose to explain
that the decision was published in all the lead
ing dailies that he (Miller) happened to have
Gazette but that tine decision
was also published in the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. whereupon the opposing
counsel ordered him to take his seat and keep
his mouth shut or he (cousel) would pitch him
through the window"
Miller walked up 10 him and called him
"blow-hard" and a coward" shook his finger
close to the bulldozers nose and told him il
he would get up and defend himself he (Miller)
would twist his nose of. The bulldozer (who
was much larger than Miller became very
Timber and called on the justice 10 protect him
from Miler's violence. The people in this
city without regard to party are for Miller,
believing him to be thoroughly competent and
an excellent gentleman, and il Blaine is TO be
prime minister, then Miller is necessity as an
antidote, 'stone wall, as il were. against the
lOrdly tendency of the man from Maine.
can assure the anti" Blaine republicans
that ii he ever controls Miller it viii be done
by the power of his transcendant intellectually
and not by any system of pomposity or lordly
bearing. CALISTHENEs.
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