The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-13
The PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS.
A Republican Papsr Jumps or Them with
Both Feet.
TMuncie Times

Both Feet.
lMuncie Times
The time has passed to say that oil the ap-
pointments made by the president are from a
high sense of duty after careful consideration
OF the qualifications Of the applicants The
advisers Of the president in Washington are
Acknowledgement Miller. Elijah Halford, prl-
vate secretary, and Dan Ransdell, L. :. mar
shat for the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Miller has no ideas about party manage
ment-neyer had any experience in this state
for the reason that he was not considered re-
publican. A man who opposed Grant and
voted for Greeley would not naturally be taken
into the councils of the party, and there is
standing reward for three.line political speech
ever made by Mr.. Miller except for Greeley,
and there is q standing reward for any evidence
showing that Law Partner Miller ever attended
a republican convention or contributed a
penny for the republican cause prior to the
conventions OF 1888.
Mr.. Halford is a good writer, but is dyspep-
tic. knows nothing about political management
and cares less.
Mr.. Ransdell is about the size to manage the
politics OF his ward in indianapolis.
The three gentlemen seem 10 have combined
TO deny President Harrison the great pleasure
that he has said il would give him to ride from
the white house down Pennsylvnnia-ave. on
March 4, 1898 with a republican successor.
\ large body OF the American people belong
from principle, but there are certain honors
aud emoluments that 20 with the successful
party that serve to encourage and stimulate
the party If properly distributed.
The same dispatch that announces the seleo.
ton of Mr.. Baker Us district judge also reports
the appointment OF Stanton J. Pee lie OF In
dianapOlls as Judge of the court of claims an
honorable life position with 81 800 per aunum
attachment. The qualification of MIR. Peelle for
the position no one will deny. but there are
more than one hundred lawyers in Indiana-as
good republicans. as well qualified and just as
deserving as Mr.. Peelle. Then why confine
all the appointments to Indianapolis? That
city has received more favors than all the rest
OF the state combined, fact known to the re-
publicans of the state whether Messrs. Miller,
Helford and Ransdell know it or not. < Look
at the list of appointments from indianapolis,
n city that gave democratic majority: L. w.
HalfOrd private secretary OF the pres
ident. $1,000 per aunum; w. III.
II. Miller, attorney general, $4,000;
Albert Gallatin Porter, minister to Rome,
s17.5OO; John c. New, consul-general to Lon
don. sG5, 600; Dan NJ. Ransdell marshal for the
District OF Columbia. $4,000; Col. Miller
position not now called to mind-with salary
of s., 900. Then comes Mcfarland, John Leon
ara aud at least fifty others-chiefs of diy.
sions, deputies secretaries and elerks-in
good, soft places with ample salaries and all
from indianapolis, while the Sixth congressional
district which gave President Harrison 9,l92
majority has just been honored by the APP
point1nent of Jethro jackson TO the high and
exalted position Of weigher of mails for thirty
days at SO per day. This is good politics with
n vengeance, but 1t is of the Miller HafoTd-
Ransdell stripe. These gentlemen claim to be
friends of President Harrison, but he ought to
pray for deliVerance from his friends.