The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-03
Mugwumps Who Shouted king" and
Monarchy at Grant Planning
to Give Grover a Life Job.
WARD HEELERS MAY OBJECT
Little Bosses Ignored in the Dis
tributiOn of Spells.
"StrikePs" Who Control the Party Ma.
chinery Forgotten in the Desire to
Serve Flatterers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Grover Cleveland
will head the Democratic national ticket
for the fourth time in 1896, barring accident.
Every day some direct evidence Of this fact
crops out in the official action of the Pres
ident.
When ii was proposed in 1876 TO run
Ulysses S. Grant for a third term, it will
be recalled that the original mugwumps
and the copperheads arose in arms and de-
clared that il was the purpose of General
Grant and his friends to make this Republic
a monarchy, and TO create in Grant the
king. There was talk of violence to put
down the public uprising in favor of zen
throning Grant" The men who are now
humbIy bowling ob~eisance and making
salaams to Grover Cleveland were the most
infammable and excitable opponents against
a third term for Grant. How a few years
have changed the minds Of men! There is
not a word uttered against the proposition
10 "enthrone Cleveland in 1897. and not a
breath Of suspicion is breathed about a
monarchy or a kingdom.
When President Cleveland last March in
timated that he intended to break up the
gangs and ~relegate the ringsters and bosses.
and bring forward men who were above
ward working, the Democratic party lead
ers said he was either mad or determined to
close the career OF his party. They openly
announced that surely Cleveland doesn't
intend to ever run again for the presidency"
1t seemed that he intended to turn his back
not only on all the methods which had been
employed to give his party success at the
polls. but the very men who had secured
the success by looking after the details.
1t was declared that he had suddenly grown
Ao&&o- fhan bic narfy-ohcuo HE oraatorS
When he began to make his appointments,
after he had chosen his Cabinet, wherein he
had not exercised his finest scrutiny, it was
discovered in most instances that the big
offices went to the personal friends who
had doomed Cleveland in Chicago IN 1892
and who were not the bosses. There was
method in that madness. Your correspond
ent has it upon the word of a Congressman
who is in the confidence of the President
that when the subject of a third term was
preached to the latter during the past few
days Mr.. Cleveland's eyes sparkled as he
observed something couched In words very
much like these:
do you believe they would want ME for
another four years in the White House?'
When he was assured that he was I'M
q~uestionably 'the logic OF the situation"
the President again gave evidence of his
pleasure and made an observation in effect
like this:
"Well, that is pleasant; hut you know the
next contest is nearly three years ahead of
us"
In a number of ways, in several delicate
forms Of phraseology, the President not
only intimated that he thought that a third
term for him was among the possibilities.
but that he actually expected his work to
grow. The President believes that he has
broken down the barriers of his party in
many directions, and that he may be the
forcible as we'll as the logical candidate.
He says he has cast aside the bent of his
party in favor of imitation and fiat cur
rency, and If he defeats State bank circu-
lation. In spite of the Endorsement Of it by
the partys national platform, he will, hav-
coinage, be the Only standard bearer for
the reconstructed Democratic party.
Inc hepuDlcahs VINO were dlssaIshed
son distributed the offices and the Demo-
Gratis who inveighed against President
Cleveland during his first term for not hav-
ing given out the Ioaves and fishes with
that ghouliSh glee which BELTS a thorough
bred spokesman, should com TO Washington
now and compare notes with the ward
strikers who have for six or eight months
been trying to get office under the present
administration II is reported that the
recommendations of Democrats in Congress
constitute no guarantee whatever that the
Democrats selected by communities will be
appointed to office. President Cleveland
with a sweep of his hand not only brushes
away office seekers, but with a stroke OF
his hand he undoeS the wishes of State and
county committees and party organizers
and party representatives in Congress.
Another feature of his arbitrary action in
respect to appointments is his absolute re-
fusal TO indicate when he will fill an office.
He will sometimes tell those who approach
him that he does not intend to make an
appointment before a given time. but he
fatty refuses to say that he will act at
that time. Outside of New York the ma
chine has suffered terribly under this ad-
ministration. At Cincinnati and Chicago.
as We'll as indianapolis and Philadelphia,
the President has overlooked the wishes OF
the gang" In New York the anti-snap-
pers have been given places with scrupu-
tous care. There the President has re-
warded his friends and attempted to break
down the Hill-Murphy machine. 1t looks
as though we had almost reached an epoch
On Office giving at the White House wherein
strikers and bosses were ever to be ignored.
1t Is for these and like acts that the in
dependent Democrats, or mugwumps, favor
Cleveland for another term.