The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
Representatives Notified They Must Not Give
Newspaper Correspondents the Names Of
Persons Recommended for Appointment.
An Order Against Removals, "Unless
Charges have Been Preferred.
Meantime Maxwell's Guillotine Shows No Signs
of Wearing 0ut-Judge Jordan Booked for
Place-The "NO- Ex" Rule Broken.
MORE PosroFFICE RULES.
CoDgressmen Must Keep Silence-O6ioe Seek
ers Invited TO Prefer Charges.

Congressman Must Keep Silence-Offce Seek
ers Invited TO Prefer Charges.
Specialize the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Postma ster- gen.
eral Bissell hos been taught by his exper-
fence of the past few days that he cannot
afford to attempt to muzzle the press. and
has. therefore, transferred his efforts to-
ward the suppression of news to the Con-
Rressmen, whom he evidently expects to
find more subservient. Every Congress
man who called at the Postofice Depart
ment to-day was notified by the Postmas-
rer-generai that hereafter be must not dis
close to newspaper correspondents the
names of the persons recommended for ap-
Dolntment In every case the Congressman
promptly obeyed the order. SO that here
after the inhabitants of the smaller towns
and villages throughout the country will
have no opportunity Of knowing what per-
sons or class of characters are being consld-
cred by the Postoffice Department for ap-
pointment as pOstmasters.
Another order issued to the Congressman
to-day. and which. like the former, will be
obeyed with ready subservience. was one di-
recting them hereafter to make no recon-
mendations for appointment to fourth
class postoffices. except where the post
master has served four years, or nearly that
term. This is following OUT the precedent
established by President Harrison, and is
designed to scatter the distribution of this
class OF patronage over considerable
period, instead Of concentrating it within
q few months. AS q matter of fact, this
rule will have little effect. for the reason
that "axman" Adlai Stevenson. und5. the
former Cleveland administration, made SO
many decapitations within the first few
months of his term of office as prac-
tically 10 bring vast major
ity of the fourth-class postmasterships
within the four years service rule. which
now has been stretched by this sdministra-
tion to mean only three years. lt can be
seen. therefore. that the clerical force of
the Postotfice Department, which has been
placed entirely at the disposal of Mr. Max
we'll, in preparing the death warrants of
his sixty thousand victims, will have plenty
of work to do during the next few months.
These facts show that the publication of
the length Of service of those removed and
the warning given TO Congressman not to
make recommendations for appointment
unless tie Republican, incumben5 has
served nearly four years. are merely in
tended for effect and will not materially
lessen the loads which Mr.. MaxwelFs tum-
bries are daily dragging TO the gu;llotine;
The instructions issued to Mr.. Blssell by
Cleveland. on which the Postmaster gen.
erals order was based. directed him to not
remove fourth class pOstmasterg until they
have served four years. unless charges are
preferred affecting the efficiency or lnteg-
rity of the officers. A gentleman. In dis
oussing the order tonight. said: 1T Is not
likely that the order will be adhered TO
very long. 1t looks like bluff at the
mugwump press: which is howling over the
merciless beheadiDg of efficient and popu-
lar Republicans solely on partisan grounds
For the present, however. it Will be neces-
sary for Indiana Democrats who want post
offices before the incumbents have served
fonr years to prefer charges"
Headsman MaxwelPs explanatory note"
accompanying the list of postmasters sp-
pointed to-day was as follows: Total
number of fOurtn-cla8s postmasters ap-
pointe to-day. III, of which eighty three
were to fll vacancies caused by reslgna-
tions and deaths and thirty four removals
OF the postnasters removed twelve served
four years and over" The chan ges for In
diana were as follows. oil being appoint
ments TO Till vacancies created by resigna-
tions:
Buffalo. White county. J. H. Malone. vice C,
York, vice ]. NJ. Love; Deer Creek, Carroll coun-
ty, j. W. Stone. vice n. Pummell; Donham. Pu-;
laski county. A. f. vurpilla. Woe w. Lightcap-
Evaus's Landing, Harrison county, G.. O. Lon
caster, vice j. Davis; Floyd's Knob. Floyd cOun-
ty, j. Herb. vice i. NJ. Merriwether; Freetown,
Jackson comfy. II. II. Finch, vice J. d. Lucas;
Fulton. Fulton county, II. ~. Wood, vico III. O.
Enyart; Galena. Floyd county. Mrs ]. Norman.
vice Mrs. A. Neat; Germany, Fulton
county, ]. Leedy, vice J. W. Daugherty; Grant,
Fulton connty, 8. +. Barkman, vice A. G.
Hoover; Iris. Harrison county, j. w. Parrish,
vice j. A. TindalL Kouts. Porter county. ]. Z.
O'Brien. vice j. Hall; Lake station. Lake county,
j. eapelman. vice F. j. Stearns; Leroy, Lake
county. W. II. Wilson, vice, s. Love: Medora,
Jackson county. G. W. Owen. vice d: W. Holmes;
Newton Stewart. Orange county, T.. A. Parks
vice T. L. Lindley Poland. Clay county, j.
schroer. vice }: j. Hoffman; Reddington. Jack
Fulton county, III. A. Felts. vice B. Z. Macklan;
Wheeler, Porter county, II. A. Gait, vice j. G.
Burge.