The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-05
Illinois Lawyer Appointed Controller Of the
Treasury When the Place Should Have
BeensGivsn 10 a Capable Financier.
Three Ministers and Several Consuls
Named by the President Yesterday.
Gresham Anxious to Get Rid of Old Employees
-Hokc Smith "Renovating" Various
Bureaus of His Department
GRovELINa IN THE DUST.

Democrats Who Blanked Cleveland and
Gresham Now on Their Knees Begging.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 4.-When st Louis
Newspaper dispatch quoting ex-Presidens
Harrison as saying in an interview that
there was mo dust an his trousers knees
came under the eyes of the army Of offica
seekers in Washing gton they looked askance
at each other, as if to say. THAT is intend
ed for you" 1t was the purpose CT the
writer of the interview to ascribe to the
ex-President the sentiment that be had
never gotten down on his knees to the men
who had sought the control of patronage
and legislation. The sentiment is sus-
ceptible of being applied with personal
force here at this time.
Never in the history of politics has there
been so much groveling in Washington as
now. Men who denounced Grover Cleve-
land, less than eight months ago. and who
voted for him under protest and only from
sense of party fealty, are here admiring
every word he rtters and act he does.
There has been q great getting in out OF
the wet" There is dust upon almost every
Democratic knee in Washington. The men
who were swift in declaring their indie.
pendence before the Chicago convention
was held last June, have made their salaams
before the shrine and fallen upon their
knees In worship. Even David Bennett
Hill has shown indications of trucking.
The prominent and numerous Democratic
Cleveland was an autocrat. o tyrant. and
not one of the people, and could not and
should not be elected, have lifted their hats,
barred their heads and declared their belief
in President Cleveiand's infal1bility.
IL is painful to witness the humility with
which Democrats who roundly scored
Grover Cleveland only q few months ago,
and almost lost their breath In swearing
over the report circulated eight weeks ago
of State. now enter the White House and
State Department and smile upon the
powers there. There is nothing those
gentlemen can do az this time that is NOT
which wisdom would dictate. The Demo.
cratic newspapers Of the East, which
teemed with sarcastic illusions TO Mr..
Cleveland year ago. are now hlled with
fulsome praise of him. The New York
a whole page Of illustrated mat
ter to the social circle of the White
House. Every time Mrs. Cleveland opens
her mouth, or her little daughter is carried
out into the sunlight. there is q half column
of Jenkins praise. A leading Democratic
newspaper OF the East, Of this date. has q
quarter column on the facial expressions of
the President. which it pronounces little
less than angelic Here are sentences from
the article which appears as having been
telegraphed:
1t would be impossible for the sweetest Of
women to exhibit more gentleness to pay
more attention to the constant tales which are
poured into his ear. It is not often that the face
Of any man can light up moro pleasantly with q
smile than does the countenance OF Mr.. Ceve-
land. The smile which plays around his mouth
IA n "a 10 IA n n
ones who daily and hourly crowd around wait
ing and watching for their turn.
The President is reported to be thorough
ly disgusted with this kind of unnecessary
flatteIy. and to be on the verge of repelllng
1t in s6me one of his many gentle ways"