The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
BUREAU OF TIE SENTINEL,
1920 New YoRK-AvR..

WABHiN9TOH. ~. u, maron -.
District Attorney Burke's friends are q
little uneasy tonight because his commits
sion has not been signed by the president
The commissions of tho other officers con-
firmed yesterday have been signed, and
Il is feared Dy Mr. Burke's friends that
the president may hold up the commits
bion.
The Burke appointment is still a sub
ject OF discussion. Nearly all the eastern
papers have commented adversely on it.
The New York IIorld makes the sppoint-
ment text for its leading editorial. in
which il says
II Is charged that the president has been de-
eeiVed in selecting Frank Burke 20 be U. y.
district attorney for Indiana. lt seems that
the democrats friends OF Mr.. Cleveland are
opposed to Burke because he was an anti-Cleve-
land man, and that she civil service re-
formers and the labor men ara also
against him. Burke may be taken for
type. There 10 no question that he was CD
posed to the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland and
his friends aud hackers including Senator
Voorhees,. were not original Cleveland men.
They did NOT want the president nominated
and yielded at last to an overwhelming pOpu.
lar sentiment. Mr.. Cleveands appointments
should be made for the welfare of the public
must take advice OF those who know the appli-
cants or candidates To whom shall he turn
FOR disinterested or sound counsei2 Naturally
10 the men who are not only seeking the
political objects which are his own, but who
are 90 imbued with the political principles
that he proposes that they will be personally
and politically Interested in recommending
men for appointment who will be helful In
carrying out declared party policies. II may
be charged that doing this will be building a D
mi il ha
OF men who were opposed TO Mr. Cleveland
and TO what Mr.. Cleveland il supposed to stand
for. If Mr.. Cleveland takes the advice of the
men who hate civil service reform, VINO
advocate an unstable currency, VINO are towards
IN tariff reform, who are opposed to receiving
former republicans into the democratic party,
who are for themselves, 6rst last and all the
time there will be plenty OF Burke incidents
during the administration aud those reforms
which the country has the right TO expect from
the promises OF the democratic platform and
the reputation of the democratic president will
not be accomplished.
Voorhees, Great Haste.
The Washington Aews, the democratic
organ Of this city, has this to say regard
ing the influence that brought about the
Burke appointment:
The action Of President Cleveland in send
Ing 70 the senate So promptly the names OF
several friends OF Senator Voorhees,. is inter
preted By some observers Is an effort 10 bring
abe senate into closer relations with the
administration on the financial ques-
ton. Mr. Cleveland would be
pleased to have a less pronounced silver man
put at the head OF the finance com mlttee but
ms Senator voorhees, was the ranking demo-
cratic member. he could net well be
displaced. A5. Cleveland. 1t Is
the policy Of complaining attributed to him By
eerfain opposition papers Is making the best Of
the situatiOn by seeking 70 plaoate the new
ohairman. The name of his brOtiier-in-aw
Mr.. Risley, was IN the first batch of diplomatic
nominations sent to the ate and
was accompanied by his candidate f.,r district
attorney at indianapolis. SIR. Burke who
was named Tor The latter place, was Tot salts
factory 10 the reform element IN the party in
Indiana. but by getting his nomina-
tiOu in early senator Voorheesi largely
forestalfed their opposition. tie wa fully as
prompt IN getting Mr. Burke confirm, "a almost
before protest could reach here By nail HiE
anxiety IN the matter IL the exPlsnati, "a of she
precedence given Mr. Burke's cont irmation
over that o. Mr.. Whitney Of New prk, who
vas nominated for assistant attorney general.
The President Not Informed
To an Indiana congressman VIII called
At the department OF justice today to as
certain whether the presidei II was
aware Of the record Of Burke
Attorney General Olney reptile, thai
not word had been hinteC
10 the president or to the altorn ey-sen.
eral relative 70 the opposition OF ia labor
element snd the reform elemen ! OF the
party IN Indiana. He expressed } himself
ss displeased because no one had in formed
the department about the leg s.ative
record OF the appointee.
There are numerous cases on record
where men have been nominated a. hi con
firmed by the senate, but not com
missioned by the president, and among
the Indiana members OF the lower house
there still exists = lingering mop tina
Burke may not receive his conm ission
But the matter has perhaps gone 70 , far