The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-06
Hereafter Names Of New Fourth Class Post.
masters viii Not Be Made Public. Because
Their Announcement Makes Trouble"
Cleveland Shocked by Terms Like "Cut.
ting Off Heads" and "The G uillOtine."
Editor Shanklin Offered a S3.500-a.Yea Sine
cure-Adlai's Partner Rewsrded-Ths
Senate Without Voting Quorum.
ORDER OF A DICTATOR.

cleveland Stops Publication of Fourth Ciass
Postmastern on singular Grounds.
Special To the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April 5.-A most surpris.
ing order was issued at the Postoffice De-
partment to-day. It means that. instead
of the light of day. midnight darkness ia
TO ensbroud postoffice action and post.
masters appointments hereafter. The or
der TO Turn the rascals out" will be faith.
fully enforced, but the shibboleth. Tell
the truth" is TO be heard no more. Presi.
dent Cleveland issued instructions to stop
the publication OF postoffioe appointments
and changes in the department. generally"
For many years il has been the custom to
give to newspaper reporters the names OF
postmasters as soon as they were ap.
pointed. The purpose was twofold-to
keep the public informed, as 10 should be.
and to give the departments opportunity
to undo or recall bad appointments before
1t was too lato, as the publication always
preceded the issuance of com missions by sew
eral days. The publications have rendered
Invaluable service to the Departments and
the public. To-day Postmaster general
Blssell put stop order upon all informa-
tion which has heretofore been given TO the
press. He said: "The publications brought
too much trouble upon the department."
The truth is o lot of lays" and "peniten.
tiary BIRDS have recently been appointed.
and the publications of the appointments
have brought to light the unsavory records
and characters of the appointees. Another
reason why there is 10 be the dark veil Of
secrecy thrown about the appointments 10
that there Is being made q perfect slaugh.
ter of Republican postmasters, and tho
President does not want she country at
large to know that the spirit of oivil-service
reform is being so outraged by wholesale
removals for partisan reasons. Such pub
locations of changes as Journal specials
have give have been very distasteful TO
President Cleveland. Hereafter the pat
rons of fourth-class postoffices IN Indiana
will learn that they are to have new post.
master only when he makes the announces
ment himself upon the appearance of his
commission, weeks after the appointment
has been made.
A press dispatch says: "The order caused
q sensation. It was learned on inquiry
that it had been issued because of mis-
statements and exaggerations thst 1t was
alleged had been in the newspapers rela-
tive TO the changee. In fact is was said
that the President was beginning to dislike
seeing much In the pm blic prints relative
TO cutting Off heade,' the guillotine.'
and other terms more or less sportive. that
have been used TO characterize the work OF
MIR. Maxwell. the Fourth Assistant So 10
= was resolved to cut off the source OF infor.
nation. Later in the day. however, Ne.
Bissell decided not to apply the order to
the list of appointments made to-day. and
80 these were given ont IL is probable
that this quasI-suspension of the order will
be continued, and that the list Will be
given out as usual"