The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-25
Finally Induced BY Voorhees, and Others to
Complete the District Attorneys Appoint.
ment Despite the Flood of Protests.
Statement from Jason B. Brown That
Was Intended for the Presidents Eye.
Burke and the "Ten Percenters" Defended and
the Original Cleveland Men, Scored
Gossip About Offices and Seekers
BURKE NOW ATTORNEY.

Special to the Indian apolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 24.-It is all over
now. The ninety percenters" and the
laborers in Indiana must take their medi-
cine. The commission of Frank b. Burke.
of Jetfersonville. to be United States at
torney for the district of Indiana was is.
sued early this morning and placed in the
mails for the appointee. The commission.
however, is dated March -. 1898. although
it did not pass out of the hands of the
President until two days later. nor was 1t
registered until to-day.
Why the delsyi
What the object in entering the CON-
mission upon the books of the White House
two days after dateH
1t is stated that the commission was
promptly made out on Wednesday, and that
1t would have promptly gone out to Burke
had not the laboring men of Indiana and o
large number OF Democrats poured tele-
gramsinro the White House demanding q that
the commission be withheld. Senator Voor-
hees was at the White House on Wednes-
day, and when he departed he was lin q
frame of mind" 1t is now stated that the
President had just informed him OF the
numerous protests against the appointment
of Burke, and that he stated that
he would hold up the commits
sion till tho proportions and significance
of tho protests were known. To-day the
pressure tor the issuance of the oommls-
sion was so great that it was finally
issued. Tho appointments. 1t must be said,
was deliberately and intelligently made
The way for it was, however. skillfully
paved.
BROWN CONvINCRS THE PRESIDENT.
Representative Jason B. Brown. who is
one of Mr.. Burke's immediate sponsors
published in this mornings Washington
Post, for the special information of Presi-
dent Cleveland. q carefully prep ared two
column defense of Burke's appointment.
The statement of Mr.. Brown opened with q
review of Burke's Endorsements. which
proved to be surprises. The first
,ndOrser md given by : Mr.: Brown RDsdn was was
Elliott. The Judges Endorsement is dated
Jan. % He says: Burke is a gentleman.
q sound lawyer, faithful IN hiB professional
work and man whose natorsi ability aud
requirements admirably fit him for the
position" The Judge says the appoint
ment would be a good one. Among the
other indorsers given are: Judges Timothy
T.. Howard. James McCabe. Leonard j.
Haokey, Orlando j. Lotz George L. Rein
hard. Theodore p. Davis and q. Z. Ross,
Robert w. Meirs, Thomao Q. BatchelI0r,
George Heffron. Jacob Herter, Samuel b.
Voyles and w. I. Zenor. circuit jud ges in
southern Indiana. Chas. L. Jewett also in
dOrsed Burke's application.
The statement of Mr.. Brown was intend.
ed more as an answer to the structures of
the Indianapolis Sentinel than anything
else. for no etfortis made by it to disprove
the fact that Burke has fought organized
labor and is the laboringman's bitterest
enemy, nor does it attempt to oontrovert
th fact that Burke opposed Cleveland's
nomination at Chicago up to moment
when he saw that the nomination was in
evitabIe. after which," Dir. Brown says,
MI Burke openly announced that Mr..
Cleveland would be nominated and
elected"
1t is stated that a copy of this statement
wes made for the Indianapolis Sentinel,
and thatit was arranged 1t should be ten
dered to that paper for publication. If ie
was refused 1t was TO be offered to it as
paid advertisement. Representative
Brown. Senator Voorhees, and other Demo
crats who are hot at the Sentinel are de-
termined that the statement shall appear
In some form in the State organ. In other
words they are determined to rub Burke's
appointments in on the NINETY percen ters."
1t may, therefore. he confidently expected
that the Sentinel will publish Browns de-
fcpse of Burke.
BURKE DIDN'T REvILE CLEVELAND.
After reviewing Burke's indorsers Mr..
Brown makes these general statements
concerning Burke and his record: THAT
Mr.. Burke over spoke disrespectfully of
Mr. Cleveland is not true. and no one has
ever come forward to say that he did.
About the middle of February won't to
Indianapolis i was gone but few days
On my return Senator Voorhees, told me
that it was stated that Mr.. Burke had
violently spoken of Mr.. Cleveland shortly
after his nomination. ] said that if it were
true l would not, under any crcum-
stances, ask the President to appoint
him to office; that L could not look in the
Presidents face and ask favors from him
for any one who had by word OF decd
treated him wantonly OF dlsrespectfully.
Senator voorhees, concurred In this with
me. We both agreed that We would inyes-
we would plainly tell Mr.. Burke we would
not recommend him. and give HIM our rea-
sons for so doing. / wrote to Mr. Burke.
stating the very language that rumor
charged he had used, and j required
the absolute truth respecting the
matter. His answer came back
at once. showing the absolute falsity of
such rumOrs or inslnuatlOns and his readI-
ness and willingness TO meet such q charge
at any time. Then it was that we deter.
mined finally we would support Mr.. Burke.
which we would not have done If We had
dou Dted him in the least.
The truth is that what little criticism
there has been made respecting Mr.. Burke
and his appointment has grown out of the
disappointments of some people When
the President has made an appointment for
some Indiana Office that does not suit
some expectants they ut once say
that the President has appointed
his enemy, and that the original Cleye-
land man. had been left out. / sincerely
hope that this course of conduct may
cease. for if it does not fear the original
Cleveland man will be suspected of being
such because of his hope of reward.
THE TEN PER CENTERs" DEFENDED.
THE truth is the Democratic party of
Indiana never has been opposed to Mr..
Cleveland. 1t has approved him, his course
and policy at ell times. When the national
convention met in Chicago last year to
nominate Democratic candidate for
the presidency. the delegation from
Indiana did quite as much to
secure Mr.. Cleveland's nomination
as did the delegation from any other State.
The entire vote of Indiana was gladly
given to Me-. Cleveland. and no one did
more 70 have II so cast than did Senator
Voorhees,. When tho canvass came on all
Democrats In Indiana, especially the rank
and fle, supported Mr.. Cleveland. and tha.
greet Democratic party whose chosen