The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-23
A BRYANITE CONsUL-GENERAL.
CIR
Why Indiana SOund-MOney Democrats
Look for MOrss's Removal.


Washington Special to New York Evening
Post.
At least one member of the Cabinet is
wondering at the forebearance of President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney in per-
hitting the longer retention of the CONSUL
SeneralShip at Paris by Samuel l.. Morss,
an Indiana Bryan Democratic politician
and proprietor of the Indianapolis Sentinel.
The resignation of Henry Clay Smith, the
negro Bryanite and free-silver shouter,
from the consular service was so promptly
snapped up that Smiths breath was fairly
taken away: and in the Secretary's note
OF acceptance the intimation was plainly
thrown out that he had, by resigning, mere
~ relieved the administration of the painful
necessity of removing him. 1t is known
that some men of weak political digestion
connected more or less intimately with the
administration are In an attitude of semi
apology for having ventured TO differ with
the repudiators, Anarchists and the rest OF
the rabble who followed the Chicago BAN
ner in the late campaign. hoping for re-
united party" at some indefinite date I'm the
future. But the letter from President
Cleveland read at the Chamber of COM
merce dinner shows that his non e, Demo-
racy Is still in a state OF robust health. and
that he is not afraid TO say so. This en-
phasiZes the wonier expressed on all sides
at his continuing to tolerate i'm the public
service the more offensive type OF traitors
TO the national honor.
The course of Morss's sheet. from the be-
ginning OF the campaign till its close. has
been an almost unbearable scandal Every
respectable citizen of Indiana has been in
good government and public morals. There
is good authority for saying that Morss
made no secret of his approval of his pa
per's performances. At any rate a copy
would reach him within nine days from the
date of publication, and he could nave APP
piled the brakes to its career of infamy at
any stage; but IL went on unchecked from
bad to worse and from to worst A
strong friend of the President, resident in
indianapolis, speaking OF this matter to
your correspondent, says:
..Morss in his consul-generalship is a
daily insult to every citizen of Indiana. In
our city, at a great pubic meeting, Mr..
Cleveland's picture was Kissed and turned
trait on its banner effaced IL and wrote
16 to L in it's place These are but a few
of the things which the crowd led by the
Sentinel has INDUCED i'm. To remove Morss
from Office would have most healthy in
fuence in our State. You have some idea
of the desperate and sleepless struggle we
had TO, beat the regulators there. We do
not ask anything matter of vengeance
but only in the name OF common decency.
i understand that several good citizens
effect TO the President"
Morss's paper lowered itself to about the
level of Jones's paper In St. Louis, the
Post-Dispatch, which not only kept up the
lowest order of guerrilla warfare during
the campaign, but after the election was
over made such incendiaTy appeals TO the
mob which gathered outside its doors that
the local police and militia were I'm expec-
tation of being called out at any hour for
the suppression of a riot. But Jones WAS
at least a private citizen. The reputable
business community of ST. Louis is AL
ready dealing with him and his sheet In
the manner most eff .cacious for abating
such nuisances. But Morss is I'm the p1si-
epauiettes. He should have them stripped
off at once.