The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-13
A PLEA FOR THE VETERAN.
Soldiers Call on the Governor in Re
gard tn StatehOuse CustOdianship.

Anxiety over who shall be custodian Of
the Statehouse TO succeed Timothy
Griffin is rapidly growing to a white heat.
The politicians of Hendricks county were
here in force yesterday 10 put i'm the last
word for Captain Hamrick, an ex-member
of the Legislature, who is getting the most
loyal kind of support of his county.
They were granted interviews with the
Governor and Captain Hamrck himself had
a talk of about two minutes with Governor
Mount. The Hendricks county people re-
gard j. 7. McCorkle, of this city. the
most formidable of their $50 opponents.
About o'clock delegation of a hundred
or more veterans. members of the Mckinley
Camp and Union Veterans League. called
upon the Governor to express the view
that this place should be filled by a
soldier. Nearly all those who called upon
Congressman Overstreet the other after
noon were there and many more. They
were headed by eX-Lieutenant Governor
Thomas Hanna. who marshaled his forces
in the corridor early in the afternoon and
excited much alarm among the janitors UNI
der Mr.. Griffin, who took IL for granted that
baggage.
Governor Mount received the veterans in
the Governors parlor. giving each a cordial
shake of the hand and a word of greeting
as they filed in. Mr.. Hanna stated very
briefly the cause of their call and intro
duced Rev. DR.. Lucas. who made the prin-
clpal speech. He declared that they were
there in behalf of no one soldier, but to
ask that in making this appointment the
old soldiers be recognized He said that
while he believed in civil-service reform
and thought the civil-service law was a
good thing. ii was none the less fact that
IL had operated TO prevent many needy ex-
soldiers from obtaining places. In fact the
presidency, gubernatorial chairs and a few
such offices were the only left TO them.
Mr.. Lester and two others made
very brief remarks along the same line.
As they started to go Governor Mount re-
piled very briefly TO these addresses. He
said that he appreciated the comradeShip
existing between him and them, not the
ordinary comradeship of acquaintance in
daily life. but forged in the furnace of
battle I'VE must bear in mind. however"
he continued, that we have Jared we'll at
the hands of the general government and
the governments of this and other States.
We must not cherish the spirit that be-
lieves we are entitled to all that the gov
eminent has at its disposal. but must
rather cherish a broad spirit of patriotism
that realizes that this is a very large coun-
entitled TO consideration. / say as an old
soldier that no government on earth has
| ever treated its ex-Soldiers so well as has
| that or our common country. / need not
| say to you that as an old soldier myself the
| old soldier is not likely to suffer at my
hands"
After another season of handshakng the
| left To receive others. There was as on the
| day before a constant stream of visitors
and all the lunch Governor Mount sue
ceeded in getting was a cold sandwich
which he ate with one hand while he vetoed
the Hammond harbor bill with the other