Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1885 — HON. FRED. HOOVER. [ARTICLE]

HON. FRED. HOOVER.

The appointment of Senate. Fred Hoover to an IndianjAgency is received by his immediate constituency in Jasper county with th a liveliest satisfaction. While all regret to lose him as a neighbor, citizen and representative, they at the same time feel grateful for this recognition of the coun’y through him, and are satisfi id that the confidence of the Government is not misplaced, nor will it be abused. Speaking of this appointment, Jap Turpen says in the Indianapolis Sentinel: ‘ Hon. Fred Hoover, appointed to an Indian Agency, had no paper on file. The appointing power merely ascertained thst he was an honest man, and no more was wanted. Hoover told the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the abo. riginies under him should have all the Government contemplated, full measure, but that he expected to indulge a passion he had for short--horned cattle. The Hoover family, of which he is a member, has produced many active public men, all characterized by the strongest honesty. David Hoover, an uncle, superintended the removal of the Indians from Logansport. Hon. George W. Julian is a cousin. Hon. Fred Hoover commanded a company in one of the Indiana regiments. He is a citizen of some property, a farmer and a trader.” Rensselaer Republican: The Hon. Fred .Hoover’s long expected appointment to an Indian Agency has at last been issued. It is to the Osage Agency, in Indian Territory. It is a good appointment, with a salary of SI,BOO, and, it is also said,*a good show of perquisites. Mr. Hoover has just returned from a visit to the agency, and will return there with his family, in August. Mr. Hoover is a right genial and pleasant kind of man, and of the sort that makes many friends, and although The Republican was sorry enough to see him elected to the state senate, for political reasons, we have certainly no objec-' tions to seeing him receive a good appointment under the political party of his faith.” Fred Hoover’s !J Persimmon.— President Cleveland has appointed State Senator Hoover, of Remington, as agent at Osage agency, Indian territory. We understand that he will receive a salary of about ss,ooo.—Kentland Gazette. Roaches.— As the Republican assumes to stand by Roach in his continued efforts to impose on the Government, we present these “Roaches” for his consideration and consumption. The Lafayette Journal, Republican, says: The latest estimates of the John Roach failure indicates that the poor old man wid sa e a pittance of about a million from tho wreck. The assets overbalance the liabilities two to one. This is a-n riking novelty in the line of failures. The Indianapolis News, Republican, says: . * * * We have sought simply to protest against tne government as being chargeable with John Roach’/ assignment because it has called a halt. This is no new thing in the acceptance of contracts; and the courts are the ones to decide. Mr Roach has meantime been paid substantially the whole of his contract price for the Dolphin, eight-tenths of his contract price for the Boston and the Atlanta and seven-tenths of that for the Chicago. Thus full handed h> could certainly wait and enforce his rights, if the rights are his in the courts. The situation neither morally nor materially justifies the charge that “a democratic administration had driven him into bankruptcy”. * * * The im-

plication that the Government had no right in protecting its own interests to do anything to harm Mr. Roach, we have protested against as misleading and impudedt.

The republicans of Mahaka county, lowa, are in a peck of trouble. The co ored voters number some 1200 and the republican majority in the county numbers only 500. The colored people have held a convention and nominated one of their race, John Priestly, for representative. They have gone further, and, in effect, notified the white republicans that they must support Priest.y or he will be run as an independent. This makes the republicans both tired and ick.