Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1894 — WHAT IS SAID ABOUT IT. [ARTICLE]

WHAT IS SAID ABOUT IT.

A Washington special to the Indianapolis News, referring to the appointment of postmapter at this says: “Honan’s appomtmen! as postmaster at Rensselaer is a case of political reward, long deferred.— He was a candidate eight years before. under Mr. Cleveland’s first administration,‘but failed to secure the appointment.” These are no doubt the reisons given by Mr. Hammond, tut they will fail to satisfy. He In d every assurance from those who had a right to know that the claim had not even a shadow to rest upon In fact nis chief engineer eight years ago, who labored under the delusion that he had the distnbu > tion of patronage m this county, made no such claim. Per contra, our claim on long, continuous and faithful set vic.s was voluntarily and cheerfully pressed by that veteran of veterans, Gen. M. D. Manson, U. S. Senator Turpie, ex-Uongressman Patton, Senators Kopelke, of Lake and Porter, and Magee of Cass, Chairman and members of the White county Democratic committee, and all the Jasper county committee excepting two or three, bankers and business men of Rensselaer, hundreds of our Democratic fellow citizens, and With one or two exceptions the entire press of the district —and they spoke from personal knowledge, if Mr. Hamc mond will say that he was overpersuaded by the “rich Irish brogue” of a gentleman outside of this district we may concur with him, although we might not appreciate his susceptibility and pliabilty.

The Rens.elaer Republican geeks to create political We extract :■ * * * McEwen the old and faithful * * shelved for one whose active ] art in politics had been comparatively slight.” * * Again: “Mr. Honan had no claim at all in comparison.” * * * * “His pull is the-pull of his church.” * The latter clause] is all bosh—-

simply an attempt to boom the A. P. A. movement, which is expected to be utilized as a tail to the Republican kite in the coming campaign. Mr. Cleveland makes no religi ns test. Our clever young friend, the ehairman of the Jasper county republican commit* tee took a deep interest in Mr. Honan’s behalf. The attaches of the office, Mr. H.’s fami’y, republican, too. These things should have been considered by our neigh* bor before moking the onslaught. Besides, he should remember that he has been the recipient of Mr. Honan’s business patronage, something we have not even shared in since we were a competitor with him for the p. o. eight years ago. The chairman of the republican county committee was the best pleased man in Rensselaer with the appointment, and our neighbor should keep in line with him.

• * “Bro. McEwen, the faithful servant of every democratic administration si ice Jackson’s time, is left chewing the cud of disappointment. Poor Mac I He wasn’t recent enough to suit this administration. —Monticello Herald. Ah, tnere, Bruce! You are sufficiently well acquainted with us to know that we aie not a demo* crat of the patronage and revenue grade. We are a democrat wholly from principle, and do not hold Mr. Cleveland and his administration responsive tor Mr. Hammond’s blunder. ANOTHER OUTRAGE. Congressman Hammond Las recommended Eawaid P. Honan for postmaster at Rensselaer. We unhesitatingly pronounce this ap pointment one of the most infamous of the many rank appoint - ments made by the mis-r ep res tentative from this district. Editor James McEwen was an applicant for the position and ever since a few weeks after the elec“tion he was cajoled bv Mr. Ham inond into believing that he was the favored man. Between the two applicants we do not pretend to judge, but for Mr. Hammond to turn down one of the oldest and most deserving Democrats in the d stncb and one of the oldest Democratic editors in the State after keeping him in anxious expectancy for more than a year, is an outrage.—Lake County News, Democratic

Congressman Hammond has recommended Edward P. Honan for postmaster at Rensselaer and John F. Major to the same position at Remington. We are sorry that Mr. Hammond could not see his way clear to give th* 1 Re sselaer office to our old friend J ames McEwen who by long years of party service, certainly merits some recognition Mr. Hammond’s appointment at Remington was a kn ckout blow for Joe Peffly, one of the ener t etic young democrats of that town and the recognition of an element that has done little for democracy, except to absorb all the official pap that the influence of Dan Voorhees and other friends could throw that way.~ White County Democrat. We do not think Senator Voorhees interfered in th i matter, but are rather inclined. to believe we see the same fine hand which dictated the appointment at this place.

The Morocco Courier, whose editor is one of the most reliable Democrats in Newton county, says: “We learn that E. P. Henan has been appointed post master at Rensselaer. Thus it is that our friend McEwen, of the Sentinel, has again received the “devil’s thanks” for his many years of untiring labor for his party ” “All is again quiet in Carroll county. The war is over. The blue bells blow thtir blow in the quiet streets of Delphi unmolested. Editor Isherwood got the postoffice. Our old friend and lover Brother McEwen of the Rensselaer Sentinel fell outside

the breastworks, as usual and another fellow got the postoffice. Fowler Leader. Ah, Johnnie, we were only stunned by the bursting of a hand gre nade in the hands of a supposed friend. But we are again at our post doing battle for Democratic principles which are always right. There is a legitimate way and proper place for settling individual differences.