The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-30

turn to enlighten you, but will cav th.t
despatch In yesterdays New York HsraIJ
untrue 10 every particular" That n Nm
another dodge OF diplomacy, for it ma.
quently occurs that the dispatch refarr. ~
in the Herald is correct IN euerV Darg;.s1 70
The Assistant Secretary of State asa.
lied q positive denial OF the despatOS 'uor-
from here stating that Mr.. Paul 3. sent
was in Madrid secretly engaged ia H. y
gOtiatiOns regarding Cuba, and that bs uo
sent there BY this government He Ala "a
statement was absurd. Probably the co., .oe
try has learned BY this time whose st"1l
ment, the Specials" or Mr.. Asslstant 9
cretary'S, was absurd. e
A correspondent, desiring to inoD,.;
ference to proposed discontinuanca NJ 1 u r.
expenses that had been promised bv thy
Postmaster General, called upon bi, a.. eN
sistant, Mr.. Earle. IIil intention. A.
vorable to the department tic d. -
to aeqnaint the country win III, pr,,,a.'.
the economical policy laid down nv .be
ministratiOn. An ignorant surlv Iatl -
specimen of humanity stationed AZ ~
whose appearance would Indica.. 49,
cross between a stable hand ana d Gs,,, =
IT," barred the entrancs | han1.d
card With the request that d. pre,an,
bis superior. The answer WAS retu-nad ~
Mr.. Earle was engaged. "Anv wavD WV
the lackey, che don't want any nsy. MI
puffs this morning" Upon another ocdpn ager
your correspondent called there on r- o'SiOn
business, bearing letter or intraI1.,.ns
from senator. The mental, VII, hal ;,'a
rudely informed a noble looking l,av ~.
she could not see the Assistant p ,t9,',.s
General and refused 70 carry her card. ~.
banded the letter, with the reopss, ~, ~
present il. The following dialorua ,o ~
| place OA
WHAT do Jou want to sea him for,
| None Of your business.
Then you can't see him.
! But Twill. Take that letter "a him !,
will take it myself, in spite of Won.
1 Tie hung his head, took the latter =. 80
OF, stopped, adjusted his spectacles AN w..
about to read before delivering n 49,
caught him, took the letter, and have avo;J.S
the PostoShoe Department ever since ~;
IDENTIFY the Postmaster General does ~, -
the independents press 10 step between him
and his ambition to become Uoited So.
senator from Maryland, for TO that end III
the patronage OF his department il probable
being used.
AT the Navy Department correspondents
are always welcome. We can always get a
straight answer TO a Question there. Az
tie War Department they do things with
military precision, much to the satisfaction
OF the Associated Press correspondent, for
whom all news that they desire to furnish
is prepared. We c'n sometimes puncture
the ulcerous swInnles in the QuartermAstsr
Generals office, but never through tue a.
sistance Of its officials The Att9rneT Gen.
eraPs subordinates decline to inform a spe-
cial the time Of day, unless By authority Of
their chief, one Mr.. Hoar, who 10 frequent
y heard Of, but seldom seen herr.
The fossilized offi3iais here have an idea
that they can control the independent press
Of the country by Withholding al Informs
ton In relation to government affairs except
such as may be for their interest to furnish.
That is the way they do in despotic France.
We shall see how il works in the United
states. LEO