Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-09
The Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing.
A SHARP LETTER IRON Mr. MPHERS0N To MR.

GLOVER.
Mr.. Edward Mcpherson, political editor Of
the Philadelphia Press, has published an open
letter to Mr.. John M. Glover late chairman of
the House committee on expenditures in the
Treasury department. Mr.. Glover In his report
made various charges against Mr.. McPhersons
management of the Treasury Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. In his letter Mr. McPher-
son takes up the assertions OF Mr.. Glover in
relation to that matter and answers them
"YOu complain that when became chief OF
the bureau asked for of1ice-room On the third
floor of the Treasury building, instead of re-
naming In the loft OF that building. II this be
considered blameworthy, accept the censure.
But see no reason why the chief of that i'm
portant bureau. who handles each year over a
thousand millions of dollars of United States
securities, and who has constant occasion to
receive calls from officials and the public. as
well as to make them, should not be accessibly
and comfortably located"
I" You complain that bought horse and car
riage for the use OF the bureau. But l turned
over 10 the Treasury proper the horse, which
acton the old carriage, which was unsafe; and
both horse and carriage remain to-day neces-
sary and Indispensable part Of the facilities of
use of the Chief which is faIsehood coined by
your malevolent ignorance; and that the driver
received extra pay from the government for
this service, which is an equally malicious and
direct falSehOOd."
You attribute my resignation in october last
to the fact that you were about exploding the
bureau and that wished to be absent when the
event occurred. This Is both amusing and Origi-
nal." Mr.McPherson then gives the Well-knoWn
reasons why he left the bureau, and says
" J." Beleve me, MI. Glover that in all my thoughts
the thought of you In that connection was NOT
present with me during those entire weeks, or
since until you, in this report mention your
self as the moving cause OF my action! Verify
your vanity is exceeded only by your impu.
dence."
MIR. Mcpherson pronounces the charge that
he appeared On the floor OF the House to oppose
the investigation resolution false, and regards
1t as ''clear proof OF your {Mr. Glover's) morbid
ness, which, In the opinion of some OF your
frieIds, amounts to insanity
MR.. GLOVER ACCUSED OF HAVING AN CAKE TO
GRIND"
In the same vein Mr.. Mcpherson disDOseS OF
the other charges Of Mr.. Glover, and then gives
vent to few remarks that would convey the
impression that he too had been doing little
Investigating. He says:."Carefully reading
Hgn1ty you show in 1t. You have an axe to
grind You wish to restore to the bank-note
corporations the work now done by the bureau
fOr the government. For many years they had
the monopoly OF 1t; and they received from the
United States the enormous sum of $11, AIS, 900
for work done; These corporations miss this
since they lost it. Last Congress they tried to
regain the lost government work. They pro-
posed to abolish the bureau and divide among
themselves its work. The committee on bank
Judge Buckner, was chairman, was specially
charged by the House with the investigation of
this question. They heard it patiently; heard,
what you never do, both sides; gave time
clded against the claim, and In favor OF
the continuance OF the bureaus work. Beaten
before one committee, the corporation sought
another. Repelled by Judge Buckner's com
mittee, tney sought Mr.. Glover's committee,
somehow got inside of it, and your ssreport" Is
1aa 1ne consequence. In 1t you distinctly recon-.
to the House and lost In the committee on bank
ing and currency! You have thus been
superservtceable as their agent, and your ore.
port" lmprudently sets forth the evidence that
their onicers buzed around and ''stufTed" you.
your remarkable zeal cannot fall to raise the
question. was this service wholly disinterested?
You nave been as their hired servant. This
you nave, now, right to be. You are out of
conSttSy cUmgeSs 1y tne general concurrence OF you
ever VIII pay the fee. But you cannot com
plain, In view of what you have deliberately
gone 10 others, II the question is asked: When
nla noioy your s aetuai emplyment begin? Was it
"00u14%en' Fey Dds S5 GSosrses @s ses o. o.
press you further on this point. You excuse
youIseii, or try to, by prating of the I'M
possibility OF the government continuing safe
~ 10 90 all this work in its own building,
Deen able to make its metallic money; why not
its paper money? Besides, the whole OF the
printing OF the Bank OF England is done within
its walls. SO, substantially, with France, Aus
tria, Germany and Russia. But it is argued
that the United States cannot safely do it, and
that here there must be division Of the work
among corporations In various cities. Why?
because theIe are corporations to do it, and
dney a desire @ e 1t, and they can employ people to
argue lOr IL. Great Is this nonsense and you
Mr. Glover, are its latest and most STUPID
prophet"