National Republican., 1880-07-10
OPPRESSED AND PERSECUTED DEM
OCRAiS.
Specimen Cases.

There is great hullabalo now because n
democrat has been bounced from the war de-
partmont for good and sufficient reasons. If
ono bounced democrat creates such smudge,
what would the bouncing of all who have oh.
tanned and cling to Office under this admins
tration like barnacles TO the bottom of a ship
bring in the way Of noise and confusion
Washington would become perfect pande-
monium if they all had TO git mp aud get"
Tho noise now raised because ono Captain
Hamlin has been dismissed from the war de-
partment, because he was no longer wanted
there, il terrific. 1t is charged that Mr.. Noah,
the appointment clerk Of that department,
dismissed Halnln because he was Il democrat.
If this DO true, it can be said all honor to
one oiliccr In the Departments of this govern
mcnt who acts under proper sense
of duty. Now, H. may be woll enough,
perhaps, to look this man Iumlin over little
and seo what kind of huirpin he is He was
formerly on the capitol police, appointed ms a
democrat aud bounced because ho proved to
be lazy, shiftlcss drunken, worthless public
servant So say the capitol police force. 1HE
REPUBLICAN had some knowledge of this man
In that connection, and soon found that he was
too faithless aud uniruthlul to b. worth cult.
valing or iudulging IN his communicated
griefs ut the expense of the composition aud
space they would occupy. The REPUBLICAN
then lost sight OF the aforesaid Captain Ham,
lin until ho recently turned MP as an ejectol
oiiice-holder on the steps of the war depart.
ment with his toes to the street.
Now, us the organ OF the democratic party
which, no doubt, had an opportunity TO ven
tilato the gricfs of this victim of persecution
when he was kicked of the capitol police and
refused him hearing ii he tells the truth -
has given him much space, IL may, perhaps,
be worth while to hold him up 10 view Ii
the communications furnished THE REPUBLI.
CAN when he was fighting the capitol police
were written by him, the ono addressed
to Secretary Ramsey, and which has appeared
in print, was not. lt Is the work of another
mind. II appears that lIamlin was appointed
in part at the instance of senator Logan, and
it is equally apparent that he practiCed de-
ception on the senator by claiming to be re.
publican when he was not and never had
been. If Senator Logan had known the
whole truth, instead of expressing regret at
his dismissal he would have comm nded the
act. That llamlin ploases Senator Davis Is
not strange, for nobody in politics is very
likely to hold ailinitics with a nobody in office
A REPUBLICAN reporter has looked up this
case, and tho above sets 1t forth very mildly,
| so far rs 1t gees And it may be properly added
here, what has been nscertained since tho
above was in type, that Hamln was not dis
charged Mt all, but the tenn of his appoint
ment expired on the 30h Of juno, and he re-
ceivcd notice that his term of service had cx-
pired by limitation. So hO was not disc harged,
and he knew ho was not when he put forth
his truthloss statement to the public. Ho was
not re.appointcd probably because ho proved
| himself blatherskite who used his mouth un-
wisely, and was not profitable public servant
In the case of $. w. Swinnoy, who claims t.
have been discharged from the pension otlic,
because he refused to pay political assess
mont, tho record at tho interior department
shows that the Both of last month Commits
sioner Bentley recommended him for dis
missal, "as he has been inattentive, iudolent
aud inefficient for wear past" This wal
story at the interior department is character
| lied IA false