Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-10
FOLGER'S UNFITNESS.
How the Old Treasury Ring Con.
tinues in COrruptness.
A Hopeful Ohio Democrat Who is Confident
That HOadIy's Strength is Great
Enough to Carry the
State.

WAsmNcroN. August "a good Repub'
lican said to me the other day: I'm heay'
ems name, is there no way of getting rid
of this old imbecile in the Treasury De-
partment? Why, this man FOlger knows
nothing whatever. He is managed by the
old Treasury Department Ring as easily
as that car driver out yonder handles his
horses"
Why, what has he done now" | asked.
Done? Why, he has done everything
he ought not to have done and has left un-
done everything he ought to have done,
and there's no health in hip."
This Republican belongs to the Episcopal
Church, you see.
Under Window" he went on, 1T was
discovered that very
strong and Powerful Ring
absolutely controlled the Treasury
Department for wears. They made the Sec
retaries do anything they wanted. You
see they weIe all old hands and knew the
ins and outs OF the business thoroughly.
Secretaries come and Secretaries go, aud
they al ways GO Just as they begin to learn
something. These ring fellows 20 on for
sTAg9ygr%Ef Sc ssSSrieffafyy". ifffy"% %as" ulo0to9,
the gang His chief tool was man they
called a custodian. Several hundreds OF
thousands of dollars were spent every year
By these fellows, Uptoa giving the author
ity and directions, and the custodian do
Irg the dirty work, in the purchase OF sup
plies for the Government. They bought
csrrpts and furniture here in Washing.
to for every custom house and United
States building in the land. Aud didn't
they whaCk il to the contractors? No man
could sell these goods to the department
without making 'dlVy with the ring
The Ring
furnished desks, chairs, clocks, tables, sta
tionery, &c, 10 the Sherman nincomPoop
bureau, when Sherman was Secretary and
wanted to be President, and the Govern
ment paid for the goods. Wlpdom was
forced into an investigation OF these things
by poor SClteldO, that newspaper man
whom they killed up here in the Repuoi,
can Office one night, you know. SOL hau
a great influence over Window. but When
these facts came out Window got scared,
slupped the investigation, sent Upton on
graud juuheting tour 10 Europe at Govern
mtut expeuse-sOmething about bonds
dismissed the custodian, Upton's tool, and
ordered the clerks who had been making
the investigation back to their desks. Soue
think Window got his orders from Garfield
-rcbody knows. After he had been vim
diCated, Upton resigned and started this
banking Office right up here In the COrCo'
ran building.
And Now Comes FOIEer
and placidly places himself in the hands oil
the ring, and refuses 10 hear word against
them. He does whatever they want him
tO. Some day he may lind how
4 L, ~ "a
he knows everything. =,
sometimes | think ne IS a mighty sly
one himself. He put John c. New at the
head of the committee to investigate H'li,
Won know. Well. who is New? Wash
he he man who distributed Dorsey green
hacks to buy Indiana for Garfield? There
never was such a farce as that inyestlga-
tion. Folger wouldn't put lill under ar
rest. he left him in charge OF all tue
official papers. And these papers were
necessary to prove Hlils Eullt; hen
duce them, very frequently Then New
and the rest OF the committee would slt
back and
and the other fellows who were trying to
get al the truth, They thought it was
smart.
"Folger knew all this, and yet never
raised his finger. Why, the cler Ks over
there swear that the old man don't know
anything-that he really is an imbecIle,
! with lust sense enough to hold on and
| draw his salary while the ring runs the
machine. They did hint once that be had
sottening of the brain, but don't take any
| stock in that
No: I'm afraid it's the grand Old party
! i m sfraid il needs most tremendous
! licking It's got to be too big and strong
! and insolent hate TO say it, but | really
! thir K il would be a good thing for the
country to turn the boys out for while
and let them scuff around for 8 living like
other people have to do. Indeed do
And MY friend, with no idea that he was
| being interviewed, walked oil. lie holds
no office, nor would he accept one; neither
is ne interested in any business before the
| Government