San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09

Pension Commissioner Dudleyas
Reformer-A Shameless Ad.
tratiOn-Blaiae's Circus, etc.
Iron Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 1885.
There may be a belief that the
public service at Washington is being
carried on with some degree Of faith
fulness. The officials in control OF
the various departments are assumed,
by the public, to be at their posts,
discharging the obligations which
rest upon him, and for which they
are we'll paid. But the delinquency
which really exists in this respect is
something unparalleled in the history
of the civil service of this country.
In the first place, the President is
absent, and has been for weeks.
Finding himself left out in the cold,
he throws aside all sense of RESPONSE
bility and practically abandons the
administration of affairs. His Cabi-
net also seem to be struck with the
idea that "this is the time for dis
appearing" The willy Chandler, the
crafty Frelinghuysen, the gorgeous
Brewster, and the silent Lincoln,
have been gone 80 long that they are
almost forgotten. TO name the
absentees OF lesser rank would be a
heavy drain on the official blue book.
Those who are here, are the exception
those absent, the rule. Most of them
are in the field electioneering for
the Knight of the White Feather,
and not a few are drawing pay from
the government and at the same time
are being paid for their speeches, by
the republican campaign club. Nota-
bly, is this the case with General Dud-
ley, Commissioner of Pensions, whose
resignation does not take effect for a
month, and who is drawing a salary
of $4,000 per annum, and making
speeches at $50 day. This, for the
gentleman who poses as the great
friend of the soldier, is glaring
example of Official delinquency. Not
so fortunate is Mr.. French, the first
assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
He disappeared, in April, and passed
the warm months travelling in Europe,
paying his expenses, it is needless to
say, out of an unearned salary. But
while he was gone he was fogotten,
and when he returned to find Secre-
tary Folger lying dead, he also found
that he had been supplanted in official
favorby others, and though immediate
ly in the line of promotion himself,
his name was not even mentioned for
the Secretaryship. Not to grow
wearisome on the subject of the
unblushing delinquencies of the
officials in the Departments, l chal-
lenge comparison with any other pc
Rod, for the utter disregard of honesty,
decency, and responsibility which now
prevails in Washington. The bank
president and cashier delinquencies
Of the time are only more noticeable,
because affecting private interests,
but as far as criminality is concerned
are no grosser.
The republicans have about aband-
oned all hope Of doing anything in
the South. They did intend to make
an effort to capture North Carolina
and Florida but the reports from
those states give them no encourage
ment. 1t is now clear that they mus;
carry New York State to be victorious
To do this they must overcome 6
united democratic party with ar
alliance Of liberals; q combination
which elected Grover Cleveland
Governor, by over 100000 majority
To overcome this lead is impossible
The democrats vii elect Their ticket
The Blaine menagerie Is on th,
road, and Baruums greatest show o.
earth PAles into insgnihoEaee Ba
vii il pay Blame 10 start out With {
circus a. ths season. There Gr,