The Evening critic., 1884-07-14
tom HENpRrcKs, SORE TOE
Runs Against spag and Gets Badly
Hurt nj the First Hop In the Race.

Hurt nj the First Hop In the Race.
If the Democrats follow where the sore
toe leads there is much trouble ahead for
them. Mr.. Hendricks made speech at In
dianapolis last Saturday night. In tho
course Of that speech he tried to warp tho
Navy Department frauds into Democratic
campaign material. Secretary Chandler
promptly responded to him by means of
an open letter. His reply must at least ir-
ritate that toe. The Democratic leaders
might just as we'll learn IL at once that the
Secretary of tho Navy is always loaded.
The following is the letter.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
wAsHINoToN, d. o., July, Id, 1881.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Indianapolis;
Sir. candidate for vice-Presldent should
speak with decent fairness.
night you made statement from which you
mean the public should believe that |. ap.
peared by my testimony that the frauds In tho
Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery OF this De-
pariment amounted during the past year to
S83,000; that was informed of some of these
outrages year ago; that after was informed
OF the frauds 1 disbelieved them, because
Members of Congress had recommended the
continuance ofthe chief OF the bureau, and
that l took no adequate action concerning
them; whereupon you demand the election OF
President who would appoint a chief of the
bureau who would investigate the condition OF
the books and bring all the guilty parties to
trial.
To tho contrary OF oil this, testify that the
suspected vouchers commenced as far back as
June 81, 1850, although q small voucher was
paid as late as January 20, 1854; that while
an anonymous letter OF about a year ago
charged drunkenness upon tho chief clerk,
Daniel Carrigap, which the chief OF the bu-
reau, DR.. Philip s. Wales, reported TO mo was
not true, had no Information leading TO tho
frauds until December or January last; that
l determined simultaneously with beginning
investigation TO have q new chief OF the bu-
reau I'm place OF DR.. Wales, whose term was to
expire January 30, and also new chief clerk I;
that great opposition 10 the change was ma1o
by Members of Congress, but persisted, and
DR.. Wales went out on that date and Carrlgan
was put out February ii that the investiga-
lions of frauds and the arrest OF guilty par
ties have since proceeded with due diligence.
1t Is true that stated that the recommended.
founu In ONCE when went In, April II, 1882,
were OF such character as TO fully Justify me
In believing that the AFFAIRS OF his bureau had
been well administered. Senator Mcpherson
wrote thefollowirg letter:
"UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON, d.
O., Dec. 1S, 1SS3-1o he President-SIR: As
the term OF onlce of surgeon.General Wales,
OF tho Navy Department, is soon to expire,
and considering II not political oflce, pre-
eume,as am perfect prodigal with the article
ofadvice, TO ask, for the good OF everybody and
everything relating to that service, that you
reappoint him. do this because he is an ex'
cellent ofllcer, having ability and energy,
qualities not general In the naval service,
and which, l think, should be nourished
when discovered. feel sure that II any OH
Ger has deserved such recognition from the
appointing power by reason OF faithful and OF
1cient service In the past that olllcer Is Sur
geOn.General Wales.
~ am, yours, with very great respect,
'To HON. O. A. ARTHUR, President"
petition for reappointment. written by
Carrigap, was sent to the President headed by
J. G.. Carlisle, followed by Phil d. Thompson,
IT,, Leopold Morse, Il. II. NJ. Davidson, ID
Wyatt Aiken, VIM. McAdoo, George d. Wise
John O. Nichols, p. A. Collins, II. d. Lowering
Robert d. Vance, d. W. Connolly, Charles u
Lore, George A. Post, Albert s. Willis, Carleton
Hunt, U. W. Hewitt, VIM. II. L. Fielder and
other Representatives In Congress, saying o.
DR.. Wales. ''He has administered the Affairs
of that bureau during the last four years witt
signal ability and success"
United States Senators Mcpherson, Butler
Brown,.Colquitt, Beck, williams, O. W. Jones
Ransom, and thirty'two other Senators, elsC
using Oarrigan as their writer, petitioned fol
DR.. Wales reappointment, stating that "hi
administrative capacity has been fully demon
strated by the successful management OF thu
bureau OF which he now has charge"
Senator Mcpherson and Speaker Carlisle
and others OF the most prominent OF these
gentlemen who demanded DR.. Wales reap
pointment wero with you In the convention q
Chicago, and could have informed you tina
he had borne good regulations; that the Law
required that the chief OF the bureau should
be naval surgeon, and placed the medica
expenditures In his hands; that his was In n,
| sense political of1lce, but that II he had an.
| politics he was Democrat, and that any al
tempt TO make political capital out OF fraud
| for which this naval surgeon, who Is their IL
disingenuous and unfair. That they did no
succeed IN keeping DR.. Wales and his Chie
CLERK Carrigan In ofllce 10 very fortunate. Yer
respectfully, W. L. CHANDLER.