Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-25
DESPERATE STRAITS.
4 Sketch in Crayon of Some of the saints
in MnshinctOn.

| 4 Sketch in Cray on of Some of the Saints
in Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. C., October "a Ex-
elusive. From this time on, the principal
issue Of the Blaine campaign will be the
bloody shirt. Things are desperate and
something must be qcne and that ID
quick" telegraphed a prominent New York
Republican to a friend in this city last night.
Kelly for Cleveland.
Now that Tammsny has pledged its
sacred word and Mr.. Kelly has publicly aud
psisately assured Gov. Cleveland Of his
warm support the case looks hopeless for the
Elkins crowd in New York.
CIapp, Rsum s. Co.
As consequence of all this the screws
have been tightened, the clerks in the de-
partments have again been assessed and
told that the enemy" is close at hand,
that the battle would be in New York and
they must save the nation or-the squeezing
committee would have to disband.
A Set OF Rascals.
Look at that committee. A. NJ. Clapp is
the chairman. He is now an old man of60
odd years, has been in Office half his life and
trying to get in the other half He spent a
whole year in an attempt TO be made chief
OF the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing,
and failing in this he went about the streets
of Washington dcnouncing the "ungrateful
set in power" meaning Arthurs admins
tration. ClaPp weighs about 24O pounds,
and it takes him about five minutes to climb
into street car
Turned Claim Agent.
Next on the committee comes Green b.
Raum, not long since Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue and now a claim agent here
in Washington, and ready at any and all
times to pounce down on the Treasury with
every sort Of claim he can rake or scrape.
Having learned how it was done on the IN
side he is well prepared to work things from
tie outside.
A Ward of the Natioa.
Then comes R. I. Greener, or as he is
known generally, Professor" r. T. Greener.
He was $1,000 clerk in the Treasury De-
partment and proved to be nuisance, do.
ing no work and giving his time to receiv-
calls from his colored bretheren and the
political hacks who are always hanging
around one who is reported to have in
fuenoe The darkies thought that Greener
could get them anything. The fellow was
fool enough and had just enough vanity to
travel on that ignorance ofhis fellow dark
les and took it all in with the utmost salts
faction.
There are one or two others on the
squeezing concern who have not much
more to boast Of in the way Of reputation
tnan Greener 4 Co.
A Plot Against Holman.
a gang of blacklegs, rufians and lobby
lists left here a tew days ago with something
over $1,000 Tx the way of settler for Judge
Holman. The soap was collected mostly
from members Of the third house and
IRON claim agents who have been kept out
Of jobs and p.under by the vigilance and
honesty of Judge Holman who more than
ten years had fought, without fear or favor,
day in and day ont, every species of
corruption devised by the ingenuity of
the Williams who flock about the halls Of
Congress every session like vultures look
ing for prey. The contributions have been
helped along by some Of the Democratic
employees Of the House. They too want
Mr.. Holman defeated because he objects,
they say, to the extra months pay and such
like perquisites which certain members are
ever ready to vote to them out Of the public
treasury for services rendered 10 said mem
b,rs. This is a kind of robbery which
Judge Holman has done much to stop.
The people of the United States need Judge
Holman and many more like him to pro-
ttct their money gathered from them BY
hard taxes,