The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-29

sole cause of the failure on the part of
the people TO abolish the test. This
accusation, so astounding TO honest
men in this section of the cOuntry,w
knew General Pierce had laborrl zeal
ously in behalf of the Catholics, led
me TO wish that some means might be
adopted TO disabusc the Catholics Of the
Union of the false impression which
this most untrue charge was likely 10
create. IT was nothing to me how
Catholics voted, but | was not willing
that party hacks should be permitted
with impunity to trade upon what
they call the Catholicc vote" The
means that he adopted was Il ringing
letter, three columns long, published ~
N Ghioa- Uem0cldt extra, and generally
copied throughout the country. The
effect was instantaneous and wide
Spread. Party hacks were not "pcr-
milted with impunity, to trade upon
what they call the Catholic vote" the
charge of religious intolerance fell fiat
and General Pierce was victorious at
the polls in the November following.
1t is scarcely too much to say that
while Mr., Campbell was Justly entitled
to his claim of discovering" General
Pierce and bringing him before the con
veniion, it was Rev. William Mcdonald,
more than any other one man, who
made his election possible.
~
The Brooklyn Times says: "Commis-
sioncr Montgomery of the Patent
Office has taken very excellent course
in the matter of dealing with the turn
coat politicians in the Patent Office
Mr.. Montgomery is, on the whole, u
very fair man for Democrat, and has
been disposed to live up to the spirit as
well as the letter of the civil service
law. The other day, however, he
wanted place occupied by u colorcl
gentleman who has frequently been
very arrogant and insolcnt since he Sc
cured his place in the Office five years
ago. This man had been notorious
shirk, and made no scruplcs about
ncglccting his work when opportunity
afforded. He tried to retain his posi-
ton on the ground that he was Demo
crat, and insisted that he always voted
the Democratic ticket Mr. Mont
gomcry sent for his papers, and glanc-
ing them over said: 4 shall discharge
you because you are liar, and have
been guilty of obtaining your salary
while in this office under false pre-
lenses. Here you say in your applica-
ton that you are good straight Re
| publican and have always voted that
ticket. Your indorscrs are Republicans
and don't want you There are sew
| eral hundred sneaks of this kind in the
Departments, who, by currying favor
with a few of the Democratic statesmen
of to-day, are attempting to retain their
| positions. If there were a few more
| Montgomerys the morale of the Civil
Service might be improved at least in
so far that n man would soon learn that
ii was not necessary for him to become
an abject liar to retain his place.
Nv
Says Saratoga correspondent of
the Savannah NeuS: II recently asked
| Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evarts about some of the
witticsms which have been attributed
TO him" "The best thing the news
papers said perpetrated," said Mr..
Evarts, II wasn't guilty of at all. "
What was it," ] asked at hap
pehed when was Secretary of State.
Every morning the State Department
elevator came up full of applicants for
| foreign missions. One morning when
the applicants for missions were eX-
tremcly large, Catlin, the C0mntelcjdL
AdrertiSer humorist, remarked, That
is the largest collection for foreign mis-
sions you have had yet The news
papers attributed the saying to me, but
it was really Catlin's wit "After
that you sent poor Catlin out of the
country, didn't your" "Oh no; re-
warded him by making him Consul at
Glasgow, and afterward promoted
him" Speaking of Mr.. Evarts farm
up at Windsor, | told him | under
stood that he raised large quantity of
pigs for the express purpose of send
ing barrels of pig pork to his friends,
Eyes, | am guilty of that" said Mr..
Evarts. 1--WE been sending Bancroft
pig pork for years. and if his History
of America is successful it will be
largely due to my pen" A few years
ago Mr.. Evarts sent his usual barrel of
pickeled pig pork to Bancroft with this
letter: DEAR BANCROFT; am very glad
send you two products of my pen to.
day-a barrel of pickeled pork and
eulogy on Chief Justice Chase. Yours
Evarts.
W.
Few people, says Western CORE
spondent, have any very accurate idet
of what modern steel rifled cannon