Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-28
PUT THE RASCALS IN.
A Partial List of the Jal-bir 5 who Have
Been Put in ONCE Under "Ke-
form" Administration.

FROM inc BllUdlO ENDlt~-.
The postotiice at Nlnton, } ~ ca. county
Iowa, is OF the first-class, ana it, i.,-Du,a.
ter is appointed directly by tn rc~Iur..
There is a Democrat livnL J.crr, "a
American citizen of Irish descent, 10y nan.
John f. pyne. II. Parker Of Mount
Pleasant, Henry county, Iowa., says IN i
published letter that the records of the
United States court at Dubuque, Iowa
bear this entry:
Judge Oliver p. Shiras presiding, AprjI
1854, case No. 49, United States ". j. +.
Pyne for violations of the pension laws {:
The court, after IA full hearing and being
fully advised in the matter of the United
States vs.. j. f. Pyne, orders thai the said
j. f. Pyne pay 500 on one of the indict-
ments and SD on the other and stand
committed to the county jail until such
fines are paid.
Last September President Arthur APP
pointed as postmaster at Ninton one leg
ged soldier VINO is editor of Il Republican
paper, and has never been in jail. He has
over three years of his term to serve. but
President Cleveland has now removed
him from Office, and appointed in his stead
John f. Pyne, understood to be the same
whose jail record adorns the docket at
Dubuque. The Old postmaster was pre-
sumably removed for offensive partiSan-
ship, bat why, Il Democratic editor who
has been in jail should be less partisan,
and less Extensively partisan, than Re
publican editor who has only been III the
army is an administration conundrum of
the kind which the people have already
had to frequently give up.
Postmaster Iyne is not the only jail
bird that ;he new administration has put
into the public service to reform and purl-
ty it. He is only the latest one, having Ia
ken possession of his office last Tuesday,
August II.
Others who have come to the surface are
Dunion OF Central Lincoluvilie, Me. who
was actually in Jail when his appointment
came, aud whose commission has, it is
said. been revoked, presumably because
the jailer wouldn't let him out, and he
corld mt very well do duty as postmaster
white doug time in jail
The only reason why Mr.. Saint of New
casi lie, Ind, just appointed special pen
sion examiner, has not been in jail Is be
cause. unlike Mr.. Pyne, he paid his fine
in Que case for violating the pension laws,
/ aud the second case against him has not
yet come to trial. He has been hot par
tisan aud the obtuse pubic OF Indiana,
uuable to read the hidden workings OF the
presidential mind, supposed he had been
au offensive one.
The actual jail record of Mr.. kinion,
Just appointed postmaster at Valley Falls.
X. l., is not given us we only know Thai
he has been arrested HjnC times within
/ the last UrCc months for violating the
state liquor law. Certainly he has the
Democratic symptoms strongly marked
and probably well deserves the favor of the
| administration.
c. =. Judd of Colorado comes
forward to establish the truth OF
Horace Greeley aphorism that Though
all Democrats are not horse-theVes
all horsc-thteves are certainly Demo
Gratis .Iudd says that his application
for an office was signed by several well
known Democrats of Colorado, and to that
state his appointment was accredited
when, ON the 10th of May last he received
from fife President the appointment "l
of special agent of the national labor bu
was brought to Denver from AlamoSa
last W cdneNdaN on warrant charging MN
WIN horse-steallnS. Al Denver ne Nolul,
"rl'y ureW up auu siSHeu ~ S't,cn'er
has served term IN the penltentlary
/ at LeaNenworth, Kan, and two terms IN