Daily Republican., 1885-09-02
P~nsi.n t.mIn,,s oner black.

PenAton GuIIn Its Oner bikck.
None Of President ClevelsDd's newly
appointed II clais seem TO have male
as many niistaker as Pension CO.. NJ
sioner Black, with the y, s.ine excep-
ton Of Mr.. Bay yard. Had tie President
appointed an tx robei soldier 10 the
posi- lion, ne certainly could not have
made as mAuy egrog Gus errors, aud a,
any rate the people would have felt
more like overlooking his mistakes
than tao, q of General Black, who
clains 20 have beea AL entirely shot-to-
pieces z III IN solder OF The very highest
type. A ter hAviag reformed the pen
sion DO .rds II several OF tho Northern
States u his Own pe;uliar manner OF
reform, G 3uessl Black turu'd his at
tsut,pn 70 l. u'slana. In Sew Orleans
he iud1i tie board in very bad con-
dition from his stand 2Jint OF view. 1t
WAS composed Of three of the mos.
eminent phys.ci ans Of the cry, against
whom not breath Of suspicion had
ever boeu uttered for in.fti cheney, com
potency aud honesty. But these men
were goll'y Of one crime-one untor.
giving crime in the eyes Of General
Black. They were all Repu blcsns
Why were they not Democrats, and If
they hal At one time fought against
their country, 80 much the bet er. Sat
simply being a Republi IAN is "offen.
sive par isanship," aud that in the
eyes of General Black Is An unforgiv.
ing crime. These three Republican
surgeons had 70 60 But let us see
who this gallant shotto pieces Union
General has appointed " make the
B. ard IS be wants 1t.
The chief of the Board Is doctor
who is under indictment before the
Courts for presenting false claims, and
the other two mem oers are notorious
ward politicians without professional
standing and without character. Tn,
appoin ;mept does not even please tn,
Mugwun papers who have been com
PEELED to swallow some very bite
pills, and TO patch up and praise SOM
unsAvory regulations. The New Yorl
Timer, the leading Mug~ump paper q
that city, referring to General Black
cleaning out Of the Republican peusio
claim board OF New Orleans, .uo,e
frem President ClevelAnd's letter {
December 24.h, 1884, long after he wa
elected, in which he said
" There is q class of Goverrmeu
positions which are not within the lettt
of the civil service statute, but whic
are 80 disconnec ed With the policy
an administration that the removi
therefrom Of present incumbents,
my opinion, should not be made durir
the ter ms for which they we're sppoin
ed solely on partisan grounds and Il
the purpose OF putting in their place
those who are In polid cal accord wi
the appointing power
With considerable pith and warm
the Times asks; W uAt have the d III
OF An examining surgeon to do with Il
policy Of the Administrator Are the
any other Offices more clearly cover
by this mem JrAble letter And II al
warrant for the removal OF faithful Z
aiming surgeons can be found, WI
defense La there for Commissioner "
puts in the places OF those who are d
missed, persons who are unfit to he
those places, and whose chief quali6
ton 10 their politi ,al services or creed
These are words Ally spoken by pal
that should have nothing more to
first than to purge itself Of the part
took in placing the present administ
ton in power. Had the Times not 81
ported Cleveland he would Lot hs
been elected, General Black would
have been appointed Pen ,ions CONT
sioner, and the competent and Ell Il
Rspu blican board Of pensions ini y
Orleans would lot have been 50 os,i
ted with man on trial for crime {
two every day political hacks