Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26
A NEPoTIC ROLL GAIL.
How Republican Statesmen Provided for
Their Families.

From tie Times Democrat.
WASHINGTON, Nav a0.-It is sad to OBJ
serve that those eminent mugwumps, the
New York Times and the Boston Herald,
continue to take umbrage at Mr.. Higgins,
chief Of the appointment division Of the
Treasury. The country at large, aud the
Democratic party in particular, are
grieved from away back. Everybod had
hoped that things could be managed ex-
actly to suit the Tunes and Herald, but it
appears that such is not to be. Mr.. IIig-
gins is preparing a work of interest, in
which he will set forth the afectionate
solicitude of the great Republican leaders
for pure and unselfish patriotism as ex-
pressed in the care they took OF their
families While in office.
The record dates back to 1881. when
those burning statesmen, Jas. g. Blaine,
John A. Logan, VIM. French, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and others OF
like kidney, were holding the TeiDs; aud
IL Is instructive 10 note the success with
which they doomed the cause Of civil SER
vice reform, the same to which they are
now so Historically devoted.
Take the case of the magnetic one, for
example. Here is a list. A partial list
of the Blaine connection, showing how
they were placed by the frugal hand of the
patriarch:
Blaine, Jas. E., Secretary Of State.
Blaine, John g., Paymaster brother J.
Blaine. Root. G., Agricultural Depart
ment (brOther).
Blaine. Walker J., Assistant Secretary
OF state SOM.
Blaine, John E., revenue collector
y DIei D. NJ n oho,,1ofv 81 tbo o,.,,,.
cousin.
Coppinger, John j., United States army
(son-in-law).
Eakin, Jas. A, Quartermaster Generals
office (cOusin).
StanwOOd, Augustus, New York custom
house (nephew).
StanwOod, Isaac, New York custom
house nephew.
Dodge, James A, inspector of customs
cousin.
Ekin, VIM. NJ, Treasury agent cousin J.
Several assorted hangers-on OF the fam
lily were scattered about. The document
is not yet complete.
Then comes Black Jack, and it will be
observed that it's cold day when Jack
gets left on a thing Of this sort. The LO-
gan list runs about as follows:
LOGAN, John A, United States Senator.
Logan. G. A.. Minister to Chilli cousin }.
Tucker, W. F., paymaster army (son-
in-la@).
Cunningham, John NJ. Yellowstone
Park (brOLher-in-law)
Thomas. Cyrus, Smithsonian Institute
(brOtber-iu-iaw)
Cunningham, Susie, clerk, Treasury
(sister-in-laW ).
Blanchard, Enoch, postal railroad ser
vice nephew.
Jenkins, Mollie T., Marine Hospital
(niece).
Cunningham, James, Chicago custom
house (brother-in-law)
Logan. James NJ, Postmaster, Illinois
Hi, Ed, United States Marshal
nephew.
Brady, Mary NJ, clerk, Treasury (ser-
yanc).
Norris, Lewis, messenger, Interior ser
vant).
shepherd Daniel, Assistant Postmaster,
Chicago (relative).
Beach, Taylor, clerk Of Senate (rela-
tive).
Besides others in precincts yet to hear
from.
Mr. James Brooks, Of the Secret Service
Bureau. appeared TO have got in his work
also, and 10 is worthy Of remark that he
didn't wander very far outside the Brooks
ia 1ily in doing it.
Here is the Brooks chapter:
Brooks. James, Chief Secret Service.
Brooks, John, in Bureau brOther)
Brooks, Albert, Internal Revenue son s..
Brooks, Walter, Pension Bureau son ).
Burnett, II. NJ, Secret Service neph-
ew).
Ii is said that Mr.. Brooks ran out OF
relatives at this point and had To stop.
Ii meant well though. and even in that
-,fa no ~. 4 frrfda
Q0Q a year among the family.
With the p0rtly and irascible Judge
French these entertaining quotations
must close.
French, William, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury.
French, Benjamin, Boston custom house
(son).
French. Ned, Second ComptroHer's Of
ice brother.
French, Nedson, Coast Survey (neph-
ew).
Miss :. Brady, Treasury niece).
NJ is Sewell, Internal Revenue (niece y
Mra. Ralst0n, Internal Revenue niece 5.
Mss Ralston, Internal Revenue grand
niece.
\ nephew ia the Census Bureau, a
Lieu euant Of marines, and a job lot OF
kiut0lks scattered about on government
salary.
or couse, Mr. Higgins is getting him.
self thoroughly disliked bV showing up
these things. The President has planted
himself sQuarely on civil service reform,
and the esteemed mugwumps above men,
toned are patrOnizing him with their ap-
prevail What makes them wFithe in
agony Until they absolutely lose their
elegant manners is to and that Mr. II e
gins 3 leaving mighty ground for civil
service reform u stand upon. " nat.
with the long and thrilling catalogue OF
offensive partisans be - preparing, and
the record OK nepOtism now nearly ready
o. 70 10 press, 10 begins to ap-
pear that what the mugWumps.
Independents, etc, have most
20 dread is a strict application Of the
Presidents policy. The trouble Is that
the,mugwumps' Interpretation OF civil ser
vice reform Is % Keep ali the Republicans
IN, whereas Mr. HIGGINS construction Of
the theory is that all the Tascais and inn
posters must be turned out. Hence these
tears. The Democracy, however. have
expressed themselves pretty plainly as
not being In sympathy with the mug
wumps, and the fact that Mr.. Higgins il
mourning ceusure and yilhncati0n from
such quarters j. the best possible evil
dence 0f MS efficiency.
A Flying Fish in the schuyiLill.
From, ne P0ttsetAs Chronicle.
Wednesday afternoon, while Peter
Hecsner and r. A. Heineman, ~ this
Itrouyh warn n4htur Iva the Mauufawuv