St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-11
THE REPUBLICAN BANKERS

of New York, have contract for handling
government money for the navy depart
ment They agree to pay the secretary OF
the navy 4 per cent. on balances and get 5
per cent. when the department account is
overdTawn. One of the reasons given by
Hogg why this draft should be signed al
once was that the department account is
overdrawn and that it would be money in
pocket TO make deposit Of the draft.
Among the inquiries that Mr.. Whitney will
probably make is one as to where the interest
on bala noes has gone, whether into the
Republican campaign funds or into the gov
ernment treasury. 1t was thought strange
by him that if $500, 600 draft was necessary
for the naval service abroad, Secretary
Chandler had not attended to it
BEFORE GOING OUT OF OFFICE.
Chandler is said to have attended to sew
cral other matters within thirty days of his
leave-takiug, which will come up for inyes-
tigation in due season. 1t is said that Chief
T. D. Wilson of the bureau of construction
and repairs was paid $4,000 for a
patent ventilating apparatus that is
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chase of inventions from naval officials
heretofore congress has always been called
upon. 1t is likely naval court martial will
be convened in Wilson'S case to ascertain
the particulars of this transaction. Some
1000 to s50.0 was also paid to
GEN. &. F. BUTLER
for wood-preserving patent of some kind.
The Democrats who are posted
in naval affairs say money was more
likely expended in an attempt to preserve
the Republican party in power and they pro-
pose to find out just where it really went and
why. The secretary has also had his atten-
ton called to the case of Surgeon General
Wales. A court martial was convened some
time ago to try him on charges of serious
character. Wales was an old
friend of Garfield, who got his
place through favoritism. The naval
officers were jealous of him and watched him
with jealous eyes. When they thought
they had caught him in
MALFEAsANcE
they let the facts, become known, and the
order for the court martial resulted. Secre-
tary Chandler and ex-senator Cragn of New
Hampshire engaged at $50 per day to assist
in prosecuting the case. Cragin is a
veritable old fool, with no legal ability,
but some knowledge of naval matters. His
appointment was believed to be for white
washing purposes and 1t is likely he will be
changed for other counsel by Secretary
Whitney.
Ex-Cong gresham Frank Jones was here to-
day. He is New Hampshire man who was
asked to go in the navy department, but re-
fused on account of his
ENORMOUS BUSINESS INTERESTS.
When told of these rumors he said: ''Secre-
tary Whitney can be relied upon to go to the
bottom of things. l told Mr.. Cleveland he
could make no mistake in selecting Whitney.
What this country wants now is an honest,
economical administration of the govern
ment for the people and by the people
II we are not to have that at the
hands of the Democratic party then
there is no issue between the parties, aud
honest men everywhere will rise up to turn
all the rascals out. Do you know, believe
Mr.. Cleveland will be hated by the bulk of
his party for twelve or eighteen mouths! 1t
will all come out of the persistence of office
seekers. But he viii come out right in the
end. He has the nerve and the grip on the
whip end of affairs. There is a
great chance in every department for the
ROOFING OUT OF RAscALITY.
The interior department with its great
bureaus of land patents. pensions and In
dams will be source from which the people
may expect Developments of unheard OF
frauds and rascalities. Gen. Black is just
the man to 90 iuto the pension bureau. He is,
sm told, a keen, bright, active, honest
impartial man. Petitioners will get hear
ing from him in their order without partiality
on account of politics or for any other
cause. The navy department will give Mr..
Whitney a chance to distinguish himself and
he will do if