Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-05
The Administration Deceived.
Unworthy Men Appointed On False
Representations by Leading
Democratic.

Representations ny Leading
Democratic.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The Colo
RADIO delegation, which skunk away
from the White House, Wednesday,
after sharp lecture from Cleveland,
is only one of the several delegations
of Democrats that have meanly
swindled the President and members
of his Cabinet by recommending
unfit men for office. Tue number OF
Senators, Representatives. Govern
ors, Judges aud Colonels who have
lent their influence with their sigma.
lures to the efforts of the unworthy
men to &c: Office is almost past be
lief. The evil is becoming very
serious one. The Administration
has been embarrassed and hindered
Mt every turn in making changes in
offices by the bad work Of these very
Democrats who are loudest in com
planning that the Administration il
two slow. 1t is these very men Of
the Colorado brand, who compel II
to go slow. Were it to act on tho
unprincipled recommendations these
men made to it, without taking time
to investigate, it would become in
volved in such scandal that il
would be overwhelmed in the fall
elections. There are many parallels
to the deceptions by Colorado and
Kentucky statesmen, which have led
to revocations of appointments in
those States. The shotgun Post
master OF Copiah county, Mississippi.
whose resignation has been called
for by Villas, was foistsd upon the
President by Representative Barks.
dale. Attorney General Garland. IL
is said, was nearly entrapped into
appointing to Office man for whose
arrest for stealing Garland, as Gov
ernor of Arkansas, offered o reward.
A DRUNKARD EXPOSED.
A remarkable exposure OF On at-
tempt to palm off an unfit applicant
occurred in Secretary Mannings
Office the other day. A United States
Senator had in tow man Of con-
tirmed Incorporate habits. whom hs
was pushing for an Internal Rove.
hue appointment. A gsntlman from
the same State, who know tho appli-
cant, went to see the President. and
laid the facts before him. Il" / wish
you would lay the facts before the
Secretary OF the Treasury" said the
President. The gentleman reached
the Secretary's office. to end the
Senator and his bibdlous friend in
consultation with Manning. He
called the latter aside aud said the
candidate was drunkard. "W~,I,"
said Manning, "you say you can
substantiate your charges. suppose
we settle the matter right here" and
bringing his three visitors tos ssthsr.
be told the gentleman to state his
charges in the presence Of the can
didate. The candidate wiltod and
confessed that tho charge was true.
He withdrew his application aud re-
tired with his Senatorial friend.
The latter was not at all abashed at
the exposure and recommended d
another man, who proved to DO un-
der indictment.
In another case, where q Treasury
appointment was made on the rec
ommendatton of several Congress-
men, Manning learned. after the
commission had been mailed. that
the appointee had boon indicted for
quite a serious offence. A dispatch
demanding his resignation forthwith
nipped another scandal in tho bud.
An application for an important
appointment in the railway mail SER
vice is pending before Villas which
bears the names Of Congressmen
Judges and business mon Of Ohio.
The man they recommend WAS
defaulter. and the men who recon.
mend him know it.
There are q score OF such cases iu
every department. which requires
the most careful scrutiny bsloyl