New-York tribune., 1885-03-13
DENOUNCING THE PRESIDENT.
FOND HOPES CRUELTY DISAPPOINTED.
DESPAIR OF THE OFFrCE-sEEKERs-THE CASE OF
POSTMASTER PEARSON.
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pEsPAlk OF THE OFFfCESEEKERS-THE CASE OF
POSTMASTER PEARSON.
tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.1
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Another day has passed
and no nominations have been sent to the Senate
Democratic politicians explain this strange conduct
on tho part Of the President upon the ground only that
the Senate committees have not been appointed yet
and that it will be useless under these circumstances
for the President allow long list of nominations
accumulate the Vce-Presdents desk, upon which
| no action could 10 taken Few Democrats can be
persuaded that decent regard for the prOpretes of
his official station compel the President slowly at
first In the matter of removals. In their eager haste
reap tho spos Of victory they forget this and they
denounce the conduct which, for the time, keeps the
Offices out Of their grasp, in the most unmeasured
language. Any intmaton that this THAI official may
be retained in the service account OF his experience
and knowledge of affairs Is received with howl by
the " Mossbacks who fondly imagined that the Gays
OF Jackson would return the minute that Democratic
President entered the White House. The politicians of
experience, however. console themselves with the
thought that the end OF the year Will see pretty clean
| sweep OF the olhces
The charges against Postmaster Pearson OF New
York. mentioned being file in the Post Office De-
partment. old story. They recalled Tor
the pose simply of furnishing an excuse for his re-
moyai They have been IN posseSson oi the Post once
authorities since the summer oil 1888. but no action
| was taken upon them I he statement that the
| Attorney General had been called upon to give an
opinion regarding them and. the result OF bis in
yesiigation had recommended the removal OF MT.
Icarson IA pronounced To be untrue at the Attorney
| Generals office Tho charges against Mr.. Pearson
that he stockhOder, director or trustee in
the Manhattan District lelesp Association, branch
which association-the Uaited States Circular DIS
patch Company whose business was conducted IN the
same building with the same force a. the Manhattan
District ecgtaph Association had been carrying on
business which violation OF the Postal laws.
Postmaster rearson's explanation OF the charges
against him that, at the request ot two OF bis
friends. he signed his name to the application for the
incorporation oi the Manhattan District Telegraph
| Company. and that hi, name might have appeared as
9" the trustees !Or the hrst year. c showed now
ever. that he never bought or owned share oi the
stock that he received the notice OF his election
OF trustee invited to act and never attended
"A meeting Consequently. he could not have been IN
terested III the concern IN the way minated
The rush at the departments continues. ClerKs are
kept busy until late at night ming away applications
received by mail and other ne ohce-seekers
who troops with friends aud hackers at their
bee IL. seriously mteriere with the Transaction oil Dust
ness MANY oi them have reached that condition where
they are unable To leave the city except by walking
home getting the money IRON Trends to buy Their
railroad tickets one oi the wiser ones. Missouri
Democrat who started for his home last night tells the
following story. -" thought would call up and see
George Iest before leaving town. don't want any
Office but George IL an old TREND and wanted 10 see
him EaTy TIN, morning ordered cafFiaSt' anu
drove TO the number given me as Vests residence
went early To get ahead of the numerous patriots
rom my state who are here ohet'ng 10 saciInee the
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would drive the houre and Vest wasn't up Ia just
AT tor him. feeling sure that oibce-seeKers wonIhh I
he ON the trail 80 cary got to the house, and ID II
| sNi,1lcr wasn't ringing the door bell and charley
Manson was sitting the stems. drove away without
seeng George The gentlemen named are On the list
| OF Missouri : applicants Tor nihoe >,
The scramble tor places TO feed at the publc crib Is
| unpreccdcnted IL reminded an old Government EN-
poyee to-day the times before the Republican party
came into power lie recalled the oi particularly
tenacious seeker who had gone through all the
stages from hotel boarding house, and. finally bad
| landed Ia the cheapest OF the cheap down by the
riy,s Ils aspirations had likewise decreased. and has
1 soie ambition WAS % become u wat. hrnan IVA the
Trra,ury One day, white crossing tho canal bridge.
at Seventhst. hs discovered mans body floating IN
the water. On examination. he found that the dead
man sas none other than watchman IA tho Treasury
whom tue very day before he had seen about the
building. Giving hasty alarm he ran TO the
Treasury and rushing beathlessy into tho presence Of
| the Secretary ho demanded appointment 20 the
vacancy.
WHY. my irienl' said the Secretary, " tho place
, has already been hlcd."
Filled" shrieked the mad man. " by whom why.
lust saw his dead body pulled out oi the canal
don't doubt that saio the Secretary, but the
plsc. IL hed nevertheless have Just given II to the
man who Ga hun tall ~.