New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-18
GOSSIP FROM THE C4PITAL.
,EMocRATs Observation-Disclosures MIS-

SION-PENSION ABUSES.
fyrou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE ii""'''~i
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Democrats are
serjously put with the conduct OF the First ASSISTANT
Postmaster General. Offensive partisans are not re-
moved fas, enough to suit them, and yet Republican
posnasters are dismissed at the rate OF ABOUT Severn"
five day. group OF Democratic congressman were
ascussnc the situation in front of Wizards to-day The
air around them len with the fragrance OF Cloves
Blank It," said one he wiped the drops OF perspra
tion from his chin. If Hay won't take my worn aoou
the inconsistency the offensive partsanshi Oh post
master he can 20 Jericho. Another remarked thal
Hay might take his district and do as he bnked pleased
with it, lie was tired OF waiting. Two others agreed
that they had been unable get any satisfaction out OF
the First Assistant Postmaster-Genera ana "a lntu
entertained lurking suspicion that no had been snuooou
by Mr. Hay. Together they came to the cohcusoh .u.
NJ nav Was not a good enough Democrat and that II
,as high time to teach him lesson Before they could
carry their hreat-if threat 1t was Into execution ey
had dsa ppeared behind screen ana when they emerge"
again from retreat the one VINO seemed 10 10 .e
spokesman OF the party announced rs inc result VI o
AT the rate Mr. Hay was pro-
aaa,ug now II would take him nine years TO get through
The work of finding offices for the patriots-and by that
time he feared half of the applicants would nave oed
of Hay fever AS they separated one was hearu 70
excaim: 81 wish Hay would go South again Tor the
bepent Of his health"
The appointment OF Judge stallo OF Cincinnati 10 tne
r,,an mission ia understood to have been the
vork OF Mr. Ottendorfer. " The Ser- York Stdos
ztuno and other Ipr0minent German citizens OF New
York and Cincinnati When his name was first presented
70 Mr.. Bayard. that gentleman knitted MS orow
scratched his head and said. "stao Stallo he must
be an Italian I wonder IL he talks English Ana
forthwith he directed secretary to write u one OF
Judge Stallos friends: Does Sguor Salo TAX Enesh
IIe receye ed no reply. His inquiry was regarded as
an insult Somebody must have drawn his aeht9n iieI
on 10 The bluder be had permitted himself to ia INTO
and TO make the dHendc honorable am toiu no
hssened Judge stallos application 10 successful emu
Twas talking with Union soldier the other day. Is
II moi said he that the ADMINISTRATION shouu
70 out on It's way reward dsloyaty Hofe WIS .io
otper ay ended useful and honor able cnreer lie was
Southern man by BIRTH going North toJoin the Snion
forces and helping to preserve the integrity OF te
country His successor 10 "a Northern man VINO went
AZ the outbreak OF the war and fought In the ranks
Of the Confederacy for the destruction Of the Uhion
The recent case of a soldier applying for pension
shortly before his death, which he expected hourly IN
orderthat his should draw pension ate MS deat
illustrates one most fragrant abuses OF the present
pension system. 1t seems 70 be speculative
enterprise with certain young women 10 marry oid
soldiers who cannot live long so that they may draw
pensions as widows after their husbands death You
today when / tell you that there are now on the
pension roll department II 600 pensioners OF the
war of 1912 ali Of them widows. That war ended
nearly seventy years ago. and inc sren These oo
willows drew last year Slso2oO0 or nve anu ohe-hn
fmes "a much as the few thousand old soldiers sur
yiyng or the explanation Is that soe o .sse
widoWs were married to the veteran soldiers ball q
century or after the war was over Ihsy pecains
entitled to their pensions widows wnethcr tey nad
been widows ten days or had ceepraed .nem soiueh
century great many OF the 900 widows VII sun %
drawing pensions account oil the war oil lSl2.