The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-17
SWINDlED.
Mismanagment Of the Pen
sion Office.


Ezzn& ~ the 1ssn10er&EAG 141fa n - = y
saxfgn Enr FaanF rnouns thai > Whole
sazon- iozs X ioTe "a. ksesa Test DIR
| Ing the Fazt year Somewhere between
ffse tez3l sssenszI and phvsiezl x-eek
who szsissazaages tie penSsess bareaz
zn5 the nsan wsso vgfz@~ feasssEs ssisax
81 the White hoEse F-osa the tine
the vice- pre- :. serfsai hee eomnenaed
tsszziag In the bonnek q 9eha G. BlAck
that i. trozH tke time : Hsf@gzsied
senate esszfrsaed hiss ~ re1sscss cssas-
/ nziaaiones. zsp 70 the TIRE be failed 20
nsafsrs4szxs for seecn4 Place 81 r.
f.7s1ss his one sole am hzs been to
azaew al pos shle s3os4htssi Chains n
order to roax1fce * -esiiieTs that he
xas fxvorzhse = tisslr i8teres sazeh
uzose ~ than his Fsseslsssse oss. Hho
eonfiaesi themselves sIfaia The hnsit
q yensi5a iz2s n rrTsIs7iag decisions
| Human nafsre Is weszk. especially
40 among government elerks Hh0
have served long n fse psensioa and
other departments here. and wheE
the Desnsc-zssc party came Sato power
many u them Hbo previously hozsted
ioza and long 81 their strong Bsr1asi-
can freessFities SUD seniy discoveries
ItAs1aselses IS asie5t Democrats. AID
when Esark took the ScepEre az the
peza si9B bureau be vas st once sur
rounded b. , a1faher n these taTn-
roats and sye0phaafs. Hsao, fsIns
Thoroughly familiar with She routine
woFk q the Office, and eooa lezrssiisg
tis aspirations 70 uioaat as tail-plere
- the serond term presidential kite.
Immediately began the comparatively
easy task Of convincing their new
/ chief q the necessity OF passing as
many E-ension claims a possible.
| without regard TO tiseis merits. in Or
| der to make himself Solid with the sol
diey element. and 30 show the country
| Al large that the Democratic party
| Bsaek IN paFtscular-w2s the true
friend 0E the Union soldier.
| He surrounded himself with bench
snen az tbs elias. giving them IN
rnerited positions and promotions,
| and many were the secret meetings
held BY the eonclaye, With results
zss0n made manifest ia the discharge
of large number q competent clerks
| many 81 them kon0rabiy discharged
e4fifaaaErs III III tA<@7st5tN sA7---f-t4 ia
| the removal, but piainly tFaceabse 30
petty spite work on the part q the
ring that gathered close nn6er the
wing os the new commissioner.
Blaes. organized a B0art u re re-
view Is rot sanctioned by the lass Of
tie Department and aiso@a scf4rsle
board 81 revies and boari 81 re-review.
Among those three boards his .ets
ssers 8 lstsibufel. especial fagafite- be
| ing assigned 70 tie sniernae .ia.e osTd
snd when any good Democratic pen
son riasfn 3ifa 3 f4F laaascpsn 81
Demo sstie influence WIS Cons uIen8cd
to the good rrAee 81 the commissioner,
Il vas ~ oaEe sent to the board 81 re-
viey with memorandum attached.
To Re aisowea 8 whiEli ended aii flgf-
tAer work 10 the ease and in innwmeF-
asee iastansxs they were allowed bg
.aa special order 81 the commissioner
~-aii K sag before the aforesaid board
zx 4 mtfter of fora only IN thls
.iip she4 mns.naF the commit ieERer.
aish the sd Of his henehmFn 81 aero
haJt politics, has managed - pass a
CREST insuy els % thai aou.d Dot
bear honest inspection not 80 iasea
- haeAls the soldier az 10 nanulac-
tore a reputation 10 which he Is ret
entitled.
During the fsast three years civil
service reform h4z been almost en-
iiecly Ignored in Ut osiice and TIE
Sauth ard sos Vel tiuubffai states
have been greatly favored ia the mat-
ter 81 appointment. ManE nsttnee
are kuowa oi bigh cieFkships being
Given - men whose general ignorance
au8 stupidity sere se FoltiTe that
tie esGii-sefssce rales aisG reEfilat on
had fseeft utterly dissegarlsa, but the
, commissioner bad r9a.g tayprs 70 de-
peHse. and lis charity" c6geFed
multitude o! sins one instance,
saluple az many An Indiana man
vas given a 10 ition Of lah0fer IN the
pension building. With the fsofaise Of
something much better shogid he be
able to pass eiTil-seTyice ekaIaln-
alton He was personal friend and
| wire-pulief Of senator voorhees,, and
| reported 20 have been a
knight az the senator's Gold
ca Circle. lie made several
attempts ia pas the eiYil-seryiee
examination. hg.t failed each time. and
| hard fate eeefacl t. have eat him oisf
1 for an ordinary eyery-8as lah9Fer, an
| tll the senator came to his rescue and
| q special examination WIS ordered foc
this one case aaa--lae passed Re 81
/ bis he might havc gathered wisdom
I from former failures sc any rate, oy
/ s8aie hook of crook, he passed. Per
| sons familiar with his photography
| think the civil service e0wnls loners
niistook him Tor a lea4ine airipe OF
/ Xulapuk. lor lie j. a dismal allure in
simple Eueiish; and clerks IN the
! ossee ehe have. iecsnae familiar wlth
I Racks Methods eTe not sGrpfi 81 %
1 sess the $50 iabsaeE tran formed into q
S2ofs' priae nal esat iner Many sood
p iilea g tha' aaye been giyea
ing The ssesns r. s. dischareiFg or
reduclue csazkfa ~. tried clerks
lnaav at { ~ ssfsi8isd b. tlse lass ~
aa asln or as il sAaB coaa5Fy's ssr-
viee-
I Great pfepagsflsas sege f01de ard
I many ilfaaslns had in Blacks
I private OLD = pzegso.is Go tlie 81 louis
convention. and 3 uanher 81 his spe-
cial fa.tfltes were seat - that city.
Bat iE il aeraies q enlarge oF that
( faes. rs nlany % their names were
( E,ab.isheI "a ttse time. taesg men
we're there loF the express purpose Of
isfiaAne Blacks boan8lst. though
drawine eoosi salaries from tae govern
neut tor ar different work We all
kHa8 h8N il terminated. The "a sr-
pa afmert was Secnlx teit Us. tae epgn-
Ulss Toner wha apealy expressed his
btr%8 90 she pres eut, wa0m he
tlsa.sd eatirslv for sss4viag him and
81 Genuuei Ati99s evidently soon
seachesi Sac ears ai Use White house.
fer "a rumor was rife thas q change vas
aaafsrlIf SEED iH The hurcsa 81 pea-
ss- FnEH iaAca began T. hedEc.
Matters sore rafe8eA up bT aasasi
i7iyaGa, AMI tee srucrat ut 8ed rs
rrs.ai e- af iestlses reward slsogl 4 the
lsEeFn5 q niiH. sr@tfa Pc continues
Ia power iaaE'ut Is Aif Increased
aeaur ter fHs G rs nis paris
>n TBS 81 isantF falrgl ton iluE-
Dire OF incompetent srssial examine
crs rae s f ais foi4sa4 talh arta-
iag 81 { Rss5s haFe t seat Esle
st&iEs esa i.ieTed aoA5ia t aga ysrF
Easia- q suB btaegvF HtIssy as Is
nsefiE. that eFi ia8tsa Is laoSe st.ies
is flFEaF. 60 as usee 81 t.tess exssslsss-
ers gha, ant.sf re iE3 If, sraef ans.
Hssse rE e7se eg &igtas Fse5 8ex-
aus osiiea p- "a rffs7 e af bin ine
TIE euqn sluf teis him hes 81.
rishj, asa sceas tae ease Co Che ren-
siaa osa e. Klers So viii ts a1n H.
eomp.ess - the sSlri ui Eeview. eF
3esaiAe& II the ceclsk exanAiner@ Is.
Tls4 eta ci-aeT csse Nil remain gu-