Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
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| Phi dep Ia Rscyrd Special.
WAsHrsoTos, Nov. 19.--It was interest
| ing to observe that most of the conBratu-
latory kilograms sent TO General Harrison
after his election were from former Office
holders, who are looking for their old
places again, now that the Republican
party is coming in once more. They
have lively sense of favors to come,
even II they have no gratitude for the
| favors they have received. They are
already spending their next years salaries
and laying their plans for four years
more Of comfortable living. Just imagine
the pressure they will bring to bear upon
President Harrison about March 9Th next.
Add to this the pressing importantly OF
| the Republicans who have never held
Office, and you will have some idea Of
what it was that broke Grandfather Har-
rison down before he had been in the
White House q month. But you will
have TO multiply 1t by four to get the real
weight, because the country Ia four times
as big now IS 1t was in grandfather'd day.
But General Harrison will have to meet
the onslaught OF other clRsses Of men
who were OF very little importance 40
years ago. They are we'll represented by
the pension agent and the land attorney.
These large and influential GLASSES are
soley interested in getting as much Of
the peoples property into their pockets
| as possible without being themselves
pooketed in the penitentiary. They have
| been the persistent enemies of the pres
emit administration, because it has stead
tasty and successfully withstood them,
and there is no doubt that their influences
helped q. atty to bring about Democratic
defeat.
Naturally enough, they expect to have
the things they are interested in all their
own way under the next administration.
| hope, and to some extent believe, that
they will be disappointed. cannot think
that Harrison, who is an honest and a
stubborn man, will yield TO them but il
| he does not he will suffer. They can
make, and will make, moro trouble for
him than any dozen of political leaders.
| They are wholly selfish and absolutely
unprincipled. II Harrison signs the
bills they get Congress to pass so that
| they can rob the people comfortably, well
for him. If he does not they will per-
sooute him, just as they have prosecuted
Cleveland. They would kill him with
/ out sign il it would make the way clear
for their schemes. The principal fellow
among these conspirators was poor
clerk Is or 16 years ago, who started in
the pension business on borrowed money,
buying out for small sum the rather
large business Of firm Of attorneys who
had been debaIred by the Secretary CT
the Interior and could not help them
selves. By his peculiar methods, directed
by certain shresd ability, with great
industry, this man has organized the big
gest e'sency for securing pensions in the
Unite states. His main offices fill a
large building. He presents and pro.
cures thousands OF pensions every year.
lie has already made fortune. and Is ad-
ding to it at the rate Of Sl00,0 year.
Part of this ia derived from weekly
journal started to advertise him which
has obtained 100,00 subscribers among
the ex-Feder i soldiers OF the country.
This journal is his main lover for making
and getting business. He Is rich enough
and adroit enough TO influence the press
generally Through venal or partisan edi
tors and correspondents. But his OWE
journal doas most Of his preliminary
work. Through it he has suggested new
pensiuA projects 10 ine men Who are al
Ways ASKING for more. Throngh it b,
has stIIed up old soldiers to petition
, Congress for these additional fayors
Through it he has drumIned up support
for them in Congress. Through it he hal
libeled and slandered the President, anG
, every other honest man who has dared tc
stand mp against them. He is the oSiei
objectot to the Presidents pension
, vetoes; he is the chief euogizsr of the
, FRirchilds aud Turtles, who attacked him
for them. He has in his journal persist
emily and maliciously misrepresented the
. President and his whole administration
exceeding even the New York tribune il
J mpudenoa ind Visulelce. And no wonder
when you consider that he might have
been worth from one.half milton to &
million and half more th IN he Is il BLAINE
, mad besn in the White House since 1885
Now that HARRISON has been elected
4 (largeiy BIZ his efforts, as he bellevesJ
| this man comes promptly TO the from
, with his congratulations il enc hand ana
l his schemes III tue other. II was hs who
' fired the cannon salute under the White
House widows the day after election
IL was he who hired the Marine Band tc
march in front ot his tmplayes in thu
! Republican parade tie ether right. II
, was no who put out tho most poreeou,
demonstrations ard p~t oil the mos
, costly Fireworks on tnat occasion, II /,
he who is now driving around town he
hind his expensive no sss in bis expansive
| carriage makine preparations for aatri
/ sons Inauguration ban. Qlser brsiness
isnt 1t bat has'ness, nevertheless
cold, calcn'e:ins business lis wou,t
/ axe TO see orr annual pension paYmeu
i tWice seventy hvs lAilliols for this wcnlc
! double or treble his income. 1a lock
70 the Aeputlein Congress And to h,
/ hspuollcsn President 81 Liyo him thu
: nddiiianal pension legislt,ion neeesslr,
tho Extended Arrears mi lie Depend
|. emit Pension bill, tn 5stgioa Psnsi9y
i bill and SO on. lnssmual ia L il ali /,
be tithed by him, tie i:sctg4ge Of the oan
4 sion charge csnnot be tol grast. n /
, oil goes as he hopes he viii 6s 4 nj ion
ais by 1889 and will NOT cRre rey
, What become OF the party which mad,
/ Liui fish.
d But the party which will havo 10 FAC,
! the responsibility al tine po!ls nav not h
! 50 Indifferent to tbs Iebuse which th,
, people will administer r oa ths otne
hand, eithsrShe Congress or tie Presiien
breaks up these nefRrioua little plans
now the heather will RAGE! Harrison fpl
I'll under the pressure from haud bhaker
very early ~ tea campaign, What woul,
become OF htn Under pressure from els
appointed oiiica seekers, pension be23st
and lard grabbeIs?
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Robert Garrett Worse.
NEW YonK, Nov. 10 1t was said Yea