Wichita eagle., 1888-09-22
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olANci las <idillni>t1satfV.i CItiulildi after
criminal has been appointed TO lucrative
positions under the government, and
/ that never III the history of the country
has there been such open and notorious
| appointments to office OF convicted
I felons
| | do not pretend to be informed of the
names of sill the criminals that have
been appointed TO office under his adj
ministration. but l have here a list OF
| Ia which were collected by the New
York Tribune, together with the au-
thorlIy, making the charge in each case.
Some enthusiastic Democrats may say
that these are mere campaign lies: but
/ Deg leave 10 say that the authority for
making these charges, IN almost every
| instance. Is taken from q Democrats
/ paper No one VIII doubt but that the
New York SIM Is good Democratic
authority. No one will doubt that the
/ New York Times is row good
/ Democratic authority Both of
/ these great New York papers
( are supporting Cleveland The
New York Times supports him enthnsi-
I aStically. while the New York Sun supf
ports him because be is the nominee 90
the Democratic party. but not with tbs
/ same enthusiasm. In other instance
/ the columns of TIE New York World
furnish the information. and no one Will
I doubt the Democracy of that great sheet.
L have time 10 enunlerate but few of
these eases. The first instance will
give IS that Of Barney Conroy. who was
appointed under the present adminiStra-
ton as mail agent 1T Union Station. Ind
The New Iorh Times saws that in 1872
he was sent 10 the penltentiary for two
years for grand larceny: that he pleaded
guilty TO robbery in 1871. and was sem
fenced for two years; that in 1879 he
was again indicted and found guilty.
This Is a pretty far criminal record for
Barney
The next case l viii cite is that of f.
ID. Crawford. appointed postmaster at
Sioux City. Ia, convicted IN the United
States court at \ ankton. u. T.. and sent
10 the penitentiary Even Democrats
protested against his appointment and
denominated him a jail bird. as dishon-
est and incompetent. Sioux City was a
presidential office and this WAS a presi-
dental appointment, and this man seems
to have been the kind of man that the
president desired to appoint.
There are some Of them in Kan
sas, but | will not mention
/
states.
{. {. Judd WAS appointed agent for the
labor bureau Tor the state of Colorado.
He has served one term IN the Kansas
pententiary and two terms in the Col
orado penitent.ary for horse stealing. and
about the time of ms appointment lad
been hauled up upon the third charge.
Another instance | viii name Is that
~ tx~hA I'll
to n position IN the treasury department.
He plead guilty To issuing forged papers
in the state of New York, and was SEN
fenced to five years in the Auburn peni-
Tertiary, but was pardoned out by Sam
uei j. Illden in 1915. lie then went to
Minnesota, at Saltwater. There, after a
short time. he was again charged with
having forged papers IN his possession,
was found guilty, and sentenced to the
Saltwater penitentlary for four years.
lie. however, was from Buffalo. New
York, and knew Cleveland personally,
and this may have had something To 10
with his appointment.
John Warner was appointed postnas-
ter at Peoria, I'll. 1t was alleged that
he had been dismissed from the army
for certifying 10 a false muster roll.
He was indicted several years ago
for violation OF the internal
revenue laws. but plead the
statute of limitations and escaped. All
of these matters and a certified copy of
the Indictment and record were present
ed 10 the president prior TO his appoint
ment.
i viii not take your time to enumerate
further instances under this head. but |
will close by giving You part of an edi-
t0rial which was published III the Wash
ington Post, the Democratic organ of the
president at Washington City. Novem-
Der ,. 1850. The Washington Post SAYS:
Federal patronage IN Cincinnati has
been employed 10 elevate most disrrputa-
Die and odious cnaracttr4 No less than
four criminals hold government positions
ia Ohio today as erect results OF Demo
cratic dispensstiou Recent appointments
in the Ohio treasury service include three
Indicators and one chronic wOrk-housa
inmate; one IN the peniteutiary for theft,
another indicted for murder but escaped
because principal witness disappeared -
With this editorial from Clegeland's
own paper | close this branch Of the
case.
BY way Of argument upon this evi-
dence | simply desire TO say that Mr..
Cleveland cannot be ignorant Of the
have named the evidence Of the convic-
ton was presented either in the form Of
a court record or IN the nature Of pro-
test from his own Democratic party.
MORE HALEFACToRs
/ will now pass 10 anothsr class Of cases
Of which / Will give a few instances.
Frank W Wooster was appointed post
master at Huntington, Connecticut. and
after he had taken upon himself the
oath Of office he succeeded IN rObbIng
the mails for which DC was arrested.
J. ii. Putnam was appointed consul at
Honolulu. Allen o. Myers, prominent
Ohio Democrat. !eiegTaphed to Secretary
BayaTd ~ follows,
appointment Of Putnam Is "a disgrace 10
the administration. This man would sell
the American flag 10 the heather for an
Gndershirt Financial record as a bleeder.
has been political scandal There IS uni-
ycrsal disgust
Oscar j. Harvey was appointed clerk
in the treasury department and had
charge q the division which settles
horse claims. lie was appointed over
the protest Of Samuel J. Randall and
Ex-Governor Curtis, u Pennsylvania.
he forged horse claims and coll ectsd
them u the amount of Git 200
William Hyde was appointed r-ostmas-
tar al 81. Louis 4 -. Louis dispatch.
under date Of November II, iS5j, to the
New York sun says. in relation 10 this
and other appc.nt1nen l.
made By Clevelaud IA that city:
Appointments are q stencil IA the nos--
triis 81 this people. Ia vain does Congress
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