The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-17

xs.a xr<r<a7 exnminerss division. where
th<r .sf r<snnzn anti TIE Lord kuoxs
When--r< Ieasf rnrd the presidential
1sesx5on Il srsx}csE- Ard the wo<k
aox h<Snx done IN th<<e eases m ffse
fest shnxs willlnx tosis IN the hsods
OF an un%crmpssl1as rar1zsans waEk
thzt NJ BE of 10 ezyfAlF trnrnt 20
the zs1or. mzIsnesi aud hrpksn<foHn
~ssssser who allows himself - ae b.
g.sfsesI BIZ the srae9fh fU-lgucs o. TIE
spe<szz examiners
There are thousands ez re5erscd
ca es IL the ssrnsSgE UzEes- InsT arr
kesz oa7 Of tae files By trszsted clerks
ard seat 70 the board OF -svseE. gen
erasiy wisasous any ax31ifaenzi evsatncs,
msny without the sEi<htr<z rasrit .zni
a tssr same time the zpP2iczzt : illsta-
hezl hat his eszlEn has cszze 70 the
bard Of resiew for Eaal actinn. and
csuFeyin- the impression sazs MS
es4inss wzsl be fzyc-zksy zstsd ufoz-
Ehgn. n fart. 80 4eeioa c4Ez ~ Fakea
upon slzezn. ard they are stzrked zE1 70
-ezs.xis1 azssd after tl1e eiecfsafi- sEeH
tEsey I'll ise returned 70 The regeztEsi
Nsrs.
Aretsser device. Other trsssei
clerks. having the roszs q pensioners
q the dsahssn4 states before tEaens,
w1Ise Ezxfers informing the fesasissHer
that his ease has bees examined, zsad
L Z tsnought he y entssied % an N
crease aslsssing hirz 70 make xppissss-
ron feT the saEne. AID x wil be al
axed. The fh6usanssS 81 spp.ie4tsozas
that viii aow into the oslsce n answer
. these eirruizrz eozad net possl2ly
- setesi upon before the election. and
afser fhzS event " wiA he discoveries
thai. apon mature consideration ssE
Tie raeiezl dlvlsioz. i has been de-
esssed thai an increase .carEot he a.
| lowed il this case
Sfsl smother For q rear or more
a affsss atoms for insTezsss. pensions.
MANY q them worthy and merlfcrS-
| oss. haze heeri laid aSss3e - he acted
upon At tlss particular sinie--JusI ss-
| fore election. There are many thosl-
SENDS of fhsfn Ans! sreeisl detail Of
clerks has Teen 5ass caring fer them
| say months. and rox there i greai
Gnxsetg manifested - get these In
creased pensions 0ar in time 10 that
the Eziss1s applicant may hear q his
Ec1sd fortune Just before November 8.
May unreasonable 4nz! anMarrznse.l
election zhe f8rtanate receiver of an
1 increase should not feel asgs ieresH ii q
reduction toil1yS--il taust IN q great
many eases
The commissioner j. giving al his
attention ~ rresent TO pol itical work
ozfsi1e, 5sing seldom in tie cfry, ard
bY his oFeeRs, frequently duplicated,
geo1 and trHe men Of the party are
detailed from among the clerks Of the
Office 90 10 different states-the time
not 70 Re deGaefed from their annual
seave--to pn-h things FOR ali they
are worth. Under Blacks admins
iration the peasi9n bureau has degen-
Grated into 4 huge political machine,
pare and simple. % the worst charzc-
ter. and the public caa rest assured
that nothing, however dishonest,
=-ean o. hrazef sill b left an,ias.e 10
secure another four years lease II
p9weF By the present bead Of that de-
parsmeat
u is scsrceiy possible thst the brave
men 81 IEaiaaa who stood si1eniGsr to
shoulder dlriag the dark days O. lsssl-
81 VIII ailns themselves 70 Il deceige I
b. the extremely gaQzy efoFss o.
General Black % bolster on the wan
ing fortunes Of the present incumbent
Of the Naits hoaSe-a iaaa who had
20 feeling N common with the Union
soiaiefs during the res-sllios. and who
never lets slip Sc opportunity to how
tlat nc Ia. no u-e for taeHs nos.
They proved them elves Mea Of hrav-
cry and intelligence quarter Of q cen
tury ago. and fesore the iies o. Nc
weather they wili Show the nen who
tai sgnspathize with she lost cause
thaf they can set dlStiBgui h she aii-
ference tetseei bazzari and a tar
KEY. HEFEHAN.