Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 90, 1888.

w ASd1NGION, JAN. 20, 1000
A ripple of amusemeRts has been
caused here by. the publication OF a
letter written by Senator Ingalls,
three weeks after Cleveland's inau
DURATION, IN which he pays Cleveland
me compliments. About that time
:heIe were great many Republl-
cans who would have written similar
letters, so completely were they hum
Rugged by Cleveland's professions of
civil service reform, but now that
his character is more fully known
aud understood, be stands in the
eyes of observant people as the
representative OF the spells system,
and his administration will staud in
history as having removed more of
ticialS on account of their political
opinions than any other one in the
history of the country and there re-
movals have been steadily going on
while this arrant political fraud was
repeating s'No man shall be remov-
ed on account OF his political Opin
ions" and other such catch phrases.
The publication of this old Ingalls,
letter was doubtless intended to help
Cleveland, but it is more likely to
prove a boomerang.
For the first time, Cleveland was
seen on foot on the streets of this
city, Saturday, when accompanied
by Secretary Fairchild he walked to
West Washington and returned. A
short distance behind him walked
TWO detectives, to see that nobody
should hurt the dear innocent little
things. Bah. It's enough to make
me sick to even think of, particular
" when it is remembered that when
Gen. Grant was President, he made
ii regular practice of walking about
he city alone, and it would have
teen a very reckless man who would
nave dared to suggest to the brave
old warrior that he should be follow
ID by detectives to protect him from
his fellow citizens. But it's Il long
ways from Grant to Cleveland, one
was the real man of the people ; the
'ther is bogns representative of the
people, who tries to palm himself off
III the masses as a great refOrmer.
That Republics are ungratetul -
was never more strikingly shown
han in the case of the survivors OF
Lieut.. Grerley's expedition TO Lad,
Franklin Bay. who have not to this
lay received from the Government
their regular allowance for fuel and
quarters. If they had been on som.
Easy duty at home, they would
doubtless have long ago received
heir allowances /: but their absence
III the Arctic seas and the form oil
The order detailing them, made an
'ct of Congress necessary to author
Ize their payment. \ bill was re
'Orted to the Senate I'D the last
Congress, and easily passed, but il
was defeated in the House, through
he efforts of General Bragg (now
minister to Mexico) solely because II
vas reported from the committee on
claims instead of from the military
Committee. A bill has already been
introduced in the Senate this ses.
sion to give Brainard and his brave
comrades their pay, which amounts
70 about 500 for each of them. Sen
'tor Henderson made the report on
Fhis bill in which he said
"The appeal of these men is MOI
mly just, with precedent in snpport
II it, but the beroism exhibited d
the hardships endured by the p,.li-
TONERS should have stimulated ear.
ler action as an evidence ola desire
N the part of the representatives oil
The American people to reward those
who were willing to sacrifice their
lives aud their health in the cause OF
science. Justice has been tardy
Fourteen of the nineteen persons
named in the bill are dead, and AT
the rate of progress which their
prayer tor relief has, all may be de
ceased before action is taken.
Think of report like that being
made in the Senate. And vet il
may be years before the heirs OIL
these brave men get their money.
Hon. S. V. White, of New York
has introduced bill that will strike
many people favorably, in view Of
the rapid rate at which our forests
are being destroyed His bill pro
poses to separate the forest land,
from the other public lands of the
United States, to Withdraw them
from the control of the General Lane
Office, and to put them under thu
special Commissioners of Forests and
four Assistant Commissioners Will
The view Of having the forest land,
cultivated and preserved.
HOWELLS.