The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-10
Washington Letter.
TrOm our regular oorrospondent.l
Pres. lnternatlOnal Range
]. c. LEARY, Secretary.

Trom our regular corrospondentl
WASHINGTON, Jan. S0th, 1888.
A ripple of amusement has been
caused here by the publication Of n
letter written by Senator ingalls, three
weeks after CTeveland's inauguration,
in which he pays Cleveland seine com
pliments. About that time there were
great many republicans who would
have written similar letters, so com
pletely were they humbugged by Cleve-
lands professions of civil service re-
form, but now that hts character is
fully known and understood, he stands
in the eyes of observant people as the
representative OF the spolls system, and
his administration will stand in history
ms having removed more officials an ac-
count OF their political opinions than
any other In the history OF the coun-
try; and these removals have been
steadily going on while the president
was repeating "No man shall be
removed on account OF his political
opinions" and other such catch phrases.
The publication of this old Ingalls, let
ter was doubtless to help Cleveland,
but It Is mora likely 10 prove q boom
erang.
For the FIRST time, Cleveland was
seen on foot ON the streets of this city,
Saturday, when accompanied by Secre-
tary Fairchild he walked to West
! Washington and returned. A short
distance behind them walked two de-
| tectlves. When General Grant was
= president he made regular practice OF
walking about the city alone; and II
7 would have been very reckless man
r who would have dared to suggest 70
the brave old warrior that he should be
D followed by detectives to protect him
a from his fellow citizens.
"That republicans are ungrateful'
was never more strikingly shown thar
' IN the case of the survivors OF Lieut.
y Greeley's expedition TO Lady Franklin
8 bay, who have not to this day receives
e from the government their regular al
: lowance for fuel and quarters. IL the.
o had been on some easy duty at home
I they would doubtless have long ago re
Q ceived their allowances; but their at
! sence IN the Arctic seas and the forr
y of the order detailing them, made al
y act Of congress necessary to authoriz
their payment. A bill was reported
e the senate in the last congress an
@ easily passed, but It was defeated In th
% house, through the efforts of Gener'
% Bragg (now minister TO Mexico) solel
II because IL was reported from the con
+ mittee on claims instead of from Il
# military committee. A bill has a
J. ready been introduced In the senate
st this session to give Brainard and b
.e brave comrades thsir pay, whit
~ amounts to about STO0 for each
Iy them. Senator Manderson made the r
a. port on this bill, In which he said:
es "rhe appeal of these men is not on
,f just, with precedent In support OF
" but the heroism exhibited and Il
30 hardships endured by the petitioner
es should have stimulated further actio
e. as an evidence of desire on the pa
20 of the representatives of the Amer
lg can people to reward those who a
a willing to sacrifice their lives ar
lis health in the cause of science. Justi
he has been tardy. Fourteen of the min
teen persons named IN this bill a
"a dead, and at the rate OF progress whit
ed their prayer for relief has passed,
o. may be deceased before action is taker
H. Think of report like that bell
n made IN the senate. And yet II may
he years before the heirs Of these bra
H. men get their money.
he Hon. S. V. White, of New York, b
10 introduced bill that will strike maj
or people iayorabiy, Ia view OF the rap