The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-03

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form aud Political Honesty. II
II Il very evident that the spirit
which, in the days when Mr. Blaine
was Speaker. appointed committee
with General Butler at its head. 70 ex-
scutc q war dance on the principle o.
Ciyil-Service reform. Il again At the
nelm ia Washington Within one
month after his inauguration. Presi-
lent Harrison has completely set Ut
rest all foolish forebodings that his
was 70 be mandy -pamby. milk-and-
water administration II 10 already
apparent that for the next four years
this Is to be a government OF the
boys. BY the boys and for the boys,
and that no ono Is eligible to shRre In
It's beneficcnce unless his Republican,
ism Is or the Tom Plat and block OF
five brand. When that noble Sunday
School superintendent Mr.. Wanna
maker. was appointed to the Office OF
Postmaster-General il was universally
conceded TO be a business-like stroke
or political sagacity. which liquidated
$40. 600 obligation on the one
hand and promised business
like administration Of postal bust
rrss on the other. And IN
this the President showed a
very long head. Mr.. Wanamaker's at
tention had been attracted TO the ex-
pertness shown BY one John 5. Clark
son in handling the mailing lists OF the
, Voice, the Prohibition organ in New
York, which he obtained surrepti-
tiously, and carried to the headquar-
. ters OF the National Campaign Com
I mittee with the greatest celebrity and
/ without losing piece Of the precious
, mail matter. The Voice made a great
ado over Mr.. Clarkson's connection
!. with its mailing list, and Mr.. Wanna
/, maker. being prohibitionist. nat
! urally accepted its eulogies Of his ex-
/. pertness as disnterested tribute 70
I Mr.. Clarksons qualifications to hold
! any place In the Post-Ofiicc Depart
4 ment lower than the Postmaster-Gen.
n eralship. for which he recognized the
. absolute fitness OF only one merchant
, prince in the United States There
4 fore. no named Mr.. GARRISON 40 hi
Al first assistant. and gave into his hands
.. the power Of decapitation and appoint
ID ment throughout the Union, reservinI
II FOR himself The control OF the post
"A Office at Philadelphia. lest the bushes
70 interests OF Wanamaker, merchant
10 might suffer through the selection
Al some political hack TO tend his mails
"a In this Mr.. Wanamaker demonstrate
v. that he possessed the capacity to loo
M out for number one. with which N
.? wo Id that buys at his store has credi
OF ed him.
IN Mr.. Clarkson knew what the Pres
nd deaf and Mr.. Wanamaker expected
N. him. and was too anxious to see "
A.. chips fy TO waste time caressing y
~ handle OF the axe entrusted TO his kee
~ inc: so he began laying about hi
lie with all the indiscriminate energy
OF boy with his first Ratchet Wherev
ave he saw Democratic postmaster
inc little axe fell with unerring ccleri'
IN He never had to strike twice TO sever
I'M offensive partisan head from the OH
I'M that supported it, Only one consl
on Grafton restrained him from rcmovi'
every Bourbon he = with one fell swe
Of his reeking axe II was necessa
10 make out commissions to fill vaca
ces as rapidly Is these were made. .
10 he Is forced to prolong the agon
ia But with his enjoy ment Of the task u
de- can not be considered uncongenial
in tension Of his labors. How he p
ia forms his share in the glorious pr
Hezf.l4nSl
iii. service may be gathered from !
inc following account Of Congre
u. man Owen OF Indiana's visit
- his SHAMELESS: 81 went in I
elv other day with long list OF Repl
lican names wanted favored a
ur- asked that as many Democrats
AL turned out General Clarkson 70
mo my paper. and after running over
hastily said that a new rule had PC
4 4 established by which mon IN Congr
~ would be required toset down oppos
each name and post-oiiice wh'
- changes are desired the amount
,;,h salary the positions pay. ! rcp
4 that II nothing more was require
al. could soon comply, and stepping Q
nm side picked up a blue book, and viii
ten minutes filed In the twenty
the thirty plac es where the amount q
her airy was required. Then ! went d
10 General Clarkson, and he tool
Of blue pencil and wrote across the b
A. OF each one. appointed. N" This -
lear why the thing goes from morning
law night every day except Sunday
nah clerks filing out the commissions
looking up the bonds are being o.
n worked. There are no reports 70
= ~ effect that his work has began TO
hsr. upon Mr.. GARRISON. The labor
ood. delight in physics pain. Chic
America (Ind.).