The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

knows how it is himself. He caused
it to be generally understood that
every employee of the Pension Office,
whose pension had been rerated UNI
der this administration, would be
dismissed. This did not chime in
with what the President thought
was justice. and he intimated to the
Secretary that these men should not
be dismissed unless cause could be
shown in every instance. If any
wrong. doing is found out against one
of these employees, he should be dis
charged at once. but the same chance
should be given them that the courts
give lnen charged with crime-that
of proving their innocence. This
little check will probably have
good effect on Secretary Noble, who
is really very able man, but he has
been suffering somewhat from the
very common,officia disorder known
as "big head"
Senator Pettignew, of South Da-
kota, who passed through Washing
ton few days ago, is good repre-.
sentative of the material interests of
that state. He wears clothes manu-
featured at his new wooden mill, at
Sioux Falls, from wool grown on
Dakota sheep. There is no doubt
about where he stands on the tariff
question.
The number of Government EN-.
ployes that have gone TO their homes
in the several states to vote is unus-
uaIly large for an "off year" election.
There is much newspaper talk
about the Civil Service Commissions
prosecuting members of Virginia
Republican club in this city for send.
ing circulars to Government clerks
asking contributions to the campaign
fund, but there are few people that
think anything will come out of it,
for the very good reason that the
club violated no law in sending out
these circulars. The only thing 50
far made apparent by this cyclone in
a teakettle. is that at least two of the
Civil Service Commissioners should
paddock their jaws if they hope to
escape the ridicuIe of the country.
Secretary Noble is receiving COM
mendation from all quarters for his
bold attack upon the cattle ring of
the Cherokee outlet, and he deserves
them all, for it was a courageous
stand for him to take. and it was
taken against pressure that few
people outside of the Secretary's Office
have any conception of.
Representative Perkins, of Kan
sas, who has been stumping Virginia
for the Republicans, has had an ex-
perience that he says he is not anx-
ious to repeat. He has been continu-
ally abused and misrepresented by
the Democratic press of the state, and
to cap the climax, the proprietor of a
hotel at Orange Court House COM
PEELED him to leave the house, after
he had made speech, and he had to
go some miles before he could get a
meal.
A committee of coIored men from
the late Baptist convention held at
indianapolis called on the President,
while here. and presented the res0-
buttons adopted by the convention
asking Congress to appropriate $50.
00O. 900 to assist the negroes of the
South to 60 west. They also called
on the Attorney-General in relation
to recent outrages perpe.rated upon
colored men In the South for at
tempting to exercise the elective
franchise.
Owing 10 the various state cleo
lions, the CANVASS for the Speaker
ship of the House has been extreme.
ly quiet during the past week. But
after this week things will begin to
yet lively.
The Postmaster General has def
niteiy settled the question of rates to
be paid by the Government to the
telegraph companies for transmitting
official messages, which has been In
dispute for several months. The
rates named by Mr.. Wanamaker are
substantially the same as those
charged to the general public by the
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph COM
pany at the time of its absorption by
the Western Union.
Commissioner Raum says his new
rule requiring all applications for
pensions involving any considerable
amount of money to be submitted to
him for examination and approval
before the certificate is issued. works
smoothly and does not delay the
business of the Office at all.
Secretary Blaine accompanied a
party to the White House the other
day that attracted the attention of all
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