The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-07-19
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The fiscal year ended with june ~
and the financial departments OF TINS
government are in large majority I'D
the hands Of the fellows we kicked lasI
fall The rule here seems to be based
upon the order of the President, Ill
that no changes must be made until !
the expiration Of the present encun-
bents term. You al Topeka can the |
more fully appreciate the situation
when George w. Click holds on over
the united efforts Of the Kansas Del
egation in Congress to have him dls-
placed. SO also, Is this the case III all
the offices Of smaller or lower grades.
LII the Pension office there are up
wards Of two thousand clerks. Inc
special examiner in the field located
all oyer the country salaried at ~,
900 per year, number something IKE
two hundred; these men have, Dy
Commissioner Tanner, been all called
in and are in most cases given places
Of a lower grade, such a. $1,000, 81
400, and 81 600 pl ices IN lieu of those
lost by reason OF their heretofore
Democratic principals, save In the
case Of Que, Mr.. Geo. Tanner, from
Illinois Mr.. Tanner is the only Negro
III America who has ever received
commission as special examiner i'll the
field of Pensions, and that place was
given him by Ex-COmmissioh Black,
late Of President CleYeiand's admin
istration. and now he has been re-
moved BY Commission Tanner OF our
Republican administration, while
his brother examiner Of Democratic
faith are simply lowered i'll rank and
salary and retained, and thls IS called
"Civil Service Reform;" add to this
the appointment or rather promotion
Of q goodly number Of the efficient
white clerks from one thousand dol
lars per year up to twelve, fourteen,
and sixteen hundred dollars per year,
based simply on efficiency, aud tc
date no Negro has been Of sufficient
proficiency to elicit promotion.
And now comes a tale which strikes
Kansas squarelY i'll the face. The
story goes, that the Chief clerk In th'
Int Tor department, under Judge
Geo. Chandler lat Assistant Secreta-
~, and captain OF watch bark, hat
q friend to get into q subordinate pc
sition, there was no vacancies an'
they both called Chambers attention
to old darkies who held places, claim
ing them to be no good POLITICAL
and why not remove them and plac
instead their friends. Quicker thai
thought, Chandler made the appoint
ments ana worst Of all The Chief cler
and other officers demanding the re
moyals are nold-oyer Republican
legacies from the Cleveland admir-
istratiUn and which tins ADMINISTERS
ton seems to be catering largely /
SO much for Chandler on the Negr
question, when only fault lies III ii
color Of their skin, and without :
much as granting them an opportun
ty to be heard in their own defens
What strikes us as peculiarly strang
Is the fact that Republican Hans
should furnish this character Of ma
Well the poor Negroes Of Ka ms
may congratulate themselves upon Il
election To Congress Of such mau
Harrison Kelly; for in the long list
members not one has 80 Tar mantle,
ed sufficient interest ia the Broth
in Black from that state to inter,
himself i'll securing decent place
one Of the many able Colored men
Kansas: and while the getting
place il not the only "Consumau
devoutly wished fol" yet we conft
IL has its influence and is manifest
to very great extent among
good white folks OF Kansas. Let
look over the list Of Kansas appoil
ments TO date.
First Assistant Secre any Of the
terror. Hon. Geo, Chandler, sal,
$4,000 Hon. Thos. Il an, Minister
Mexico, salary $4,000. Col. Re
(Ex-Secrotary Kansas State Board
R. COMMISSIONER 70 Chief CieI
place i'll the Geological Survey Div
ion. salary SIS 900. Hon. Robert I
ner. ex Editor School journal to
Consulate a: CadIs, a beautiful Sou
ern seaport in Spain, salary aud
5000. Hon. NJ. ID. Sampson, Of
line Co., 10 A Consulate At ST, Joi
NIB. salary and fees s. 500, and
next out OF the * rumor has
will be George Apperson Of H
county.t be Consul 10 Bueaos Ay
Argentine Republic salary and
$4,000. Hon. J. IL. F1aHhlu, VI !
call county. Deputy Auditor, sal