The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10
Frn OR regular sosrsspcrcsns
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. ID. T.. May "a. 1889.


WAsHlSGTox. d. T., May "a. 1889.
President Harrison has refused n *.
tend the time for the Railway Mail Sc,v-
ice a. pass under The ru!es Ot lhs Civil
service Commission. Cou1eqm .ntiy no
n,.p. insment can be made ~ that brs.ch
OF the Government service sitter May
first. except through the Civil Service
Commission. This action wss taken in
20 the ishes OF + siu,ssi~r
General Wshasuaktr. who had asked 10
have the time extended.
The most thoroughly disappointed
man Ia the United States Bill, Malone.
70, Virginia had quite long interview
y it'll the President on Saturday. and ii
is aid that be msde most pi,eons ap-
peal tor recognition Of some sort. lie
is no longer choice about what he gers.
lie started out by demanding y Cshnet
position. but nov he hnnb.y asks 10 be
lnliowsd 20 name a lew Of the smaller
Federal officials IN Virginia, sud il i ~
lno means certain that even that privilege
liz "a be allowed him.
| President Harrison, a. n lawyer, must
he familiar with the old English legal
maxim which says, 'the receiver ~ stolen
seton IL cutting The acquaintance al his
old friend w W. Dudley. WHO orgsniz-
ed the doubtful voters Of Indiana into
blocks o: i've" aud stole the state.
proves that he does net believe in the
siore said msxim. |, las been iiiifd
lsround Washington for some time that
\ President Harrison had refused 10 speak
no Col. Dude, since The ls,ler was nm
fortunate enough to get -hown NJ in lie
l.hlorks OF five business. Could il be
lhscause the President dissiFioves az
such erookeancs-s WIZ. Dudley has
lheen one Of his crcokedesi and ablest
liieutepanis. for 10. these many Years, and
III was Tor just such work that he, BY
l-pscisl request. ard Dude, made treas
urer OF The Republican National Com
lmistee. Gen. Harrison did not seem 10
Il ohiect 10 The crookcdness then. on the
CONTRARY be accepted all the benefit there
llfsom. But when Col. Dueley was stupid
lencugh 70 be caught. Gen. Hairi-on's
Virtue developed. and he resolved 10
have nothing more 10 do with such .
very wicked man rs Dudley II strange
that ever, body else should know ~,
4 ahout col. nndley's dark WAYS al these
y ears and that the President should have
been entirely ignorant.
II President Harrison believed his
! tr:and Dudley 10 have been sucha rss-
p Ical Tia, he could moi sflogd 10 recognize
,lhim as an scqusirfance. would he not
4 have been more consistent 10 refuse the
sslfruiss OF thar rascality the Presidency
no sare man doubts that New York
Vas carried by the same methods IS
Indians. Ii Col Dudley u thief. who
liz the receiver Of the stolen gopd-y
Private Secretary Haiford says that
The Presidents health ha- not been bet
I,er in twenty vesrs thsn II V now.
This story Il gotten mp for ont-of-iow
consumption; II " III not pass here " here
lpeopIe can see the Presidents rh-lky
lf~ce and the watery looking pulls unde'
his e,ts.
senator Stewart continues 10 ponns
avs, NJ the silver question. tnf ne h-'
l,,,f vet been able 10 persanhe the -
lujni-sra'inu IL increase ifs monthly
lnnrrhs.e ~ bullion. lie says be sisl
ropes TO do 80.
senators sherman and Qusv who hav
heen sa,ing unc"nrliuen'ary fhir'
hour ch other. have -hsS~n hrnn
land oufwsriiy made NJ. hn' they hay
s.sf,, anuhfle~- ma up their minds 4
lg.t even with each other Al the INST Or
pcvsnnifv.
The President and his attendant. lav
lr.su,ns,s Hun their vi-r 70 The Csn'ef
l.isl celebration at New York tire
lint pleased with the attention show
hem. Considerable comment j. m1d
upon the fact that the President acceltf
hi almos, regal palace car. and tran
luortsiion bv the railroad company =
himself and the White House iamili'
tree. while President Cleveland avs
Insisted upon paying full fare. for nm
seIf and ali attendants. on oil occasion
lClsvelsnd was determined TO keep cle
LOT all obligations to companies VII!
L have large daily transactions win Y
movement. and are Cften asking "a
lore: while Harrison recognized inst
combine Of The tig monopolies elec''
rs him. and is willing 20 take 81 ~ g
get from them. II is marked snd ~
I,inct difference between the p"licic-
!. The Two great parties, which thus sho'
itself in small matters - well . ~ \
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