The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-20
IWriften for The Register

ITVrift en- for The Register.
There is very little of interest trans
piring at present. Congress takes
very easy, and will until the commit
tees of the House are appointed.
The report In the Silcott defalcatiol
has been made, and as usual, "no one
is to blame.n The thief has the none.
aud Uncle Sam foots the bill, and tn
.'barn is locked after the horse ha
been stolen" One thing is very evi
dent, and that is that Sergeant-at
Arms Lcedom was grossly negligen
of his duties, to have allowed Silcott +
have had full sway without any super
vision when it was a matter Of com
mon report that he was living a yer.
fast life, gambling, horse.racing ant
fast women.
Tuesday completed at the Capitol O
the Nation, the celebration of the in
auguration Of George Washington, a
first President of the Republic, begun
in New York last April. 1t was ;
swell affair, and your correspondent
not being one of the favored ones coule
not even get inside of the Capito
building. The common herd hardly
ever have the opp ortunity to witness
ceremonies of this character. There art
SO many "high dignitaries" and theil
friends that all the available space is
"engaged" weeks Ia advance. The
people who ride behind changed" tail.
ed horses vito driver and footmen in
livery, who never contributed dollar
toward the support of the government
but who have been ieeches, holders
of government bonds" monopolizt
everything, Now, don't think 1 am
"bilious," but it raises the "Hai
Columbia" in the average Kansas
raised man to see the 'iunkeyism'
resorted to here by Americans il
aping anything and everything that il
"English you know"
Ths confirmation Of Indian Com
missioner Morgan has been hung uE
in the Senate by the Kansas Senators
can tell you when Preston B. Plumb
and John James ingalls, get after 8
fellow ten chances to one his name is
Dennis" 1t appears that Mr..
Morgan has been a little too flip in
Stumbling gentlemen whom he in turn
must ask favors of, and the result Is he
has a large sized fight on his hands.
1 have q case of bad faith to report
against Repr sentative John A. And
erson. 1t appears that he had friend
who was a candidate for reading clerk
but not having supported Mcpherson
for clerk of the House, he felt little
dubious about the success of the
scheme. 1t also happened that 8. w.
Perkins had a man for appointment
under the doorkeeper, but not having
supported Adams, the successful man,
he also felt little dubious. Mr.. Per-
kins had supported Mcpherson
for clerk and Mr.. Anderson
had suppo, ted Adams for door
keeper. So it was proposed by mu-
tual friend that Mr.. Perkins ask for
the appointment Of Anderson's friend
and An ierson ask for the appointment
of Perkins friend. This was agreed
to, and Comrade Perkins secured
through Mr.. Mcpherson, $500 pos
ition for Mr.. Anderson's friend, where.
upon Anderson flew the track and left
Perkins friend in the lurch. If this is
q specimen of Brother Anderson's good
faith it might be well to leave him at
home next time. And by the way ne
is the black sheep in the Kansas dele.
CATION.
Mr.. Ed. Beeks, of Baldwin City, has
been given position in the House
po.toffice, and Mis- Eta Stone, of
La wrence, a position in the Census Of
fee.
There is one thing which wish to
call attention to, and that is the indis-
criminate endorsement of people who
are applicants for positions, by the
people at home. 1t leads the Repre-
sentatives and Senators into an indis-
criminate endorsement of applicants
who file papers in the several Depart
meDts. raises false hopes in the breasts
of the applicants and does no good,
and is absolutely dishonest. have
known persons to come here with a
dozen or more letters from local poll
ticians at home, addressed to the
member of Congress from their district
He in turn would endorse the applica-
ton 10 the DeraI tment, raising high
hopes in the breast of the applicant
when there was not ghost of chance
for said applicant. In the first place
probably the applicant was not quail
fied-was not entitled-to any position
at the hands of the Congressman, could
do him no good, and very likely more
than half OF those who had most
earnestly urged the appointment had
written private letters to the member
of Congress saying they endorsed the
individual to get rid of him, and did
not want to make bin m ad, but want.
ed to say privacy That they did not
want him to have the place. All this |