New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-21
MASS OF MEASUREMENTS,
ACCUSING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MANI
UNFIT APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE


UNFIT APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE
THE NETWORK TIMEss" FUTILE ATTEMPT ~
OFFSET "CLEvELAND's BLACK RcoRp'-
SOME SAMPLE CHARGES. AND THE
TRUTH ABOUT THEM
fBY TELEGRAPH THE rHpuNE'
| uas,,rr,on Nov oo-A letter printed IN the
| columns ot The New-York Times OF to-day anu
| purportinr TO have been sent from Wssh'hs'o" ." |
day before has a great deal to say rgan"ns
Federal appointments made IN inc e'"'o Va -. A.,
Onc-half of It Is devoted TO moraiifing ovor ""@ -
called the Presidents Hypocrisy the other Ma" -
| -. 49,, hv what tho writer wishes his readers 10
h.,,ove is truthful record Of the lives OF some &c"
| 10 tho anpoinccs and OF the manner In whch uio'
| secured their appointments. IL Is assertcu az Wv
outset that the President has In each instance oo.
responsible for and cognlzant OF inc spPoi'''"O
| - Indiana men made by the different departments
| OF the Government; and with something i'hc so"''
gce the writer proceeds to hug hmsen III 'nV
lief that he has succeeded In compiling list OF Dach
laos and iaIlbirds such as Mr.. Cleveands ADMINS
tration turned into office in the course Oh COMPARE
tyely short period BY innuendo inc iuea Is oon-
vcyed that the celebrated list compiled ior inc dement,
of voters by The Tribune at the time was neither
truthful nor JUST the writer ignoring. apparently,
the fact that criticisms and corrections were re-
peaedly and earnestly invited, with the view OF secur
inc absolute fairness Of treatment those most deeply
interested In that interesting publication; and that
notwths landing such invitation. in only single in
stance was the record successfully impeached by any
As much cannot be said Of the attempt Of " The
Tines to produce similar list Not that the desire
to do is wanting. but for some rca-
other, the facts either not at hand and the
Imagination Of the writer has consequently been drawn
upon for statements which cannot DO verified; or GER
tain facts have been twisted in manner to suit tho
morals of receiver Of stolen goods satisfy the CON
science of ragpickcr in the compost heaps of pot-
cal back alleys 1t is scarcely worth while to point
out that the President had no more TO do with the APP
polntments cited by "The Times than say. Choctaw
or an Alaskan Indian. lie certainly cannot, even II
all which in the article in question is alleged to be true
correct, be supposed 10 possess that famllsny
with police court records penitentiaies and gambling
dens which the writer of the aforesaid article displays
But, matter of fact there is scarcely single state
ment made The Tmes's" letter which does not call
either for modification or contradiction outright
A few samples will be sufficient to show the general
character of the publication 1t is stated for instance
that Moore has been restored In the place OF dis
trbutlng clerk in the indianapolis postollce by Post
master Wallace under Civil Service rules. after having
been removed, under President Arthur's adminlstra
tion for keeping a gambling house. There is no such
man as Moore acting as distributing clerk in tho In
danspos postofice at the present time. Moore was
certified 10 Mr.. wallace by the Civil Service Com
mission appointed under the law. and Immediately
discharged by the postmaster when his record became
known Benz Bagby, negro convicted OF bastardy
&c rcported BY "The Times" as having been appointed
a mail-carr by Postmaster Wallace no such person
was ever appointed mail carrier by Mr.. wallace Am
brosc Hamn, expelled from the Acton High sohoo
for general bad conduct, and because of bis relations
with the fftcen-yearold daughter of farmer Is rep
resented as having been appointed macarrier by Post
master Wallace Mr.. wallace never appointed Hamlln
IIamlin was appointed by AQuila Jones. Wallace
Democratic predecessor
Harry MacFarland, the husband OF a disreputaole
woman was II is asserted, appointed assistant fore
man IN the Government Printing Office. This Is prob
ably the first time the President has heard the mans
name or been accused of appointing him TO once
The fact Is that mcfarland was appointed by Pubic
Printer Palmer, upon the recommendation Oh OoioheI
Holloway OF indianapolis.
CAPTAIN Johnson is shown to have been appointed
to a nice fat place" in the Treasury Department
here The "nice fat place" in question is that OF
carpenter 1t is asserted that johnson was regarded
with suspicion once account of having been in the
company of young physician shortly before the
latter's lfeless body found in hog pen, badly
mutilated. The innuendo is plain and the writer In
The Times" Is compelled to add Nothing more
could be proved against him" johnson kept, many
wears ago, a saloon in Indianapolis; but it does moi
seem TO have prevented him from becoming an ex-
cellent carpenter He is now temperance man,
and favorabIy known a speaker in that cause Ho
has also been a gallant soldier 1t is not recorded
~ him that he ever hired substitute.
OF Eli c. Horribly many bad things are told which
II is believed are in the main true He has been
apponted according TO " The Times" timber agent
in the Interior Department Curiousy enough. the
candid writer of the Mugwlmp organ forgets that
Horribly was promptly removed as soon as his record
became known As much cannot be said OF the blacl;
legs and jaibirds appointed under the Cleveland
regime. They remained In Office under the protection
of the Democratic party.
Another bad man IS said TO be Rochester +. RObb
now Chief Of Division in the Treasurers Office In
Washington. His record, The Times" says. was
well known" 10 General Harrison. The assertion Is
gratuitOus, It Is needless to say
Thomas Ryan. Appointed Chief OF Division In the
Treasury Department. is said to have been United
States Agent in Alaska under the Cleveland Admins
conduct I'm selling whiskcy to the Indians. The truth
is that he made report which accused another
Democratic official IN Alaska Of gross Irregularities
This report is file in the Treasury Depart
ment For HIS action I'm the matter, Mr. Ryan was
" turned down" by Democratic Administration, and
he has turned up. in consequence, Republican In the
late campaign. Democrats can't forgive that they
resort to SANDER now.
These are few only Of the miss atements contained
cited but enough has been show9 TO demonstrate
the character and anlmus Of the whole publication
II will he interesting to watch the next Attempt OF
"The Tines to demonstrate the Presidents
Hypocrisy"
APPOINTED BY TIE PRESIDENT.
President ma1e the fol