The sun., 1889-11-08
A Case for Discipline.

| Now that an end is put to Gen. HARRIsoN's
consuming anxiety about the fate of his
| friend, BILLY MAHoNE, we advise the Presi-
dent to turn his attention to Brother WANA-
MAKER.
Brother WANAMAKEB is so pious In his
professions that he is irreverently known in
Philadelphia as Holy JOHN, but he has been
doing very unholy thing. While Gen. HAIR
RIsoNs eyes were fixed on Virginia, the
home OF his ancestors, Brother WANAMAKER
has turned the Democratic Postmaster at
Philadelphia out Of Office before the expira-
ton OF his term in order to make room for
friend Of his own named FIELD.
In the eloquent and patriotic inaugural
address which Gen. HARRISON delivered last
March, with the rain running down his
spinal column and running his grandfather's
hat, he presented q view OF the moral situa-
tion. which, as we firmly believe, was largely
based on a contemplation of what he then
believed to be JOHN WANAMAKRRs 8 character:
"Tho virtues of courage and patriotism have Eivon
recent proof OF their continued presence and aHng
power in tho hearts and the lives of people
The influences OF religion have been multiplied and
strengthened The sweet oceS of charity have greatly
increased have the right think, to insist
that those who volunteer invited give advice
as to appointments shall exercise consideration and
Idelty. a nigh sense OF duty and an ambition to i'm
prove the public service should characterize public
officers"
And on a previous occasion, when an
nouncing his policy as President if elected,
Gen. HARRISON had said:
Fitness and party service should the essential
and discriminating test and hdey. and efficiency tho
emily Of ONCE Only the interests the pub
NIaa aho
Now, what has WANAMAKER done while
Gen. HARRsoN's attention was concentrat-
ed on MAHoNE and Virginia? He has made
the President seem no better than liar and
fraud TO get a personal friend of his into
Office, he has exercised neither consideration
nor fidelity. He has repudiated the influ-
ences of religion. He has rejected and dis
graced the sweet offices Of charity. In short,
he has succeeded In convincing Gen. HARRI-
SON that Postmaster HARRITY was q bad
and inefficient public officer, and that the in
terests OF the public service required his re-
moval and the appointment OF FIELD
Did WANAMAKER believe in his own
heart that HARRITY was the bad and inef-
tlcient Postmaster he represented him to be-
in order to secure the Presidents consent to
his removal and the appointment of FIELD
Sweet charity would incline us to that sup
position, but the facts are dead against 1t. !
About eighteen months ago, before WANA-
MAKER expected to be the Postmaster Gen.
eral in religious and charitable Admins
tration, he wrote this opinion of Mr. HARR1-
TVS administration Of the Philadelphia Post |
ONCE:
"Mr. CHARLEs II. BANEs PyesIaent MARKET Srest Na.
ttoRdl Bank, Philadelphia.
DEAR Sin: In ausWor your esteemed letter asking
for our experience with the Philadelphia Post odlee
bog TO say that business 80 . fair tho
workings Of the office the Postmaster has be
proud OF his organization
Taking our entire business in the wholesale and re-
tail departments in thS Philadelphia Post once the
figures before show average OF 1882 pieces of
mail matter deposited received by house each
day throughout tho ConBidorng the wide range
OF this mail matter and tho many hands through which
II must pAsa II subject Of aStonshment the
work should b done enoently and satisfactorily
asitA
For MT HAEEIrY to do well without uunioient
clerical force goodness his system and
the energy OF his administration Your vory truly
"PanADELrRIA, April 10, 1880"
This letter will open the Presidents eyes
10 the manner in which he has been lied to
by supposed Christian gentleman from
whom he expected consideration and fidelity.
His confidence has been shamefully abused.
He has been put by WANAMAKER in the po-
sition OF man who makes false professions
IN order to get office, and who deliberately
repudiates pledges uttered before election in
The most elaborate phrases OF sanctity.
But this. We say, will open the Presidents
'yes. They have been fixed 30 long and 80
steadily upon Virginia and BILLY MAHoNE
hat he has been half hypnotized, as it were.
Meanwhile, the so-called Holy JOHN has put
u his fine work.