Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-11-14
tFrom our regular Correspondent)
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. 1. 1889

1
Secretary Noble, who has shown grea'
liking tor making his bureau chiefs fee
the weight of his authority, now knows
how 1t is himself. He caused it TO be gen
the pension office. whose pension had been
reratcd uuder this administration, would
be dismissed. This did not chime in with
| what the President thought was justice.
these men should not be dismissed unless
cause could he shown In every instance,
Ii any wrong doing i found ont against
one OF these employees, he should be dis
charged at once, but the same chance
should be given them that the courts give
men charged with crime-that Of proving
their innocence. This little check will
| probably have good effect on Secretary
Noble, who is really very able man, but
he has been suffering somewhat from the
very common official disorder known As
"big head"
Senator Pettigrew, Of South Dakotn,
who passed through Washington a few
days ago. Is good representative Of The
material interests OF that State. He wears
clothes manufactured at his new wooden
mill. al Sioux Falls, from the wool grown
on Dakota sheep. There is no doubt
about where he stands on the tariff queS-
| ton
| Ia, 49, :
| that h.sc in.' 70 thcir homes in tic scy.
ertl states IL vp,c i unusually large for
an OF year election.
There \ isach nc" ,papcr talk about tie
| Civil Service Comm ,sion's prosecuting
membrr, Of Virginia republican club in
this city for sending circulars to Govern
| ~ ~ clerks asking contributions to the
campaign fund. but there are fcy people
that think anything will come out Of H.,
| for the very good reason that the club yio-
! lated no law in sending 4ut theer circulars
| The only thing 90 far made apparent by
| this cyclone in 4 tea kettle, i that AT least
| two Of the CiNil Service Commissioners
should paddock their jaws II they hope to
escape the ridicule Of the country
! Secretary Noble Is receiving coInmenda
| tions from all quarters for his bold attack
upon the cattle ring Of the Cherokee uuilci,
and he deserves them all. for 1t was a
courageous stand for him to take. aud il
was taken against pressure tt4at fcN Pc,-
pie outside OF the Secretary, oltice have
any conception Of
Representative Perkins. nf Kansas, who
has been stamping Virginia fot the repuA-
hcans, has had an experience that hc say
he u not anxious ID repeat. lie has been
continually abused and miSrcprcscutcd by
thc democratic press uf thc STATE, and u
cap the climax. the proprietor OF hotel
at Orange Court House compelled him to
leave the house after Nc had made
speech. anu he had to 90 some miles before
he could get a meal
A committee of colorri men from the
late Baptist convention held at InIianapr-
li> called on the President, while hsrt.
anh presented the resolution, adopted by
the convention asking Congress to appro.
ptiate $50 .0su UuU ~ assist the negroes of
tie South 10 20 vest lAry a,>o called ou
The Attorney General in relation % recent
outrages pvrPctratcd upon colnrc'l men ID
the South for attempting 10 exercise the
elective franchise.
Owing to the various state elections. tile
canvass for tho speakcrship Of the IIou,r