Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-29
.srrcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsrArcH.,


WASHINGTON, June 2S-Information
that is perfectly reliable has reached the cor
respondent of THE DISPATCH that secret
organization of working people and friends
of the laboring classes has been formed to
watch the course of appointments, and sum
up at the close of the administration OF
President Harrison what has been done for
the class they represent The organization will
have its headquarters in Washington, but will
have branches in every State, which will re-
port regularly to the central body.
A careful investigation will be made of
every appoiutee, both in the States and in
Washington. In cases where friends of the
labor movement are candidates and are re-
jeeted for others. all the circumstances con-
nected with the rejection will be ascertained
and had for use in the coming campaigns, the
intention, of course being to boycott every
person who has used his influence against the
appointment of the candidate satisfactory to
the LABOR element The organization is now in
its inception, and is proceeding very cautiously
in its acquisition of members, as it is the pur-
pose of its projectors to accept none but earnest
advocates of the liberation of the wage worker
and not men who have Joined labor organi-
zations for selfish purposes.
NOT PARTISAN BODY.
An intimation thrown out that the new or
ganization might work in the interest of the
Democratic party was met with the assertion
that it would favor no one party more than an
other, but would work wholly in the interests
of the appointment of friends of labor to
Office, because under the Government better
pay is received for shorter hours of labor than
under the private or corporate employer. In
this city the present membership is said to be
composed of the most reputable of the labor
leaders, and the branches in other localities
viii be SO far as possible made up of similar
material.
The current fiscal year Genes to an end to-
morrow, and it is expected that the beginning
of the new year on Monday, when the old
books are closed and the new appropriations
made available, there will be a large number of
official changes in the department Conse-
Quently the office seekers are looking up lit
tie, and especially those who are applicants for
departmental positions. Among the appoint
ments made to-day that of Watt to be Marshal
Tor the western district of Virginia. has again
set the tongues of anti-Mahone men wagging
with Indignation against the President, as Watt
is Malone man of the deepest dye.
They are getting used to the appointment Of
Malone men, however. and are now beginning
TO temper their anger with some small amount
of philosophy. The incumbency of the office of
Chief Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, which has been hanging fire for long,
was settled this evening. At o'clock Secre-
tary Window sent for Captain Meredith of
Chicago, a personal friend of the President, and
member OF his old regiment, and informed
him that he must make himself ready to take
charge of the bureau on Monday. He will get
his commission tomorrow.
WITH MIXED FEELINGS.
While the appointment of Hon. Frederick
Douglass Minister of HaYti will be generally
popular it is very distasteful to a large portion
of the colored people. of the District of
Columbia. This population is divided into
cliques socially. and Douglass has always been
classed with the kid glove element on account
of his wealth and exclusiveness. He mingles
socially with the very few of the colored
people, and those generally are persons of
means and who have held public Office The
fact that he married a white wife also has
caused much i'll feeling against him among the
colored people.
Another ground of objection is his alleged
parsimony, which has led to look for fat offices
in which he would give positions always to per-
sons OF his own family and clique. While his
ability and eloquence are admitted by ALL for
these reasons large class opposed his reap
pointment as Recorder of Deeds for which |
office he was an applicant, and the same class
is much disgruntled at his elevation to a min
isterial position. The popular opinion how
ever, is that in view of possible complications
with Hayti the selection of colored man pos |
sessing the fine address and abilities of Doug
lass is the best that could have been made.