The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-22

If official correspondence must be Oh
served. and when, for the first time j"
Departmental history the private Stc'e-
tary usurped the province OF ms eh'ei'
old fashioned people were shocked
Without warning, George was '"s'
Thursday removed to an inferior posi-
ton in the land Office, and his Dee'eiS
were left to mourn. It was the sIio''-
est and most brilliant administration
that eve graced a Bureau. III IT'S
meteoric carer it recalls the kaleluoS-
copic reigns during the French reVoiu-
ton. 1t is now even said that the
chief supporters Of the late dlcVa'or
will be removed, and indeed two were
discharged on saturday.
The local press has contained no
word of the inner history OF ms case
Indeed. the Star exercised itself To give
the public the impression that Commas
sjoner Tanner was most reluctant 10
part with his confidential cl TX. ihiS
is the course of the Washington papers
in every case. Never since the time OF
Don Plat has there been a Washing
ton pap that has had the courage 10
lead the attack against any abuse. fer-
chance after some outside paper mas
led the way and everyone is abused, tine
Washington papers may be led 10 re-
luctantly follow the lead.
The clique that first revealed the
c~rookedness of the Washington aque-
duct construction found that the CITY
newspapers turned a deaf ear to "heir
story. AS usual the first revelation
reached the public through the cores
pondents of the ont of town papers.
| AGGRESSIVE General BOylton, OF the
Cipcinnati's Commercial Gazette, sent
out the first statement of the scandal
Even then the local papers followed the
dictates OF the War Department oiii-
cials and pooh-poohed it. That dld
didn't affect the Generals perseverance.
He hammered away until official inves-
tigation had established the existence
of a gigantic swindle. To day there is
| going on All investigation Of the aims
hous. officials. The charges are ser
ious and the defendants make only "a
feeble protest. Yet not one word edi-
torially has been said 10y any Washing
ton paper. And this is one of the rta-
IONS why Washington people read out
of town papers to get the news
The average postmaster become so
attached to his Office that it is almost
impossible to separate him and the OBJ
ject OF his affection. While this is an
honorable love, and does credit to the
postmasters unSeltlsh generosity, il may
lie ad its victim into devious paths. Sew
erll Commissioners have been withheld
for a few days when they got into the
hands of the man about to be deposed.
The climax seemed reached Saturday
when telegraphic notice was given the
Department by a Texan who was re-
Gently appointed that he had not re-
ceiyed his commission. On inspecting
the records it was found that the ORR
ginal commission had been mailed him
May Is, and the duplicate June 7. An
investigation has been ordered, but will
probably he without any practical result.
In the meantime, the Democrat there
had one extra month of official exis
tence.
The number of office seekers has i'll
creased in the past week, and one again
sees many OF the faces that were fanlil.
lar iu March. The faces are not so
cheerful now as then but they look i'm
mensely wiser and even chastened DIS
the faces of those who have unexpected
ly toyed with circular saws. SNOW.