Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-04

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least, does not venture to indicate, possibly
from fear Of offending his Secretary of
State, Mr.. BLAINE, who declared trusts
were private affairs"
Ofour grossly ineficientand mismanaged
postal service he has this succinct and def
mite recommendation to offer:
The plan suggested Of a supervision OF the
postofacas and separate districts that shall in
vol7e instruction and suggestions and rating
OF the ef1dency Of the postmasters would,
have no doubt, greatly improve the service.
he carefully refcains from any allusiOn
to what everybody knows is the real Sc
cret Of our bad postal service, namely,
Headsmaa CLARKsoN's work in removing
by wholesale tried and efficient servants
and putting in their places men whose
sole recommendation was psrty work. "
he mentions his delay of Pre- ident CLEvE
LANDS order placing the railway mail
service under the civil service rules, which
was done 70 allow GARRISON time to FIRE
ont al the Democratic clerks, but he
blames it aI on Civil Service Commissioner
LYMAN. 'Hs told me to do it," says the
President; sits bis fault"
Taking up the report of the Secretary Of
the Navy be echoes the howl his organs
have made about the Dolphin, which Sec
rotary WHITNEY insisted should come up
to the contract, and refused to pay
more for her than her real value. Mr..
HARRISON, rehashing a chestnut, says she
was subjected to very severe trial tests
and very much adverse criticism, but it is
gratifying to be able 20 state that cruise
around the world from which che has re-
turned has demonstrated that she is a first
class vessel Of her rate" From this We
take it that Mr.. HARRIsON's notion of "a
/ first class vessel Of her rate" is one that is
able to keep af1at clssr around the world.
Mr.. HARRISON continues: 1.-THE OLD
wooden ships are disappearing almost as
fast as the new vessels are added" But
he does not state that this is due solely to
the lsbOgs of the late Democratic admins
tration.
In taking up the subject Of pensions Mr..
HARRISON cmits sill mention of TANNER,
BE recommends that all honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors who are unable
to earn a living be granted pensions; This
recommendation is, to a certain ex
tent, Just, bat ne would suggest
some limiting qualification, such, for
instance, IS three years service. TIE gov
eminent should take care of its veterans
who served their country for three years Or
more, who are unable to care for them
selves.
The following portion Of his message will
be Of special interest TO Hon. LEVI P
I MOTION:
The laws regulating the sale Of intoxicating
drinks in the District should be revised with a
view to bringing the traffic under stringent lmi-
tston and control"
L. is evident that the President has SCI
bis face against the "Shorsham."
Mr.. HARRISON talks in q rambling way
about civil service reform, declaring that
1T will be my pleasure as it Is my duty |
70 see that the civil service law is ex-
eczted with frmness and impartiality,"
and be sdds, 1--WE should have one view of
the matter and hold it with a sincerity |
tat is net affected By the consideration
that the party to which We belong is for
the time being in power" This will be
wildly humorous reading for QUAY,
CLARKsON and the ravenous srmy Of
oficeseeking hyenss who have cleaned
out the 'psp" trough at the capital. But,
then, what matters it to them what BEN
JASuS says so long as he shovels out
every thing in sight
The shoyeling process is evidently wear
ing ont BsNJAMIN's nerves, for be adds
tearfullv
1T cannot be denied however, that the labor
connected with this necessary W ork is increased
often 70 the point of actual distress by the sud
den and excessive demands that are made upon
an incoming administration for renewals and
appointments
After this pitsous appeal for mercy the
ofice-seeksr must be hard hearted, indesd,
who will dlrkel the White House door.
The Pfe.i5en's talk about civil service
reform Is a curious mixture Of twaddle that
ooatradicts itself and which his own acts
most emphstically belle.
BE fevors the BLAIR bill humbug and
gives his endorsement to Federal inter
fsrence in elections which scheme the Re-
p1blicans viii try to force through Con-
gress and by which they hope to intreBch
themselves in power against the peoples
will. But in doing this he says Cong, SIS
should act only "sithin its well defined
Coustt lional limits" II Congress does
this, however, the Republicans will not
accomplish their intention. for their plan
to steal the vote of the South is clesrly
unconstitutional. {
He also favors BLAINE's steamship SUBJ {
sidy nonsense to build up our merchsnt ]
marine, which he Acknowledges is in a
most dilapidaled condition. He also re-
conmeuds that provision be made for a
naval reserve 70 consist Of merchant ships,
which can be used by the Government in
case Of need, and fitted as armed cruisers.
England has adopted this policy" be
says. Bat he does not refer to the fact
that England has also adopted the policy
Of first getting her merchant marine by al
lowing her merchants and manufacturers to