, 1889-04-27
FOR A

Even Missouri Republicans are some
what excited over the appended CORE.
spondence which has just been made pub
lie. 1t gives a decidedly new variation of
civil service. The first letter is addressed
to A-C. Eubanks, who was a defeated can
didate for congress at the last election and
Is 1ow given supervision of the distribu-
ton OF patronage IN his district:
MoBERLY, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Hon. A. G.
EHbunks: SIR desire to be retained in
the service of the pension bureau at Mo
bsrly, and after consultation with our mu-
tual friend, Capt. Bcnecke, | venture to
write to you on the subject. | was in
troduced to you at the captain Office
during the last campaign, the night Mr..
Filley spoke at Brunswick.
That you may know the history of my
case | will state the facts: | never was a
Democrat in my life. My first vote was
for Peter Cooper, and l have always ad-
hered to the party founded by him. Gen.
Weaver, whom. | am informed, you
know personally, is a friend of Gen.
Black, and through his influence | was
appointed to the place l now hold, but
not until had passed a civil service ex-
animation. | have examined almost 400
claims, and nearly all of them we're al
lowed. All my sympathics are with the
Union soldier, his widow and his orphan.
Capt. Benecke has promised me his hearty
support. I'm informed he has written
TO You on the subject. Capt. Cunning
ham and many other G. A. r. men at
Brunswick have told me they would unite
in requesting my retention in the service.
So have Col. j.. NJ. London and DR..
Richardson of Macon. The latter was APP
pointed on the staff OF the grand com.
mandcr at the last national encampment
OF the G. a. X.
Stamp enclosed for reply.
Hoping that you will see fit to endorse
me, am, very respectfully,
G. +. DAVIS.
MILAN, Mo, Feb, s, ISs9.-C r.
Darts, Moberiy, No.: DEAR Sm-Yours
OF the 9Th inst. to hand and duly con
s;dercd and in answer to same | would
say that Capt. Benecke had already writ
ten me concerning your case.
remember well meeting you at the
Office of Capt. -Bcnecke when Mr.. Filcy
spoke at Brunswick and then learned your
political proclivitics. Whilst | wish you
were not a Greenbacker, but Republican
in the true line, yet your Republican pro-
~clivities will prevent you from ever be.
coming a Bourbon Democrat; aud as you
seem to have given satisfaction in your
district, L am inclined, when the time
comesTto recommend your retention, as
you desire.
am daily receiving lcttcrsand personal
requests for endorsement from all over
the district and outside of it, which is
taking up a great deal of my time, and
has for some months past, for the reason
That / WdS the Republican candidate for
congress and hence, by custom. an en-
entitled to medsurdJly hare tie patronage
to SOmetchdt reimburse me for labor and
erpensc incurred IN the campaign, tohich
you tCW see todS considerable. endorse
but one applicant for same place, and only
do that after IhdUc fully nude up mn
mind as to Gtnes, etc. Your district beng
only partly an this, you can suggest
about tohdt could be right IN the premises.
And il you have any other recommended
tions you wish to call my attention to, you
will do so. But as yet | have heard of no
competition for the position you hold and
IN which you desire to remain.
Respectfully, A. q. EUBANKs.
MoBERLY, Mo, April Is, lSS9.-A.
c.. EiLdnks: SIR-Yours received, in
which you offer to sell me your endorse
ment. In reply, permit me to say that
hat scorn such a proposition | don't
believe in buying such things, | am OPP
posed to office brokerage. The common
talk in this city is that you are selling
your Endorsements of applicants for post
offices in your district. | am now forced
to believe 1t.
You say in your letter that you are en-
tilted by custom to such reimbursement.
Who introduced such a custom, and how
long has 1t prevailed? You are the first
man whom [ ever knew claimed such A
right According to your plan, no one
but a bribe-giver or a bribe-taker would
stand any show at all.
Shame on you, TO prostitute your hon.
orable position to such base ~purposesl
You are misreprcsenting your people
and d~isgracing the party of Lincoln and
Greeley and Seward aud and Chase.
Considering the tone of my letter to
you, your proposition is doubly astonish-
ing.
wouldn't have your Endorsement, for it
would subject me to the suspicion of buy.
ing 1t. And | { defy your enmity.
You ask me to refer others to you. |
decline that also. | shall not assist you
in Fleeing anyone.
| have brought this whole matter In