St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19

Burnes, of Missouri, as one not guilty
of the annoyance to which you were
Su1ected by the country members of
congress introducing to your their con-
stltuentS; because he always presented
his constituents at public receptions. If
Mr.. Burnes were living, he could tell
you another reason, which he often told
to others-that he had been rudely
treated by you and had no respect for
you personally, and ascribed the defeat
of the Democratic party to your igno-
rance of it. 1t was necessary that you
should make some such explanation for
your attack upon the "wayback" men,
berS. but you were unfortunate in the
selection of your witness, one of the
ablest and noblest legislators in con-
gress. But to the case of re-
moval which must become an i'm
portant part of the history of
the country. was OH the
floor of the house of representatives
during the time the votes OF the electoral
college were counted, and heard the
announcement of the resultant Ben
jamin Harrison was duly elected presi-
dent of the United States. But the
words that burned deep through the
empty boxes of the administration could
not be officially added, though known
to be true. sin place Of Grover Cleve-
land, removed" By whom and for what
cause removed? The answer is now
being made in every home, in every
business in the land, and history will
inscribe it upon all its records. Judge
EdgerrOn
ATTRIBUTES CLEVELAND'S DEFEAT
to his disregard of the opinions and adj
vice OF the most eminent men of his
party, and to his political ingratitude,
and continues as follows: In the
statement of your public acts as
printed in the Sun article referred to
is this declaration: "When Mr. Cleve-
land came into office he found
the departments filled with incom-
petents who had found perma-
nent lOdgment there through favOrit-
ism." etc. How can you say that you
found the departments filed with in
cOmpetentS, and yet retained all in
Office during your administration? There
is mistake somewhere. Did you not
know, MIR. President, that nearly three
fourths of all the persons now in Office
in the departmental service were there
in 1885? let Inc present to you the fact
that one state-the state of Maine-haS
in one department oniy-the treasury
department-siXty-O clerks, not one
of whom has passed civil service eX-
animation, but all found "permanent
lodgment'' there through favOritism.
andwere there when you were inaugu.
rated in 1885, and are yet in Office. The
same condition of things exists in other
departments. You will soon have no
power of removal. and the places they
hold will not be subject to your ''clear.
ing out" efforts. You have
SHUT YOUR EYES TO THE FACT
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successful in aiding in your own clear
ing out" and the poor civil service elig-
iblesl still have the wide scope you have
secured for them ON the outside. while
the incOmpetents are rejoicing within.
You do not understand the civil service
law, Mr.. President. Its examinations
are not made for those inside, but for
those outside. Your theory of inaction
would defeat the law. You have not
dared to weed out Jadge
Edgerton criticiseS the conduct of one
of the other commissioners, without
mentioning his name, and concludes as
follows: / am justified in stating one
single fact of mischieveus distrust and
wrong-doing on the part of a ''commis-
sOner in Charge" Collector Magone, Of
New York, addressed to me 'per-
sonal' letter, thus marked on the en-
that it could be official; on the inside
also marked personals" and this letter
was opened and .read by the commits
siOner in charge" and forwarded to the
other. commissioner then in Boston,
and by him answered before the letter
was sent to me, then at home In the
West. From such sources as this have
come nearly all of the attacks upon ME,
and, doubt not. most of the misrepre-
sentations of my opinions made to you.
Whether they had any influence is ques-
tiOnable. A. p. EDGERToN,