Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-14
Washington Letter.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. 4, 1889

W aSEl0gtOn, ~. y. NOV. 4, 1908.
Secretary Noble, who has shown Q
great liking for making his Bureau
chiefs feel the weight of his authority,
now knows how it is himself. He caused
it to be generally understood that every
employee of the Pension Office whose
pension had been rerated under this adj
ministration, would be dismissed. This
did not chime in with what the presi-
dent thought was justice, and he inti-
mated to the Secretary that these men
should not be dismissed unless cause
could be shown in every instance. II
any wrong-doing is found out against
one Of these employees, he should be
discharged at once, but the same chance
should be given them that the courts
give men charged with crimc-that of
proving their innocence. This little
clleck will probably have good effect
on Secretary Noble, who is really very
able man, but he has been suffering
somewhat from the very common Off
cial disorder known as big head
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota
who passed through Washington few
days ago, is good repl esentative of
the material interests of that state. He
wears clothes manufactured at his new
wooden mill at Sioux Falls, from wool
grown on Dakota sheep. There is no
doubt about where he stands on the
tariff question.
The number Of Government employees
that have gone 10 their homes in several
states to vote is unusually large for an
''off year" election.
There is much newspaper talk about
the Civil Service Commissions prose-
cutting members of Virginia republic
can club in this city for sending circu.
lars to Govern ment Clerks asking con-
tribulions to the campaign fund, but
there are few people who think anything
will come out of it, for the very good
reason that the club violated no law in
sending out these circulars The only
thing so far made apparent by this
cyclone in teak Kettle, is that at least
two of the Civil Service Commissioners
should paddock their jaws if they hope
to escape the ridicule of the country.
Secretary Noble is receiving common
dation from all quarters for his bold
attack upon the cattle ring of the Cicero
kee outlet, he deserves them all, for it
was courageous stand for him to take,
and it was taken against pressure
that few people outside of the Secre-
tary's Office have any conception of.
Representative Perkins, of Kansas,
who has been stumping Virginia for
the republicans, has had an experience
that be says he is not anxious to repeat.
He has been continually abused and
misrepresented by the democratic press
of the state, and to cap the climax, the
proprietor of hotel at Orange Court
House compelled him to leave the house,
after he had made a speech. and he had
to go some miles before he could get 4
meal.
A committee of colored men from the
late Baptist convention held at Indian
apolis called on the President while
here, and presented the resolutions
adopted by the convention asking Con-
gress to appropriate $4,000, 900 to
assist the negroes of the south to 90
west. They also called on The A:tor.
ney General in relation 10 recent out.
RACES perpetrated upon the colored men
in the South for attempting to exercise
elective franchise.
Owing to the various State elections,
the canvass for the Speakership Of the
House has been extremely quiet darlng
the past week But after this week
things will begin to get lively.
The Postmaster General has definitely
settled the question of rates to be paid
by the Government to the telegraph
companies for transmitting official mes.
sages, which has been in dispute for
several months. The rates named by
Mr. Wanamaksr are substantially she
same as those charged to the general
public by the Baltimore and Ohio tel
egraph company at the time of its alb
sorp,ion by the Western Union.
Commissioner Raum says his new