The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-06-27
Washington Letter.
wAsH1NGroN. d c.. june 2lst,

WAsHINGToN d c.. June 2tst, 1889.
Harrison as junleter bids fair to be on par
with his republican predecessors. He returned i
Monday evening from a three days trip down
the river, and today he has gone to Cape May |
to remain until next Tuesday. If he is over
worked now, as he says he is, God help the
country if an occasion should arise demanding |
some real work of its executive If he is over
worked many members of his party would like
to know what the nature of the work was he
has done absolutely nothing SO far as the public
knows. towards establishing national policy of
any kind, and the two hours day which he
gives up to the hungry place seekers, is hardly
enough to break him down. If he is over
worked it is from nursing Baby Mckee.
probably the hardest work he has performed
since his Inauguration.
Corporal Tanner has just allowed an increase
of pension to Senator Manderson, of Nebrnska,
that comes along with 81 1000 arrearages. 1t
may seem 4 little strange that the Senator never
applied for the increase of pension before. but
| then, perhaps Gen. Black was not as anxious to
oblige the Senator as the Corporal is.
Attorney General Miller must be mad because
he has not received that appointment to the
| United States Supreme Court which he con-
idently expected a short time ago. He has re-
fused to give an opinion on the question referred
to him by the Treasury department as to
whether it would be violation of law for the
Catholic University to be located here, to bring
| over from Europe corps of instructors. The
solicitor of the Treasury has already given his
opinion. He says it would be violation of
law One of the most prominent LAWYERS of this
cty-the same gentleman is one of the board of
trustees of the Universty-says the University
will bring over instructors. and he does not be-
lieve that any court in the country will sustain
! the administration in constituting the alien con-
tract law SO to exclude them.
| \ bit Of scandal has leaked out about the sud
den resignation of the private secretary of Cor
pora Tanner 1t was thought little strange
that he should prefer being a timber agent of
the Interior department in the far West to being
private Secretary to the Commissioner of Pen
sions. Now that the facts are out it is thought
that he was very lucky not to be kicked out oil
the government service altogether. The trouble
with him was the same as with good many
| others, he was not satisfied to confine his
= MASKING propensities TO his wife, who would
probably appreciate them, but must thrust them
upon some other woman, who does not appre
ciate them. The story is a very short one; the
private secretary came in with Tanner and al
once became smitten with one of the lady clerk:
in the Pension office. He prosecuted her witt
many attentions and wrote her many notes, The
last one indecent and threatening her discharge
The lady then went to Secretary Noble told he
J story and placed the notes in the Secretary
possession. That gentleman sent for Tame
and told him that Squeers-that's the masher'
/ name-must go. Tanner agreed easily becaus
j he wanted to give the position to his daughte
just out of school. but owing to many obliga
uons he had to stick to Squeers. therefore h
persuaded Secretary Noble to appoint him
special timber agent.
Mr.. Face-both-ways is Harrison
new name. His attitude on civil service reforr
: earned the hyphenated cognomen. 1t SCENE
: little tough on him that the morning pape
. containing the Associated press Interview wit
D Commissioner Roosevelt, which was telegraphe
g from Indianapolis, stating that the President ha
! instructed the Commissioners to enforce III
civil service law in letter and spirit. should hav
I printed on the same page most glaring viola
ton of that same law by Harrison. The viola
! ton referred to was the changing of the rul
which says that no person who has been out {
the classified service for more than a year ca
be reinstated without regular examination, S
that an exception is made in favor of veterans
the Union army, who be legally reir
stated at any time, matter how long sine
they were discharged, if they have sufficient in
fiuence. The fact should be remembered thu
. about seven out of every ten of these men ths
will be reinstated will cause the discharge
i men who obtain the position they now fl
r through a Civil Service examination. Th
Civil service law does not prevent clerk bein
discharged.