Wichita eagle., 1889-08-31
ANOTHER LITTLE REBELLION.

The Topeka Capital has not openly pro-
claimed itself in regard to the rebellion
that is on, growing and spreading IN
this state against line of policy that
has been pursued by the managers of the
Republican party; in fact it was hardly
to be expected that it would take hand
in it: but it is very actively engaged in a
little scrap of its own with the admins
tration at Washington, though aimed
specially at the head of the pension bu-
reau. The Capital doesn't demand the
removal of commissioner in so many
words but it does so very emphatically
by implication, as this will show:
"There are plenty of good men, pru-
dent men, patriotic and true men who
are competent to manage the affairs of
the pension bureau in the interest of de-
serving soldiers and their widows and
children, and do it according to law, and
not make any noise about it or attract
any unnecessary or unfavorable public
attention while doing it."
1t may be alleged that the Capitals
criticism is based upon personal dislike
for the commissioner, but this is not the
case for it says in this immediate con-
nection that ''there are plenty Of places
in the government service IN one Of
which Corporal Tanner could perform
good service, beginning below and
working up"
The Capital further Tecounts two or
three conspicuous incidents connected
with the present administration of the
bureau and some indiscreet expressions
on the part of its chief and draws this
conclusion therefrom, which, it must be
allowed, is not without point and force:
This is not pleasant reading for the
average citizen. Such utteranceS count
against the speaker personally and against
the party he represents. His conduct in
the Henderson case, taken in connection
with these expressions OF desire to study
how he may get more pension money out
of the treasury, without warrant Of law,
will cost the Republican party thousands
OF votes II ne is permitted to retain his
Office, for the administration Will Justly be
held responsible for the imprudent speech,
as well as for his unusual conduct in
Office.
49, sNASS NhACAOAoAiS, AAOI W az
against the administration in
all its departments on the part of the
political opponents is always to be ex-
pected, and usually carries little weight,
but when a public official lays himself
open to, and by extra-legai acts invites
attack it is not only not good policy to
to defend such an one in such a
course, but it is against the best in
terests Of the administration, conse-
qnently of the party that placed it in
power, to do so. The G. A. R., at their
meeting Thursday, in the resolution of
OF Commissioner Tanner,
felt constrained to take a very conserya-
tive view of the matter, and this Incl
dent Of itself may be taken as correct
index to the popular sentiment on the
question. 1t is not question of honesty
on the part of the commissioner, but
purely one of expediency in carrying
out the policy outlined by him In the ad-
Of his Office. In this the
EAGLE fully agrees with the Capital,
that if it is persisted in it will cost the
party that is responsible for the admin
more heavily than its more
jealous champions are willing just now,
perhaps, to admit.