The daily critic., 1890-07-18


enc of national pride and simple self
respect
IuE WAsutNGroN CoRREspoNuENr ~
ihe New York Star says "Thore is an iu-
tcresting afterpiece published In the Star
90 90 the manner In which Chief Clerk
Tweedale Of the War Department ayallcd
himself Of the fact that he held the nomi.
nal commission Of notary public by coll
lecting 500 from the extra clerks allowed
HE Department by the Legislative Appro-
Uriation bin. As soon as Secretary Proc
tors attention was called 10 the article he
Indignantly declared n impossible Of truth.
Assured that it was accurate In every par
ticular, be Immediately sent for Chief
Clerk Tweedale 10 direct him 10 refund the
money thus collected Learning that the
Chief CLERK lad gone on a summer trip with
the proceeds OF bis thrifty move, Secretary
Proctor gave his individual check for the
$lOO exaeted from the clerks, aud directed
The disbuFsiug clerks Of the Department 10
return 10 each Of the 400 clerks sworn In by
Chief Clerk Tweedale the twenty-five cents
he OF she had paid for this perfuuetory ser
vice. Each Of these clerks had been az
work on the same business before the pas
cage Of the Legislative bill. Their resweaf-
iug was simply a matter OF form. Pre-
yiously they had been detailed 10 discharge
these duties The bIl authorized their for
nal appointment There Is likely 10 be
bad quarter Of an hour for Chief Clerk
Tweedale when be returns from his iunket
and encounters the Secretary Of War;
a Herald EDITORIAL calls attention 70
smother disagTeeably suggestive per
Torrance in the Interior Department. It
ssys; 1--WE learn from Washington that the
Secretary Of the Interior has directed the
issue ~ two million acres OF the public
lands 10 the Union Pacific Railway. These
lands are in Kansas and Nebraska, aud
have teeu withheld from the company, be-
tsuse it did not pay its debts % the Gov
eminent. lt has been striving in every
Way 20 avoid It's obligations. The seere-
tary holds that he failure OF the company
h tlis regard should not prevent the Gov
eTImert giving the lands. II Is hard % uH-
tasaud IEis reasoning, aud the whole
transaction has suspicious look The
GtYeILHeut oEes nothing t0 these Pacific
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Do money land aud credit. The eud8W-
Heuis Went into The pockets 0f a few, who,
IN consequence, are nov among the richest
men iu the world Instead 0f giving more
lands 10 corporations, who are hagrautlY
iu default, les the Administration seek
restitution and save the lands for the
people. The railroads have bad more than
enough q cur ines-imabis public domain. %
THIS opens up auother opportunity for the
great American smutherer, Alr, Speaker
Reed. Lea him suppress am inquiry into
this rev scandal ana be acquires large
ana grateful backing Tor ls12 These bg
piFiHg times for Thomas Brackett
IsS'rIr ABOUT time for mauduu peopl.
ufLoih sexes b stop making q fuss over B
Shepherd Wbites The disclosures Of tLs
past three ~ four days leave no room f0l
doubt that be Is a commonplace rascal
simply ) liar and a thief Ike any other Fll
gar criminal Whether he &c white or col
cred Is 81 little c0useq ueuce- Tie chance.
are that be IS eol0rel, because be says be q
Hhite, bat o Is Qf no consequences. Ih'
point is thai Tie newspapers are about q
make hero of THIS crooked little eooI
10 describing BIN a. a society swell tn
taFonte of elegant aud exclusive families
efc.. an e Hhleh Is both silly aud ulsllieF
ous. Az sc have SAID before. ID Is very doubt
ful i White ever penetrated beyond IN
Faguest outskirts 0f society ana ever
b. lie ala &c Ras b deegiviug aud Fletimiz
ing honest people. We submit that b
should uat ba rewarded t5r tlis rascaAly D
the soFE Of prominence he Is achieving uoW
We speak ne simple truth iu saying tha
he 3 8 commonplace sneak tllei SD
uot treat hIm aecouInglys
~ IHE HAzHIzGIQs corresp spoAdeu1s Q
ua Baltimore American to-day issue ap
pears Tie following -rhe published ID
poEn about ths intended resignation Q
Mr Blaine ara absurd. His relations Wit
the President are e pleasant ~ lAeg ere
asre. - ahaa he leit here Tor Bar Hzr3l
"a aa aans special train ttat sQak lh