New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
THE POWER OF PETTY PENSION fLEEhS.

DELIBERATELY "TrTN!%G h'"N NFA''N" ~
or1rrj., OF CUNrEAI.S NDLi.E AND Br~>if.
wa,h!nc,on sept o l-prcian. r""hi"'' n''n'.cr
In which the clerk, IN the fcu-ic' INK ~ ''' d"
pca>ur. not only the ruling 81 ia" '"' e? Z"
lar ,,os Int also the dccl OF the -" -" 'V u ~"
Interior has already ,r.on told In the" q 'iitr"S h
Il appears that the clerks by ~ II'';' iin ih"hSr
10 those amiblc diversions. but vary Their eaiinss WIZ
their .uper1ors by Systematically turning down 'n
private and Official correspondence ." the S~'r"'"r!
and Assistant secretary Of the Interior "i'h''e'
tbe.c orciss are unfortunate cnongh D orrhd thcfn'
Generals Noble and BuS-.y served together Curing
the war and special examiner oil Ia" iehsioh ""''"'
who has recently returned from tour OK h"'y ~ '
field says tn9t he met many old comrades o' '""S"
two officials who had very kindly feelings for th'if
former commanders. May 81 these cQrnrair, ~ We'll
a. bnudr,d, Of other old sldIer> Throughout tn, com
,ry are continually writing to thee hls pm lie on.'Fs
TO Interest them IA thcir r'>p"cilv" PENSION IN -
and 10 secure them u l,ea,lig ~lrir r. l' - from c
Office have been delay for any coasMrIa'" f sth III
time The two officials rrferrr1 TO- naturally 'H'ush
take an especial pride In e'vhi TIER ON com
rad-s In arms prompt replies Z" ilrir various u
1uir~~ a. the circumstances wll permit ana "n h'
othcr hard these communications. h"h 'l"r ira""';it
from the Srcrciary's Once Al "h' "i'ihh I" a"
prompt rIl"> the cn!l, ~ N'It'' '''"'h "l'o
s>,.'aiives ia th- cases II t'slr fi":h".
II n. the custom. and In'lrr one. mat "h"h me"
r,,.h the ,.l-e. their calls shah be =" strapped !"
Them a, ~ rmn!n plainly visible, ~ N" ord that
sr, cdy r.pn"s l." m"i". Lure numbers 81 ~
Old comrades to Assistant s~cr"arv In "cv III
TIL, vnv ID such cro!1nou, number "' Nc ''~'~
v,r, deliberately turned be h i'''r
from yh., ard they rrn:ir"!. IN r"isri"'r'' ~
ar. wcrd for 50 MANY months. that the ''"n"t'i u l.
said had SPECIAL Inquiry mad" ai""f several &" u'i
~ discover whether ,.r not III, "rr." ho'foit COAX!
! po- ,iiy h,,c been started fr 4 ~'' pTri'""
The Tt,b,,r is in p">.1 sion 81 SON" specific mem
o-anha Of ION" " the most h,-ran' Of Ties" 'a">.
cv,,c ccitgcatn puni,r, name. iHrk '"ml'tl' a"l
=, mon, Of the soldiers whose tt"r' wcrr thus boy
ct,cd In one the claimant "r"'" twice '" ''h
~r.l IuS>rv. Them getting II" reply. h. ir'~i '"h7I
No,n and falling u hear from ia" latter. n" '"l7r
spondci with the Kcpr~'nIsv" 81 hi dHin" III
C,u,rro-. and tho CALI RI ,hr batter hI,,i' drew
| the cn-r Ia the surface and - AIRED u rhh. In
.uoth~r Instance the process WI r"uc through
with Int without ih" part OF the uh'sin'
nate ,nldicr who languisi'd III >n'prn-' nnih b"
happened to no nrw claim for Increase "f PENSION
| which brought hi, e,so aid hi, u"anr"rr'd GORE
! spoidencr 10 tho trent
OF course such ncfalionS practices necessarily
saup, t. two Secretaries inincic" with their Old IL
dir ,rdcs and the Grand ARM % III" E'paIlc. and
| IL umr..tcd III would have eventually Ln'rhcd them
| both politically "a, high as Gih!rry'' h;'
| Assistant secretary Chandler. ho~c'cr. with fhh
| acutcnc,s when is born VI long l'gal training ard
OCCUPANCY Of the bench aInins The "il1 nitu''"'d
savage, Of kai,;t-. c,'apcd Thu bpyro;i by aI"hN'
sending over hi. private secretary with Tie ri"''
| from his soldier friends
Now as r,attcr Of fact. the. performances were
neither accidental nor sporadic, but wcro Inut OF
deliberately formed plan tr disrrcrit occretary Noble
| and Aassidant Secretary IiIsscy. The Western
division Of the Pension Iurrn, where these things
! occurred, by IL nest OF w. ia"rs ana ffaniu-
lent pensioners whom the course Of the official, in
question VIA, extremely ds.a,'cful. and they t'on ia"
measures Indicated to punish these obnoxious oisc'is.
Tho SPECTACLE Of thee petty CLERKS thus su'cc~ fully
administering discipline and rha'-rh',n' 10 ,r,r 1T,
|, in ,.ef nn.t admirable the ingenuity anu nrr'"'
OF these bclugercn clerk, or we noe"he, ana 'r '
cha ST cmcnt Of their subaltcrnS
n i, only fair To add thai ono example was made
Il, iii. matter ut ~ ciei ~ tn, fcS, with his Ol her
AID. and r.. who are mainly and dircu, "
spon ible arr rewarded rather than punished by their
distinguished victims.