Telegram-herald., 1890-10-12
WASHINGTON ECHOES
Uncle Sam sEigmaEissd as a Not RI
ous Dead Beat.
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Ffl1t-tla, ANd NL4 y AitotNtDAe sA&s 49,
~ sps4k win authority Ia comment
ing GA the ~ay tbs Government treats
- cred tors. said - Rls the other day
III Was Ia business l would not sell
the Government hve-cent boz OF
matches unless the money wa nrsi
paid 10 sdyance-thst =, u0t unless /
was Wiling % take the chances OF
never getting my money. II l ever
have claim against the Government,
unless Is - for a very large amount. l
shall make no attempt 10 collect =.
It "a n't worth while. IL wlll cost more
la time and trouble, % say nothing OF
the actual cash outlay 10 which the
claimant = subjected, than the thing
wiA amount %. an sorry that this
state of things exists. bot unfortunately
it $50. The Government ought 10 set
tie example 70 al private persons of
paying - debts WITH the most scruou-
lous exactness, and NOT taxing advant-
age OF every petty techu.caAtyi u
ought 10 be a model To private persons.
Bat c takes advantage Of rs great
power, and as % has tremendous
resources and the average cla mant a
poor. the Government Of course mas
the upper hand. and can 60 practically
what { pleases.'
Was reminded OF this conversation
BY transaction which took place IN
the Treasury Department, p yesterday
A warrant VAS ssucd Tor SIS, ,5j5.55 ln
favor Of the State OF Georgia. This
money was for an Old revolutionary
claim, the Government having incurred
the obligation for clothing and other
supplies furnished the troops. of Gen
eral James Jacksoa during the serge of
Savannah by the British in 1881. The
agent OF the state authorized to collect
the claim has been working on 1t since
1850. and - now over 20 wears Of age.
The claim was allowed under the terms
of what = known as the "As-umptiYe"
act of 1892, and yet an Appropriation 90
pay it Mas only made IN the general de-
fclency bili which passed IN the last
hours OF the session which has Just
closed
Vow think oft Hereisa claim over
a century old. The ageat who has had
it In charge hAs been at work on 10 for
more than thirty-tSo years. II the
money nad been due u an individual
the claim would long since nave been
abandoned SIMPLY because the claim
ants would have become disnearIened
and would not have been able 20 hang
on and 1--we against the many bitter dis
appointments which they would have
40 constantly have met. There are
thousands OF dollars IN the treasury
which ought TO e paid out among men
who have valid claims, but the Govern
uent - al powerful and the claimant
j. poor. and OF course the poor man has
no show against the rich one. ltisn'ta
healthy state Of things, and it's because
of the Government WAY of dong busi-
ness that lobbyists thrive and are con
stantlv employed by persons who are
dependent on CONGRESSIONAL action.
have before alluded tOthe'wretched
Rccoiaodat ons accorded 20 the Presi-
dent of the United States and rs family
in the white house, and this week
change has been made in the ass gn-
meet 0f the rooms which again calls
attention "a ths d.sgraceful way m
which the mansion ls ovCrcrOwded.
While the President was away on MS
western trip the occasion was used TO
make some needed changes. The
library. which for several wears past
has been used bv the Presidents as their
Office bss been turned into "A private
.tt.nx-room for the family. as they
had no place OF the kind, except the
state psrlors. where they could be to-
gether. The vscsCon BY the President
of th.s room forced hin to take the ad-
Joining apartment. formerly used by
che private secretary, aS his Office, aoi
Mr. Uaif1rd now hods himself IN
small room NEXT % him. The latter
has heretofore been used by the execu-
tive clerks. and they are moved into
front room which has served as re-
csptCn room for persons who were
waiting to see the President, and which
~ absolutely ueCcssarv for the proper
transaction of public business. The con-
sequence IS that everyone is crowded
snt the Office Of the President IS one
tnst would disgrtce the urc sident Of
Any good railroad company. A new
CT enlarged white house = urgently
needed
A commission Of postnnssters from
some Of the large ciiies. of which Gen.
Corse. Of Boston. q chairman. has teen
I'm session for the past ten days at thc
Fost iice department engaged on q
task which makes them rather regret
the ingenuity II The American invru-
Cor. For son1a years past success We