Telegram-herald., 1890-08-29

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usizg ta.s pzh.ic lsa1s IS 80 exeesa Ter
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al,i - - pr sen1 tAzt - 5 dag thLs
s. tee iurssesr &C keaesE seEsisFs snd :
nzhti1z n.enerellsts "a lad Ezshesrs.
~ l-e ses every mau $40 21voeales
tse 81 sress ot tie settlers 90 sinister
motives. theres - eoEcealiag bis rezl CD
tecs - aasrag tae P9tltc Ioasy.
Sezas have Sad. What diEerenee
does 81 make Nhat Nator Pc~eli thlnks
aDoas the Proprlesy ~ FepezllHg tie
la~ u5leh reserves al tie lrsiv4t le
lads Ia TIE West frem settlemsat9
he certainly has 70 legislative poNers-
la that taey are uistaEea. Tnere
seems u De- 40 Limit 20 his legislative
uoaer lie started . lew yezrs zgo vita
snail aTrrcrri asfon u s-1Qes % *
pl8re shs Colorado canyoa- non th4t
80 bas hui.r up . bgFeau, oy items a
appropriarsoa bis which overshSt0ws
az 81 the great departments g the
Governments To has n0re patronage
under nis direct control Ebaa tie sccre-
t1rF ~ Gre Treasury and the ecrsrery
o. rhe Interior com blned he IS not
controlled by law lie axes rho sal
aries of bis appointsss snd IS free from
a. restraint o. civil service.
Many fn3 it dihlcalE % understand
that Major Powells bureau vas never
regularly ORGANIZED, thst tie duties Of
its ofoers and tho extent % their SAL
aries have never been defined By Law,
VET such is the fact The whole estab-
llshmsnt has been created by appropfi-
atoms in lgnp sa,ns, or fov salaries Tor
ol1ces " HEB have no existence, except
BY vir-ue OK such opriation@
Every one OF these appropriations IS
under the exclusive control % Major
Powell; he can spend them as ne
please
IL has been said chat charge Major
Powell rith having build up his bureau
through the influence o. Che patronage
gained ~ such control Of tie public
money. make no such accusation
against Nzjeg Powell ror against Con-
gress. The public must jadgo Of that
AL other bureaus are regulated by law,
salaries axad. duties Il the various
onices Drcscribea. AMI the civil service
rules enforced. Major Powell IS law
unto himself bis bureau has grown 70
colossal Proportions and bis eNpenai-
lures are prineely in style.
Whether tho public money which he
has received has enabled him to ac-
complish these results or not the pub
lie must decide His opportunities
have been great. lie has had money 70 ex-
pend and places 70 give 10 any body whom
he could make useful. Whether he has
availed himself o. tho opportunities FUR
nishea by these lavish appropriations
any one can 'udgo as well Is l. While
the doors OF every other bureau are
closed against spoilsmen by civil-serv-
ice rules. the Geological Bureau is open
20 the friends OF al who can aid in pro
/ curing appropriations. II this fact he:
/ nothing 20 DO With appropriations lei
/ Major Powelrs apolcgists tell us how
| be has acquired his enormous power
2
ury, and why il is that the estimates o.
all other departments and bureaus are
scrutinized and limited by Congress-
{ while whatever Major Powell asks for il
ALWAYS Granted. Why is it that the re
peated efforts of the Senate COMMITTEES
on appropriations to limit or control th'
operations OF Major Powell have beer
unsuccessful? Does any other bureau
OF the Government obtain money be
cause It's chief asks for it? Why is
that Major Powell alone receives all tn
money be has tho courage to ask 10
without regard to what use he ma.
make OF Il?
II lump sums and unlimited discre
ton in the use Of appropriations hav
not made Major Powell the autocrat 0
the lobby, what has? | have no NOR
interest in saving the public mono,
than any other Senator, but in common
with the people OF the West / have a.
interest IN the settlement of that coun
~ and in the development of its re
sources. Major Powells schemes {
self-aggrandizementa are detrimental
the growth and prosperity OF all Ia
S.a:cs and Territories in the arid n
rion, and consequently we are con
PEELED 20 oppose his ambitious an
wastetul projects. We can not affor
TO be Influenced against our constitt
ents by beautiful pictures and exper
sive maps made at the expense OF "a
Government. or bv lucrative places ia
nishoS 70 onr friends. dependents an
relatives. but must represent the peopl
who are prevented from making home
while Major Powell is making picture
20 crafty persons who do not reali'
that the gifts they receive are furnlshe
a. the expense Of the Treasury by q
propriatious which delay the settlemcI
% the West WM. NJ. STEWART.