The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22

xaiiinx 49, him IN hist meet ~ crooked
..s-. ne Pension Burr an, when ~ a.
4 tram hs> ro, al ~. "a ~i"u. !.
against Ai- o. a insllnnslvn he had kcf Y
Commissioners llaum IN iiiee in the tac' =
tie crookrlne-s Ia hi- business y
methods. 80 sfEsc uAlly shown up D.,
Representative cooper. OF indisna, Ahss
he hal . right 10 expect that no further '
cr0okcinr.s would be INDUCED 10
Therefore he must have been terribly 4
shocked when intnrmsi that Gseeu y :
Rsunl. Jr. assistant cbiei clerk 81 the
Pension Bnrsau. sud ION 81 Conmir-
-ioner Raum. was the head Of m Unlce-
brokerage CONCERN which had been sell
ing not unsy ~ ixinsl appointments be-
low The classified service. but promo
|tions under the Civil Service examine
ltions. A more dissrscefui situation hAs
NOT confronted : President since 0en.
Grant kicked Belknsp q Of The war
department on account Of his wife's en-
gaging Ia selling indizn post trader
ships.
Aud she mos, remarkable part Of the
whole business ID the leniency with
which Rsum JUNIOR has been treated
Three other government employees In
lpiicSted in the .windle were 81 once dis
missed. hui tins precious jewel Of : Re-
publican standardization wns allOwed 10
'I,e-ign, and that wasn't I'll. the resigna-
ton wss accepted TO take sff.ct thirty
days from date aud he Was given leave
u absence until that time, which Was .
neat way Of presenting him with .
E months salary. Secretary Noble il re-
? sponsible for the lrnicncy extended 10
! lii crimina', although ne WAS out o.
= town when the resignation "a accept
led. What puzzles honest people Il why
sil the parties concerned Ia this stesl
2 have not been arrested aud brought Be
fore . criminal court 10 aus Wei Tor THEFT
y misdeeds.
o. Mr.. Harrison. when he thinks about
a this young mans peculiar transactions
a. well ~ those Of his father, probably
wishes he hsd never seen the ksunis
sud that he had not been 90 p~recipitat'
Z ia kicking Corporal Tanner out-no ont
:. ever accused Tanner Of being dishonest
Y The Raums have certainly tried to msk'
r,lhav while the official sun shines. Tn
lhloid gentleman, as soon As be be
y came Commissioner. began TO look on
= for the rest OF the family. Green B., Jr
=: Was made assistant chief clerk, tw
"a daughters were given clerkships. an
nj John. another con, who does business :
~ q pension attorney, was given q cbanc
re 10 copy the names Of all pension appI'
|er cants who had not employed attorney
'r: which chance has probably been wort
en big money TO him. q he proceeded !
"a get out . circular setting forth his fsciI
10 Ties for putting claims through in
10 hurry, and mentioning incidentally b
ne relationship 70 the Commissioner. II
rai Rsums will be q heavy load for Mr.. Hal
'as rison to carry next year. and IL will u
go be strange IL be should toss them Z
IOverboArd.
a deseruined attempt W. made
~ |ros % an Organised reception 20 "
come NJ. Harrison back % Washingt<
4. from his long free trip, but & 90 : d
nal failure. Nobody would have -
sslthing 70 do with fg except . halt dox'
.-slof his personal 6rieDds; Dol ever q
~ membcrs Of The Republican State As
Icistions. I'll OF which GRO o~f1ceholdel
~ would take hold Of IL. 90 tt had 70
abandoned. and then the statement y
- unblushingIy made that Mr.. HARRIS
~ did not wish 10 be met BY : crowd.
DO not wish 10 imply by the above ID
III. Harrison IL dieiiked here, because
- isn't. The people are simply indiffsre
tow ards him, and l believe that feeliI
ichlis more among members Of bis ov
ker party than with Democrats.
it'll Tue impression among those famili
Of with the inside workings OF the ADM
rd- istration il that Mr.. Blaine Is engaged
to .p.ayinx 3o-sumr on Mr.. Harrison il
Ger A this time, for reasons Of Ills own. .
hen Blaine may have been III, but these pt
Sc ple refuse 10 believe IL. and they stat
OF when Dir. Blaine left here that be wor
IL not return until Mr.. Harrison got bal
and that be had gone away 10 : "hni
circumstances seem 10 favor this VII
ken OF the case.
on Republicans who have talked ii
'na. Mr.. Harrison since bis return say That
INC has about as well. developed . case
% the big head as they ever saw.
ne Representative Grain, Of Texas. 10 b
De seeing that The boom OF Represented
oy Mills for the S~peakership Of the Hot
does not get neglected.
49, Ex-Representative Yodar, Of Oh
~ says Of politics in that state: 1t loo
, \. 10 me Is il the Democrats would IN
cid and re-nominate Gov. Campbell. q
800 thing | am confident Of, we will Ell
- the nan we dominate. No man can
elected in Ohio on the high tariff lee
mckinley makes that the issue. aud
ped will be defeated. The farmers are q
Of high taxes, and cannot nudersti
lsnd why other necessaries OF life canno
Je- chespeued By being put on the free
As sugar has been"
Another scandal the Republicans '
mas have TO carry in the next campaign ]
the d;rar, resuIs IN Senator stsniovd's \
en- siuv ne royal expenses incident 10
recent administration junket acros
in . con.,nsn. s,'o 90 80, -
and NE .S~... -
. re- 80 r.ar.
il seems this investment has already p
Gen. The Senator owns some lots about
Pres- miles from the business center Of
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