Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1891

EEJA our AGEA4Af Correspondent
WAsHINaToN, June 10, 1891.
Mr.. Harrison has recognized the
Labor organizations by appointing
Dir. H. j. Schulteis, of the District of
Columbia, who IS prominently con-
nected with the Federation of Labor,
as an additional member of the i'm
migration commission provided for
by the last Congress, the duties Of
which viii be to proceed to Europe
for the purpose of investigating i'm
migration. The appointment of Mr..
Schnlteis may also be considered as a
semi-official recognition of the Peo-
ple's party recently formed at Gin
cinnatl. as he was by that convention,
named as one of the District of Col
umbia representatives on the nation
al committee of the new party.
Ex-Congressman Grosvenor, of
Ohio, who was originally appointed
chairman of the immigration commits
sion and whose ill-advised criticism
OF foreign born American citizens
raised such a row a few weeks ago,
wired his resignation to Secretary
Foster and it was promptly accepted.
1t was such relief to Secretary Fos-
ter and Mr.. Harrison to receive Gen.
Grosvenor's resignation that they re-
warded him for sending it in by max
ing him a special Worlds Fair COM
missioner, a position that pay precise
~ the same and which also includes
an allowance for a trip to Europe.
There are people malicious enough
to say that Grosvenor would not have
resigned if he had not been promised
the other place beforehand.
Office seekers are always an unmi-
tigated nuisance to those whom they
suppose to be possessed Of influence
with the appointing powers, and
striking instance of how they made
life a torture for the friends of an es-
Unable old gentleman whose good
ness of heart prevented his snubbing
the whole tribe as they deserved to
be instead of worrying himself sick
in trying to get them appointments
or promotions as the case might be,
has just come to light here. The per-
secuted old gentlemn in this case is
no less a parsonage than President
Harrison's father-in-law, Rev. Dr.
Scott, who has for some months been
an honored inmate of the White
House, but who has now gone on an
indefinite visit to his son who resides
away out on the Pacific Coast. DR.
Scott is now in his eighty-thifd year,
and it seems a shame that he should
have to be sent across the continent
to get away from the persistent Office
seekers, but there is little doubt that
such is the fact. He did not resent
this persecution; on the contrary he
seemed to like it, and his only worry
was that the heads of departments
would not make the appointments
and promotions which he was con-
stantly asking for and even insisting
upon. 1t was only recently that
President and Mrs Harrison became
aware OF the number and persistency
of DIR. SCOTS calls upon the heads of
the departments IN behalf of some
one who had convinced him by some
plausible story that they were deserv-
ing of receiving an appointment, or if
already in the service a promotion,
and it was extremely notifying to
them both. Persuasion failing to
stop him he was sent on this visit.
Verify the way of the political org
an is a hard one. The hackers of the
National Democrat have become tired
of throwing good money down ''rat"
hole, and unless a purchaser for the
paper can be found it will probably
soon suspend.
There are lots of rumors, some of
them highly sensational, as to why
Secretary Foster did not attend the
Ohio convention, after having an
nounced his intention to do so, and
what makes it look still queerer Is
that he did go to Ohio yesterday, the
day after the convention had adjourn
ed. Important public business is
given out as the cause of his not get
ting away in time to attend the con-
vention, but somehow nobody believes
that to have been the real cause.
Secretary Noble, who has returned
to his duties, says he has no Inten-
ton of retiring from the Cabinet.
He certainly ought to know.
1t is now stated with much posi-
tiveness that Gen. Raum is to con-
tinue at the head of the Pension Of
fee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison left town
yesterday with their grand children
for their sensible cottage. Mr. Harri-
son will spend as much time with
them as possible during the next two
months.