The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-01
PENSION OFFICE SCANDALS.

PENSION OFFICE SCANDALS.
rHEr HAVE REACHED POINT RE
oU1RISo THE PRESIDENTS ACTION
c.ru,ss,ensr Raum has Demanded the ne.
z,ovn, OF Three Pensien Clerks who
Made Amaavis that Rsun's Son At
temptea 20 Extort Meaey fron Then In
Re,.rn for his Inasence IN Having Their
Paw Increasea-A HiHt NJ the Mysterious
I,opcnce that has Thus Far Saved Gen.
n.un IRON Renewal BY the President.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 30.-The scandal result
ing from the ofhcial conduct OF Commissioners
Of Pensions Raum and his son has now
reached a point where It seems absolutely
necossary for the President to take decided &C.
ton. That no did not do 30 before 10 q matter
Of rreat surprise to the public and Of much
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and embarrassment to his
marty friends. For nearly year charges Of
the most serious character have been
made against Gen. Raum by entirely
responsible persons whose representations
deserted better treatment than they have
met with at tho hands Of tho President.
These charges. or at least portion Of them.
were investigated by committee Of Congress-.
and, although whitewashing report was
made. 1t was so VIGOROUSLY unjust that even
the Republican House Of Representatives de-
clined to endorse It Soon after Congress ad-
journed. the charges that had been made
against Gen. Raum and his son before the in
vestigattng committee were renewed and
brought to the attention Of Secretary Noble In
such way that he could not ignore them. ind
he ordered the dismissal OF young
Mr.. Raum. after ccnvintinR him OF selling
appointments and promotions for cash. and
borrowing" money that belonged in the safe
OF the Interior Department. At the time that
young Mr.. Raum was removed his father de-
olared that he believed him to be innocent,
and made public explanations Of the sons CON-
duct that were entirely at variance with those
given BY the young man himself Since that
time additional charges OF improper conduct
on the part OF Gen. Raumthave been repeatedly
brought to the attention Of Secretary Noble.
who, up to the present time. has apparently
ignored them.
At last, however. an Issue has been made BY
the action OF Gen. Raum himself that will
mako It necessary for the President either to
express the belief that both Gen. Raum and his
son are innocent or to ask ct once for the resig-
nation Of the Commissioner. This issue is
brought about by the demand just made BY
Gen. Raum upon the Secretary Of the In
terior for. the removal Of three Pension
Eh week e q ssS 81 ss sse
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The Y Enss q q1 asu and
The facts in Mr.. Engle's case are, these:
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Els sPoosi1ea hin ioE ths Part he hsd
that he his iniuence 70 have Ills sal
inE given this nfoE%sEn Rspm
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salary was pot made
In
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aSo Sss 1 Ssay Il sent 2r y
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aered ashinaso1 e. s saw 1d Green Ss Rsum.
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substance OF the Rndavtts that were handed
sa' sn a2ss sGs q
Gen. Rapm. says that these sfldavits are
false and that they are made with the purpose
q injurin9 him through his son: and that.
EsSm. 9 s hss aso u na6s
an .efadsvits which has eope 70 the Rresidsnt
s SH CHARGES e e.
other, affldevits submitted. TO ths .Fresldept
vaSious dspsrtnsnts q tie doSsrn DOZEN s '
the President to dismiss Tie men Who, he says,
have formed consgirscy against him and
oos Sod seHp seems sas Sas1
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political reasons, 4 none other, and ne removal
II several Of ths most tpnnential party organs
ths isPt that ths. pIbiiS GENERALLY regard den:
n @ P R%ss
has been disposed to gland ~ him. and hos
se SndSs had been Il tsFe Sy 70 hs
Of tho President and his surprising lack Of
}9dgment n overlooking the serious breaches
given rise, to the feeling that there must Be
ofas!al hesa: and that there q some bond that
Sh 11u the President and the COMMISSIONER Of
months past intlmatio9s have been broadly
made In political and official orioles In Wash
iangton that for some reason the Presi;
S become "a; :. known: The charges sgsi1st the
upon the Presidents table. are not by any
e seen faat
Sns u There are several Others any
prompt removal Of the Commissioning, One OF