The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-19


Washington. Aug. ~ There i q case
~ nepoii-sn In the war department thai
calls Tor the immediate action Of fress-
dent II he wants the country 10 take any
stock Ia the professions az civil <eryics
reform. II Il case that comes very
close 10 the President himself sud II
rectiy involves his former law p~sfner.
now the Attorney General OF the United
States.
Visitors 10 the war department. who
have dropped in 10 see Secretary Elkins
have often wondered inst why wsll.
dressed and od-looking Young msi.
WAS always 10 be found ia the outer OF
flee. deeply engaged il The study Of ls~
Whom they asked who the Young m-s'
was and learned list he was The >ou 81
Attorney General Miller. ne matte,
was easily explained nni they smiled
and said nothing Secretary Eikins j.
not responsible for young Miiler's ~
poinsm.nt lie dill not an, the Young
man. hut was forced 10 appoint him, ih.
request Of the President being in poin'
OF fact co,nmsni lie wants the vonng
man less nov thss he has frund Out ho~
useless he can be. and lie only con-ol~
ton the Secretary hiss been able 20 dsae
from Young Miiier's presence j. that u,
- ~ least ornamental. But Il oors no
look businee--Iike TO see ,anng MAJ.
IN the Office OF Secretary OF War ieeplA
enxrossed with his law books and "a, \
Ing no attention 10 ANYTHING that goe-
on shout him. and he has. as q conse
Qnence. heen 4 constant source OF ammo,
sncr 10 The Secretary.
Because young Miller is the SON Of hi
father the government j. paving hin
81 GOO \ year while be pursues his laN
eindies. II Uncle sam paid every youns
law student Al The same rate il wouIs
amout to more than even the pension
roll IL one asks an empl0ye Of The wsr
department what position young Mile
occupies. be will be told that be i pri
vste Secretary TO the Secretary OF Wsr
But he Is not. for the reason that he y
neither sfenogrspher, pe-wrifer-
nor . good penmsn- These duties have
been for several years snd still are per
formed by B w. Hanna. whose salary i
500 . vear less than that given BY tn
government 10 young Mr.. Miller Wbss
the Secretary OF War was given TO un
derstand that be mnst find some soii
berth in the governmental crib for this
young man. be was also told thst there
must be . good salary attached. A.
young Miller was just out o. college and
without business training Of sny kind
the seer efary had great deal of trouble
Ia making up his mind ~ TO what
was best 10 be done. lie first though;
ne would make him his private sec
ks.e -
way fitted for the work. Then the sal
~ry vas only $1,000, and that was alto
gether too email for this Young scion 81
official sristocrscv. So finally Secretary
EIkins appointed him IS chief Of the d.
vision OF acquisitions aud accounts, At ..
salary OF $1,000 per ennum.
The first day he WAS appointed young
Mr.. Miller went into the division OF
which lie was made chief, and r. manned.
two hours. By that time he had b. come
70 befuddIed with the various matters 81
detail that were brought 10 hisn ths,l
he gave up in despair aud threw him
self on the mercy Of the Secretary
Since that dav be has not shown his
fsce in the division. and not more than
one out Of ten Of the clerks in that
branch OF the department even know
him by sight. The Secretary Was bus,
~ the time. and. taking young
Miller into his outer Office. told him III
take seat At . vacant desk until some.
thing could be done, and there young
Miller has remained. He sat there
twisting his thumbs for day or t~o.i
and then, one BY one. brought his law
hooks down. and since then has devoted
oil his time n study
This case quite naturally has caused .
great deal of comment in the depart
snent, and created much dis-afis faction
among the clerks The division OIL
which Mr.. Miller is c-ten-ibly Chief i.
under the direction ~ Mr.. Tanner
who IL paid but 81 40 FIR working
while Miller il given $4,000 for study II
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