The sun., 1892-01-15
Big Game for Mr.. Roosevelt.

Inc hon. 1HEODOkE hOOSEVELT, Whom
We may call nine-tenths OF the United
States Civil Service Commission. is young
man who believes that what is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the Gander. There is
necessarily great deal Of humbug in con-
cern which is founded upon humbug, but
the energy and the sand Of Mr.. ROOSEVELT
are SO great. and his belief in Mongolian
education is so sincere and touching. that
he makes the Commission seem more like a
thing OF flesh and blood and less like glib
bering ghost from Muswumpia. or an
escaped paretic from the Reform Club. than
any other man could. Mr.. ROOSEVELT is
hunter. and IL he amuses himself by playing
schoolmaster. we may be sure 1t is sor the
purpose OF bringing down the ferule with
palm-stnging whack upon offenders
against the most sacred majesty Of the
Civil Service act and rules. He hunts a
spokesman as he would hpnt the damned and
luxurious mountain goat comely youth
and gallant. and full OF sporting blood.
When he heard that the spoilsmans heel
Nr. ROOSEVELT took the first train for Bal
tiuore. and badgered the fellows in the
Post Office and the Custom House til they
wished that DoRMAN EATON and WILLIAM
PoTTs and all the greater gods OF civil SER
vice reform had never been. No bust.
statue. or portrait OF the Hon. THEoDoHUs
RoosEvELTIus will be true to his most char
acteristic action and habit in life II chip is
not proudly borne upon the shoulder OF
that counterfeit presentment. A chip OF
Atlantean size. too. such q chip as NOAH
might have made his ark out OF on the dug
out plan. For Mr.. ROOSEVELT. though OF
undoubted Dutch descent, is. by one OF
those somersaults OF inheritance and
temperament which are the meat
and the despair OF physiolosist and
psychologist, essentially Irish. He is
impulsive. frank. combatve. gifted with
persuasive speech: and he wears an invisi-
Bile and ground-grazing coat-tail which he
is eager to have somebody tread upon. He
doesn't care rap for biguess. Big Federal
oficeholders. in particular. stir his anger il
he hears that they are allowing the wicked
ness OF politics to penetrate to their subor-
Girates. who are under the Rgis OF the civil
service rules and OF ROOSEVELT. How hot
he made it for those poor devils OF great
Federal officials in Baltimore. He virtually
took them by the collar and shook them
and said to them: You black-heart-
ed villains. have you been dragging
your men into politics. And then
he took tho victims by the collar.
and said to them: "You suffering and mis-
guided wards Of my Commission. have you
been allowing yourselves to be dragged into
politics? am here to look after YOU and TO
protect you from the contamination OF
primaries. and. confound you. I'll see that
the President knows Of these outrages
whether you want he should or not" Poor
Mr.. HARRISON had to bear as meekly as he
could the very uneomplimentary reports
which Mr.. ROOSEVELT brought from Bald-
more OF the high-handed proceedings OF
the men whom the President had appointed
TO high Federal posts, and who were doing
the best they knew how. in the innocence
OF their hearts and OF his. to warm up the
Republican party OF Maryland.
Mr.. RoosEyELT's visit to Maryland
caused q good deal Of surprise and some
alarm. "What Kind Of q country are We
living in ?" thought the great Republican
oiiceholders of the Monumental City.
What kind OF an Administration Is this
that allows a subordinate to come down
here and spank Us in the presence Of the
whole American people for being Republi-
cans 2" The Hon. JEREMIAH RUsK. who was
getting up his French for the purpose OF
reading Gallo literature in regard to
American pork products, and OF learning a
few more names Of Diseases OF the Horse for
use in the next edition OF his monumental
treatise on hippology. told Gen. HARRIsoS
OF Frenchmsn. but. mind you. French
man reputed to be wofully wicked. who
said: above gil. no ZEAL" Now.