Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-10-29


President os his name as wrong and
dangerous. He muzziei the press of
his own party so far as criticism of his
administration was concerned. He made
sure of the support of the prominent
Republican newspapers for all his
ambitions By putting their editors under
obligations to himself for high Office.
carrying with it pecuniary rewards,
POLITICAL advantages OF social distinc
ton, according to the known need and
desire of each of his beneiciarjes.
In certain directions he filled the
foreign service with incapable men to
obIige unworthy interests. He sent
Miner TO Central America, and kept
him there long after the country had
given expression to its disgust aud
humiliation with the conduct of an
American Minister who, in the interest
OF speculative syndicate. sacrificed the
honor Of the Nation and the flag.
He sent Z 5an and McCreery to Chile,
with results grievously hurtful both to
the good name and to the commercial
Interests Of the country.
To Wanamaker he has added Elkins as
Cabinet etiicer-Eik ms, political
adventurer and speculator, who had
grown rich out OF politics without hav-
ing won respect enough anywhere to
make his name suggestive even Of posi-
billties in connection with honorable Of
fee. He made Porter the Superinten-
dent of the Census. knowing him to be
r.. ,I.to ,f
statistics, a foreign adventurer destitute
Of convictions and in search Of a market
for his peculiar sbilities, man at that
very time conducting business as q vul-
gar wine tout in combination with poll
tics and ready to placard his advertise
rents in the Executive Mansion itself.
He permitted this man to falslfy the cen
sus of great States by way Of robbing
them of their just representation and
thus increasing the chances Of that
party's success to whose service ne had
hired himself.
1t is a sad and shameful story of
pledges broken; of fiscal legislation bar
tered for campaign funds; of elections
secured by the purchase OF voters; of
nigh Office made the subject of vulgar
traffic; of the public service, including
the most honorable places, prostituted to
the promotion of the Presidents personal
ambitions; of court converted into a
sanctuary for the protection of scoun-
drel; of judicial subserviency rewarded
with high judicial place; Of debate sup
pressed i'll Congress; of a surplus squan
dered, and Of the enormous increase of
the peoples tax burdens that the pro-
ceeds might flow into the Golfers Of
favored monopolists willing to share
their spoil with the political organization
that made its collection possible.
1t is a grievous indictment that is here
made, but it is perfectly true and it
covers but part Of the truth. The
specifications will come later in the
s., course of these letters. The facts will
! be given upon which every accusation
/ rests. The whole record will be laid
| bare-that record which the people by
! their votes in November are to approve
or condemn.
And this Is not mere recalling OF
| old errors, a recurrence to otfenses re-
! rented of. The courses that condemn
this Administration have been &C ntinuous
/ Raum is still at the head Of the Pension
| Bureau, and that bureau is not reformed
or purified. MARSHALL AiIey still holds
Office in Baltimore, Notwithstanding
Commissioner Rooscvelt's report as t.
his organization of the postotfice and
Custom House employees there into a
band of political rutfians, his use OF
them to carry primaries in the Admins
! trations interest by wholesale cheating
aud by actual physical violence, III which
he personally participated. Neither he
nor Postmaster johnson nor any Of their
subordinates have been removed, Though
their conduct was fully set forth an
their removal strongly urged by Mr..
Roosevelt, a Republican member OF the
civil Service Commission; though som
y. them, according 10 Mr.. Rooseyelt' 5
report, deliberately testified to lies
though many OF them openly consesseI !
10 cheating: though all OF them set al
uaught the law against political assess
men,s, and though they all professeI
sith more or less OF can!or the creal o
living, cheating ali bal!o, box stuff ii14
which the testimony showed that the,
had prsc,icel.
These meu who, as one OF them put j
in his ties s.iinony, believe '.!n doing any
,nin- 10 win, IRE sul II oeice 81 erac,
ol Nh Wanauahers favor and NJ
Iarrlsons 5 neglect Of du:v. And they
sill constitute the Manifestation n !.
caine il Baltimore and Maryland politics