The sun., 1893-07-15
The Populist Gets an Omce.

The Populist Gets an Office.
The appointment last Wednesday OF H. O.
EVANS. Gen. WEAvER's son-in.law. as Chief
OF Division In the Office Of the Second
Auditor Of the Treasury. proves unsatis.
factory to many Republicans. They aver
that this appointment Of q near relative
! and lieutenanta and supporter OF the Populist
candidate for President at the late election.
Is evidence OF the existence of some
ante-election compact or understanding be-
tween his friends and those Of Mr.. CLEvK-
LAND. Some Republicans are so bold as to
aver that In furtherance Of such an arrange
ment. of which. until now. they say that they
have had no positive proof. the Popullsts
vigorously canvassed only the Republican
States in the West. to the neglect OF the
Democratic States In the South. where the
third party was known to be very strong.
Fudge! Mr.. EVANS. according to all ac-
counts. owes his appointment to the parti-
san activity Of WALTER IvANovIToH HAYES.
Democratic Congressman from the Clinton
district OF Iowa. Mr.. HAYES will be on hand
In Washington to help to shape the course
OF legislation. at the special session begin
ming at noon on Aug. T. 1t Is perfectly
natural. therefore, that his recommended
tions should receive from the departments
that courteous appreciation which, in
these days. Congressman are accustomed
to look for. 1t is true that Mr.. EVANS
is resident OF the Sixth district Of
Iowa. and that Mr.. HAYES Is the repre-
sentative Of the Second district. in another
portion OF the State. Under Democratic
fharafnra hn tpt
EVANS could not. properly speaking. be
credited to the Congressman asking for it.
and that fact might lend some little color to
the claim that national. not local, reasons
dictated and secured 1t.
But. on the other hand. Mr.. EVANS may
have rendered political services to the De-
mocracy unknown to his censorious Re-
publican maligners. There are many points
OF American politics about which they
showed themselves ignorant in the Presi-
Dental campaign which ended in November.
The precise services for which Democratic
national Administration wishes to reward
MIR. EVANS may belong to this category. The
town crier is no longer one OF the cherished
institutions OF the United States. Many
acts are performed. many arrangements
are entered into and many ante-election
agreements ratified, OF which the rank and
file OF defeated party. such as the Re-
publican party now Is. know nothing
Mr.. EVANS Is understood to have sup
ported Gen. WEAVER: he is said to have
voted for him. but that Is immaterial.
Mr.. HARRIsoN's majority over Mr.. CLEyE-
LAND In Iowa was $4,000. and one vote. more
or less. would have made no particular
difference. Gen. WEAVER received 2O,595
votes. II he had received 2O,594, he would
not have been much worse beaten than he
WAS. Mr.. HARRISON having $4,000. and Mr..
CLEVELAND 1876. 900.
Besides this. no sovereign citizen of the
United States is politically responsible for
his father-in-law. The only Individual he
Is required to look after Is himself Mr..
EVANS may. for family reasons, have sup
ported Gen. WEAVER. while reprobating his
wild and extreme notions and sentiments.
He may have been actuated by considera-
tions OF locality. for we have never had an
Iowa President. and the experiment would
be popular in Ottumwa. Mus
catine. Corydon. and Wapello. He may have
believed. and correctly. too. that the cleo
toral votes OF Iowa were not necessary to |
MIR. CLEvELAND's success. so long as the |
Democracy of New York was solid, and the |
OF the South was stanch and |
true; and 30 he may have cast a compli- |
mentary ballot for his father-in-law, the |
Populist, the better to enforce his objec- |
tions to BENJAMIN HARRISON. the Repub-
lican nominee.
We cannot believe that there was any
such thing as bargain. There was no ne
cessity for one. In Mr.. EvANs's case the Of
Ice sought the man. 1t found him ready
'or the ordeal. and in marching order. So
no is now Chief of Division In the Office OF
he Second Auditor Of the United States
Treasury.
Ono word more. to complete the confu-
zion and forever silence those Republi-
ans who object to this appointment: II
very Populist crank from Vancouver's
sland to Key West had stumped and can
'assed the. South for WEAVER. and talked to
he people with the eloquence of BoURKE
jocKRAN or OF PATRICK HENRY. not one
'tate would have faltcred In its alle-