Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-28
Not a Public, but a Family Trust.

Mr.. Cleveland once opened his
mouth and delivered himself OLA short
sentence which the Democrats imme-
diately seized as a party cry. He
remarked that ga public office was a
public trust" That had been the
accepted definition since the begin
ming of government, but Mr.. Cleve-
land gave utterance to it as though
it was his discovery. The Democrats
repeated it often as the policy of the
new administration, before the ad-
ministration began. 1t was another
Democrat promise for use during the
campaign or until opportunity offer
ed for Democrats to make q public
office q private snap or a family
trust.
"Cousin Ben" Folsom is coming
home after eight years in soft posi-
tion with big salary and cousin
Ben" is posing as the horrible ex-
ample of a relation fired by the Dem
ocrats to demonstrate fidelity to the
principle that a public Office is a
Democratic trust.
The United States Senate, since it's
reorganization by the Democrats,
shows that Mr.. Cleveland's rule does
not apply to that body. Uncle Sam
pays $4,000 a year to show that q
public Office is family trust in the
Senate. Senator Cockrell, of missouri,
is as much of an economical "objec-
tori in the Senate as Holman in the
House. He posed as the watch dog
of the treasury while in the minority
but when he became chairman OF the
committee on appropriations he APP
pointed his son secretary OF the COM
mittee at a salary of $4,000 a year.
It did not embarrass the Missouri
Senator at all that his son was still
in college. The boy remains there
and draws the salary to pay his ex-
penses while he devotes most Of his
time to his baseball nine and boat
crew, while the messenger of the COM
mittee does the work of both clerk
and messenger. Senator VOORHEES, is
another economist whose son draws
a salary of So, 500 as secretary ofthe
finance committee of the Senate
while another man does the work.
Senator Pugh Of Alabama has two
sons on the pay roll, Senator Jones of
Arkansas, has one, Senator Morgan
of Alabama one, Senator Vance Of
North Corlina one, Senator Ransom
of the same State one, Senator Har-
ris of Tennessee one, Senator George
Of Mississippi a grandson, Senator
Pasco of Florida a son, Senator Cor
don of Georgia a son, Senator Butler
of South Corlina nephew, Senator
Mills of Texas son, Senator Colquitt
of Georgia son only II years old,
but with a salary of 81, 44O a year,
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky a
son drawing 50, 22O a year, and Sen
ator Palmer of Illinois has a daugh-
ter and nephew to keep the salaries
of the pensions committee clerks in
thefamily.
These Senators have placed mem
bers of their families in the best paid
places in the committees over which
they preside, but none of the appoint
ees are stenographers or have the
qualifications for the work they are
paid to do. They are the ornamen-
tai heads of the clerical force and
stenographers are employed as ''mes-
sengers' orin some other name known
to clerk hire.
Vice President Stevenson is not
above thesam practice. He draws
the salary of private secretary to the
Vice Presindent though he, too, is
not stenographer. "a public office
is public trust" was a good enough
Morgan before election, but it should
now be changed to suit the new con-
ditions and read: 4 public office is q
family truSt.-Inter Ocean.
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