New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-28
CIrpPy,S SID CASE.

The case of Dean +. Curry, OF Albion III 'his
S+oto v.ho was Amounted commercial agent ut
Yarmouth. Nova Scotia, by Assistant Secretary
Quincy and little later disappointed by sec.
rotary Gresham. seems from his cwn point OF
view peculiarly hard If the story which, ac.
cording to the Washington correspondent vi
"The New-York World" he tolls himself Is
true. he had every reason to suppose tha1 nc
vould be promptly taken care of by Mr. C'eVe-
land Prior to 1883 he was in the habit OF
,r,nnine on the Democratic ticket for Assembly
man Police Justice. and such, whenever there
was no chance for all election ana the Do's
wanted to use him to give strength 10 lhe
ticket. THE boys usually keep some con-
yonient and good-natured person on hand 1or
that purro,e. 1t was their habit in Albion 10
use Curry in that way, and once, he says with
pardonable pride, when he was running Tor
polico Justice he was elected. That time he
,atber had the be { of "the boys Then all
went we'll until he was taken sick. never
wanted to be appointed to anything" he says
"until | was sick At first he Thought nc
would like to be postmaster at Ablon Du'
there were too many looking for that place
Finally in 1883 Mr.. Cleveland, with whom ne
apppars t, have been on intimate terms, every
kindly gave him the place OF commercial
agent at Yarmouth, which he held under the
nroscrutiye Administration of President lar
lison until last September.
Then he came hcme and went to work lor
the ticket, but had nothing to do with an!
conventions, either snap or anti-snap." Ai'er
tbo election. as he continued 10 be sick, ami
thought Cleveland was his friend because he
had invited him to Nova Scotia t. 80 fishing
and had received "a very nice personal note
from him. he Event to the White House ana
stood in line with the rest Of the boys" Clave-
land had said t, him soon after his return from
Nova Scotia. Curry, Nova Scotia has done
wonders for you'' so he had every reason 10
surrose thu President would jump at the chance
to send him back and have Nova Scotia do
:, some more. The President remembered him
perfectly when it came his turn in the line
with the rest of the boys and sent him over
10 Assistant Secretary Quincy. As Son as he
had told that functi0Iary his story, the Latter
with unusual promptncss made out the APP
rointmtn ut and told him 10 60 home and ger
his bonds lie was sworn in and in two hours
started FIR home. Having forwarded hi b )ndS
he r; ntcd his house and his Office and his law
libia,y. received congratulations from the
bo,..r and gnt all read, % start Tor Nova
scotia. The next thing he knew he got a
letter from Secretary Gresham saying hi, APP
p,in;mcnt was cancelled.
lie returned 10 Washington last week, where,
A. the suggestion Of senator Murphy. he called
ON 1.-THE World correspondent and told his
story with deep emoion.r senator Murphy $
III H. hon in
course If the narrative The was occasionally
reminded OF dstlils''-a friendly service which
reflects credit upJn the head and heart OF
Scnat.r Murphy and bears testimony to the
efficiency Of his secretary. Il seems to be an
unusually hard case. There was mistake
somewhere. Of coulsc and il might naturally
be supposed that Senator Murphy's interest in
Curry would have led him to make inquiries
about it of the Pro sdcnt with whom he Is sad
70 be on the best OF terms. or at the state
DEPARTMENT where he has the entree, before
giving the details to the public. Perhaps he
thought it better to publish the facts first and
make the inquiry afterward. The correspond
ent moralizng over the matter IN u vein OF
sadness. says: Curry is not much more than
a SPARROW and many such may fall to the
ground here without attracting much a'ten-
ton" 1t occurs to us that Curry was much
more than a sparrow; he was the m'ch-lauded
"carly bird" and it is not his falling to the
ground but his losing 81 the worm that attracts
attention What advantage is there. pray, in
being an "early bird" as Curry was, it the
worm is as slippery and uncertain as this
commercial agency at Yarmouth seems to have
been? This is question that should come
homo to great many early binds in Wash
/ ingtOn about this time.