New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
.REFORM" AGAIN TO THE FORE.
JOSIAH QUINCY'S FRIEND TlLLMAN AND
HOW HE BECAME REGISTER
An INTERESTING BIT OF HISTORY FOR TlIosl.
OF MR.. CLEYELAND'S FRIENDS WIZ
SILL BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC
OFFICE IS \ PUBIC TRUST
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Washington oct. 27.-The Tribune recently drew
attention TO the methods employed by ). r. IN
man. Register Of the Treasury, to circumVent anu
render nugatory the civil Service law ana 'he
rules framel under its provisions The case OF
the clerk Gladds who was discharged III oiu''
to provide a place for one OF IIimah "'0S''
and the arbitrary and wholly indeien'.Die 'e'u'
ton from a high grade TO one lower 81 "o''''"
typewriter for the purpose OF securing inc la
salary possible to Mr.. 1ilmans friends are Su"
the subject Of Investigation at the hands oil the
civil Service Commission. That body Is u"ue'
stood to he determined TO bring this ana "'"''
fragrant violations Of the civil Service III" "
the attention of the President as soon as the i"'eI
viii be relieved Of the strain and anxiety H'ciN'"
TO having Congress on his hands.
The friends of reform" and good government
who have had their faith in Mr. Cleveland Single
ness of purpose rudely shaken by his couiAv !"
the Van Allen case. viii no doubt folloW "i'l "'"'
than ordinarily keen interest the methods Wh'ch
the Administration Will employ 10 bring TO doom
so open a vioator of the law as Register ll"ih"h
has shown himself to be. and the stems IL VIII
take to prevent others similarly mchhci i''"
deriving encoura cement in having such 'AP'o''"r
Of the spells system al the expense o. ia" anu
good government" pasG without notice or I'PI'"'
There are some people IN Washington however
candid enough to admit th9t Mr.. Cleveland 'aaN
will not be an easy one. involving as J. me-
sarily must a reversal Of his own judgment OF Il
nan appointed by him over the head ana against
the protest OF his Secretary Of the Treasury Mt.
Tillman indeed may be said to have secured ms
appointment in the face of remonstranceF ilei
by at least three Senators ana as many more pun
men of note who were well acquainted Win '''
record and solely at the instance OF JOSIAH V.'.''
late First Assistant Secretary of state supple
mented by the impression Nj. Tilman mace upo"
the President during several visits to the Nhl'e
House Mr. Quncvs acquaintance WIN Mr.
Timan dates from the last Presidential campaign
in the course of which struggle il may be SAID to
have rpened into friendship.
UNION OF TWO SYMPATHETIC SOULS.
Whether 1t was the intensely practical view
of politics which each of these men embodied IN
his actions or the underlined yearnlng oil TWO
sympathetic souls in search Of reform 1t Is
certain that Mr.. Tman was not then the ardent
Democrat: Populist either, which ne now pre-
tends be- In fact, there are men unieehis
enough to remember the details OF bargain
which he submitted to the Republican National
Committee. according to the terms Of which he
was to part for q cash consideration. with
list, or wha; pretended 20 toe list OF fopuISt
voters in certain States Of the South Coonei
4 Clarkson refused the Offer remembering tha' the
man who made it had been elected not long Dc
fore Popust member Of the Tennessee heslsla-
ture by the aid Of Republican votes
Bafled in his designs to betray his party and
forced against his will TO be politically honest
for the time being at least Mr. 1tllman TOOK 10
the woods metaphorically speaking IN Few
weeks. however. he emerged again ana was 'his
time discovered opening negotiations with josiah
Quincy of the Democratic headquarters. HIS
advent was hailed with JOY, and the list, when
! is said to have turned out afterward to be- largely
fictitious and Of practical value whatever pasS'i
from his hands into those Of the Massachusetts
! statesman-for a consideration said TO nave peeh
cash and the promise Of lucrative Office u:der
| the Administration.
TILLMAN HAUNTs THE DEPARTMENTS
In March the figure Of Mr. Tillman became
familiar to the officials Of the different Departments
Of the Government to loungers in Pennsylvania
ave and 10 habitues Of those well-known resorts
where craftsmanship and reform receive liquid
| stimulus in exchange for coin or even promises
| n nav The Tennesseean's experience was like
! that Of most other Office seekers and n probably
saw the campaign confidently opened hy MN
in the luxurious parlors Of frs-class hotel END
within few weeks in the dingy bedroom OF
some unpretentious clearinghouse in South Wash
ington 1t is certain that he WAS unsuccessful
in jmpressing Secretary Hoke Smith with the
| Justice of his claims" That great man refused
point blank TO do anything 10 redeem th> pledges
others had made An application made TO post
naster-General Bissell Jared no better That pom
| derous official declared with emphasis thai no
ID Populist should be Fourth Assistant POST
| naster-Cieneral under him, adding insul: to IN
Jury by commenting freely on the nerve or some
people who scarcely fit To discharge the
duties of a copys- and who aspire to direc, par
of the work Of great Department. From the
Postofice Department Mr.. Tillmaa went 10 others
nowhere succeeding. The offices rapidly bcint
filled by the faithful. and nothing threatened to
remain to appease the appetite OF patriot OF
Mr. Tillman's proportions. He finally landed IN
! the Treasury Department. and made ready to
! seize the Comrnissionership Of immigration when
in Jumped German and announced that the place
! was already mortgaged to Colonel stump Vi
Mr. TiIiman's cup Of bitterness seemed filed to
o 9x dSe sund DE 1 ae when his
traya OF the Populis cause IN ne South had h'ip1
his services made light Of and he himself subject
ed to gratuitous insult. Was there ever a case
nippant and exasperating? In his DESPAIR he IS
| SAID 10 haze contemplated tn possibilities Of-not
thai, no-butSf applying for the position Of night
Waterman
QUINCY TAKES CARE OF HIM At LAST.
At this critica, juncture in his affairs. there APP
pears upon the scene Josiah Quincy. Remember
| ing the friendship that had bound them together
| IN the campaign Of last year, but unwilling to
saddle the Diplomatic Consular service with his
friend lest the responsibility for such appoint
ment should become too conspicuous he deter
mined find place or make vacancy in an
other department. In LOOKING about his eyes fell
on the Office Of Register Of the Treasury. That
place was already filed by Democrat. General
Rosecrans. whom the President had allowed to r.
main at his post when he entered tho White House.
| But he was old he feeble be Vas frequently
absent and he wa beginning 20 lose his political
/ pull" 1t is matte- Of conjecture what induced
General Rosecians to tender his resignation. That
it not altogether voluntary on his part may be
assumed with some degree Of certainty. IT WAS
most likely brought about By hint dropped ut the
suggestion OF josiah Quincy and fortified by the
statement that the President desired to have
one in the Office who could sign the ncw sver
certificates about TO Toe issued" Disnpcnuous as
the reasons unicrlS ing this statement. the
hint promptly acted upon by General Rose
craTs. ant IN juno the rnuch desired vacancy was
at last at the disposal OF thr Administration
F In the mean time Mr.. Tlnan had bee graduated
at Kelley Institute and presented 10 the President
The latter Is said to have Immediately taken "A
fancy to his future Register OF tho Treasury. 80
strong in fact this fancy that required little
! exercise of Mr. llincV's IOvnIs Of nnrsmnslnn