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pose of from 500 to $500 of the money if

pose of from 500 to $500 of the money if
you succeed.
Il think l could get you about 81 800
or 81, $40 back pension. and, as l say. if
you are willing to let HE have up to $780,
II necessary, for expenses and auy-
thing else that may want to use it for,
| believe l could go down and get an
early consideration i'll your case.
Il don't intend to charge YOU the
amount referred to, but | know OF several
cases where, OIL from 500 to 5000 being
invested with parties in Washington,
the claim has been made. Do you catch
my meaning?" ar :,
Later he made application to be reiIia
stated. and the matter reached the sec
rotary otthe interior, who, at that time,
was ex-Gov. Klrkwood. OF Iowa. The
secretary returned the application to
the commissioner with the following
letter: Ii
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIoR,1 q
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. ISL s.
10 the Commissioned of Pensions; ), ii,
''Sir: Herewith are returned the pa
pers which accompanied your letter of
the LIST inst, relative to the case Of f.
ID. jackson. Of Greene, To-, who IS de-
barred from practicing as an attorney
before this department and its bureaus.
SAir. jackson was suspended from prac-
ticing by order of the department dated
Jan. 8, 1880. upon evidence contained in
letter written by him to Andrew NJ.
Ellis, OF Des Moines, To-, by which he
endeavored to obtain from said Ellis an
agreement to pay him from S400 to 5000
from his arrears of pension, when al
lowed, for doing certain things in con-
nection Herewith. In one of the letters
he states to Ellis:
81 don't intend to charge you the
amount referred to, but | know of sew
eral cases where, on from 800 to. $500
being invested with parties i'll Washing
ton, the claim has been made. Do YOU
catch my meaningP
mir. Jackson was allowed an oppor-
tunIty to put in defense, but submitted
none. On the 18th of August, 1885, an
order was issued debarring him from
practice before this department aud Its
bureaus. The facts justified the depart
ment III the action which was taken. No
sufflclent reason appears why it should
be set aside. [Signed]
rs. j. KIRKWOoD, Secretary"
With this Mr.. Jackson had to- be con-
tent until there was new secretary
and new commissioner. Mr.. Teller,
who is now senator and the leading
obstructionist, became secretary, and
w. W. Dudley, who achieved some no.
toriety i'll dealing in blocks-of-fve. be-
came commissioner of pensions. Then
Jackson tried it again, and succeeded.
The record was all before them, but
they gave him permission to practice
again. Senator Allison and Congress-
man Henderson supported his applica-
ton. They knew of the case. for Jack
son. in one Of his letters to Henderson,
said:
81 have no defense for writing these
letters Ito Ellis, the pensionerl, except
the baby act, which l refuse to plead,
and unless. colonel. can get your in
| fluence and Senator Allison to reinstate
me, | must stand the verdict"
Mr.. Jackson opened his campaign
with broadside against Commissioner
Lochren and his administration of the
bureau and a grandilequent eulogy Of
the old soldier and Republican tender
ness for him. He sings somewhat lower
now, but expects to get the old soldier
vote just the same. 1t is all, however,
a pitiful exhibition of duplicity and false
| pretense.