The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-03
Secretary Smiths Report.

Secretary Smiths Report.
Two Of the subjects with which the re-
port Of the Secretary Of the Interior deals
viii receive good deal ofattention. One Of
them relates TO pensions aud the other to
the census. Some of the republican
newspapers have been industricusly cir
cUlating the report that the secretary
has not adhered 10 the pension policy he
first adopted, and that in consequence
there has been a Coolness between him
and the President. One Of the reports
was TO the effect that the President had
lectured the secretary severely for pur-
suing a vacilating course.
The secretary asserts that there has
been no change in his policy-that he is
doing now just what he undertook TO do
when he entered upon the duties of his
Office. He was satisfied that pension
frauds had been committed, and were be-
ing committed, and that persons were
drawing pensions who were not
entitled todo.so.. He adopted the policy
Of suspending pensioners suspected of
fraud, requiring them to show that the
law gave them the pensions they were re-
ceiving. The result has been that he has
discovered great many frauds and has
saved the government a largo sum Of
money. No honest pensiOner has been
deprived of his pension. Those of the
suspended pensioners who have shown
they are entitled to pensions have been
restored to the rolls.
The course that Secretary Smith is pur-
suing is a fair one There is no good rea-
son for complaining of it. If congress
makes an inquiry into it the secretary
will be sustained. The republicans and
pension attorneys are responsible
for the opposition to it which
has cropped out. Very naturally
they object to having anything that was
done under the Harrison administration
inquired into. The frauds that have been
discovered furnish the reason why they
object
: The bitter attacks of the New York
Press upon Mr.. Cleveland ana his admin
istration are explained by what esecre-
tary says respecting the census. MIR
Porter, the editor of. the Press, was the
superintendent Of the census. The secre-
tary found out that if Mr. Porter re-
manned att the head of the census Office
the census would never be completed. in
all probability The inference from the
secrotary's report is that Mr.. Porter was
invited to give up his fat office He was
succeeded by man who will complete
the census by next July Mr. Porter is
making his hatred of the administration
apparent in the columns of his paper,
but the reason for his hatred he keeps
carefully in the background
a Message to the People Of Florida.
The MORNING NEWS of to-day is the
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lays before the world such proof of Sa-
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