Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-06-02
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WASHINGTON, May 90, 1898.
Senator Vorhees is probably rs we'll
verse& in political trickery a. any man
IN the United States. Although sup.
posed to stand for every thing that is
anti-Clcveland, particularly On the
financial question, he has controlled
more presidential patronage up to date
than any other single member of the
senate. That's why SO many people
say that he has bargained away his vote
on the silver question, ut the coming
session of congress, for patronage; but
of that your correspondent dsss not
intend to express an opinion; the record
Of MI. Vorhees is we'll known, and if
he goes back on it when congress meets
the public can draw its own conclusions
but So long as he can get offices for his
constituents it is not probable that they
will brother themselves about a little
thing like somersault On the financial
question. But 1t was of Il little political
trickery in which he is just now engag-
cd that | started to tell. on course
every newspaper reader is familiar
with the high handed doings of Post.
master Donham at TIRE Haute, Ind,
in dismissing all the republican letter
carriers rs soon as he took charge of
his office. against the rules Of the p. o.
Department us we'll as the civil service
law. Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt went out there and made ~
personal investigation and his report is
dead against the postmaster, although
it has not yet been approved by the
other commissioners, but it unquestion.
ably will be. Now that particular post
master is one of Vorhees's henchmen
and Vorhccs got here us soon as Com.
missioner Roosevelt did, determined to
prevent his being punished or dismiss.
ed. In order to strengthen himself
with Mr.. Cleveland, whose weakness
he has long ago learned, he had him
self interviewed as soon as he arrived
in Washington ard filled half column
with the most fulsome fattery of the
wisdom and craftsmanship of the prcsi-
dent. He calculates by this bit of hum.
buggery to pull the wool the presidents
eyes and prevent any action being
taken on the report of Mr.. Roosevelt.
MIR. Roosevelt can't begin 10 match the
senator for thickness, but he is all the
same hard fighter and is determined
that Donbam snail be punished, and if
he isn't look out for row.
Secretary Hoke Smith Inns repealed
an order that was issued by Gen. Raum
and Assistant Secretary Bussey, con.
STRUNG disability not of service
origin" which he hopes will keep the
veterans ont of from $l5,Go0,Oo to
$50, 100000 a year. Under the con.
struction which Secretary Smith has
decided shall be pat upon the pension
act of 1890, q mans disability not of
service origin" will have to be suffic.
cient to prevent his earning a support
by manual labor before he will be
| allOWeu pension.
Attorney General Olney has, accord
ing 20 story current here, been sat
down upon by Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Olney was determined to make the
fight of his life to compel the Worlds
Fair people to obey the law as to Sun.
day closing, but Secretary Gresham
told Mr.. Cleveland that 1t would make
the administration very unpopular in
the west, where the people were practi.
cally unanimous In favor of Sunday
opening, if any extraordinary efforts
were made by the attorney General to
compel it to close, Then the attorney
general was told that he must do
nothing more than he was compelled to
do in the matter. He objected to the
interference with his plans, but he was
quickly made to understand who was
bossing the machine, just as his col.
leagues had been before him, and he
suddenly concluded to make visit to
Boston, leaving the district attorney at
Chicago to make his fight for Sunday
closing alone, and without even the
moral support of the administration.
Institute Week.