New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-13
AN INTERESTING CHAPTER IN AN OF
FICE-LOOTERS CAREER.

HOW HE MADE OFFICES FOR HIS FRIENDS
AND Then HAD TO PAY THE SALARIES HIM
SELF BY MR.. GREsHAMs ORDER
'ur rr1EenA7n 10 1Ns 1RlnrrRr
Washington March 12-Addtional light "a be-
ing thrown every few days on Josiah Quincy 3
peculiar methods Of looting the public service for
his own private advantage. The latest story
showing hts propensity for turning puzzle oihce
at every opportunity into private snap Is u
the effect that when Mr. Quincy first came to
Washington he found two persons occupying
clerksh,ps in the State Department 10 which
they were not entitled under the civil Service
Inv. These clerks we're W G.. Ewing son Of Cen
cra Thomas Ewing. Of Ohio aud ncphe" OF
Ms sherman. and a young woman from New
York VINO had been appointed by Mr. Blaine
without competitive examination. Mr.. quincy
was so Mortified at this discovery that he imme-
dlatcly reported It to Mr.. Roosevelt u the civil
Service Commission. and the latter. as the law
required him to DO. ordered their discharge. I'M
mcdlately after this order given Mr.. Quincy
quietly suggested TO Mr. Roosevelt that he would
Tx. f. have J. H. slade and young woman
from Boston appointed to the places thus made
vacant.
ooh no. joe" responded Mr.. Roosevelt. chat
can't bc done and great rcformer Ike yourself
ought 70 know better than 10 ask t..
I;nt II seem, that Mr.. Quincy had brought
these two pc plc from Boston WIN the eNi'ec'a-
ZION ~ placing them In these positions aAi Wa
compclleC io In work for them 80 Go and IN 'nay
{. Ray their salaries. 50 he instructed &c DIS
birs.rg Jerk 4 the state Department 70 PAY
Mr. SHADE ~ the rate u 20o) year out ~ th'
app. pr.oii1n 80 promote diplomatic intercourse
o,h.-w!-. known as the emergency hni. ana 10
pay the young woman AZ the rat" ~ Sl.-po "A year
(~,m ne contingent fund u the Department.
which ls appropriated for The purch1se ot sta
,l,ner, and other supplies and for the payment
y unexpected cxpcnses that arise lnNy.
Mr. Sill~ vas put AT work assisting Nj quincy
I'm turning out Republican cpnsuls and appointing
Democrats 20 their places. Tho young woman
wa. assigned 20 a table I'm the library where she
was employed In FASTING newspaper extracts con-
corning the achievements ~ Mr Quincy int"
srrapbook All this was done without the kno"l-
clgc az Secretary Gresham. and when ne touhd
a. put hr sent for Mr. quincy and ordered MN 10
discharge Mr. SHADE and The young woman IN
stant!N Tho Secretary called MI. quincy az
tentiln 10 tn. ia; that the expenditure ~ the
emergency and contingent funds for such a pur-
bose was c'ear violation OF law, ana ne insisted
that Mr. Shade should repay To the "!SpurHihH
clerk 81 the Department. IN" money mat naH pc"
drawn hy him rom the appropriation 10y pro-
noting diplomatic intercourse. As Nj Slade had
steu, the money. Mr.. quincy was compelled u
make IL good with his personal che k, and Judge
Gresham Is entitled To- a long credit mark
T,ut there were other resources At Mr.. ,guincNS
command. and he arranged with the Secretary
~ the Interior 70 have Nj. Slad" and the young
woman paid from the moneys due tn" Cherokee
Nation" under the direction " the Commits
sloncr ~ Indian Affairs H. was paid AZ the rate
of s. 900 year. ana she ~ the rat" ~ Hl.-V)'
and although they received ths money from the
Augmentation made by Congress for tn benefit
~ The Cherokee Indians both of them remained
I'm the state Department and assisted MI Quincy
until he resigned In October last. Since that
time they have been in the Indian Once. MIR.
Slade Is put down on the rolls IA an expert ac-
couniant" The young woman is a sienographer
and typewriter. but the necessity FOR their en-
pl0yment has not been demonstrated nor has IL
ever been shown that the CherokceS were con-
suited az to this method OF expanding their APP