New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-26
FEDERAL "WORKER% IN OHIO
GREAT POLITICAL TRUTH OF 1885 FALLS
INTO INNOcUOUs DEsUETUDE.
nm MR.. e .EvELAND INTEND HIS LETTER TO sH
TAKEN IN A PIcKwrcKIAN sENsE'
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nm Mr. e EvELAND INTEND MD LII ~ b
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fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrpuNEl
Washington Aug 25.-Followins ~ partial list
., tho Federal officers who az neiegates or
,okers on the outside. took an active part In the
..aosednps OF the Ohio Democratic State Conven-
lion last week and swel.ed the triumphant chorus
o,.r the victory for Sound money
h IT Dowling collector Of internal revenue
S,,.,rrat,. George W. Hull. collector OF internal
e,o,ue at Lima Lewis Ohliger, collector OF In
ternal revenue at Cleveland; Samuei mcmillan. coll
,ec,or of internal revenue at Sprihshe''' r. VI.
safer postmaster at Columbus; Joseph II. New.
-, postmaster at Newark; Henry ID. Lemon. sur
,,avor ~ the port at Cincinnati Michael Ryan. sub
-,r.r at Cincinnati; Michael Devanny, United
60. MARSHAL for the Southern District OF Ohio:
ceorge W. Critics, special agent OF the treasury
Recruitment: G. ID. Critics. United states pank ex-
miner. Albert Garlic. inspector OF FURNITURE for
,hs Treasury Department: Robert I. Hough.
so,c,,or OF internal revenue; Charles O. Davis.
s.nu,v revenue collector Herman Celiarius, deputy
.,,a,ue collector: John Dowd. deputy revenue coll
,,or. cbares Ely postmaster a; Dayton; Rudolph
pr.rd nostmaster at Toledo; F. NJ Hutcnins. post
master az Cleveland; Harlan Cleveland United
states attorney for the Southern DISTRICT OF Onio;
. ID Dodge United States attorney for the North
ern District Of Ohio: Joseph H. Cultivate men,
her of the United States Bureau OF Ordnance Rob-
a., "a palmer postmaster at Washington Court
bou.s. Lewis Adams immigrant inspector; Thomas
Wallace. postmaster at Springfield; William Dob
son nostmaster at Akron; John +. Monnet post
mas,er at Canton: J. f. Lehman, postmaster at
hamilton: J. F. Salmon, postofice Inspector; W. z.
Roden United States bank examiner
Who has forgotten President Clevelands famous
,s,ter NJ July H. 1886, addressed to the Heads OF
tho Departments in the Service Of the General Cow
ernment?" Certainly not the editors OF the Ad-
mlnistration newspapers. who wrote and published
columns upon columns Of audatory comment on
that remarkable effusion. Among other things
President Cleveland wrote:
deem this a proper time to especially warn all
subord,nates In the several departments and all
holders under the general Government against
the use of their official positions IN attempts 70
control political movements in their localities
The influence OF Federal office -holders should not
be felt in the manipulation Of political primary
meetings and nominating conventions. The use by
these ofcials Of their positions TO compass their
selection as delegates 10 political conventions Is IN
decent and unfair and proper regard for the pro-
preyent their assuming the active conduct Of polit-
ica campaigns.
There was much more Of the same sort In tho
same letter The question now naturally enough
arises: Did President Cleveland believe that he was
giving expression TO immortal political truths IN
which he sincerely believed. or did he intend that
his letter should be taken in purely Plckwickian