The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-21

Of oypr 100 elorka In IN, ,o,,;o, h,ro,,
roc,,,,, 1,
S S Rs'"' uo"' Vi wol''
hefited CRITICISM. Secretary lloko
Smith and hls subordinate, Pension
| Commissioners Lochrcn, bovo octod n,
,bo,r ,s,,, u,.., l., -
Az" ~, ''U :" ,a'ns wv 'ouue
''on' INC law regarding tho retention
OF old soldiers, whore tlioy aro com.
potent. In nr,icrcnco IN o,hors b,v hon,
,~o,,,,r ai'r....II
, N'''uou ""o 'ho 'ote'ans
WHO nave been earning thoir living In
the bureau have suffered moro than
,heir shnro.
n.-.
oonS'ea'. "po" 'ho re-
commentator OF Commissioner Loeb.
ron, authorized tho reduction Of tho
| clerical forro NJ ,bo ,ors;o, h,roo, m
=
WV 'A'en' vi ioV' II was argued 'has
there waa at least that many Buperluou,
employees, or rather employees who wore
Inefficient, engaged In tho bureau. Tho
condition OF tho work and tho number
OF CLAIMS that arc waiting action did not
IN Tue opinion oil friends OF tho old
soldiers and their widows justify any
reduction OF tho working force ID tho
bureau.
IL there wero inefficient clerks their
positions could have boon easily filled
with competent mon and ono and
the examination OF pension claims con-
tinucd a. u reasonable rate. The Demo-
Gratis, however, weru anxious to make n
record for economy" aud the saving
by dismissal of l69 clerks at $1,000 or
Sl.2Oo n year each was considered II big
itom by them. In addition to tho prac.
iice Of Democratic ECONOMY" tho
AUTHORIZATION 0t Congress gave tho head
OF the pension bureau n chance to
curry favor with tho present admins.
tration BY the dismissal OF old soldiers.
The dismissals that were made were
Of an almost brutal character. Score.
tary Smith claims that u list OF re.
ductions was made upon the efficiency
record OF the clerks, but tho victims OF
inc oraer teI9 mn entirely u1'ierent story.
,h,, tho ,Mhiic .HorIS 80 ,r''s ~,
clerks arc that were dismissed. Score.
tary Smith and Commissioner I.ochren
reuse 10 give out sne iist Ihese is Gooa
,.""wn s,,no ~ 10 h"a, - So
hrS.,n wn,,Ij bo rnt,nI - :, Tho
snn,a,"rr onJ ~ $50, Gn, as,
-, H. rmII;,n,;an ~; 81 IL, n.oSti
c,s, s,;,na 80 ,boso ,rIa 80,
i, Tbi. - nn";rsInn, ~ nv oa;',;ni
~ 10 ogic, ~ora 49,. =, n,h ~.
r;sn rOJos;r"hio nIonaa ~ ~
al ,la,pS whn NO.. o,nJ ~ snoaa-
Inc ~ no c,,;m 49, ,Eo Ji,n;ssaIs
80 - TO- ;maG;n$.,o .o;i ,his AZ
,o,n.an.
.Tbe nrhI;c ror,d h, lad 70 h.l; ay.
thai, rr, o,imnn,to,, G,r,o
in ,ho oros.ion a. ~ whn shnuiJ Iva
dronnot TLnarof .ora,,I - 80
ret;rad wbo.o oG;cinrcr IonorJ lilo nv
own was ahoro nSnetv and lila mvsnIf
wsro old soId;ors nnI had M cha roI,'
i've, in n coyo,nmart og;ca
NAHi ioo" oSkS RETAINED
u know also that many Clerks were
retained whose records arc bad, both in.
aldo and or,.;Joo ~ ,ho b,-o,r
-.
per OF 'his CLASS are young men WIN nc
responsibilities, f%requenters OF jackson
City. the pool rooms. etc, and always
behind financially. | think it unfair 10
withhold the names OF the discharged
employees and then comment adversely
upon them. Mention was made OF MI
| N1I anlIInr trINn tsoa IrAtnnt yrhp Va.
ceiSed 4 salary OF 500. and his daughter
Sl,2OO. l know three Just such cases,
only that ono Of them has three rela'
iives on Uncle Sans pay roll, and they
arc not old soldiers either. | for one
am doing no kicking. know OF no
congressional investigation, but ! am
down and out in order TO cover up .
wrong that has been done mo"
One OF tho most shameful acts in con.
~nection with this reduction OF torco was
the dismissal OF tho granddaughter OF
Francis Scott Key, the author OF Tho
Star %Spangled Banner a wave OF in.
dignatiOn rolled over the whole country
when it, became known that this Indy,
VINO has been working quietly and ELI
GENTLY for nany years ut n moderate
salary, was turned out OF office and left
in very Strengthened circumstances.
Commissioner Lochrcn could make no
explanation OF his conduct except to
express n hypocritical sorrow that Miss
Keys name should have been on the
list for dismissal. There is no doubt in
tho world that her services were much
more efficient than those OF many po!it-
ical favoritcs whom Commissioners
Lochren passed BY when making up liA
list. Her salary was moro fairly and
honestly earned than tina. Of scores OF
others who have no interest In the cansc