Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-08-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Angnst II. 1sg

Washington, August II, 1897.
Boss Hanna's man, Dick, may be re-
licycd of the management of the Hanna
campaign in Ohio, He has got himself
the i'll will of the Republican magnates
for having bungled his work in bribing
certain Ohio Populists. Instead of using
cash, he was thoughtleSs enough to have
used checks and these dsagreeablc
proofs of bribery have gotten into the
wrong hands. The magnates aforesaid
expected Dick to arrange for the nomi-
nation of straight Populist state ticket
in Ohio, and for other Populist assistants
to the Republican state and legislative
tickets, especially the latter, but they
didn't expect him to do it so clumsily as
to be caught at it. As no explanation
has been or can be put forward by Dick
that will satisfy an intelligent and un
preiudced mind that he has not been
engaged in wholesale bribery, it is be-
lievcd in Washington that Boss Hanna
will seek to escape responsibility for the
bribery by pretending to rebuke Dick
by taking the management of the cam
paign out of his hands. Dicks bribery
has greatly strengthened Democratic
hopes of defeating Hanna.
II is Il fact Of more than passing i'm
portance that the bitterest public attack
ever made on the present civil service
system is contained in tifty-column
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the Congressional Record, which was oc-
casionaly published up to last week for
the purpose of giving members of con-
grcss a chance to talk to their consti-
print" speeches which purport to have
been spoken on the floor. This attack
on the civil service system was prepared
by Representative GrosVenor, OF Ohio,
the bosom friend of Mr.. Mckinley and
one of the lieutenants of Boss Hanna.
In it he claims to have the records of
97l men who were criminals, but who
secured Offices under the civil service
rule, and accuses the civil service com
mission of violating the law daily,
"Tcddy" Roosevelt has shown that the
limit of his versatility has not yet been
reached by assuming the role of official
whitewasher His letter eXonerating
Constructor Bowlcs, who has charge of
the Brooklyn navy yard and who was
charged with political and other favorit-
ism in running that yard, gives Mr.
Bowles an unusually thick coat of white
wash. But there is one black streak
that 'Teddy'' may have put in as sort
Of tip to Mr.. Bowles. 1t is in the fol-
lowing language in "TCddy's" official
letter: "Thc attention of Constructor
Bowlcs will be especially called to that
part of Commander Dayis' report Davis
was the officer detailed to make the in
ycstigation) warning him as to being
sometimes overharsh and following too
implicitly the recommendation of lead
ingmen and quartermen.
EX-Secretary Carlisle and EXASsistant
Secretary Hamin made arguments be-
fore the attorney general against the
application of the 10 per cent discrimi-
mating duty imposed by the Dingley
tariff upon importations from Canada to
importations from other countries which
come into the United States over Cana
dian Railroad. Messrs. Carlisle and
Hamlin represent New England railroad
and business interests. Secretary Gage
asked the attorney general for an opin-
ion and will withhold his ruling until he
gets it,
Mr. Carlisle still has an idea that the
Gold Democrats should keep away from
the regular Democrats and he has
advised the putting up Of Gold Demo-
cratic ticket in every state in which
an election is to be held this year, and
announced his intention to drop his law
practice long enough to go to Kentucky
and speak for the Gold Democrats. The
regular Democrats smile at Mr.. Carlslc's
talk and say their can be no future for a
Gold Democratic organization.