The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26
A POLISH JEW!
Chief of the Supply Division of the
POStOffice Department.
THE GLOBE DEMANDS HIS SCALP

ASlOunulng hbVblduVhS ouuWHou W WO
PubIIo-Rothlng Like This State Of Affairs
Exists Even in Poland Under Russian Official
TheVery and Corruption
The Globe believes that First Assistant
Postmaster General William Johnson is
an honest official, and that his Chief
Clerk, Mr. Masten, is a capable, bright,
and efficient gentleman. The Globe is
aware of the difficulty and embarass-
ment Mr.. johnson encountered in his
well-meant efforts to purity his depart
ment and free the public service from
the gang of pap suckers left
him by Mark Hanna's protege, Mr..
Perry Heath. In the language of the
street, Mr.. johnson is sup against it"
in his herculean efforts to shake the
headcenter, and chief fugleman of
Heath's malodorous administration, one
Michael Lewis, or Mikey for short,
as the boys call him. Mikey, or Mickey,
is the Chief of theSupply Division of the
Postoflice Department, and his record as
Government pap sucker is as varied as
the political connections ~ he has at one
time or other protessed.
For Mickey" is not only a Polish
Jew by birth, but it is alleged, a Democrat
and Republican, and vice versa, several
times over. No political party comes
amiss to Mike, provided it is i'm power
and have offices i'm its gilt He started
in serving his adopted country in a
minor capacity in the Government
Printing Office years and years ago. A
change occurred, and Mr.. Cleveland as
sumed the reins, but the change didn't
get the start on Mikey; he kept up with
the procession, and was soon solid"
with the new Public Printer, Benedict.
Mikey's campaign does him credit He
got the correspondents in Newspaper
Row whom he had obligated by furnish
ing them forbidden documents from the
Printing Office loaded in two hacks, and
dumping them out at Benedicts Office,
they "did the rest" Mikey was re-
tanned, grew fat, and prospered.
TO show his new political friends his
gratitude, he furnished the office the
names of offensive" (Republican) parti-
sans, and Benedict promptly cut their
heads off, whereat Mikey laughed with
"ghoulish glee," and put his thumb in
line with his nose and wagged his tin-
gers Il che 'doparting Isttests.''
Harrison succeeded Cleveland, and
Mikey was in fix. The boys were on
to him, but Miley sailed right through
the storm and safely anchored. Mean
time he again played his old tricks, and
gave away everything he could about
Benedict and his department. Benedict
discovered the tricks played on him, so
that when Cleveland and Benedict came
in again Mikey had finally to take to
the woods, or to Shinshinatti, as he calls
the Queen City of the West. There Perry
Heath, editing the Commercial Gazette,
recognized a kindred spirit in Mikey,
and entered his name as patriot who
had fallen sacrifice TO the Democratic
party.
When Mr.. Heath came in with the
Hanna Mckinley crowd, Mickey dropped
of freight train near Washington and
called on Perry. He was willing to
paint lamp posts, carry lunches to the
clerks, or do any of the menial work now
being performed by old soldiers, such as
sweeping floors, washing spitoons, etc.
But Perry Heath had something in
view for Mikey. He landed his protege
for 30 days in the supply division after
"fring" the competent Democratic Off
cial who was in charge. This 9O.day
racket, il is needless to state, was to beat
the civil service law, as will be seen fur
ther along.
Having landed his man, Perry nOti-
fled the Civil Service Commission that
he wanted an expert for the head of the
supply division. He furnished the Com
mission list of questions which the ap-
plicants for the position were required
to answer. At the end of 80 days Perry
made sure that his friend Mikey would
be able to memorize the answers. But
however slick Mikey is in other things,
the miracles of English literature and
language proved too much for him, and
on his private examination by Perry he
found to his dismay that Mikey would
surely fail. Hence he had another 90
day extension granted him. But here
came in a startling discovery, Mikey
was still Polish Jew aud an alien
The Civil Service Commission discov-
cred this fact. Then Perry had Mikey
post haste before the courts to declare
his Intentions" and Mikey declared"
of course, that he was after the Office of
Superintendent of the Supply Division.
Finally the examination took place,
and two at least OF the applicants put it
all over Mikey, They we're, however,
Americans, native and to the manor
born, and like the old soldiers, largely
by this misfortune. Messrs.
Snyder of the Interior Department and
Tibbot of the War Department beat
Mickey hands down. Tibbot is one of
the most competent gentlemen of his
class in the service of the Government.
He was at the time of the examination
clerk in the supply division, and ia
miliar with the duties of superintendent |
The same may be said Of Snyder
Perry Heath instructed the Commits |
sioners that so many marks must be al |
lowed Mikey for experience" inasmuch !
as he had held the position for $50 days. |
These marks added to the answers he
had memorized landed Mlkey as per
Perry's program.
Then began the reign of the Polish |
Jew, and the Americans hunted their !
holes in great shape Tibbot secured a
transfer to save his scalp, as did others,
while some fell beneath the ak; notably |
an old soldier named Paul. Mr.. Paul
was i'll and had dropsy. His physician, a
reputable practitioner, so certified, but
Mickey sent one of his sundowner clerks |
and this physician (2) made the report |
dictated by Mikey, that Paul was suffer- |
ing from the effects Of alcoholism, and |