Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

meant it We regarded IL ass promise made
TO catch votes. not 20 be kept" "rhcn it is
your opinion said the President "that
the Republican party has no nobler mission,
no higher purpose than 60 make false
promises TO catch votes Well my an.
principled and shameless place holder you
will learn before many DAYS that the Re.
publican party has some citerreasons for
existence than TO simply provide places for
parasites like YOU. 10 seems 10 me that
sense of ordinary gratitude, not to speak of
your sworn duty. would have impelled YOU
to observe the law. # is evident that YOU
were too cowardly to snap at the hand that
fed you, but cur enough TO mutilate &. in
the dark
By the way you had a man named Swig.
gett, neighbor of yours at West End Va.
appointed to position 10 your Office and
you have had him promoted twice 100 one
year Nov viii you be kind enough 20 tell
me by what kind Of official legerdemaiu you
had this friend of yours shufled TO The top
by the Civil Service Commission and cert.
fed ?n
As Davenport returned no other answer
than such as was conveyed in drawing his
breath very hard, opening his eyes very
wide aud nodding his head very much, the
President with evident disgust and indig.
nation indicated by a wave of his hand
that the interview was at an end Daven-
port withdrew ruminating as 10 how the
President obtained his fund of facts aud
what would De the result
Then comes Blyley Yes indeed, Willie
Bayley ass sweet ,nd unctuous as "a Baptist
minister at "a camp meeting. Gf ever his
cherished Countcnauce assumed an apostolic
look it was at that moment when he stood
IN the presence of President Roosevelt lie
seemed the very embodiment Of piety, the
incarnation of the Holy Spirit He was
ombosomed iu virtue lie was swimming
In sauctity His very clothes were saturated
with it, Il drpped from the tips of his
fingers. Il stood in huge drops ON his fore
head. The very atmosphere itself was al
tered Boy the presence of This holy and
devoted man.
This Is Mr. Blyiey, my chief clerk said
COMMISSIONS Evans, and then made "a
hasty exit The President remained silent
for a few moments as If lost in thought or
entrauced at this embodiment of the holy
spirit Finally De turned and addressed
MI Baylcy thus "Mr Bayley. you have
been in the Pension Office, according TO the
Register of The Interior Department, since
August, 1882 it also appears that you were
retained at large salary under two Demo
cratic administrations. Like Mr. Dayeu-
port I suppose you regard the civil-scrvicc
law as q good thing TO be enforced while
Democrats are 100 control but an obstruction
when Republicans are in power. Il seems
to me the basest ingrautude on the part of
Republicans as yourself, Davenport and
War6eld, who Jared so well under Demo
cratic administrations 10 sanction the dis
missal and reduction of Democrats as soon
as you gained official authority. 1t Is, in
deed deplorable to contemplate with what
unseemiug haste you commenced the work
of trampling on the civil service law and
eradicaung every vestige of the merit sys-
TEN. Your unjust and unnatural disCrimi.
nation against men with families dependent
upon them is TO me iuconceivable How
ever, Mr. Bayley your appearance impresses
me favorably, and / believe that you have
been an instrument in the hands of design
ing men. You must remember that public
office is a sacred trust The power and pat
ronagc accompanying IL are not to be re.
garded as personal property, to give, sell or
bequeath. but to- be used for the advance
ment of the public welfare. Nothing that
I know of engeuders contempt for law as
for public officials TO violate the law they
have sworn to honestly enforce. Although
you do not seem TO realize TO- you people in
The Pension Ofice have been breeding
anarchists for four long years Your per-
sistcut violation of the civil service law
was anarchy
MI Btyley know you do not wish TO be
a party to these iniquitous violations of law
and ] advise you TO return TO your official
duties with the firm determination that you
will conduct your Office for the benefit and
improvement Of the public service. See
that the force of the Office is SO distributed
that each viii occupy the position that he
or she is most adapted for. Insist ON an
equalization of salaries and see 90 it that
the workers. not the drones, shall receive
the promotions
Commence this good work by transfer
ring Mr StauHer to the Board of Review,
where he viii have a chance 90 earn his
salary, and fill his place with a copyist at
5000 per aunum. Discontinue the practice
of transferring a clerk against his will sim
ply to satisfy the petty spite OF a narrow
minded section chief BE true to the
sacred trust confded to your hands and
God will bless ou'
With tears streaming down his cherub
face and his voice husky with emotion
Willie promised that he would do cheer
fully what the President advised and that
he would withstand all manner Of temp
tation.
The President shook his hand warmly
and bade him an aiIectioEate goodbye
Willie withdrew with heavy heart When
he reached the street he sat down on the
curbstone and burst into tears. But they
were grateful, penitential tears. His op-
pressed heart was relieved his soul was
cleansed with tears of repentance. He
stood up aud his eyes were no longer
bleared with tears, and looking into the
bright morning heaven, he said 81 WILL
BE STRENUOUS 1 will return to the
office determined to do justice TO all" He
raised his little fat fist and shook it violently
at an imaginary government parasite and
cried, Let one Of them dare q come to me
again and request a favor that is not in
strict accord with my sense of justice and
there will be trouble