Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01


that If everything could ye made to
work successfully and secure the pro
motions bin would be prepared and
presented 90 Congress at its coming
session ITO create "a position i'm this
Office carrying a salary Of SlSOO to
whicu Mr.. Davis would be appointed
in consideration of the success of the
scheme. II the bin should not pass,
then the clerks benefited by this pro-
motion agreed to- goo back to their orig.
inal salaries, keeping the lower posi-
ton Chat vacated by Mr. smith Of
$1,000 untitled and open so that this
object could be accomplished. IL is
still open 20 this date, showing plain
ly that it was q grasp after a higher
salary" and not the well-being Of the
Government was the great desider-
atum.
After the arrangements were COM
Dleted at this end Of the line, all that
remained was to consult ana arrange
with the Assistant Secretary of War.
All the clerks to be benefited being
privy to Mr. Morrison's movements,
they waited with solicitous anxiety the
result OF the interview to be had with
Mr.. Meikleiohn.
The plan, as arranged, was to dip
into the emergency fund as | shall
term it-that fund | believe, Of S207
600. which Congress set aside to be
used for an increase Of force" re-
quired in the several Offices made nee.
essary by the eXigencies of war, and
as I understand II. not to increase the
salaries Of those already receiving a
lust compensation for their services
That appropriation has thus been di-
verted. as / understand II. from its le-
gitimate purpose. Quaere?
In accordance with TINS scheme. Mr.
Morrison visited the Assistant Secre-
tary Of War and talked up the aDpro-
priateness Of promotion In the Judge
Advocate Generals office. He did not
tell the Secretary that he wanted to
promote a number Of Democrats, nor
did he say he wished to jump his sis
ter over an "Old soldier nor did he
say his sympathies were with the Lost
Cause" away back I'm Missouri, still
too young to enter the ranks Of the
Confederacy and aid the rebel generals
Marmaduke. Van Dorm, Price and 9th
ars to carry the State of Missouri out
of the Union. Mr.. Morrison is now in
his element. What he could not do
then to damage the cause Of the Union
he can do now to prevent the "Old sol
diers" and Republicans from getting
their Just rights I'm the way of appoint
ments and promotions-going so far
as to hoodwink those in authority
whose sympathies we're the very oppo-
site to his.
Mr. Meiklejohn, il is true. was very
busy about that time with matters OF
graver Importance and did not stop to
ask the why's and wherefores, or doubt
the propriety Of a Just promotion in
the office, or unearth the reasons why
Mr. Morrison was so anxious TO have
line Of promotions made. The AS
sistant Secretary, Mr Morrison says,
refused at first. This refusal was com
municated to the clerks interested, and
they passed the word mo go" to each
gitimate purpose. Query?
Whether Mr.. Morrison brought any
| pressure on the Assistant Secretary or
not I can not assert but at all events,
In a few days after the interview he
sent down for a list of those to be pro
NOTED, and the promotions we're made
| i'm accordance with the prearranged
plans to the letter.
In the Office it was considered a
| Democratic Victory" Republicans
hung their heads in shame and felt
humiliated and the more so since 1t
was consummated under an Admins
tration pledged to the interests Of the
old soldiers as well as Republicans who
aided in placing II in power We dc
not expect. nay we dare not ask pro
motion under a Democratic Admins
tration. I charge my non-promotior
for over 13 years to Mr.. Morrison
antipathy to the old soldiers. Mr.
Chambers, a Republican Of this office
has not had a promotion for over IL
years.
Mr. Morrison was chief clerk fol
nearly years before he got his ap
| pointment as major in the regular
army, which was gained by his fealty
to Democracy. under Daniel S. Lamont
then Secretary Of War.
His plan to circumvent the advance
Iment OF Mr.. Chambers and myself (anc
still followed by the present chiei
clerk Mr.. Lewis W. CalD was to mari
In low percentages in his reports to the
Secretary Of War our standing for ef
. fciency In the office, while he scrupleC
? not to mark In high percentages hil
J own sister and suCn other clerks al
were Of his own political faith. ThesD
. reports were made year after year, 81
that when, perchance, an opportunity
- for promotion would come around hi
own particular friends could be pointed
b out as the persons deserving Of promo
ton. since they stood the highest II
= percentages. arranged so by his Owl
- partality and prejudice.
8 [ entered the Office wnen Mr. ROber
2 r. Lincoln was Secretary Of War, Of
the 18th day of December, 1888, as
. cOpyist, and as ! have said above, wa
e promoted to $1,000 on the 9TH day o
. March, 1885. In 1888 Mr. Morrison en-
t tered the Office as chief clerk, and tina
e ended promotions in my direction eve
r since. not because I am inefficient bu
because I don't train with rebel SYN
pathizars"
D Since coming to Washington, / er
tered the Columbian University Lay
. School taking a course of three years
graduating in both the Senior an
POSTGRADUATE Courses, receiving a dir
Iona in each course. These things d
% not count with a man whose sympi
thies are with the Lost Cause, an
consequently against the soldiers q
U the Union.
S We. who marched to our country
q defense In the dark days from 1861
+ 1866. and followed the flag Of our coui
s. try TO victory must be discriminate
D against in civil life by the arch trai
j. ors and enemies Of our glorious UnioI
2 We are denied our just rights, right
! to appointment and promotion, guaraI
e teed to as by the laws enacted by Cor
I gress and placed upon the statut
J. boolrg for the very purDOse Of reward