Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-20
FACTS NAMES FIGURES.
Every one OF Which Condemns the
Commissioner of Pensions and
Can for His Rcmoval from
the Public Service.

Under every constitutional government
. whether il be "a republic or a limited mon.
/ archY the delegation of its powers is
/ coupled with au express condition that
they shall be exercised only In prescribed
way, and within certain wcll-defucd limits.
The violation of this condition under any
pretense whatsoever has always every.
where, and by all tolerably honest men,
been regarded as a base and treacherous
breech of the most sacred trust that can be
couhded to human hands. Under our sys-
tenn Of government no man can get posses
sion of any official authority without first
making solemn covenant with God and
his country that he will be faithful 70 the
fundamental law, and he must seal that
covenant with an oath
II Clay Evans has ruthlessly. and with
out even paying that compliment to the
people which vice usually pays to virtue
violated his covenant with God and his
country trampled on the law and broken
every vow made by himself or by the
political party ne represents
He was a delegate to the Republican Ma
tional Convention in iS95 when that great
and good party pledged itself to support the
Civil Service law in the following language
The Civil Service law was placed on the
statute book by the Republican party.
which has always sustained IT, and we re-
new our repeated declarations that it shall
be thoroughly and honestly enforced aud
extended wherever practicable
VITA this promise the Republican party
went TO the people soliciting their support
Notwithstanding all this Evans accepted
the Commissioncrship of Pensions, took
the official oath with the fixed determiua-
tion TO violate it. Can you conceive of any
thing more trCacherous, odious or auarch-
istic than for a man 10 seek Office with the
pre-. determination to pcrvert the use of his
power TO defeat the purpose for which an
governments are iustiuted-to secure men
their natural rights. He was no sooner i'm
Quoted into Office than he called TO his ass
sistancc the most incapable men in the
Office and the work of trampling on the
Civil Service law commenced ia dead
earnest
He appointed Romance Campbell chief of
the Eastern division. a man utterly devoid
Of every quality essential ia position re.
quiring intelligence and executive ability.
He was despised by every clerk in the
division for detestable traits OF character.
ant chief, and this pair of ignoramuses was
TO sit In Judgment and pass on the merits
and dement's of their fellow clerks. There
is not an honest man in the Office who
would believe Alexander in any matter in
which he had the slightest interest He is
the quiutesseuce Of selfshness and ingrat-
itude
The FIRST victim Of this unlawful tribunal
was Virginus NJ. Tucker, who was reduced
from 81, 200 to 5000. He is conceded to be
the best clerk in the division, the head of
large family, an honest upright citizen.
He has a far better knowledge of pension
matters than forty Alexanders aud Camp.
bells combined.
The next victim was Samuel G.. Rogers,
the best letter critic In the bureau, a highly
educated gentleman and a conscientious
clerk. He was reduced to sT 200 from 81 500.
Then followed Leon Adler T. f. Mona.
han Frank Mcclellan, all excellent clerks.
but slaughtered on partisan grounds.
The contemplate way that Evans has dis
Criminated against men with families may
be seen by the following list of names and
salaries. It is simply atrocious that any
public official should be permitted to pros
utute his exalted position to such demora.
lizing aud debasing purposes.
Matthew Riley wife and four children,
5000 per year
Miss Ada B. kiunu, spinster, $1,000
Thomas T. Ryan wife and four children.
5000; reduced by Evans from $1,000.
Anna ] Shirley spinster $1,000
Leon Adler wife and three children,
$1,000.
Nellie G. Terry spinster. $1,000
Walter T.. Winslow, wife and three chill.
dren, $1,000.
Mrs Lillian NJ. Arnold. married woman,
$1,000.
virgiuius NJ Tucker wife and five chill
dren, $1,000
Eugenia ]. Cuthbert, sr4oo and mother,
5000.
Samuel Pollock, wife and four children,
$1,000.
Nette B Browne, $1,000 and father,
Chas Med Browne srloo
T. + Monahau, wife and. three children,
$1,000.
James Horgan, wife and two children,
$1,000.
James b. stead, wife and two children,
$1,000
Continued in our neztl