The Sunday globe., 1901-05-19
IT is TOO SHOCKING
For the Secretary of the Treasury
To Know.
DISGRACEFUL AND DISREpUTADLE
NepotIsm and immortality HOneyOOmblng His
observation-disclosures Of Influence and Certain
Chiefs Pltng Their Several Crafts Unmo-
moIssted and Unrsbuked-And The Half Is
Not Told.

Lyman J, Gage is Secreta ry of the
Treasury, and asserts from time to time
in the daily papers that civil service re-
form in its perfection has been attained
in the Treasury Department. He sets
forth in screeds prepared in the Secre-
tary's office, probably by that profes-
sional ofice-holdcr and civil service re-
former, for revenue only, Charles j.
Lyman, appointment clerk, that effi-
cheney and attention to dutyis the stand
ard by which promotion and retention
in Office is guaged.
For the benefit of people unfamiliar
with the personnel of the Treasury, The
Globe will present few facts in contra
diction of these assertions of the Hon.
Lyman J. Gage, erstwhile watchman in
a Chicago lumber yard.
Appointment Clerk Lyman has a SON.
in-law in the Department drawing
salary OF 81, 900 per annum, while more
efficient clerks of longer service receive
less pay. His daughter, until she be-
came the wife of one Of the clerks in the
Department, was also a clerk in the De-
partment. Assistant Secretary Spau Id
ing's son receives a large salary, ap-
pointed on the temporary roll OF the
Department. Ex-Chief Clerk Swayze
saw to it that his youthful heir-at-law
was properly enrolled on the disbursing
clerks accounts at munihcent salary.
Auditor of the Interior Youngblood's
niece is also among the clerks of the De-
partment The Globe is informed that
not one OF these employees was promoted
in accord with the standard set forth by
the Honorable Secretary.
For the information of the Secretary
The Globe will invite his attention to
few creatures in his Department who do
not come under the rule laid down by
him in his public statement. In the
office Of the auditor for the Post Office
Department is a woman dra wing a salary
of 81 900 per year, who has been notorious
under two or three administrations, yet
she retains her salary, takes from two to
three months leave each year with pay,
and no clerk dare to criticize her actions.
Under Cleveland's administration she
drove a clerk into the insane asylum,
after having squeezed him OF everything
he possessed. Under Harrison 5 admin
istration her conduct with one of the
auditors was so notorious that she was
Immediately transferred upon the in
coming of the second Cleveland admins
tration and the poor devil Of an auditor
was refused appointment on account of
his notorious liason with her. She
bosses things in her division and Mr.
Castle knows it,
In the Office of the auditor for the War
Department is a chief of division who
has not for many years lived with his
family. He is the right hand man of
Auditor Rittman and was the moving
spirit that made the obnoxious rules
which brought about the tragedy by
which the former Auditor Morris lost his
life. This man has under his dominion
at least forty women, many of them OF
rehnment anu education, Yet his char
acter is and has been for many years like
unto that OF Irvine Dungan's. He levies,
and has for years, contributions by way
of small loans upon the clerks In his en-
ploy, never returning the money unless
forced to. Only recently scene occurred
in the office when a clerk alleged boldly
he had been reduced in salary because
he demanded the return Of money loaned
this man. The Globe would like to ask
Auditor Rittman and Secretary Gage
whether creature of this ilk is the
proper man to be placed in charge of
reputable women.
The Globe has in its possession many
more examples but will close today's
recital with one more example of a chief
of division who has gotten into the inner
circle of Treasury Department rulers.
This man is a specimen of the proteges
of the late Assistant Secretary Wander
lip. He is chief of division in the office
of the auditor for the Interior Depart
ment presided over by Auditor Young
blood. Because of his lack Of manhood
and principle he met with favor in the
eyes of Vanderlip and was given the
chiefship he now holds. He had been a
clerk in one of the bureauslofthe Depart
ment and was threatened with dismissal
by its chief on account Of his notorious
conduct with a divorced woman, who
had been the friend of Southern official
in the Treasury Department Irrespec-
tive of the fact that his moral character
was such that the woman was trans
ferred TO avoid public scandal, this man
was promoted to achiefship by Mr.. Van
derlip, worthy and meritorlous man
being reduced to give him the place.
He has In his division men and women
of character, but has seen fit to surround
himself as far as he could by several
women of the same character that
caused him trouble in his former posi-
tion, one Of them claiming to hold her
position through the grace of the "easy
boss" Senator Plat.
In view of the foregoing recital, can
Secretary Gage be sincere in his state
ment about civil service reform in the
Treasury Department. The Globelea
it to the public to decide.
There is not a clerk employed under
the Government secure Of his position
twenty -four hours, and every male clerk,
at least, realizes that the merit system,
like civil service protection, is fraud,
snare, and delusion. The civil service
law If designed to protect, promote and
manufacture cOncubines for male para
mours from a chief of division to Con-
gresham, Senator, General lone Of this
military class boasts of carrying three
latch keyes to as many conoubine resi-
dences), Judge, Foreign Attache, and
others in the swim of immortality, could
not have possibly better answered the
purpose than what 1t does under the nom
sensical and false pretence Of purifying
the public service and pertecting 1t in