Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26


Besides, the ponderous and ignoble look
ing Poo Bah Johnson. one of Castles chiefs
OF division there are others" in Botany
Bay whom the Civil Service Commissioners,
aud even the President, might investigate,
not only as to their qualifications (the Jack
sOnian ones), but even to their nationality,
whether in fact they are citizens Of the Re
public or foreigners owing allegiance else
where.
The SUNDAY GLOBE was the first news
paper in the United States to direct atten-
tiou to the Austins Mark Hanna stais-
ticiau), the Fords War Department., the
I.ymans ct al, born under foreign flags and
holding down fat jobs under tile Govern
ment while veterans were walking the
streets of Washington unable to find even
the position of a watchman.
The New York newspapers and some of
tile leading publications. of other states are
now agitating an investigation by Congress
Of this subject, and to ascertain the truth of
our allegations. 1t is a notorious fact that
some of the very best department positions
are filled by foreign born males and females,
whether naturalized citizens or not nobody
but the individuals themselves know to
certainty. For instance. here is a com
munication from Sixth Auditor Castles
Department which we produce vey5atim eI
HteratiDi on this very subject, and incident
ally on the other matters we have been
criticising in these columns:
January 90 I9oa
Editor Sunday Globe:
John b. SlemaD, a Canadian, came to
Chicago during war took big bounty. when
mustered out succeeded in fastening him
self on the Government pap and has man
aged to hang there at a good salary since
that time, with the exception of three or
four months, at one time engaged in the
wood aud coal business, drew his pay for
! thirty days with pay and still an
other extension OF thirty days after
/ so doing with an extension of
thirty days and finally closed out and re-
turned to his former position. Was chief of
division when Grover was elected President
first time was dropped back to a clerkship;
when Harrison was elected made assistant
chief Of division at $500 per anuum; when
Grover came back he managed to still
hold on at SI 500 per annum; when McKin-
ley CAME in, was advanced 10 chief, $4,000,
and at once proceeded to impress Grandma
Castle with his indispensable knowledge of
his oficialgreatuess and was made his chief
clerk aud confidential adviser AS soon As
possible after he took the reins every old
chump (that had been reduced in salary
under Cleveland and put to the work they
were capable of doing with some little use
to Uncle SAM was restored to their former
places aud salary. His utter insignifcance
is the only reason | can give for your not
finding him out before. He is now the
whole thing in Grandma Castles depart
ment
He is boon companion of Lyman & De-
land of the appointment division Treasury
Department Sings the same Psalms that
Lyman does when he wants TO work in a
laborer to a faster hold on the teat. He
will seat him or her to a desk and assign
them to clerical work finally, will send them
up 10 Lyman & Deland for an examination
and Grandma Castles recommend for pro-
motion, and soon they are covered up and
transferred to some other Office and are fast
for life,
When the Rural Free Delivery comes
along Grandma Castle has a son and chief
clerk Sleman has a daughter, and 50 ON
and so on, they are all landed at 5000 to
81 400 per annum, and now the President
spreads the blanket over them and peace
regns for a time II is impossible to place
your finger on one single thing that this
Psalm singer has done in return for all the
money this Government has paid him
All the old women and no account men
in this office are loud III praise of Sleman
(oh he is a nice mani this because they
are protected and retained in the Govern
ment service at a good salary. great
many of the most useless persons in this
Office are drawing the largest salaries while
younger and more active clerks do the work
and draw the small salary. All this to the
credit Of an alien who has no interest in this
Government except as it serves his own
personal ends. Your informant who counted
Ben Holman as one Of Castles advisers
was of, they should have given th at dis
tinction to that sanctimouious Sleman.
How such an old chump as Castle can
manage to get political influence enough to
land aud hold him in such position as he
has, is beyond my comprehension He has
been here now nearly five years and knows
as little about the Office now as whenN he
came. Sleman has managed everything for
him to make it easy ZKR
Whether Mr.. Sleman is naturalized
citizen or is still a British subject nobody
knowns but himself Neither he nor any
other foreign born official are required to
produce their naturalization papers. Even
Secretary Wilson, the Scotch head OF the
Agricultural Department, has neglected to
frame and hang uD his naturalization papers
if he has such document.
But one thing is known of all men and
that is the utter unhtness of the present
head of the Sixth Auditors Department for
that position. Even Chief Johnson, who is
himself everything but a qualified subordi-
nate Official would make more acceptable
auditor than Mr.. Castle