Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-08
HIGH COMMENTATOR
For Assessor Darneille by the Artistic
Rooster of the District 6 GOvern-
ment--An Act ofIustice
Isthe Inspiration
In This Case.

That Artist Raymond can commend and
eulogize as well as roast is evident enough
from a perusal of the following letter adj
dressed to Assessor Darueille. It is headed
"The District Tax OA5ee a Model Depart
ment, " and IS as follows:
Hon. H H. DARNEILLE, assessor Distrtcl
Of Columbia.
my DEAR SIR: Wordsfa fail to express the
feelings Of gratitude inspired by your praise
worthy action yesterday in the interests Of
Mr. James J. Mccarthy as a victim of i'm
position. l sincerely regret that the Dis
trict Commissioners were not present that
they too, might derive some benefit from
the lesson in honor given by the frank and
open manner In which YOU administered a
scathing rebuke to the clerk who dared to
presume that you would support him in
misrepresentation and in making Of himself
an obstructiOnist.
Believe me, my good fellow, when l say,
that the most grateful words / can utter
have but an empty sound in expressing the
feelings of gratitude inspired by the course
you have pursued. can assure you, sir,
that it strengthens my good opinion of you,
not biased by any favors hoped for, OF re-
,ceived for you we'll know and the Commis-
hlOuEAS dAaot LhhA A AAdNE dSkGu hOAAANk ADAE
than a clean hand and square deal in
matters that / have brought to their atten-
tion Had always received this, Inspector
Ashford would not now be Tepentng in
sackcloth and ashes as il were, Major Syl-
vester would not be shedding tears Of blood
over the royal r asst that graced two columns
Of last Sundays GLOBE, nor would the Com
missiOners be incensed and hanging thein
a - IL. A..
know too, that there IS no old acquaintance
ship to make me feel any way partial to-
wards you, and to be frank / favored the
retention of Mr. Trimble as District asses
sOr, therefore you will see very clearly that
my implicit confidence in your integrity
has sprung from Your desire to treat people
fairly, as we'll as from your executive
ability, that has transformed the chaotic
conditions of your Department to a degree
of perfection that cause citizens to marvel
over the changes as compared with the time
when they fell in line block distant from
the tax office, with their luncheon in one
hand and their taxes in the other 10 await
their turn to pay it. You have made 1t
model department, that is appreciated by
all whose interests you so ably subserve;
and it is not going too far to say that their
aRRAEAAdAAbA - ho a aAAlAA BlhyEA AOA lOAA
welfare; that when age creeps over you,
when your step becomes slow and your hair
becomes tinged with gray, you will not be-
come weary in we'll doing that in looking
back you will have the consciousness of be-
lieving that the world is better on account
of your having lived in it.; that on the trip
from your precious mothers knee TO the
side of the green turf that will cover your
a. 1.
those yea have treated fairly, those to
whom you have extended a helping hand
those protected from misrepresentation and
imposition
Here let me say that regard nlildness
towards fellows who spring such traps upon
themselves. as casting pearls before swine,
which explains my blunt manner of dealing
with him Mr.. Trimbe will understand it
as the elimination Of plotting that has been
going on for over a year to prevent Mr.. Nc
Carthy getting the opening applied for that
has virtually always been an uncomplained
of entrance until the Ball Park opened, but
since then Inspector Arnold has seen ft to
discriminate against him by trying 20 close
np this back entrance while allowing over a
hundred others to remain open. think
too, that Mr.. Trimble is satisfied that un.
posing this man, but Let that go, as my aim
is to get his license not to stir ND strife.
1T was my confidence in you, mingled
with suspicion that there was something
that would be uncovered. that made me
anxious to have you investigate the matter
It is fitting to state also that while waiting
for you to come out Of Mr.. Ross official |
sanctum sanctorum, l was handed a note |
from police headquarters saying that /
r. Williams and Major Sylvester were plan /
ming to have McCarthv's application hung /
up in your Office, and in the light Of what /
you uncovered, and in view of the fact that /
1 had told Mr. Trimble and Mr.. Morsell in
a note that had reason 10 believe that
Williams was working against him, you
will readily understand that this scheme
was resorted to 50 as it would appear that
he had no hand in the hold-up. Il re-
mains to be seen whether or not the
Excise Board will follow your wise policy
,v bt,rin- upon such conduct its stamp Of
isapprOvai.
Sincerely and respectfully
''ALBEbT M. RAYMOND.