Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
A DAMAGING EXPOSE
In Which Brother TempIar Went
Back on Fellow Member.

Back on a Fellow Member
Edif01 Sunday GLOBE.
The departments in this city are full Of
freaks, some harmless, and who retain their
positions by reason of their insigni6cance,
and others by reason Of their "in1ooence, %
some good and some otherwise There are
many freaks in the Postofice Department,
some of which will be noticed later, others
in the AUDITORS Department, and many in
the Pension Bureau. Although Evans, the
greatest and dirtiest one of all. has left the
country-the Office is much purer for his
| absence-there are others not as prominent
but of his ilk One of these is the Dutch
chief of the western division He halls
from Indiana, and although an ex-Union
soldier, was one Of Evans pets, and one of
the few friends among the veterans that
Evans had in the bureau. Let me digress
and say that Mr. Ware must have noticed
the veterans and ladies who, after shaking
him by the hand when he held his recep-
ton upon taking charge of the Office, ex-
pressed their contempt for Evans who
stood at his (Ware's) left hand to say good
by to the clerks, by coolly turning their
backs on him and ignoring his presence.
Many clerks refused to call upon the Com
But to return to the freak When Evans
took charge of the Office clerk in The
eastern divisi on was promoted to be chief
of the division, man thoroughly compe-
tent and a veteran. Within a few days,
however Wilhite bObbed up with his i'm
fooence," !" and on the sole ground that he
was a veteran was appointed chief With
the appointment Of the first chief an elegant
presentation of flowers was made, and now
the new chief had to be remembered. When
the subscription was sent around some de-
clined to contribute, and there was where
they made a mistake, for when the pro-
motions were made they were passed by
and some of them were reduced in salary.
The fact that they were Republicans didn't
count
Veterans who sought promotion got the
cold shoulder, and unless they had strong
'inhooence." got left. and the lady frien ds
Of fellow received the plums. He was a
chum of Brooks, appointment clerk, and
got what he wanted. Although he was APP
pointed on the ground that be was a
veteran that plea was of no account with
him. But that is not the worst The fellow
is a, or claims to be- Knight Templar, wears
the maltese cross, and is a member Of Alma
Temple of Shriners Soon after his ap-
pointment as chief, a veteran and Knight
Templar, who had been reduced in salary
by freak, II. c. Bell, charged with being
an offensive partisan, by a traitor, asked to
be promoted to his old salsry, and. although
his record was excellent and mutual friends
personally requested his promotion, 1t was
refused Why2 No reason was given, but,
the veteran had refused to help pay for the
chiefs flowers. The veteran was in sore
distress, his pension had been suspended
illegally, to reimburse the Government
several hundred dollars his son was bed
fast with typhoid fever, and also his wife
with nervous prostratiOn as a result of her
mothers death. These facts were made
known to Wilhite, but it was Of no
use. Soon after the veteran told
Wilhite of his distress and finally said to
him, they were both Knight Templars, and
as such wanted him to help him. Wlhite
in reply said that his masonry did not re-
quire him to assist him. Months ago the
veteran charged White in his, the veterau's
commandery Washington, / think, with
having violated and repudiating his Knight
Templars' obligations, and the doors Of the
commandery were closed against him. This
action was reported to Wilhite and although
many months have passed, he has failed to
take any steps to clear himself An inno-
cent man would leave no stone unturned to
clear himself of such terrible charges He
is, l presume in good standing in Alma
Temple, and it is up to them to look after
him He is unworthy of recognition by any
self respecting member Of the fraternity
Is it any wonder that he was a chum of
Evans? What is the matter with Barnes Of
the Pension Bureau? / have known him
for many wears and knew him To be a oufet
inoffensive fellow, let up on him and turn
your guns against bigger game.
JUsTINIAN.