The Washington times., 1905-06-11

down the corridor. looking in doors
and staring vacantly out windows, /
encountered the appointment clerk
did not like him, and 1 had calculated
that ne did not like me, as men ever
find it hard to forgive those to whom
they nave done injury. 1 was greatly
surprised. accordingly. when he carne
over TO the window where l stood and
slipped himself in beside me.
With visible embarrassment and a
manifest effort tic talk straightforward
~, he began:
Nj pherson. II thinks 1 ought L tell you
what I've told him. OF course, youth
respect my confidence. q would have
stepped him there. for I make 1t a
rule never TO hear things I cannot tell
as | choose: but he went on.) The
Secretary has been considerin' your
status. He has about decided t'appoint
! someun else chief OF your Division,
b cause he thinks you've been promoted
fast enough, and there're a good many
older clerks who need more moTey .
much s you do.
With that The appointment clerk
paused He had a trick of looking into
the palm of his hand and opening and
closing his fingers spasmodically. He
did this three or four times before ne
went on:
IF 1 was in your place. Mr.. Schuyler,
I would see m Congressman TIL Ad-
ministration would like t'rsake cert'n
of his sport and q word from him might
get yuh that 200 salry."
was off toward ''m'Congressman's
hotel the instant the luncheon hour
came The newspapers of the day be-
fore had given his name among the
hotel arrivals. and I feared he might
get away before could get to him.
found him IN the bar-a tall. heavy
man. with bushy hair. hoarse voice, and
pockets in the top of his trousers, into
which he wedged his hands whenever he
listened to anyone else When he saw
me he stepped forward quickly, took a
firm grip of my hand, and by holding
to it and pushing my elbow with his
ether hand, guided me into a corner
Il should say the Administration
would like &c get my support, he COM
mented, when L told him what the APP
pointment clerk had said. II needs it.
And so the Secretary sticks that into
the appointment clerk. and he hands 1t
On to you, and you bring it to me- Well.
well.
But IlaC little lCcDtIS III tllC w Ailo
House has been SO damn smart with
his civil service that we poor felluhs in
Ca wngress have lost half our. influence.
in the first pace, and none of US care
to waste what's left on him. In the
second place. How many appointments
do you think I've got from Ben Harri-
son. SCHUYLER man I've known a
neighbor ever since I was admitted 10
the bar?"-this with his nose close TO
.. mino and his forehnger almost stuck in
NV eve Two" He shouted 1t so
vehemently he almost spat in my face
lone measly little place In the Govern
ment Printing Office for broken down
newspaper man in Independence. and
the United States marshalship for our
district God only knows how the mar
shals escaped the civil service
I'D like to help you get this place,
though I'll do it sure. If can without
Harvesting myself from bit TO britchen
to that clam in the White House. I'll
see the Secretary and julie Chamberlain
before 1 go home. They amt any too
anxious, 1 guess. TO see a civil service
man reelected And. my boy'-here his
voice lowered into gasp, and he actu-
aIIy did spit-.'his chances IN his home
State of Indiana amt worth two whoops
in hell
On the occasion of my next talk with
Colonel Powell I undertook to repeat
what my Congressman had said to me
without divulging also the source Of my
first information. The Big Chiefs eyes
took on the same glitter they had
borne when his reorganization Of the
bureau was under fire AT the words
iceberg and clam he WINGED plainly,
and the references to the Secretary's
loyalty and the Presidents chances for
reelection broke down even his caution.
He said that, did he?" he exclaimed.
HE said that? He mNst have been
drunk 1 didn't think even he had gone
that far. Did he say anything else?
He rang for his messenger and sent to
inquire if Mr. Chamberlain was In his
room. As the messenger closed the
door, the colonel turned to me.
Al