Evening star., 1935-01-27

Cne people GOWN our way LnlnK ne 5
been in Office long enough and they
want Democrat"
The fact that he's a Republican is
not enough" says the Postmaster Gen.
eral. You must have some specific
charges against him. Charges of bad
character you know"
Why, wouldn't SANDER Smith
for the world Jones declares. He's
my friend
And the result is that Jones. find-
ing that he cannot get the office with
out indulging in blackmail, leaves in
disgust. He goes back to Pinhook,
speaks gruff1y about the administra-
ton and every time he gets his mail
he damns its policy under his breath.
ITO the people of Pinhook the post
Office is the sole representative of the
Federal Government. If that does not
change, it makes no difference what
happens In Washington. The admin
istration has not changed so far as
Pinhook is concerned. and as the Fall
campaign approaches Jones takes no
part in it. Pinhook is not organized
for the Democrats and no contribu-
ton from Jones comes into head
quarters.
Now" continued this Congress
man, this is the sort of thing that
Is going on all over the coun-
try. 1t is self-interest that forms the
handspring of all political life. and
the party which attempts to act on
any other theory will fall The civil
service idea is the most supremely
ridiculous thing ever attempted in the
domain of politics. If it prevails as
to the country post Office, it should
be equally good for the higher Offices.
Look at George Pendleton, the advo-
cate, and some say, the engineer of
this damnable civil service idea. He
was in Washington for three months
after Congress adjourned, and the re-
suit is that he turned a good man
out of the place as Minister to Ger
many and got himself appointed
there.
Go little further. On this same
theory Cleveland should have come
up to the White House on the 4th of
March and have said to President
Arthur:
Mr.. Arthur, it is true the people
have chosen me to fill your place.
But have theory of my own about
the matter Of Offices and l believe that
when a man is in Office and is doing
we'll he should not be disturbed. Now,
every one says you are making an ex-
cellent President You are a gentle
man. and according to my theory, I
am going to leave you here and go
back to my law practice in Buffalo.
Now concluded the Congress
man, what would people think of
such blanked foolishness But it Is
just what Cleveland is doing as to
the smaller Offices. When they voted
the people of Pinhook thought they
were voting Jones in and Smith out,
and they cared less for Cleveland
than they did for Jones. Just wait
until Fall and you will see by their
votes what they really think"
Gen. Grants Death.
Yesterday morning the news of
Gen. Grants death came to me in
Central Ohio. Tonight I am here at
Mount McGregor within a few steps
of where he lies in his coffin. All
along the roads coming East, in towns
draped in black, I saw evidences of
the love tie country has for Grant. The
people at every station talked Of him,
and in New York 1 found Broadway
streaming with somber colors, the
stores and houses Shrouded in black
bunting entwined in many cases with
red, white and blue. The streets con-
tanned hawkerS of Grant funeral
badges and the newsboys called papers
covered with black rules and filled
with great supplements describing the
heros life.
At Albany the city was draped in
black. A meeting had just been held
at which the decision had been
reached to have the body lie in state
in the State Capitol. Here at Mount
McGregor the hotel is covered with
black. the little depot is draped and
Grape hangs on the door of the Drexel
cottage, where Gen. Grants body now
lies. Sentries guard it from the in
trusion Of the thousands of curiosity
seekers who have thronged to this lit
tie resort.
Appropriately, it has been decided
that a private funeral shall be held
by the family preceding the grand fu-
neral given by the Nation. This pri-
vate funeral will be according to the
Methodist ritual and will probably
take place here at the cottage early
next week. A grand monument is
talked Of for Grant and New York Is
said to be ready to give literally to it.
Much disappointment is expressed in
certain quarters that Washington was
not the place chosen, but that Grant
himself expressed great favor to New
York, was the influence that finally
determined the selection.
The ninth day since Grants death
rose clear and cool in Mount Nc
Gregor. The sun shone all the morn
ing and the hundreds of sightseers
from Saratoga loaded the incoming
trains. They were all permitted to
enter the cottage, and one by one were
passed through the room in which the
dead general lies. The guards were
cautious not to admit more than half
a dozen at a time within their outside
lines, and this half dozen was divided
again at the entrance of the cottage.
Lightning Strikes Shaft.
The stroke of lightning which the
Washington Monument received a day
or two ago, shattering its cap stone, re-
wives and strengthens doubt as to
whether the great shaft was not on
the whole bad investment. It has
cost about 81 300 900 and this is large
amount for Nation to put into an un-
certainty. Scientists say that nothing
but time can tell whether the Monu-
ment will stand. The pyramids,
Pompey's pillar and the obelisks were
planted under the pure dry air of
Egypt, it is doubtful whether they
would have endured the rigors and
of an American century. The
marble of which the Washington
Monument is built may, so years from !
now, have so changed that it will fall
into powder. One million three hun
dred thousand dollars is a good deal
OF money to blow into the clouds, even