Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-07-09

Now sir mark tho rapid increase of these OK.
pendliures FROM the time the pure administration
vas put down in lS25--an increase Of more than
sir hundred thousand dollars IN eight years being
at the average rate Of more than seuentl 6pe hou-
sand dotIors gear. What does this mean Was
there corresponding increase in the business Of
the custom-house department? Nobody can pre-
tend il. On the contrary, all know that the reye-
nue. has for the last few years been diminisbing--
Mark, too, the striking contrast between This in
crease Of expense and that of the preceding ten
years. That increase, you will observe, was, in
the whole, but $40 ,000--being an average an
nua increase Of less ihbn one-sixth the annual in
crease under the retrenohing administration.
But there is another view Of this subject
What has become OF The oneIhrd Of the officers,
which the reforners told us, before they came in
! To power, were useless and might be Topped OFF,
Did they tell us The truth IF they did, then that
one third retained clearly enough aud more
than enough, TO do any additional business which
could have subsequently fallen upoa the Executive
| Departments. The very large addition, then, to
the number o. officers since 1928, forms body Of
useless officers, which ought to be Topped of
without delay. Dot Of their own mouths sboIl
! the reormers De judged. The people viii hold
| them to a real bona fde refrenchmcnL This wus
the promise-n promise, indeed which they never
intended TO perform bot which they must perform
! or stand scl-eonsieied either Of falsely accusing
the administration they put down, or Of practising
the very extravagsnec they loudly condemned.
Bot. sir, the 'reformers' were not only pledged
10 rerenchmeul, and the topping on Of oil useless
offices but their comprehensive scheme extended
10 the securing ofa more effective accountability
Yes, cir. "a more e6eeffpe accountability ~ Bear
that IN mind. Mr.. Chairman. when you think Of The
glorious results Of The reform IN the effective
couniabilHy which has suffered balance Of mil
lion and q0srer 10 accumulate and ron away in
The hsnds Of single sub-lreasufer IN the city Of
New Yo.k. Just about as much effectiveness in
It there truth 10 the charge Of extraysgagses,
snd sincerity 10 the pledges Of reform. t'Iiesi sy
Let me cali your attention, SIR. to o. ana TYP
point ia the famous retfebcbment report. %.a, o.
committee prolsssed greet sIarm at the smouhs. h
'ihe Executive patronage Of the press Estinnrs
ting That there were but about one hundred prif !.
tiers employed 10 Publishing The laws sod Governs
meBi advertisements aud doing Job-woTk, they ssyt3
when your committee look this smo0nt
patronage, placed without control or rcsPonssb1L
~, 10 the hands Of tho Executive or tbose ofss
otd:nsie chiefs Of his Departments and ~
! ibey reflect on the moral mechanism upon vh1A
this patronage acts with power that seems isver
s.sls0le. they would deem their duty very ipsts.
qualeiy performed n they did not propose so~n9
remedy for abuses srcsey existing. end esse0tt1
IL liable to be augmented. The q
ger hich ssssiis the freedom 81 the press. thso~
The insnoAiion Of THE species Of efseses,
more serious than any stsf-ehsmbsr cedsr
and penalties. THUS peeonisfy esnsefss
Dfess must s8d 20 ia utter prossneiseF
erimiasie support Of Tho acts " -
ever injurious 10 the slypss
people"
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