Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-11
An EconomleaI Administration.


one thing mry be conf ienty expected from
President Grant. ana that Is az economical az
m.nistratio1. IL ls, Of course, Zoo much 20 ez-
peel tina, all the ezrrsvaranos III the ultllua.
bureaus. a. the waste and needles ezr.use 81.
the conduct Of the Indian wars. or a. the cor
rupton and dishonesty IL -aa Revenue Dspar'-
n,ent viii eease At once But fraud ana tnea D.
Government circles WI 10; be popular % prac-
ticabe after Andrew johns q re-ire- o. p-y4,.
life We say after Andrew johnson retire, iron
tine Executive Chair, not because We believe hiu.
willfuuy dishonest Or purp0se'v % league witt
those vh5 are. but because his o--,-u4-r All.
blind hatreds cal aoou, him sucl men -ll nale
the relations between me different departments .-
the government such, tas- corruption goes fce
the most part uupuuishei That his a--linis,ra-
tiou is % blame for the gigantic revenue trlud-
that now disgrace the country. IS TOO obvious O..
peei arv argument When honest men fall ou-
Thieves YET rich. Is q maxim winch the most IN
swerve-.uc integrity OF the pa-t Of the tresideut
ans me heads ot deuar-m. MS could no. liz
variiate Nj Johnson temper IS not one Ia
rorable 10 compromise az any time. and least OF
all when IL is SQUIRE f. SIS a. present, hy aa uu-
successful attempt o. remove the Commissioner
Of internal Revenue NJ Rollins tries 20 al
minister tine revenue Affair." honestly and faith
fully. The President Is determine that ihey
shall be mauagei according 70 his views. which
are. 20 say the east, peculiar-
Between the Two stands secreu-y lIcCulocl.
bitterly hostile to the Commissioner. We; dis
trustful Of Mr johnson and unwilling o. leave
the whole direction in his hands The President
engages the sapieu- Buckley 90 bring IN some
rrumpei-up charges a-llus, Nr. Rollins, but
through the bluuiers Of his ta1.. MAIDS tine re.o.'
Of the blow greater than lis offensive force Eveu
the Secretary Of Tie Treasury l4she- poor BucA-
lev. and. over his shoulders. tine President liui-
self The recent farce called the .- Fullerton sr-
vesii-atiou. Whereby NJ. johnson sought te
visit ms wrath upon the mead Of C. s. District
Attorner Courtney. is -'of Of The SAM piece.
The quarrel between NJ Rollins and tas Ssrre-
ta-v a. the Treasury. which causei So much de-
law IN the apao'utueu- q Revenue Super i-lr-.
Is also fresh IN the puth- mind. The ac, pro-
vidinr for supervisors was passed by Congress
for the special purpose Of stopping wn.sscy
frauds. We, it has been practically nul-ihel and
several months license given TO the p.uuierer-
or the Treasury by this diz-racetu- wrause.
Until there IL create harmony among the heads
Of bureaus and government officials, II Wash
inrtou. or elsewhere, the Treasury and the tax
pave-s must still suffer Gen. Grants admins
trstion NAV reasonably be expected 90 correct all
this With Congress ana subordinate o. har-
rnoHv with the President the wheels O. Justice
VII move smoothly and relenrless.y. oh-ia-
corruption vii not fly from q wrashful coumi>-
sioper 70 the White House Tor shelter The
dec-ees Of the courts vii BE- enforced
and not rendered nugatury by ezecu-
tive clemenoy. We shall hear u 10
more a." deai-locks IN the Revenue De-
pa-tuent Honest and energetic officer VII be-
eucouragel n their attempts % ferret Gus the
whiskey and other sFindie-s instead q. beng
impeied by partisan jealousy or haniIr-ea by
the interference Of superiors ], is true that the
Revenue Service offers fertile ground 10y fraud,
and the avenues for corruption are many and
broad. Bu; with honesty and harDony ia high
places 70 enforce the law, we look T. 81 the
revenue thieves il great measure SUPPRESSED
In the other branches Of the public service we
trust the reforms VIII be equally great Gen
Grant himselfis the sworn friend Of economy.
HH administration OF the War department proves
that ne is practical rs well as a theoretioe re-
former He car waive MS usual reficence to
esnounce corruption and urge economy. die
whole public life shows tina; he has not oniy the Z
disposition te save. but that his .hrswi common