The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-17

and whether Mr. Van Buren,, who has been ,y..,
to the most exalted station the earth and wbo,S e,
ample upon society must necessarily have n,ost no,
erful and extensive influence, SHALL by the ntrdiir
ton Of foreign gew -gawe into house Of tile ktn,,
can people, contribute to corrupt the plain ui,st,,
tatious and republican manners Of our people lv
ish displays Of splcndor which are NOT cn.iy,,,.i
with our frugal habits Z"
HEMxrNe DrsHcIoThs AT ruBLIc cosr
Mr.. Oge made some further investigations and
found that the public treasury CHARGED VIII ~
the EXPENSES OF tho Presidents household ovec,,
provisions and wine, also with the care and cutn,n
OF his gar dcns the grooming and feeding az s,,
horses, and all othcr ncidenals down 10 H. " 'r. Wy
cst particulars of hemming The kitchen dish clo,Ls
The last item ovorcame him. and he burst ont IN m,
following indignant language: 81 had Thought Az
II was bad enough for the farmers mechanic. ,si
laborcrs Of the country TO provide hay and nnslUo
for Mr. Van Burcn's race and carriage horse, Ia ns
for the manure On lis potato, Celery riuiif ,,,css
and ASPARAGUS beds to paw the hire OF Brlti. e,r
dener 70 topdress his strawberry vines cutvot, his
looms; but, sir, to lem his dish rags, pay fur Iis
llrding needles aud liquor stands is still worse ke
sir, worse. " possible, than filing the nnartucntt ~
the house OF the American puoDlo with ro,aI and
Imperial Wiltons, foreign cut wine coolers French
l,cds,eads, and one hundred dollar artificial low.
ers" And yet the ofenses Of which Mr. Ore "a
nearly thirty. fold by Nr. Grant The csoa6ss
inc1rred b. the present administration In The one
item Of reaco painting h more than dpu Die the total
cost OF the extavagances 80 Loudly denounced 10
THE FIHsT EXECUTIVE BILLIARD Table
Reference has been made TO toe apartmt Mt con
strqctcd expressly TO receive Mr.. Grants billiard
billiard table into The house. or this Mr. Oh, ave.
lyon, sir cannot fail, too. TO recolcct the lIru.
hrious honilles which were then addressed to "A
pous and dcyOut Christi1ns, IN relation T. the our
chnsc by Precedent Adams OF billiard table billiard
balls. billiard cues, and chessmcn All these solemn
ekhortations were but tue harbngcrs OF the memo.
raule era OF reform tIon about oNertak NJ tho Nd.
ministraton In Its supposed hcadong departure
from the pure precepts OF the frugal. simple domJ
crate days OF the fathers Of the Republic
REFoM AND GREATER PRoFLIGAcY.
That era OF re'orm was iraugurated under the
bOnst economical administration Of Andrew Jack
sou, only to be displaced BY the ex,ravaganc' OF to
Sage OF Knderhook, since which Ii ne each succeed.
ing adminsration has added to the prohcacy " i's
predecessor until now the current annual eNntnses
OF the Executive Establishment exceed 10000 ioI
salaries alonc exclusive Of tue extra Brgdieis who
draw their pay irom the War Department; and m.
nual appropriations varying nom t2b 900 to sl000d
for rrht,tns aud furnishing. IL the patriotic
and virtuous Ogle took so great executions u an
appropriation o less than 5000 'or such expense,
thirty years ago, what would he say nowS
TIN non. HORACE GRKBLEY OPPOSED TO reIsH
ExrRAyAGANcEs.
The speech Of MIR. Oglc, IRON which We have
quoted, was endorsed aud most emphatlcaily CON.
earnest advocate Of economy nnd reform. Mr..
Greeley, In speaking OF me speech, said a." There
les Of the bills which had been paid on
OF the peoples money Tor NE purposes
body out OF Congress can deny that every item Is
truly ana fairly gwen. II the Presdchl
charges the ly roses ard artificial flowers
bought for bis dim table to the ptOple
the smaller fry have at once u temptation and
pretcxt Tor saddhng their own extra expenses on
tue people also aud the result Is an enormous IN
crease OF the Government expenditures m every
quarter. But we complain not merely TINT money
has been prousely spent In furnishing tae rresi.
dents house, at period when rigid economy .ht
cspecislD ~ have been The order ot the day but
that some OF II has been spent without authority Of
law. II Congress choose TO Appropriate the peoples
money TO hire gardener and luborcrs TO rae cab
bases for the Pres Tents table ana takc care Of h
grounds, the responsibility Of ID. We suppose rcsts
on nobody, unless II can he shifted upon the broad
shoulders Of the opposition. But when, In default
OF any appropriation. the people charged to-
hundreds oil losas Of compost To leftlize the prts
dents ttrien, ndecGntly smqssed into the bills
For Repairs Of the Presidents House. aud when
tho public vouchers are chcekerod throughout By
charges Ike tnesr for articles Which should have
We DO think somebody must be guilty not merely Of
prodiyNiiy, but VI dishonesty aud intcnse uean.
ness."
now THE CASE STANDS TODAY.
Mr.. Greecys lorcible remarks have increased
weight today The cost Of the gauly hescoing and
gliding done to prepare the White House for IA pres
cot occul ants the ftunE aud furnishing OF Ms
Grants Pnisian roudOir; The construction Of the
Presiieuts billiard room: the extension fthc Picst
dental ground, toward the Potomac the increased
cost Oh mainta aiming these ENLARGED urvate Grounds;
carnage horses the restocking of the White l0usl
conservatory fro which the public IL escudod;
the improvements that have been made In the iTus
Dental kitchen gaden--the cost Of all these, aud
other modern inn ovitions not possible of enu1
ton has been Immense. palace with ell rs ap
pointmcnts aud SURROUNDINGS has been provided in
which the President and his family hold court in
bnncclY masniieeuce aud sunptuousness at tao pub
lie expense.
We leave the subject to the consideration Of tho
ipaid working people, the homes; Tlrmt H. aud tue
sincere republicans OF tie country,