The New York herald., 1870-11-16

mtt,ee, making 1t a penal offence for q member OF
Congress to recommend person for any position 10
service, ana we must ultimately have II. All tne
departments In this city are nlled by personS re- rc
are '''Ss' twice as y many as are required; Many
OF them are wholly inefficient, ana the n,co mane
OF the government il corrupt and demoralizng.
You never heard OF any one coming 10 this city W
get place the rSnaressman enss a'a moi yo
were In business tomorrow now would you Ike 70
be forced to take only such cieT1s as Mere rsGo
would very soon 90 to the dogs. Yet this is the
system here. The departments appear to have been
the friends OF Congressman. Useless young men,
whom merchants like A. I. Stewart wouldn't eg-
members, 70 get places IN the governnenS employ
i een e e ' neaa sSwaH w1'f
place for the members friend and puts
expects him to discharge when some, (:
come before Congress. at the same time the head
OF the department.. though hs rnds the members
Sscaase o as ssr ss 70
III will. Here, You see, Is plain opening for cor
rnpuon and demora%Ilzation. % ! Will give your ,de lie
'he ws VII Rass %s dsRsT%ss nsss
is the meaning Of the arrangement. There you can
see what an immense amount OF time, which should
day by day during the session keep dancing attend
ance IN the ante-rooms OF the departments and the
White Honse. II In no other aspect than this II Ia
crying evil. legislation Is neglected and the sole
pressmen to washington ls to worry heads
OF departments into giving easy situa-
tons 10 their friends But look at the way this
thing works throughout the country. Where an
the nominating convention ts runsby oif1ce-holders
who are made the instruments OF electing tnat can
didate TO Congress. II rs his duty when he gets
to n n
main unrcpresented, and ring OF oilice holders, or
ring OF whiskey men. or ring 10f railroad
men get all the oenent &C the members seryicces
CoRREsPoSDENT-Wel Senator what remedy do
you propose for this state OF thingsf
SENATOR-Leave the matter OF appointments un-
prejudiced by any influence. where 1t belongs-to
The Executive. Let the legislative branch OF the
government attend 10 Its own business and mako
It's own appointments to oAice don't know how
far your acquaintance extends, but don't think "
you were President Tomorrow, you would ma
fill an silce there without consulting member
Of Congress. If postmaster, an assessor or col
lector 0 Internal revenue Is required In place, let
the people themselves name The man, and if the ad.
inquire OF the nearest United States District Judge
or Attorney.
CoRREsPoNpENT-But do you expect your bin OF
reform to pass both housesY
SENATOR-Not, of course, without much opposi-
ton. People do hate to part with power they have
once grown into the habit OF exercising. But this
system OF ours Is ei recent years. Before andrew
Jackson's time not over hundred removals were
made on political grounds When he came into
power the principle was started To the vlctors be.
long the spos,n and since then 10 has been growing
into practice until II has become gigantic evil.
the senator WIN work narh 70 M drive MS t,nt bit
he gives himself, the opposition Is sure to be con-
siderably unyeldIng