, 1872-08-08
Cost Of Offices.


paper organ Of the Republican party
now published on Puget Sonnd--the
Courier being only the personal organ
OF the of1ice-holders-on the authority
of private letter from Washington says
"the Gubernatorial Office cost the pres
ent incumbent S2.5OO; the Indian Sn-
perintendency cost 81 600; and the Sur
veyor Generalship cost $4,000. These
are the sums that Garfielde charges for
ths positions named. The prices are
high. but the stealings are large, except
in the case of the Office first named
Garfield thinks there is no merit in be-
slowing office without valuable con-
eideration.
These several amounts may possibly
be not correctly stated, but that the Fed
raj offices IN this Territory under the
coutrol of the Delegate are matters of
bargain and sale, these can be no resl-
sonable doubt. Mr.. Garfielde, at the
time of his first election, it is generally
known was in inpecunious circumstan-
ces; his habits Of life are any thing but
economical. and yet he has managed to
accumulate fine residence in Washing
ton aud add considerably to his estates
in this Territory. 1t is also well known
that he was bitterly hostile to the resto-
rstion of Mckinney to the Intlisn Super
intendency. and publily stated that Me
Kinney had accumulated hundred
thousand dollars from the Office i'll two
years. Subsequently he used his infiu-
ence for McKinney's reappointment.
and adhered to him until the President
was forced to remove him upon proved
charges of gross peculations in office. all
of which Gartielde sought to palliatt.
Was there no pecuniary considera ton
involved in this charge from an oppo-
ser to supporter of man he pro-
fessed to believe dishonest, and who
was Subsequently proved such?
Is there man in Washington Terri
tory knowing any thing of the cbarac-
ter of Beach. who believes that Gar
field recommended and procured the
appointment of tn man to the respon-
sible position Of Surveyor General from
any honest mo i've? The well known
career of Beach in British Columbia,
aad his first connection with the Sur
veyor Generals office in this Territory,
the odium of which he managed to cast
upon his partner, forbid any such con-
clusion. Beach has the disbursement
of $4,000 voted by Congress for sur
yesing the public lands. Beach has the
responsibility of publishing newsp.-
per in the interests of the Official ring,
at cost of not less than Il Thousand
dollars month And Beach under
stands as well as any other the princi-
pies Of. substraction, division and 81
lence," as practiced by the official
shsrps.
How came Garfelde to procure the
appointment OF E. p Ferry Governor
of this Territory? A letter from
member of Congress from Illinois, says
tho President is now satisfied that the
representations upon which Gov. Sal
cmon was superseded were false, and re-
grets that he acted upon this false in
formation. Garfelde was the man who
made these false statements to the
President, and the only question is,
how much Ferry paid him for it.
Now what single act for the benefit of
this Territory has Mr.. Garfield done,
for which he has not been paid! He
made some speeches for the Northern
Pacific Railroad, and he was paid for it.
He did some work for Ben. Holi-
day in turning the main line Of the
railroad from the direct route to the
Sound to Portland, and he was paid
for it. The Territorial Legislature
memoriaized Congress on several mat
ters of general and special interest to
the Territory, not one Of which he ever
introduced or advocated. Persons have
solicited the aid of Mr.. Garfelde in pro-
curing concessions for much needed
works of improvement upon our rivers.
and he has not moved in one of them
because no special pay was offered for
such service. In the general appropri-
ations for the Territories, Washington
is at the foot of the list, without a Gus
tom house, without capitol, without
penitentiary, without an appropriation If
any kind for an Improvement in the
Territory. but with $4,000 to be expen-
ded under the direction of the pub
Usher Of the organ of the ring, ostensi-
bly, for surveying public lands. The
Fedral appointments which he has con-
trolled are the sole results of his official
labors.
The First Gun.