National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-02

these compliments, that under our system, land |
indeed 10 some extent any SYSTEM In the exact |
ratio Of increased remuneration will be the de- |
creaae Of permanency, since II Is the deslrablty
Of the onice alone which creates instability Of
tenure For instance, lfmy salary ls raised from |
gprinQs on IN my Congressional district hundreds |
u worthy applicants where before were tenj at
large, thousands where before were hundreds % |
Insiead Of allay the oficlal Inflammation.
on the other hand n ! could hold my comm,a
sion pI four YEAR Or during sr g99 20 See aSysT
tage than TO raise my salary TO 1900 with an In
creased probability Of being kicked out to-moT-
~ 10 Ike relative advantage TO the people who
nav for having their work done7 Now as 10 the
oyerpad ones. As every one knows, who knows
ANYTHING about the subject, there are many places
In the several Departments-one-fourth Of them
can hardly he an northumberland little or
no education Ia required TO perform the duties
incident thereto. In these the same high salaries
are allowed, although the same work equally well
performed at 900 would be eNtrayagantly paid
Tor. some q these men get as high as tl,sCO
for doing that which thousand boys or girls IN
every city In the Union would gladly perform ~
one-thlrd the amount, Notwithstanding nigh
llylRs Sse h n, grgae t g,S sn, r,rtsan
10 Ia only desired 10 call the attention Of those
who feel abused to the Just comparison Of labor,
"a well as the civil service board to the real de-
wAsnNaroS. u. O, Nov. %, ISL.
DO the sunday Evening Meetings Of the Y
Va. e. A. PHyE
WASHINGTON. Dec. I. 1874
EDITOR REFUBtfCAN; This evening attended
the meetings Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation for the purpose Of satisfying myself as to
their importance, and 10 observe what classes at
| tended, and am more firmly impressed With the
conviction that those sunday evening meetings
| should not be abandoned. In the hall are gath
cred some four or i've hundred people, quite
number OF that class who never attend church
service. AZ the conclusion Of the service eleven
asked for the pnyers'Of the association, lnl-
medlately following the services 10 the hall
and to this meeting more particularly wish to
allude. have attended great many similar
services, bot never one where the sympathies Of
statement made by parties who for years past
had been drunkards, were OF thrilling interest.
Inc nrsl sald as PC arose mat iew weeks since
at one Of the meetings upon the Avenue and
wished him 10 go with them up to their rooms to
mite i PntcESSsd sp tod them nat hS was
poor, degraded man, not worth saving; that he
was miserable drunkard aud never expected 10
he went to the rooms and when the Invitation
was extended TO those who desired prayer he
held up his hand.
Ave cents In my pockets when was here before;
now have dollars; then my clothes were ragged,
now they are hotter and, brothers, lt's Though
Ike sober. There were but few dry eyes when
: he sat down. 1he other party that refer 10
those and said that he desired the ptayen Of the
association, that he might he Kept from tempta.
ton. lie said he had had terrible temptations "a
resist; had been trying to live q sober mana
I ChrlatAn-fOr a few weeks, hut Il was a great
struggle. "lOu see have an old coat on; had
: a better one, hut to-day met four Of my old
boon companions, and they asked me TO go In
and take a drink, hut told them that had left
on drinking; they laughed at me, and at last they
J tried TO drag mo Into saloon, tearing my coal
7 before ! could get away from them, 20 ] an
! Obliged to come here with this old one. And
now want you TO prny for me, that may have
strength to overcome temptation and resist the
2 power OF SIM"
{ This Is the work that the Young Mems Chris
! tan Association Ia doing, and who darea to saJ
2 that the sunday evening meetings should HI
: abandoned, because they occur at the same hou
I Of the church serylces7 Whoever does assumel
TO the religious feature, no good citizen, from
! moral standpoint, would say abandon the meet
| ings." PRRSrisl.