The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-01-16
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present session of Congress that not
only the Cabinet, officers but their
subordinates have carriages and
horses furnished them at public ex-
pense, and even their drivers and foot
men are paid out of the National
Treasury. The Secretary of the
Treasury has carriage and span of
horses; the two Assistant Secretarys
of the Treasury have each horse
and carriage. "The Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has one double and
one single carriage and span OF
horses. The appointment clerk has a
horse and carriage, The Superintepd-
ent of the Treasury building, an
officer unknown to the law, has one
carriage, one buggy, and one horse.
The Supervising Architect has one
horse and carriage. The Second
Auditor has horse and carriage
The Treasurer has horse and car
riage, The Superintendent Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing has
horse and carriage" In addition to
this, there are five horses and two
wagons belonging to the Treasury
Department, which are said to be
chiefly employed for the benefit
certain officials. There are seven
messengers, whose sole bust
ness is to drive these Government
carriages around at and for the con
venience Of officials, who are paid $50
a month each by the Government
The Attorney General has three car
riages and two horses; the Secretary
OF the Interior two horses and two
carriages, with a driver and foot
man, paid out of the contingent funds
OF his department. The Secretary of
War, of the Navy and the Post
Master General are all similarly pro-
vided for at public expense. Such is
the list as wetind it reliably stated
All OF these carriages and all of these
horses are bought and paid for out of
public funds. The tootmen and
drivers attached to these equipages
are all employees of the Government
The aggregate of these expenses is
enormous; their imposition upon the
public is simply outrageous. In view
of the circumstances, let it be con-
sidered that the Government is run
ming behind at an alarming rate: that
deficiency of $400O0,OO0 at least
exists to-day in the current expense
account; that this deficiency is grow.
ing daily; and that the $44,0OO,0OO
reserve is being rapidly swallowed up
by these deficiencies. And let it be
further considered that new tax levies
are being devised by which poor men
are to pay annually over sac, 100000
to defray the apidly-increasing and
unprovided-for expenses Of the
Government. We doubt If the bisto-
ry of public administration affords
another instance OF such gross and
culpablo misconduct in public affairs
as these facts show,
1t is generally supposed that those
who misappropriate and steal millions
will exhibit integrity in small mat
ters--that grand and petit larceny
are not congenial crimes. The con.
duct above described disproves the
theory. II seems to make no differ
ence whether it is a 100000 job for
Mr. Grontia banaft ~ n QR0 etpal in
the shape Of a months wages for Mr..
Williams footman, they are seized
upon with equal avidity and with
equal shamelessness. Meanwhile the
state OF things complained of is con
tinued. Exposure is not followed by
correction. The larcenies OF the
Capital are continued and the tax
gatherer is summoned anew. How
long will the people continue TO
submit to the outrage.