The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-07-10

C , ider,ftns, Thrill, to give the Civil
nights Bill the ''cold shoulder" This
Is the programme in brief, and rs a po-
litical diet, is rather thinner than cold
Cruel. How the imam and brother
will take !, remains TO he seen, but IL
they expect to catch Democrats with
such chat they will likely be mistaken.
-Dapriile advocate.
There are persons who contend that
the reason why the press and the people
Of the country are 80 anxious to magni-
fy aud expose the sins of the great min
ister, Beecher, Is that they are envious
Of his great powers, aud, glorying in hui
man misery, they with to see his power
and fame depart We do not take this
view of the matter. Our idea rs that
the press and the people, as mass, are
honest and they think that one who sets
himself before them as great teacher of
morals should himself keep his garments
and hi. soul "unspotted from the world"
The cause which Mr. Beecher processes
to love and uphold demands it at his
hands.
We learn from telegraphc reports and
letters Of various correspondents from
the city Of Washington that the heads
Of several Bureaus. in that capitol city,
have dismissed number of female en-
ployecs from their departments, under
an act of Congress. Not that these wo-
man we're incompetent or unf,ithfnl in
the discharge Of their duties, but because
retrenchment was found to be essen
tial, aud greater economy in the govern
ment necessary. Hence, somebody had
to be dismissed, and the question arose.
who, and how manyY A large number
we're dismissed, and eleven out of this ,
number, it is said. tainted at the an-
nouncement Of their respective names.
While we might indulge in a playful
criticism and say that there was TOO
much f;,inting, and too many who at
tempted to play the same game. yet we
cannot find il in our heart to do 50, be-
leving, as we do, that the poor dis
charged young women had abundant
cause for such sorrow as would almost
cause them to lose heart and courage.
Who knows but some, if not all of the
number, relied solely upon their salaries
to keep the wolf from the door Of widowed
mothers or fatherless children? Who
knows but all of them found it next to
to keep soul and body to-
rether in these dark days, even with the
salary earned? With these reflections,
We say We cannot find it in our heart to
'ay aught against them. 1t does seem
to us though, that the government could
have easily found a better and more
point to begin retrench-
ment' of expenditures. What about
he horde of tax-gatherers and asses>ors?
What about the troops stationed all over
The country. in every State Of the Union?
What of the two hundred thousand dol
ars of "perquisites7 of the President
What Of the enormous ex-
penditures on public works and in pub
ic buildings, and the giving away, to
'ouless corporations, public lands?
What Of the salary-grab and the grabber?
What of the cu.tom-house clique, aud the
indian Bureau? These, and many more,
all loudly for retrenchment. Why stay I
near shore and kill the small fry, and !
ct the great leviathans float in the deep ,
md placid watersy Why waste at the .
,ung. ard gather at the spigot? This ,
5 petty reform unbecoming of the pow
RS that he. Stay the spawn from year 4
o ,e,r, but save the big fi,hes. Let ,
he minnows be murdered, but spare the :
whales and the sharks? This being the !
,olicy Of our government, how long will 4,
I be before we will have neither large |
n small fishes? \