Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-22
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CorrU-
Jm Warrington.

] tiis lack OF interest was due IN part to the
s.ct, that there was no election in Penn, and
in part to the fact that the present generation
Of Republicans have become so accustomed To
victory, that they began to look for one As
matter OF course. The turn OF the tide SO soon
amer Maine and Vermont had made their usu.,
report was wholly unexpected, and n ono,
many old fellows who had finally made nm
their minds TO welcome the next century, crx,r,
.heir comfortable perches in the Washington
departments, Imagined when the news came
in' that Il was the voice OF that venerable a,r-
Key on the high notes Of the famous old ,u,e
"Ctar de kitehen.- The slaughter amono
congressman has been fearful. and a, the time
u looked as though the Democratic pras.hor-
pers were bound 10 deyour every green Re-
publican thing. The greatest interest conferred
In ONO; first on account Of the close vote las,
year, and secondly because Of the effect this
election would have on the personal fortunes O,
senator Thurman. who IL looming up Of late
a. The coming man Of the party; and lastly be-
cause the fate Of Garfield. another aspiring
citizen, was largely involved. At one time it
was reported that Foster was defeated. but IL
was not supposed the news would have any
depressing effect upon the spirits Of Gen.
Butler. The new Z. N. G, Mr.. Jewell. in his
great haste 20 convince the country Of his
possession OF just the qualities TO make a good
President, or at leas, a vice, ha. got snagged.
and has had TO haul up for repsirs. He issued
an order excluding claim agents from appear
ing in cases pending in his department, or which
was so construed. Since then he has discover
cd that any American citizen having a claim
which he csnno; personally attend to, has an
undoubted right TO send his clerk or agent 10
attend TO it for him. How il happened that a
Cabinet minister did not think Of this. we do
not know, but probably Mr.. Jewell was in
such haste 10 make his mark that he went il
blind. Mr.. J. has issued several other orders
which were equally deficient in sense. and
which indicate that he, like many other. Il
aiming at making reputation out Of small
things. But he has found that little knowl-
edge Is not bad thing TO base a reputation on.
Many claim agents are grea; frauds no doubt.
and so are some Cabinet officers; but the
remedy is not in dispensing with the good rs
well a. the bad. The success Of Geo. Francis
Train in quack statemanship has spoiled
good many fair business men, and tempted
them into vocation that nature never intended
them for. The removal Of the printing Of the
revenue stamps TO New York is a heavy blow
to the poor people of this city, as it throws 30
Of them out Of employment at the beginning Of
hard Winter, and in place where there is
literally nothing else to do. All the machinery
and every appliance for doing this printing
bar had
work was done in the Treasury building. and
wages here are low.
II Is impossible under the circumstances that
a New York firm can get new machines, pay
high rents, and save anything 10 the Govern
mcni, II the work is well attended TO here, A. il
appears. Our board Of public works having
spent all their money, and run the credit Of the
city 10 forty cents on the dollar. and raised
taxation TO point that is crushing. neccssitates
the sioppage Of improvements and repairs so
that an immense number Of poor oolored pco-
pie are idle and can get nothing TO do. WIS,
i 10 become of them God only knows. Our
people are living at present under n Govern
meni Of arbitrary power, which is in thu
strictest sense non-Republcan. We never
could vote Tor President, and now we can't
choose Constable. We have no Mayor and
Aldermen, and even the blessing OF Common
Council is denied Us. We are veritable politi-
cal children, and everything IS decided for Us.
and done for US. except the paving OF our
iaNes-ths' glorious privilege is yet unimpair-
ed. but the Board does everything else. This
saves all caucussing, and the dreadful occupa-
ton Of the wire-puller Is gone. leaving our
Young men ample scope for their faculties Of
intrigue in other directions. We also save
corporation dinners and the stupid speeches
which are their inevitable accompaniment.
Arbitrary rule has some blessings, therefore
we submit
There has been much excitement in the
Treasury for a week or two on aocoun, Of
mysterious movements OF the Assistant secre-
iaries and the appointment Clerk, that Indicated
business. some thought there had been a
larceny Of bonds, some that Richardson had
got back and was to make another effort to IT,
sumo silver payment, but it proved to be only
a search into the family history Of the clerks;
subject OF great interest 10 the Secretary.
He Is down on the evil OF consanguinity. and
means 10 suppress il. II was found that some
CLERKS had married Treasury girls and con-
eealed the fact. When children have resulted.
the Secretary Is sure the evil has been a CRYING
one, and not 10 he tolerated. This action Of
Mr.. Bristow has met with approval. II he
can't do anything with the question Of specie,
he can regulate the relations Of the species,
A. these clandestine marrying clerks have
found.
couple Of colored men have been detected
in stealing Pub Doc. from the Capitol. They
carried the books away by the ton. or nearly
a. fast Is it could be done by the franking
privilege, and 10 the same destination. the
junk shop. Some Of the books It's said cannot
be replaced, and if this is so, the men may DE
counted benefaetors instead CT malefsctors.
they took the rubbish away at their own ex-
pense. and that is not always done by those
who distribute Pub. Doc.