The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-01-15
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As sample of the way in which matters
are run in Washington, and the extrava-
ganee of administration officials in the iIle-
gal use of the public monies, we give the
following special dispatch from Washing
ton to the Cincinnati Commercial of the
Oath. --- -' --
/ When President Grant. in his last mes
sage to Congress- expressed q hope that
the several States of the Union would
provide homes at Washington for their
Senators, it was not known that the Gov
ernment WAS running huge livery stable
for the benefit of the Cabinet ministera
and their families; but it is fact, and
the proofs are being produced. The SEN
ate Judiciary Committee, which is invss-
tigating the case of Grants nominee for
Chief Justice, has been put in possession of
the fact that the family of Attorney Gen
eral Williams are lndulging IN the use of
3 fine landaulet furnished with money ap-
propriGted from the Contingent FuEd of
the Department of Justice. 1t has also
leaked out that this elegant equipaee, is
manned by driver and a festman in liV-
cry who figure on the payroll of the same
department IS messengers- 1t is also q
fact, as your dispatches have shown, that
several other Cabinet officers, their chief
assistants and favor7ts clerks are provided
for IN q like liberal manner The family
Of Postmaster General CresWell are secu-
sed of driving behind 81, 700 span of
horses recently purchased with money
taken from the Contingent Fund of the
Post-Ofice Department.; and, not being
q selfish man, Mr.. CresswelI is credited
with providing teams and carriages for
five of his Chief Assistants. Six carria-
ges, with horses to match, are credited to
the Treasury Department, Secretary Del
ano gets along with only three, 1t is said.
The War Department with the same num-
Der; but as the head of the latter Bu-
reau has recently gone to housekeeping
again, 1t Is expected a handsome span Of
Kentucky thorough -brsds will have -te be
paid for out of the Contingent Fund. 80
Not only are our Ministers and their fam
miles thus handsomely provided for in
the way Of horses and vehicles, and dri-
yers and footmen, but the Government is
called upon to furnish food and shelter for
the animals and for the convsnienes of
those who use the same. Stables have
been, leased, one being located on D street,
near Fourteenth, and the other on Penn
sylvania avenue at the foot of Capitol Hill.
OF course the Government would not be
so mean as to cease its beneficial work at
this point. Horses can not live without
oats and hay, and Cabinet officers and
their families are not the kind of people
who ride IN untidy vehicles Therefore,
fodder and grooms for the ami
mails, and stable-men to look after the We
hicles are carried on the Government pay
rolls and paid Tor out of the Contingent
Funds.
This abuse, which has grown to the
enormous extent limited at above, is said
to have had ITS origin within two years, &
to be an invention of the Post-office De-
partmeut. About two years ago Postmas-
ter Creswell allowed the purchase out of
the Contingent Fund of horse and Wag-
on to. convey the mails. of congressman
between the Capitol to the Post-ofhce.
Very soon it was found necessary TO buy
a horse and buggy for the man who de-
hvers notices of the nen-pay mentc Of Pos
tage. This was followed by other purcha-
ses Of horses and carriages, and finally a
stable was leased for the shelter of this
property and . man hired to take care Of
1t. This man convinced the Postmaster
that it would greatly facilitate the busi-
ness of the stable if he were allowed the
use of q trotter and light road wagon.
His wish was grah6ed. Being far-slgh-
SSO A0Aa Ao heSOoSOO W n4o bApCIAOI Iuab
the interests of the Departmeht,denaRnded
other purchases of horses and bugg1es, un-
tai. finally, the Postmaster General 1ound
himself riding to his Department each
morning in u AfGovernment vehicle behind
good horses. Somehow the other bureaus
discovered the trick, and the result is the
estsbl blishment OF an extensive livery sta
BILE, run by the Government out Of the
Contingent Funds of the Departments. Il
is also stated that several Of the Judges of
the Supreme Courtheye, as body servants,
peEsOps drawing pay from the Government
and dcArried on the rolls as messengers, /.
1T viii be noticed that Attorney Gen=
eral Williams, appointed by Grant as Chief
Justice of the Supreme CourBp Ia one Of.
the men engaged in this illegal squan-
dering of the peoples money. He Is cer-
talnly pretty specimen Of man to I'LL
the highest Judicial position to the UniG
ted States. The President seems. unfor-
tunately for the country, to select poor
material for high and honorable positions