, 1875-12-21

To NE Ei1tJr gr The chtc1:o Tribune:
CHIrA'st,, Dee. 1S.-By tho thirteenth section
OF Art. X. Of tue Consultation OF ,hia State, 1t
il proviiod that "eyory person ,7ho il eloctod Or
appointed 10 unT olico In this stata WHO shall DO
paid i'll wlloIo or in part by fsas, shall DO re-
qlf,ed by law TO mako Eo,ni'an,ual report,
nndor oath, to Bon.a officer to bs designated by
law. Of all lH foes and en.olumentH."
l'Lo4o who aro ut all acquainted wiki tho agi-
tnsion which took place few years ago iu re-
cnr1 to tho subject of fees mud salarica OF pull
liz officers, know that it vas tho design OF tho
trainers OF the present Constitution TO abolish
tho antise foo Ryyatom q system, and pay
every pubc officer fixed saary. and whooyer
coltectod any feea for ANY services should rouder
All account of tha game, so that tho public
should know exactly what thoy wcro paying OUT,
a1ltl how much it was costing them to get their
work performed.
lly hocus-pucus which IL we'll understood
the Clerks Of tho Supreme cnurt and yepGrtcr-.
two Of tho most important otiicerA IN tho Stato-
prevailed upon tho Legislature to except thom
from the provisions OF tic statute, whcn they
H1ol the Balariea OF tlse otIor Etnta officers.
This "a6, of COURSE, tftnd peactiecl upon
the people. aud in direct violation OF tho spirit
OF tho Constitution, for which there IL no excuse
whatever which can ho prosecuted, and III withant
shadow OF justification; and those two onccrs
are to-day roalizinE fortunes out Of tho people,
mud thcro s nobody to cal! them to account.
but that IL not all. Look AZ the case OF tic
Grain-lnHpector Of this State. who was a short
time ago removed from tho otlce which hs hold
and WHO hRd levied tolls upon tho people 10 tho
amount OF thousands OF dollars, aud who, In
administering tlat office. accumulated small
fortune. nnd to-day Hi9pa his ilngera iu tho f4ce
OF the public, and refuses to reildcr m account
to any one. aud without any one to call him to
account. Why IL it thAt tno Governor and
Attorney. Gcnoral nit supiuoIy down aud sec
those things, without making somo effort to
Aeaiu. look vt the Justices OF the Peaco III
this State. aud especially in this city, whu arc,
in Ho1ne instances, receiving foes which, in q
single yoar. amount to ~ much ~ the sa!aty of
oAo Of our Cabinet oillcefA or Foreign Ministers,
withnut making q single report 10 any ono; ul.d
yet IL iH the public who nay theEe ftes, ad who
hayo r,ght to know how much thay xeceIyo.
Again; look At tho vast army Of olicials which
is being brought iuto existence by tho Common
Councils OF our cltios iu all parts Of tho state
sl!ch ~ Fish Inspectors, Hay 1nHpecturt, uif
Inspectors, Uuildiug Inspectors. Wood Iuspect-
ors, Grain Inspectors. lroduca aud Hen InApect-
orr, aud GRa Inspectors. TO say nothing of t!tY
aiaTshaIs, Supelintandents, Health Officers,
Wel9Acss. OauHora, mud various other ohiccra
with varicgata titles; and SEQ how tho public Ii
being pluudared By = set Ut meu WHO arc utterly
uselssB, who DO tha public no good, but lux tho
people 1t byosy turn.
III times liko these, when thousands Of
our businessmen arc bulnK reduced tu bank
ruptcY, aud wllou thousands aro utterly uuabIo
to keep pAco With THAR current o1punBos. Ut pay
tholr taxcH would 1t not be we'll to tak0 gau-
aTaI iuyoutory Of all Ut cur expenses. and sos
whore our money goeH. a few days ago tLero
retired from thu Office Of Cterk of the Superior
Court, with honor, aontlelnRu who was o!0etud
upon the Rafosui ticket,--nhicA waA headed
with the motto: Put every 1nan tn salarY,'-
who accumulated q fortune IN foos. without 10
much " ,naklnR sRu. It his departure, OF tlle
amount which ha rscely ell. alua who olarRol thou-
sands OF dullarB Tor casea that had beon swort
on the docket BY the hro; and yet. because tho
namoa OF tho cases weEe preserved, collected
taEm- faes turn after tsrul, Whcu not 4uttur or
attorney did s,tIgla thing about thont, Ut kutw
that they wero tn existence and ho las not got
through uth collecting yet.
IL Ii not about tiMe tARt the Citlzous' AssDcia-
tiou OF tho Common Council called upon oil prr-
sons in Office TO render their accounts We
w.sb 10 soe tue lnoauy thAt thn people sro pay.
Ing, counted. uAun!kL.