National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-19
20. JENNA"
Some Reflections On the Revised Regulations
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Of ths freasurer's ONCE.
TO the Edssr or ths EatioAal Republicans:
SIR: Every one recollects the exploit Of the
youthful scientific enthusiast who cut open his
straw mattrsss in order to ascertain to certainty
which way the wind was blowingI Like unto
this strait seems the condition Of many Of the
writers for the press who are using their scalpe-
ietic pens 20 lively in denouncing United States
Treasurer New and his chiefs Of divisions for the
new regulations they have seen At TO establish for
the government Of their office.
lam perfectly well aware Of the fact that here
tofore no wellregulated female mind employed
IN the Treasury Of the United States has been en-
eTnsrs back halr las BEEN let down and csrs
fully combed out ut least twice during the busi-
s Of Soa
such eminently official matters as boating, base
ball news and the last improved mode Of plnling
with By the inconsiderate and hard hearted gen.
tleman In question, and that small revolution
on large scale so has out Of Wb,,
TO myself-and sometimes to others-"you call
this q republican form OF government which does
duly bonpeted and with my misht an-umbreIia
parade the Avenue for q lew hours to recuperate
my ss epe Of M ss
and no woman whose movements are not unduly
prescribed by the tightness Of her skirts could
brook such an insult, and should at once strike
for" Well, then, began to cool of and to
think and, as usual, when put my gigantic
brain IN motion there comes logical result, as
General New, q perfect stranger to most of US,
duties. His responsibilities are greater than
most people would be willing to assume, and the
security he gives the Government for the faithful
ton to the salary he receives. He is the only
bonded oficer In the bureau. To insure accuracy
In the handling Of the millions upon millions Of
dollars which constantly pass through the Once
to and from every section Of the country, the
greatest care becomes necessary, and every check
and balance conducive to that end is as important
to every well-intended clerk in the office as II Is
to General New himself. All the transactions are
eondusted on strictly business principles. Honest
people are not usually afraid OF being properly
overlooked, and there Is no lmproprietyi in expect
ing them to work faithfully during of1ce hours
after then, to do precisely as they choose.
Recent criminal acts involving the loss Of large
care should be exercised IN its custody than here
tofore has been thought necessary, and the lam
entable fact has again been developed that there
aggregate of individuals; and that when any Of
those particular 'of color" lambs go astray the
Whole HSSk ,s are Kept Indsr very dissgIssaeis
discovered-and in the meantime the truly limo
cent suffer with the miserable guilty. To put
the revised regulat as 1 understand them, and
in my Judgment 1t is but decent and respectful In
every one Interested, not only to obey Them with
and his able leutenants to carry them out both in
letter and in spirit. fancy that their temper has
been rufled just q nttle-speaking Of ruff
fling, have you seen the last new thing
in ruf1esH Well, I do think that
they are the loveliest Ideally in lace have
ever set eyes upon! Queen Elizabeth herself
could never have approached such Q sublime con-
ceptIon Of the very poetry Of attire and-but this
won't do; let me see-where was when the ruf-
les thrust themselves upon me2 An! was Just
about to say that the gentlemen having these
Important Treasury matters in charge necessarily
feel their great responsibility, and am assured
that Gen. New has not made any regulation in
tended to reflect upon or wound the pride Of any
one; they merely wish to "do as they would be
done by;' nothing more. Endeavor to 'sput your
self in his place." and II General New will, like
q dear good man Is he Is, only use his great nfu-
ence with the next Congress to more fully equal
iZe rates Of compensation and To increase them
them too Just q little while they are about IL,
won't mind Q bit to honor him with place beside.
me In church, or even to accompany him when
next he visits the SchuetZenfest.
q. JENNA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1875.