New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
4 JUDICIOUS PAYMASTER.

The paying off of tho household troops goes
on steadily. The Hon. Jasper Ward has got
his office, and has COMO home to Illinois to put
i'm practice, as United States Attorney, that
knowledge of law and sense OF justice OF
which he made so striking an exhibition in
the debates on the Force bill and the Brooks
intrigue. Very dear to the Presidents heart
are those who shared his defeat in this last
business. He has only dozen or so of them
yet left to provide for. and he will probably do
it, even if he has to make vacancy or two
among his distant relations The Arkansas
retaners seem to run to post-oflices. Brooks
got Little Rock, and now Oliver
p. Snyder, whose canine faithfulness
reminds one of his namesake immortalized by
Rip Van Wrinkle, has trOtted away, wagElng
his grateful tail for the small bone of the
Pine Bluff office. 1t is not much, but 1t is
better than to go home with nothing but the
Presidents esteem and regard. Snyder is sure
of q corner in somebody's grocery, where he
can keep his mail in his Congressional sta
tionery boxes, and calmly expectOrating, tell
toothsome stories of Washington life, sugges-
tive of frequent treats from cnraptured audi
tors. irrespective of color, race or previous
condition of servitude.
But the great prizes, as at well-managed
lotteries, still lihger in the urn, and tie chief
domestcs still languish for their pay. 1t is
rumored that it has been suggested to NJ
Boxer that he does not really care for st.
Petersburg, and that On the whole he would
rather como home. And also that Gen.
Schenck has been made by the President to
believe that his work on the beautiful and
delphic game of poker was ~ nice an ending
as he could possibly want for his diplomatic
career. In this case the President would
have once more at his disposal two of
the most attractive baubles which hang
on the Executive Christmas Tree. On Satur-
day it was reported that Mr. Zach. Chandler
of Michigan was to have one of them. 1t is
always reported that Mr.. Fish and Mr. Ed
wards Pierrepont are both to have the mis-
sion to England. and since Mr.. Stoughton so
ably defended tho Presidents Southern policy
in an argument so cOgent that the President
might have written it himself, his translation
to the Court of st. James has been considered
only question of time. Such deed deserves
no less reward, and he would make very
handsome representative. But in these hard
times, when offices are so few, and the
killed and wounded in the late elections are
so numerous, the President is not the
man to throw away any of his patronage. 1t
is this consideration, doubtless, which has
given rise to the rumOrs rife In Washington
of series of changes, which will affect an
apparent multiplication of the loaves. AS, for
instance, send Mr.. Fish to England; this will
be an excellent thing to do in itself; You get
an admirable Minister and another vacancy
Make Mr.. Williams Secretary of State; this is
not quite so well, but the President will never
find it out. The Judge will not buy another
landlulet, and he will be removed from the
temptation to misuse the money the late Con-
eress voted him for Third Term operations in
the South.
The vacancy he would leave is q good SER
iceable one, and until wo see it filed by
some one else We decline to believe it is re-
served for anybody but the Hon. Zach. Chan
dler of Michigan. He deserves it, He has
worked harder for it than anybody. We do
not at this moment remember anything credit
able he ever did except TO be beaten by Mr..
CLristiancy. But that is enough. He is q
sound, substantial Grant man. He does not
know any law, but neither does the Presi-
dent and see how Judge Hoar admires him
He is frequently incapacitated for business,
but for such business as he would do the
Oftencr he is incapactated the better. With
him and the President at one end Of tele-
graph line and Durell and Sheridan at the
Other. good duplex instrument would make