, 1876-03-04

u.t. -. .n.. -. -, . =. II,
snhe WAS theso Tho only member o. tho
Cabinet
wno eouIp srAkn IF WAN r1sH.
{yitf, hin ,ncomn ~ A9oo onn a.. v.,r In eonid
aio'a TO pay moa1 an9 pf'eo Tor aocA1 p1tFllogess
nevertheless 1t cohs hln @toCo0 JeA<. hlr~
Chandler, who has gone into the Cabinet since
.ams to st. Louis, ia another ono whose private
~ - c.,.as, -. 49,. ~ ~, ~ .,s set.
~ y nt.n ou'e.oo ot tuase '"o. ,,oao VI sao puo-
10 oll'cts1s to Wasnlngton can h7o "1thln she@f
salaries. loft Washington chiefly because my
patarv wnuld. mt aunnnrt NM and baean1c
a'u nos Guns sons'oes . .ao Soese'S nl0'o
Iho psoPet p'aee ~ WHICH 10 .eae
family. 1 received sl3,5W regularly. besides
q, 900 for tont and hossos, making $4,000 In
Ill, outtlved thls amount eyc,y yesr by soy,
,,a, tl,onHsnd dollars. had to kenp oman houso
0,a. 0,' .,a ,.r,a 1"u,;,. W A''e 0p'A
Ill tne amo' NY ia"hy
RARELY lad AMI nfsr
from entertaining people, moat of them utter
r.as,,sn a.,,,n.fr ,onsi,sors t,,.n,.a,vo. nr;si.
nesuea e'e15Oo1- e0Hs4oe." lae'Aeeoa ~
legged to practice oxtors rsion npon Any pesson VINO
holds prominent place in Washington. Gas
co:upantee, bouHo furuIahorB, etc., nlwayB
ss" ,as.hs w ,. uSna"s, ~. =, ~ hrnv .' ~
nesaae' "aa ~ nep''M ~ 49,"
DelRnaP Got Sb,nu 5oar. anu uao no out6luo
resources. no had fashionable wife, ambitious
r.
there wns no other mode Of cutting II except bY
rcaortiug to unhrtuj practices, IN M mind,
this IL the key to tho djegraceful conduct of the
secretary OF War.
Corrasponleut-D YOU know Mru, Delkuap? z,
Gen, Shcrman--rery we'll. Bho Was regasdotIl
~ most ce.l,pablo won1u-
1NrEL1IoEyr, p1,1LL1Srr, AND rnEru.
She camo of > good Kentucky family, aud vas,
ambitious 10 lead tn eociety. She woto 4 prof1~t
etop Of iewetrY, aud her dresses wero imported
Her receptions wore among the most agroeable}
and showy entertainments 1t the National Capl-)
tai. Il va Impossible that sho could keep hers
expenditures within her husbaud's official in-
como.
Cor,eepopdent-Do sou think Bclknnp Will
ondeA7or to shield himself behind his wife
l3ku!y TO sutYer much reraonal odlum by koapiuz
silent iu order to shield bis wife. He is rot u
mnn to protect hinsolf nt the expense Of his
rou @ from m a. on,sido nartes. M int!uenesd hor bus
band to maka annointmonta. the world will MAYER
know It through Do!knsp, On The other hand,
| Mira pclknap is tuht tho WOMAN to Hhisld her
| husband and v,li doubtless assumo as much Of
| the odium ID ro6aibe, Nis
| 4 vEnY san ArYAtn ALI, Tunouon.
and will reflect much discrolit upon our country
you not attribute tho cor
osor posts TO- T tho 9 presout syat. Of managing
that sprrice7
Gen. Shormau-I do, though tho system ia not
necessarily corrupt ono. Tho Old plsu wna
| much shfor and mado dishonesty mora improb-
abIs. A % No man could eot ths appointment OF
! noet.trader-or eutlcr. a. they were formerly
caltod-uuti. be hN secured tho recommends
tion Of tic ttree senior o1icors next to tho Com.
| fnAniant Of tho post, The nArno Of tho person
| snfacteh bv thle Council Of Th1oe WAS submitted
w.rdad IL to the Sccretary Of War, Tho recon-.
mendAsions
ALWAYS SECURED TIE APPOINTMENT.
The officers a1Ways seIoctod some applicant
I 1ho Was kl~sn to thom. and 70 Thoss soc1csy
! they did not object. Quito often It Nha 1omo
former fel!oa-oincor who bad lost bis position
| IN tho army during tho War. Tie nattar WAS
left pretty much to the 0eneral of tho Army, -
was elao the eass after tho War and aus,ng ~ tne
aervico Of Con. Rhwllns - Secretary o. var.
When Gen. DolknAp came into othco, 70 loas, 10
removsd without consulting, tha Bu1lcr At fofp
| Laramie putting IN his place man who Was OBJ
Eelknaps appolnsee and restored M ~ oid trader.
. though after Tho Congress Of 1870 pssaod tha
act daprivingtho denoral Of tho AEmy Of al 1ut1e-
diotton 10 tho matter and giving tho MANAGE
0hut exclusively 10 tbs War ucpafsbe1t,
BE1KNAP REINsrATEp HIS NAN.
I thought 1t Vas unfair to deprive the otheesn
7 | Of = vntce tn choosing trader. ie seemsu aGA.
potto to no ard nos tn aoco1aanoa WIN the
| gonius Of our RopnbllcAn lnss1shtons. L7lnG
, | ont on tho far frontier, 10 y were,
upon II - Hronf TO fo1co the nold,ers to take as
any pefeon tney olo nos Mnns nr soe saxn;t ass
passea' a''o Ioo 0o'f o.nee4e - @"9seS seo"''"
tea, tea,. .. A. .,, ann,
,,sint .f,p.. na,tnan's nose tradera7
Gen, shosmnn-Oh yea thero Inns been agood
!. deal Of dissst,siaction: Some Of the fellows ap
r pointed were regarded as suspicious ehalaesess
nd tnela so5 a %1 oen tabsn sn.rss I onI q
! nv uus hnntis md eonid say nothinr without in
/. torforipg with the bus3ness OF the Secretary q
! | Niar.
n r,o-~..noodsn,-rn v;s,v NJ meant daye]on
= 1olseepoiiaao p.ia ~, -. ''s" ~ '~~s"" S'e
nensa' "ou.a ynu nos .,,v,.,n
RECOMMEND AhE-k5GAbLiaaAESf
!. Of the old system OF appolntnlenkof -
y Gen. 6heEmnn-I would. 1t would. In N.
j. | oniniou ho mora satisfactory not only to th
u | sfrmv Int n thn pconIo uenarnlIy. II Eouj
II 1nstn frsnj imnnasihir and woull bs n1oro fuai
IL !aaao !laua staPooo!oso. anu "sa ~ i. - !.
10 can tnnk o. Rooa mau1 QUIET cnanBsa Ell !!