The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-09
Organizing at Washington.

phs RepuhIiaans hao~ ,..,.
psign work at Washington under the
most charming and OF editable auspices.
hInoS CAMERON, a veteran In the service
- reform and a self-sacrincing patriot, Is
Chairman OF the committee. ]. NJ. ED
surDs, Pos.uinster at the capital, IL again
hecretary. Between these two sterling and
vtrtuous leaders the country may be az
jared Of perfect purity In the management
"a the Presidential election. ANANIAs
HAYS. Senator SPENCER. and other cistin-
Iuished gentlemen OF national fame, are to
psrve on the stat OF the committee.
Already the programme for assessing the
stockholders, with n view to aid the cleo
nops 10 New Hampshire and Connecticut,
kas been marked out. The retrenchment
proposed by the Democrats for all branches
- the public service, VIII In no event go
into practical effect before the lat OF July.
ne commencement of the next fiscal
pear. Until that time at least the salaries
bannot be touched, and the incumbep Is
may expect to pay an arbitrary tax or
give up their places.
Repugnant as this practice Is. and viola
ave Of the declarations and orders of the
President, II will be enforced now with
moro severity than ever before. The
nnews Of war must be provided In some
way. One OF the great and most certain
pourcos Of supply has been entirely out of
n the overthrow OF tho whiskey Ring,
which was among the chief props of the
Republican organization.
This Is not . good year for Rings gen.
rally, and hence the campaign funds are
BOT likely " ficw In as they have done In
hmes past. The Indian Ring Is suffering
hom temporary prostration and the alb
poncs III those Christian statesmen, CoLuM-
bu> DELASo and E p. SMITH. The straw
Esd Ring does not flourish exuberantly,
With q committee OF investigation on its
RACK. SEcoR robson Is sad and despond-
snt about the future OF his appropria-
Mons. The Washington Ring 10 laid up
With black eve, and the Boss will only
pay out on large scale IL the third term
put through. The railroad Rings do not
md the prospect cheerful, and the lobby
, gloomy.
Altogether the outlook for money on the
accustomed scale and from the usual con-
tributors Is not so bright as II might be.
But with eighty thousand oficeholders TO
draw upon, and the power to assess them
without appeal, any deficiency from the
Rings can be measurably made up. Besides
ehis certain resource, there are the great
contractors all over the country. whose
patriotism in an emergency can hardly be
Aoubted. when SIMON CAMERON and Post
pastcr EDMUNDs shall appeal to 1t, with
gentle reminder that the cause requires
money and the President expects every
man TO do his duty.
Financially considered, the Republicans
vill start out with an advantage over the
Democrats, because, in spite OF the hard
hines. the former have possession of power
Ind know how TO use 1t. Public opinion
has no terrors for the CHANDLERs and that
Rtbe OF parusans, who regard success as
NE first political duty. and hold that the
sod tustifes the means The officeholders
may therefore prepare for the hrst assess
nent Immediately, which ia TO be used to
eonquer prejudices In New Hampshire.