National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-04
1t will be seen by this table that

EVERY ONE OF THE SOUTHERN STATES,
except two, have not their proportionate share as
to numbers in the employees in the Treasury De-
partment. The Western States are nearly all in
the same condition, while the Eastern and Middle
States and the District of Columbia are largely
in excess Of the numbers to which they are EMIL
tied. This condition Of affairs, we are assured, is
ments than in the Treasury and it certainly calls
for loud and continued protest upon the
part of all Republicans from the States
which we represent. Besides the disparity as to
numbers-the cutting off Of our States with less
than one half Of the actual number Of persons to
which they are entitled-a still more marked in
Justice can be found in the rank and emoluments
of the few from the South who have been accord
ed appointments in the Departments. In almost
can be given to Southern Republicans. If the
pretence Is made that II is because competent men
who are good Republicans cannot be found to fill
positions of Importance the pretence is false
and If party service is taken into account, we can
confidently assert that the Republicans of the
1t costs more to be a Republican in the South
than it does in the North,
1T COSTS SOCIAL osTRAoIsM,
abuse contumely, and has in mayfair too many
instances cost the lives of brave men whose only
cans of the South have stood BY their PRINCIPLES
and have battled manfully for their party. The
fact that they have received no adequate recogni-
the victories which they contributed largely
towards gaining, ought to reasonably account for
the present condition where they have preferred
who take no part in politics, to the turmoil and
danger of political strife when victory only ends
in the elevation Of others.
In view Of the above facts the committee beg
leave to submit
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
Resolved, That the committee whose duty 1t
was made to ascertain the number Of Southern
Republicans in the various Departments is here
by Instructed to prepare as accurate a statement
as practicable Of the number of employees in each
Department Of the Government at Washington,
and also the number in each Department from the
States Of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri,
Tennessee and Kentucky, together with the num-
Der that each of these States would be entitled to
in each Department under q fair apportionment
according TO representation in Congress; and that
o copy Of this Statement be delivered to each Re-
publican Senator and Representative in Congress,
to the President Of the United States and the head
Of each Department, and to the chairman Of the
Republican State Central Committee Of each of
these States; and that the Republican Senators
and Representatives and the chairman of the Re-
publican State committees are hereby requested
to urge more equitable distribution Of the public
patronage upon the basis Of actual representa-
ton; and that we appeal to the President and
heads Of Departments to recognize the Just claims
of Southern Republicans to an equal share Of the
ofices In their gifts.
E N. HILL, Chairman.
RICHARD DILLON,
LUoIES J. BARNES,
DAVID KELETT,
]. A. EMERSON,
W. r. PIERCE.