The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

When ex-senator Chandler was Ne
lected as Secretary OF the Interior, the
face OF the Democratic party WAS on q
broad grin. The "independent press
ge-hawed like donkeys, and even the
staid old New York Times could not
resist the temptation TO laugh little,
aud the only comment they printed on
the announcement Of his appointment
was that he was "a good man to sit up
o. nights with" But Zach Chandler's
appointment TO the Interior Depart.
ment is no longer regarded as a Joke.
The prediction of the Inter. Ocean was
that "Mr. ChandIer's experience as a
business man, his unquestionablc in
tegrity, and proverbial shrowdness are
invaluable in the position which he
has been invited to fill;" and lac has
never given the occasion for suspicion
that tho prediction would not be veri-
fled. His department is now
REoAnpIp As A MODEL
Investigation turned back when il
reached the doors, for, as Chandler
said 10 your correspondent:
81 want them 10 investigate me.
want them TO come here and go through
this department with a search. warrant,
and il they find anything wrong I'll
correct IL before they can say Jack
Robinson. I'll give q Congressional
committee, or any person, or number
OF persons, $1,000 apiece for any in
stance of fraud or wrong in this depart
ment they can find that don't already
know myself Send on your commit
tee. I'm one OF those fellows that like
to be investigated"
And il is so. The Interior Depart.
ment to-day is as clean aud neat rs a
dairy, and is run on the same business
principles that Secretary Chandler oh.
served in making his millions in his
Detroit store. For the first five or six
weeks after he took the Office he spent
his time, as he said, ''gittn' acquaint-
ell with the hands" and lie knows all
about every man aud woman in the de-
Pertnant .>ft~I hc eOt aSiusintcu
with his material he began to consider
how he could improve it. and COM
menced a system of pruning. He cut
of one clerk here and another there.
Chandler is one OF the best judges Of
human character in the world. He can
measure man 10y glancing ut him, and
after he has looked at YOU over he will
calculate your 'pints" while he puts n
chew OF tobacco in his mouth, aud 10y
the time he has got the qnid packed
away between his cheek aud his grind
ers lac will give You statement OF your
character that will not be far aIniss.
n he don't like you, you will not have
to accuse him OF being a hypocrite.
Tie never hesitates to express an opin-
hind your back he will never ntter a
word in your disfavor.
A ] was saying, after lac got ac-
quainted with his subordinates, he be-
gan To "spot" them, as they say, and
nearly every Saturday for n couple Of
months, some selected group Of unfor-
Inmates would 6nd on, they weren't
wanted.
THE FIEsr pATCH or pIsnIssALs
was made ia the Indian Burcau, aud
those who wero discharged were sup
posed TO be indispensable TO the proper
execution OF business; the wlseacres
held up their lands IN horsOr and o.
claimed that the country would 20 to
ruin; that the Indians would starve, or
go on the war path because certain
clerks who had been in the department
n quarter OF a century were discharged.
Chandler was going tn paralyZe busi-
ness; the Government service would
suffer from the Ignorance and inefi.
ciency OF the green clerks. Bnt the
oracles haven't missed.
Then the Patent Office Was taken up
aud dumped. A new set OF men were
put in to take charge of business. n
new commissioner, with qualities and
abilities after Mr.. Chandiers own mint
was appointed, and the character OF
the Office has changed from loaiiug
place and an intelligence bureau for
attorneys TO a business headquarters
and source of revenue for the Govern
ment. In the month OF January last
the receipts OF the Patent Bureau were
lsrger than those OF any month in its
history; the recsipts for February are
not yet calculated in the aggregate, but
they will show q similar contrast.
The Pension Bureau aud Land or
. dce were oyerhanlesl aud repaired, so
that they can now stand inspection on
dress parade. The new Commissioners
OF Indian Affairs and new Commission
er OF Pensions have both proven to be
admirable selections, and have assisted
the Secretary in his correction OF abus-
es, with rsndy. willing and able hands.
When new assistant secretary is Sc
lected, as Mr. Chandler says: 81 will
have a good hand, and / think can
I win the game"
One reason the Secretary is so sue
csssful is that he knows everything
that is going on in that department..
He is as familiar with all the intricate,
secret management OF business as he
was with the stock OF goods in his De
troit store. He knows his subordi-
mates here Just as he knew his salesmen
there, and he watches the interest oi
/ tho Government as he watched his own
for 30 years.
In one OF the drawers OF his desk
Mr.. Chandler has q modest green mo-
rocco memorandum book,
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT BOOK OF FATE,
and il is an object OF curiosity and con-
cern TO a great many people. On this
doomsdsy book every employs Of the
Interior Department throws his shad-
ow. In the Golden Legend" Long
fellow tells the angels
That attend. unseen, each one ~ u.,
and on that dreadful day-book keeps q
record Of our good and evil deeds.
Secretary Chandler has just such q
record. In IL hc has the name, posi-.
tion and sntecedents OF every man,
woman and child on the pay-rolls ol
the Interior Department. In it also
described the same particulars concern.
ing every applicant for appointment.
Whenever n clerk does good or bad
deed the Secretary knows it, and he
does not trust 10 his memory. but jots
il down after the namo OF the actor.
He can tell you, II he will, the age,
birthplace, aud previous condition oi
every mnn in the building; whether he
drinks or swears OF CANDLES; whether
hs is listless or indifferent, or whether
he is active, energetic and servicable
He can tell you what clerks loaf about
tho halls and gossip; how long they
stay when they 60 out 10 lunch, and
how promptly they are Of their desk,
in the morning. He can tell you bow
many were soldiers, aud who we're goot
lighting men; and how many take al
active interest In the success OF th,
party which Keeps them In position
how many are trimmers. aud bave adj
iusted their political sails so as 10 ge
the Democratic breeze shonld il hap
pen TO come mp this fall. When ther,
are dismissals 70 be made. this book !,
consulted. and the Secretary very sci