The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

a Washington letter SAYS: ssThe
Presidents order to his officeholders
forbidding their interference in the
management Of politics, continues to
excite the liveliest comment among
those concerned. Many Of the Repub.
lican politicians say openly that they
do not believe that the President
means that his order shall be con-
strued literally, for, II so, it can mean
nothing more nor less than the destruc-
tion of the Republican party. Several
prominent officeholders, who have been
very prominent in running the political
machine, have communicated that they
will resign their offices sooner than
give up their right to take part IN pol
itics. 1t is not likely that this will be
carried out in many instances. Itis
Claimed in some quarters that the of.
nceholders, who are serving on politi-
cal committees, will not have to retire,
but that what Is demanded
OF them is only that they shall
not interfere with the free will
OF their subordinates, aud shall not be
parties to questionable means to pack
primary meetings, or use the Federal
patronage in the interest of tins or that
faction of the Republican party. A
gentleman, now here, who is the chair
man OF the Republican committee in
one OF the largest States Of the unisn,
says that In his belief the men who
have been In the habit Of controlling
the party caucuses will not surrender
their power at the bidding of the Pres
ident. To save their offices, he says,
they will put flgure.heads in their
places, while they will continue to pull
on the ordeA Sfrv.GpriouS commentary
fact that almost before the Ink with
which it was written was dry n cabinet
officer, the Secretary of War, left here
to attend the Iowa Republican conven-
tion, and, II possible, to shape its ac-
ton In favor of the administration pol
icy. 1t is also known that q large num-
Der of members Of the Iowa convention
are Federal ofiiceholders, and they are
expected TO act under the direction of
Mr. McCrary."
Postmaster General Key said the
other day, in talking to Redfield, OF
the Cincinnati Commercial that when
he accepted his position he fully in
tended to bring his family to WASH
iugton. 81 sent for Mrs. Key" be !.
said, ito come and look over the
ground with me, and select house,
if it should seem best. We examined
a number. Ofcourse, in this position,
and with so large family, We should
want a large house. The lowest that
we found VIC could rent n furnished
house for, Of suitable size aud location,
was $250G, or about one-third Of my
salary. We were offered suitable
house for that the one which Secre-
tary Thompson now has), but after
carefully figuring the matter " one
side and down tho other, we found
that my salary was insufficient to al
low me to bring the family here and
keep house as 1 desire to do. After
paying rent there would be $4,000 left.
With large family in large city, and
living as Cabinet miniater with
proper respect for his position should
this would not 20 far. II my family
was smaller or my salary larger, or the
habits of society here less expensive,
could live within my salary in Wash
ington, but under all the circumstances
it seems impossible. have ever been
IuC auNoSoNo Va ShCop koNSAhulcus, ~"
salaries and low taxation. am op-
posed to splurge and style when the
money to keep it up has to come out Of
other peoples pockets. AS general
thing / think our officers are paid
enough, some of them too much. A
Congressman gets about $1,000 month
for the time he has to stay here. He
can attend 10 other business part OF
the year. But cabinet minister can
p9t ,esErY on business, and he must re-
increase of salaries for any officer or
class of officers. One increase is but
an entering wedge for another. / am
simply like hundreds of Others here of
all grades, unable to bring my family
and enjoy the luxury OF home OF my
own"