New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

work is DONE Recommendations are tn he consihet,u
in appointments but not IN pro1ot'ons' lh,@e "ho
receive the saIne salary are to be put at the same
work BY the side Of the sonorous prohuncamoh"S
of hich principlcs of DUTY and lofty moral sense
and the annexation of self which ever ana anon
roll forth from the Interior Department., these COM
monplace little matter-of-fact statements niake nu'
q poor show But the American people belieVe III
them and they have the great advantage OF hot r'-
auiring rapid back action. There Is no State ass"
ciaton to which after careful consideration, they
do not apply and after more careful consideration,
thev do Apply. There isno Committee which, on iuii
reaection is exempt from their application, and on
further reflection is inc!udcd. Mr.. Mcpherson VIII
never have to be ordered up at midnight To woh-
der how they got out They ore ont, and patent
and omen TO every mans inspection from the beslh-
ming They need no exceptions. no eNpahauon'
no defence They not Rules, they are prncipies
They commend themselves. They recognize' en-
ploy and limit patronage; they use influence; they
demand merit; they are reform.
Sovs Mr. White who has made special study
Of these matters There is ore way in which any
member Of the Cabinet nay Learn with substantial
accuracy inst how fhe financial transactions ot any
bureau in his Department are conducte'i' and iha'
ispby having Cabinet mectings,of course ana 'ssn-
ing rules and flooding the world with the unilinch-
ID
no promotion except for fitness" and "no interIer-
erce of Concressmcn allowed" and mo bad . cmcnt
from politics admitted" Not Il hit Of il. Hear this
stupid Mr.. White-"hy going to the accounting
officers Of tie Treasury and especially to the audi
tor.1 Good hcavens are not Ahana and Pharpar
better thar a the waters of Israel How can the
DEPARTMENT he ceansed Of if eprosy if The Prophet
of Reform do not come ont in state before the pun-
lic and cal on the Of lis God. and StIike ms
hand maiestcally over the place Udsh ard
be clc7ns What absurdifyi RGt Nr. White persists
docGedlv AMI without regard to stage effects;
II i'm -os.'be 70 conceal from The sceo,d An.ltor
looeeDras cronkpdnrss IN ftr manner ~ tr"nsar i2
ire hu.incsg ~ indian rncc "r rom me Iri az
dior irrrnuiaritirs u g. lutfgl: RoYcuur Bnr u ana
taese Dircrs point ont iusi where ne "eN si,is
are. snd whore Reforms are iJost neefci : me % ~
most effective forms ] have ever En"wn nd"PaF'-
mental marag.r cut have been quietly Institutes h' me
hraI 81 q hurcau who secretly fco& the uu'HnF WI
r1ssed his accounts his conf lence and secured DIS
But is not This one Of thosc very fal'acies which
Prof Fi-kc condemns; one OF those 90 paielworh
attem pts To Reform this or that department w'hrh
c,n meyer ba ~ anv avail :" Unless The Hew broom
can sweep ont from all the Departments AL Con-
errssiona influence. all efforts 10 make th' best oi
filings ~ they are all gratitude o the soidlrrs' ~
reoqrapi,cai preferences, al partisan bias "l
.elfshuess from the bgu,an heart, and Az dHecs
f,c,, hr,oau mature. we cannot have Reform, and
there
name given under heaven amoug men whereby We
can D., Reformed. and q ai s competitive oxamina-
ton! Competitive examination will divide The E'd
IN of Eriples.u,s n, au srh-lucss, Of gratitude and
greed. and make a wall on either SHE 50 that ihe
children OF Reform shall pass through tAc depart
nents dry-shod. All else is patcAworN iaiacy
cu3ity
win you have pie or ice-cicam - asked the
Saratoga waiter Of a aue,t the other day.
u will have pie while the ice-crcan is coming"
was tie greedy reply.
60. while the mlilcuiEm OF competiiiyccyaminatwn
is coming let us have little patchwork Pente-
cost The President shall not lord 1t over bods
heritage. bus he shall demand OF the husbandmcn
strict accoupt. lie cannot forbid Congressional
corsnltaton but he can h0lG 20 strenuous re>p"n-
slbiify Standing on the Constitution Of the country
and of hunan nature. he can say to political III
fncnce and patronage, publicly and feaFicaslY
tIus faY shalt thou g." and with equal irankn~ss
and fearlcssness. and no larther;' and al the
people ehail SAY Amen lie caHDot make laws, bnt
be can insist upon the observance Of the laws al
ready made. H. can demand Of tho Heads OF De
partmerta and the Heads If Departments can de-
aand of tc Heads Of bureaus, ard every obeer %
his own suhorllnatcs. from the President himself
down to the woman vino washes tie Depart
mant towels and ihc who scrubs the
Treasury sfcuS, ltNNt, lhOi"h.h, anu huH-
orabIe service Drunkenness, dishonesty and
| incompetrncy wait for no competitive eXaEi-
nation 10 reveal themselves. If President Hayes
viii but hold himself and every officer under his
control and every Congressman who is his partner
IN the Government to strict accGan ability ior bis
duty % that 70 bad appointment sail be- instantly
traced home tD is sDO' sor; that supernumeraTY
shall instantly be forced 10 yield uP his
,qsoa lr6're 30 that false eltry shall
he instantly detected and prri'hed 80 that
a bad officer clerk or consul shall be- for shame TO
the Board that pa scd hi- 10 the politician that rec
commended him. 10 the bureau that enlp' ycd hi'r-
We may not indeed have the air 81 alcN with reso-
nant moral p'atitudcs, bat the ether hand We
shall not have a BuFeaE Of Reform swarming with
>,orkmen whose only duty is b. bpild up the BE-
former we shall not have our Custori House officers
hariPered by hidden politcal impoftIHacy; we
shall moi have Reform totteriHg iu a debility ot
yacilation and irresoiEtion bEton-holin2 all com
crs battling friend and foe alike With yezaii0us
delay and hilly-shay; and shall have Govern
mcut not perfect, not without mistakes ard fail
ure- and faults, but . Government fee from the
suspicion of hypocrisy, strong. sound, direct and
manly around which vii gather ail tnat Is strong
ana sound. direct and manly iG tie RrpuGlic
working together 20 the grand ahd simple intent
that Government OF the people b. the people, and
for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Aug. II, 1877. Gan HAMILTON.
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GEN. FUNK's DIVORCE TROUBLES.
Sophia N. Funk began in 1878 a suit for