, 1877-04-07
The Government as Manufacturer q
Successful Failure.
Government Works Managed Ex-
travagantly and Ftnuuu.
lcntly.
Private Enterprise Suffering Because Of
Government Usurpatfons.
The Management Of tho Public Printing
Office "Frightful Example,"
Epeefat Correspondence a 1hs Tribune.

wlIflh tie present Administration IL attempting
to e,for.c. The reasun why tu!s talk Is upper
most IL probably Le.au,e there aru 80 many
Office escckcrs and tlleif tr1ends llere, md, Us the
matority of them got bit cold rusnfort at thu
Whitc-Nousc, they arc very free In tl,cis IT.
marks elsewhere. President Hayes Ia credited
with having said recently TINT turing thc next
four years he l,opr1 to eon7'nsc his country
men that thoy were Eot intended for o nation
Of otflcc.scckerf. Whether 10 said 90 or not,
the swarsns OF people hcre looxing for otIlco
would naturally Induce o stranger to believe
that such was tho aolo occupation Ut the AiIer-
lean people It IS surprising where they all
con1u from, and why they should be impressed
With tho idea that oil tac Fc1cral o1ices
In the country arc now open fur cotn-
pct.tou-to tc lllled, not bs tlu,,o having tho
best Qual.1 ,asluus for tho several post;ons, but
By the ones WHO can bring thu lnrIest uumbcr
uf political Endorsements. The rrcsd snt's csvi1-
service polfey was rcty clearly enuncfated by
hltn Lciore his inauguration, but 1t seems that
Ills utteranees we're regarded ns so sntlth polit-
fral bo,nbast. aud III nowiso binding upon him
after bis election. When it becanlr ecrtala that
lie was 10 occupy tho WLite-Iio,Isc,
THE RVsn or orr1cEsEEgRns
to Washington began, and cvrr since there has
been q small army OF them hero, pressing their
claims upon him. Yet l Am told That tho num-
beE Is not half as large as 1t usuallY IL upon the
accession Of a t,ew President. Hundreds l,ar.
gone away discouraged, the opcrattau OF the
new csvll-servtee programme iasltng their fond
hopes TO the ground. It IL a grave question
wllcther'o or not tho new Administration will be
abae to carry out this programme thoroughly.
Tho county - clamoruus ioT Just this re-
form that Is now being attempted, bu. Tho
politicians a1o opposed to 1t, and It. remains to
be seeu whether tho Ad alulstration Is stronger
tt,an the rn,ftfr,an.. II Ia .omctbtnr nou for
u..a. s Wv pos'1,un' ~, A. 20 so"s1uns w" ~.
es"aloss ama "cpre.chtat.'es 10 10 INFORMED
lpa1 Tug o.llee4 IN taef "accstricts arc not
Recommendations arc no better thun those OF
unr ,,I.r c,,t,ens .rhsv ors t,a1,,oro1 Nv .h.s-
.-,nst,,,,o,.. a,'n s,,,,'ns, ~ ~. ~ '.aa. ~" ~
eonst..oeHs; ". q, a"o s"uopeu W INC neaas OF oc.
pastnients' TIL, IN most sncnvfabls frame Of
mind they takc tho train tor lon.c, trusting that,
by tho titno Courrtsa asse,nhIcs ayn1n. tho AL.
m,ni.tratto,,.wi,i lnvc dJ,rnverci that II cn,n.t
.,,snensr t,c rc,cra, % nat,.vs s,t t hnut -. M
OF numbers of Congress. There aru few still
here, waiting till the Southern problem, wl,irl,
noy cunro,sea the ntt.nt.nn of thc pr.sL1apt
sa ,..w a rsc ~, tssa aspo y, uustE t'at M tnen
.' aot IuS ETs ] w uJ HEATH , ~ so o9
eassasn"'' IL ~ @ 10 u nooeti tie ffeslosat wy!
Luz ~ "4 ~, ~ s9srncs s i wnisv 'e r.
-.
igF ,s'; = u5s' r. and to appoint ony tor mert nut,
wy WIZ ~. ~ ~, y ,r ss H. aSs a. .ls Sn9tSt' woa
not , oe M.ll t tos tae fsesoent aau DIS sdm!Eefs
~ e'nslaer 1a' mrrn .r'n o,rr -,,v ,,,, ~ ..,r,,,
Oh lafes NUMBER u shper!laous on esa anu
G.1oyas. ~, ,,, uo not SUPPOSE anyooey Khuw.
}uSt '~ tahy W ps1sGs ;; ;s, .aS.e aso u !. ~ 99h.
aan,in ~ .. ~ p1nc ,nn .t!P, aarnk as es
ootMhtts ION to'oJV !" !Qo,QW Whatever tho
'apcr u, " u Scrs settaln that fcfy lafGo
PROPORTION ~ .il"In vou'l ue uspensct VIA
s,, tns s,oHssne.s n1, wo.a 90 ont u t,e Man!as-
sn o. afnsans me- re r. ~ D.
T'e tsovcrnmrEt IS cnrr5sn: on larro ,nanu-
u tos!es, Vi various R!nas. WIKI esiall DO bes"
w. ~. !ua's' ~ Mns oe.n "s.au !sae" " tnn.
Sesss w'g II yn,srn T. n, ia te Government
I;,,y ~ - nm 70 n1'!t , aoe gery !so ss
1''Ne! ny cVNtlaet' ano y tNAeu lesa t'il1o* 1he
nasy..n vs. nave Gect, sno"n ~ Ie plarcs u
e wy lot Geca}et polltlet n<. pollt ca strlkeFss
crsnn. e. "u,tca - Yesx nse'o, staa' u
wurss tan ~ u.n'e,! III 5 p tSrx ,rl , otS
VI a.e s1.o mosk .nsy afo eiYsn oao. - ebe shfp-
yIton WS!e n.h.er Tug va.eol pFlVato ihu1f1uHale,
WY nuak sn'ps iuF shc .oy"rnnent " e.ntra5t;
t"sv tc m Eanss tat hoR inlss. sAe'l! xoolu
eun ~. w vsnueu | Wy. nuts a. thev arg use
aut TO .in tmA,nlahs, tne cxp"tfes made r.
Esslulhf t!en' naFs lal'eti ~ bfra.tl them up
aHto ~, 10 ~ IVY toH huateFtT put millions
e! g ooli9ss wou'a pe taveu TO the taxpaycFs
H., IL IL ~, j.. ous n, aasy,yataa VERY afYlisttd
,, nnu ~ & ta!u wv ~, " assu Tut ne NhSy Ncpaft
hatat none W sonItaStoTs. Ihe sa:to NAV %
ssai r.! ssery nsaneh y! msaaiae1uro 70
Wn1cn tae ioserhhleht y cHra.otil l--tl:t prof.
NJ, ". soste Inusu lho1e t:saa u ttuduccu ~ H.
4sn'aas rnte'vtise. r. auus nt tue same tine,
~. TO moGaes -. aue Wu1nt KIM. t!!e Gavctn-
,ne.,t ~ ~, euou" epMe ~ npe'on VIII
t,asr, srvatS GsfsG ~ lars.n "s ~ wes. ,e
HkA1%AtN VI NAAGuCukG VI wQfkntEHs
nna m n feAses tns s9st ~ o. "a. or nne !'agrant
sase M " oppression o. prominent Industry may
Se mehtohcu, "ncFen the ooyeti,Hient haa
neea .,!s1Y ea'Fao'e 'os years. That u In the
"'a''es u x,,.v,vo .xr ,,,..,,o
EsahAViAo AND rAiaT!N0
,of tho ifeasasy uepaStmsnti "ien tho War
uspS1 W., .nesG VETO mnMoes ~ en9Fay'ng
sss.ssnasalenH ss'.so 10 TUG xuuhtLy whose pru:tpal
t9us'hess "aS 70 IalaKe pank hoses
'pr.,t., tor t.la oil oaa state g. osnk:' lhey ha1
e1pehaea years o. TINS gnu lafge suma OF
,,ho4hSy y. 10 psrlsst tnc 1T q engraving. They
Ia ttaltca ias!f a1tists anu npfoveA theiF Hla'
ei,,nefy unt'I ths!r w"Fk Wnu!1 cnnpaFe favor
nSi1ly "itn that of the best Eutopgan aItists.
!nsn the uovetntnent steppcd ID With IL
"EfSl nlQHkSt' SET up III own en4f4FlQR anu