New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16

neighborhood and seek diligently before she would
have found a Reforner who would not have put his
penny whistle to his mouth and set the wild echoes
flying with his outcry of corruptionH
/ am not maintaining that Mr.. Chandler IL
model politician. He was put into the Cabinet by
the President after the people of Michigan had re-
fused to return him to the Senate, as they han "a
perfect right to do. In this respect his position
exactly resembles that of Mr.. Schurz, who also was
appointed 10y the President after he had peeh re-
jccted by the people of Missouri What MAINTAIN
is that Secretary Chandler, with no very eXaited
ideas of Civil Service Reform, but with deterhl-
nation to stamp out all dishonesty" gong INTO DIS
department and simply stamping 1t out ana saying
nothing about it, was just as good heiorhher DIS
Mr.. schurz following in his footprints with the
trumpet sounding at every step. The Interior De-
partment has been asserted to be the most corrupt
of all and Mr. Chandler has been denounced rs one
of the most Objectionable men III politics; ana Mr.
Carl Schurz blushng with shame at our corruption,
tiptoes daintiy into the mud-puddle, and declares
that his happiness will be to 90 through 1t as ehec-
lively and come out as clean Mr. Chandler!
Very Handsomely spoken of Mr. Schurz. but be-
tween the upper and neither milestone the Clvii ser
vice Reform and its radical change in the Interior
Department are ground exceeding small
Man 81. 1877. GIL HAMILTON.
F. S-June 10 Reformer says:
private dispatch received here to-day from -:
BrcntanO Chicago stating that George schneider OF
that city recently appointed Minister 10 switzerland mas
declined the appointment No reasons are assleheu.
Brentano also autographed the State Department asking
that the vacancy thu. created he rot hed unll ne eau
be heard from. The dccination of Schneider is sur
prise, inasnuch he had made great efforts 10 opiau
the appointment originally which he did over many IN
successful competitors. Among the latter were W. H.
Howes. editor Of The atlantic MOnfhH. blograpner OF
President HAYES, and relative by marriage OF the Hayes
family several Eastern literary gentlemen, ana Ferry OF
Evan IN a In ID
that latter may again become candidate for the Of
flee. in view Of SchneideIs resignation. Schneider, II APP
pears. before appointed to foreign position
That OF consul at Esnore under Lincoln, when lie re-
signed after having served two weeks.
Certainly this is curious flock of items to be fly
ing all abroad about our Reform Administration. No
appointments except for fitness but Herr Schneders
great efforts were crowned with success, although
il seems he lacks the one commonplace yet rather
important qualification of knowing his own mind
BY all means let us wait till SignOr Brentano is
heard from: but is it possible that we have been
thinning out the ranks of the oifce-seekcrs only to
have Eastern literary gentlemen" rush in to fill
the vacuum Is an Eastern literary gentleman in
The role of unsuccessful competitor more pie
turesque reform element than is a Western Union
sollierY Has Mr.. w. ID. Howes read the parable of
Stiwell in yain2 What have great efforts and I'M
successful competitors and son-in-law candidates
for Office to do under this New Dispensationf Why
do we put our new wine into such old bottlcss
But whether Mr. Schneider accepts or not, Mr.
Schurz may surely cry "quitsp