, 1877-07-05
NASBY.


Mr. .. Il. I.ocke, Of the Toledo Didde, hns
with hts "Nasby" lcttcrs) rendered such ma
tcrfal aid to the Republican party in the past
that he is clearly entitled to n hearing at It's
hands. In letter 10 tho Diads from New
York, where be resides now, datcd Juno IS, he
says:
"Thc war upon President Ilnvcs goes on, md
will 90 on till the fall elections. The l.alf-Hc-
5 9 aS Sow so9s4 Y95k a, a.S s1sk9s sa Ss s
Tatnmnny Republican papers hre opposlng him
| openly. All tho politicians who mAae politics a
business and lived upon It are skfrmlshing about
let no chance slip to belittle him. Tic spoils.
mcu nto alarmed, for II the President sureccds
IN the reforms he l,ns undertaken their occupa-
tton Will be gone indeed.
magnitude OF tho work is consderctl-a great
lcut When the iinpcdimcnts that aro put Iii hts
way ore taken Into account. lie lias cleaned
House tc this city wllo were plunderIng tho pco-
pa to tho cxhct extent OF tho salnrics they wcrO
driving, nnl In Ils reduced tho expenditures
slnost 100000. The Baine work IL being lone
IN Philadelphia and tho other cities of tho coun-
IA most Instructive and Interesting dc7clop-
1nent WIS made l,Y tho committee Investigating
tho Printing and Engraving Buscau III NYasll-
iu1tnn.
"Whcn tic Committee first commenced It's
labors there were !E,3 persons on the paY.rolI,
all Of them drawing excellent salaries. In
oil the Departments the torcc has always beeu
twice as largo a. thrlG wns any ncccsalty for,
and III lnatty Of them three times. They had
been crowded in one at time BY members Of
congrcss, md kept there. So largo was tho
thst fsIso a aoprs lad 70 ok 10 nut t into % the hpaias
to giyc them room. OF c'rso they had MOTH
TO tso,.--half ot them Willing away tle time re-
Qllrca In sleep. Sixteen women werc employed
as messengers carrying shccts Of paper ntonE
marrow passagc-wors wl,lcl, one i,nn with q
taking half hts time.
"..The!u laad ncvur been the slightest attention
ns to tho character Of appointccs. A. member
| Of Congress hni man Ur woman who lad To
have pIaee, and Oh LIS recommendation tic
n,an or woman was taken In anil his or ncr
name put upon tho pay.roll. whether needed
| or not: This Superintendent was 1cpendent
| upon Congrcssmcn for appropriations, md, Ut
roursc, he was very anxious to conciliate them,
| for reDkons which will appcar.
"Why was It nccessary TO Keep on tho eight
| side Of Cougrcsst Why, the appropriations for
this department wcro n.ade In u lump, a4,t the
Superintendent was unchecked in hts manage
money expended. Tho Committee found paper
costing $500 GOO on llan1, not sheet Of It 1T for
use, pr that ever could have been used. It had
been bought for a awlndic, and lay there . tcstt-
been sold. aud the money gut tor it-wcll, he is
| very shallow who could not say wllero 1t would
haYo Ronc. Thcru wa1 founl paper Tor checli8
al,tl Gank. notes enough to last the Government
for ycnrs culors by the thousand pounds were
| found, whlci, llud cost tho Government 8l.a5
per pound. and which would have been dear at
\ 60 cents.
"For engraving the Department had been
paying $3.50 for Tork that any cngrnYcr would
lave been glad 10 do for $l60, and thcrc arc on
| hand 1D7 rUrtral&a that hare never been used.
An artist In Brooklyn enjoyed this fat slice, d.
vtt1tng, doubtless, with llie patron.
SHOW, what happened ta this dopartmcntur,-
dor tho CIyil-5eryice reform OF President EaYes3
May tho force WA reduced from 058 to 4fa,
| aud tho 4th Of afny 81 more wcre discharged.
| An Inventory was taken Of the stock on hatnl,
Aystc1n las bcuu devised BY which the accounts
of tho Superintendent pass undcs inspection,
and, In short, thu business u to bc dono ~ tue
| business OF private individual would be done.
"Fnsstbly ali this is q 1attcr to he laughed
at, but it " ont ftrike tho people that way. By
| tho ttmo tho Other Departments are swept and
gMtnsl,cd, tho payment Of the national debt
without increasing the taxes Will not b. 80 great
problem.
1'lc fact ia, President Hayes is IN earnest In
this hlstncss, and hu will succeed In purifying
Inc a"uses @ ne has & TO 81 encounter arc nya5a
/ HCtsAtAt H'tN A4V ~ 10 lkoSl1t