The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-26
PLOTTING FOR A SUBSIDY.
IHE DE FiCTO POSTMfsTER- GENER-
Ans ADVERTISING fGENT.
Pushing n Merceuary Proiect - Furnishing
Hayes Material for Ills Messngc-P Pulling
the Wires for Opening the Public rurse.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H-Thc Fraudulent
Presidents reform ptctcnsions are in dangcrof
getting n setback from some things that have
Just leaked out in relation to the efforts Of Coz
tcrio Of Phiadclphians to obtain Government
subsidy for n monthly limo Of steamships from
that port to Rio Janciro. THE SuS. cdtoray
commenting on the project on the lith charac-
torized 1t us cool and prcposirrous.' but the
plot deserves much more emphatic aliectives
Among tho chronic place hunters who nockcd
to this city when the de fncto Administration
assumed the rcin- OF oflice was one Lorin
Blodgcit. formerly Appraiser Of Merchandise
nj the port VI Philadelphia. who was displaced
10y Grant in the summer Of 1876 partly ON nc-
count " 81 lgctt's unpopularity among bust
ness men. and partly to make place for W. j.
Pollock. to whom Grant Cameron Co. were
under obligations for undertaking some bust
ness that required experiences ia addition. divi-
sion. aud silence. When Blodgc,t came here he
INDUCED In fusomc praise Of his Fraudulcn-
cy's civil service reform theories. and IL is be-
leVcd that ha mixht have been rcnstatcd in his
former position had not Hayes had many per
sonal friends whose claims demanded his first
attention. SO. although Pollock was Officially
dccnpitntcd. his predecessor did not step into
his shoes. The new appOintcc WIS Louis Hcyl.
an Ohioan who in former years taught Hayes
children. Blodgcu at first seemed inclined 10
take umhraso NJ his appointment but after II
few visits TO the Executive Mansion lc returned
IL great PROJECT that lie had in view.
Wha, Blodgt's PROJECT WINS was developed
In July last. when q select few were invited 10
meet him III the Penn club house.. and n few
days later circulars werc sent to the newspapers
intimatng that the gathering had resulted in
IN" formation of an organization To- be known
H. the " Associated Industries OF the United
States with tho ostcnsihl' object II charging
the market for American manufacturers. \
\ dligent inquiry resulted IN developing The
fact tuni the total membership ~ tue Associ-
atod Industries comprised Spmo hail u dozen
Committee. or. 70 Us" their own term. the
Committee ON ENplrs.' This committee. OF
man. began operations 10y noodng the mrr-
camille ESTABLISHING MS of IN" lily with printed
circulars dealing IN Ccncrniiics on the adj
Nania-rs mat would ucrue 70 TIE rgft from an
extension ~ our foreign trade. These cir''u-
lars. which Were sent out as icclers only. wrrc
shortly aftcrwlrd succeeded Boy others setting
forth iu glowing rms the necessity Tor ulrn-
INK M .omm"rciai relations with buz, and
the : luth American republics. and th" lh.la-
delphia newspapers were Hooded with columns
Wien Bl0dgott. who meantime had hy w.ckly
REPORTS Kept tiID occupants of "a" Whit" House
informed az ia" progress of m. Associated
lndusirios. n,N rut pa an appearance i'm tins
clty-thi- WIS lu - tnh'r l1st-he WIS a ''n-
panied lN J. W. Fralirh. q bankrupt Western
commission W"lrNuti. VINO ~ i- runN LIS ~ Z o.
and + -tmi-tf-,i .a"rl Is b. and thr FOUR bad
witch u,t s,ugln NN-nluAi IA point. iih eOuid
divine until u WIS suddenly Announced that
frulieh hat been eomiuis~ stoned nv Is 9" got
south Amcri'" .n ne carr ~ of Postal Com
missioner irom Oh" Unit"d States. vested with
the .NcautiV,,~ of tnn South American r.lulI
Tor tllr Improvement oi our postal O. .IltiOu-.
lMm"huirly after ilia appointment had '"n
nhnnn'' i' d, hDi' thI e'''ii,r ing ,.!s "l n"i
tAt Associated Industries. az Nhi % o. So'uiiai-
were pass 4 d'WamIng that Congress uould
tHip and -tal srNi"s between thr irf"i
B" i = AMI DfaIl. \ reiuar" th' "lufrnt lni-