The daily gazette., 1877-03-23
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 21.
The Senate has adjourned. The office
seeker has gone home sadder and a
wiser man. The new administration is
sailing in the wonderful smooth waters
OF public approval. 1t seems that the
country in this respite from misgovern-
ment, with deep longing for peace, will
half forget the wrong and disgrace to
which it has been subjected by the elec
toral commission, So sweet indeed is
release from the thieving dsspotism .i
the last eight years, That even the Demo-
cratic press helps to swell the chorus of
praise. +." s -El. %
Governor Hayes, concious of the utter
emptiness of his title, is doing his utmost
| to conciiate the majority, and reconcile y
the country to his fraudulent tenure !
tsThus conscience does make towards of
US ALL" But let us not be deceived by
the civil service reform inst now vaunt-
ing itself 70 conspiciously. 1t will ho.s
| nothing moro than speciois nulfitt IT.
it does net go far deeper than it hos 66H}zsy
yet, -l ..- /. BIZ. a;f,zti
Senator Morton, through his protage,
| the First Assistant Postmaster-6 6i6nerzl,S y
has still the disposal of the greater Dor
i
acquainted with the real condition 6f our =
civil service excresence knows that the-,
departments must be emptied from attic
/ to cellar, swept; fumigated. disinfected,
and refilled with new and healthy men.
Mr.. Hayes seemed to recognize this first
principle of reform when he refused to
retain even one of Grants second hand
cabinet; but it is not enough to have a
new and respectable cabinet. A plug
hat will not turn thief and swaggerer
into christian. If Mr.. Hayes and his
cabinet were imbued with real reforming
energy they would not be content with
| the old stdta quo and such fine rolling
jsentences as emo removals without cause,
no promotions without merit" 1t is
written: "Woe unto them that are at
ease in Zionl;;" )" but how much worse for
those that are at ease in Baal or Dom
daniel? The great majority for Tilden
was demand for other reform than that
promised through Hayes. - ....
When each cabinet officer shall have
recognized the fact that the civil service
lis grOaning under q burthen of machine
politicians, sons, cousins, and mothers-in-
law, Of Senators; that there are twice the
number drawing pay that are necessary
to do the necessary work; that those who
compose the clerical force are lazy,
inefficient, dishonest; demoralized by the
creed that the essential and sole qualifi-
cation for Office are to vote the Republic
can ticket and to pay campaign assess
ments unmurmuringly. When all this
shall have been realized and the whole
foul service purged and regenerated we
will have reform that is something more
THAN name, the reform that was de-
Imanded in the election of Tilden.
| There seems to have been an impress
sion that the appointment of Post Master
General Key was concession to the ma
jority, that did not vote for Mr.. Hayes.
But those who imagined 1t to be more
than guady lure have undeceived.
lSenator Morrison of North Carolina re-
Gently wrote to the Post Master General
Iinquiring specifically if appointments
Without regard to politics would be made
in the Soeth. Tothis Mr.. Key replied:
Is.when a vacancy exists in any of1ce
i connected with the Post othce Departs
Iment in the Southern States preference
will be given to Republican, all other
things being equal" .,..
4 Just at present speculation Ia active in
reference to a new political combination
looming above the horizon, which has for
its object the disentegration of the Demo-
cratic party. 1t was 1oresna1oWeo ~ tns
public Improvements bait of Mr.. Hayes
/ inaugural address; it was further devel-
oped in the appointment of Democrat
Of easy virtue to the position of Post
Master-G General; and its grand objective
coup it is to be the election of a Republi-
lean, preferably Charles Foster OF Ohio
to ths Speakership of the forty-fifth Con
gress. The Democratic majority of the
Sext House will be from four to nine. but
the administration hopes that by placing
| its ill-gotten patronage, about in spots,
where it will do most good, it may win
over a sufficient number of southwestern
( Democrats give it control OF the next
House.
The Southern policy of Mr. Hayes, so
auroral in promise, Is barren In fulfill
ment. Last week we were told that by
| W Wednesday the 21st inst. the military
would be removed; but now, daes venit
| and the dual Governments in Louisiana
are about to have duel, while the army
| stands by in the role of q mutual second,
while Mr.. Hayes hesitates to call him
Governor, who, though beaten by 5000
| majority still received 1000 more votes
than the said Hayes. Thus conscience
does make a coward of Mr.. Hayes, and
| thus the native hue of resolution is sick
| lied over with the pale cast of thought.
| G. A. s.