The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-16

Some Curiou. Fact. about him and his DE
Fncto Administration.

NEW YnnK- Fnh Z Yn1 and all Tho world

New YORK, Feb Z. YOU and all the world
know the fascO in the attempted removal OF
Collector Arthur and Naval officer Cornell I;
how tho President and Secretary OF tho Treas
ury assured Gen. Arthur that he was entirely
competent and offered him an important plncc
abroad. But some ihines the public don't know.
They don't know that u high official was sent
directly by the President 10 assure Gen. Arthur
that there was no idea of removing him. aud
Cabinet that hc should he removed. They don't
know that when an eminent merchant en-
dcny9red to induce the President 10 change his
decision he replied that he couldn't because of
the manner in which Gen. Arthur had carried
out the recommendations 9t the Jay CommIs-
Mates. namely. 10y calling q committee to his
aid: and yet the Secretary 81 the Treasury had
directed him to adop,, that precise mode and
They don't know that while the self-consti
tutrd reformers were bowling for Mr.. Cornell's
the State Committee hr had In his porkct let
ter written In the Presidents name. by his au-
thorityi san9toning MS coqrsena Letter Ny the
TO get back from him on the ground that 1t was
This Administration has given us some queer
specimens OF civil service REFORM The Cabinet
was hardly sworn in before the Postmaster
Generals broihcr-in-law presented h,m.,ll
stamp agent Col. Pride had been an engineer
officer on Gen. Grants stan. the man who Gen.
than any man he ever saw, and the value OF
whose services could not he over-estlmntrd;
The Postmaster Generals brothnr-in- law hnd
Il military handle to his name. and 80 Col. Pride
Yc-c-s. one of them" was the reply When
he left he had to inquire the way down Broad-
way. H. WIS Il Confederate General rom
Tennessee. who had never been in New York in
his life.
few weeks aftcrward man presented him
SELF in the Post ONCE building and producing
u letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury. mn
nounccd that he had been sworn in in WASH
ington rs assistant jauitor. As such an officer
was greatly wanted he was cordially welcomed.
But he soon ANNOUNCED that II was understood
he WIS to do 10 work that hc WIS engaged in
some news paper work for the President and
the Secretary ui the Treasury When informed
that the salary was only $3.50 he was dis
gusted: said they hud told him III Washington
il was $4,000. and left. saying he had the choice
OF two or three other Offices. and didn't
not. In Il few weeks he was appointed hy the
Secretary Of the Treasury Assistant Appraiser
nj this port nj ~ .2OO yenr This appointment
WIS made againstthr remonstrnncc OF the Chief
Appraiser bag, on his incOnD rtency. Ii was.
moreover. made just after tho Secretary of the
Treasury had. in u cuphontous letter, approved
one OF the reports of the Jay Commission. in
sstng that only experts should be appointed in
reached the Appraisers niilce he was given the
schedule Of all Glasses OF goods to b. examined
and frankly confessed that there was not one
as to which he was an expert. or had any
knowledge But this was civil service reform.
So nm attempt was made to remove one of the
assistants oi the District Attorney Of the North
ern District for the sole purpose Of putting
another man in his place. which was resisted
by the District Attorney on the ground that his
assistants were competent and faithful. Thrrc-
upon. without the request. indeed against the
protest Of Mr.. Crowley. an additional assistant
was appointed nj ~ 300 u year. and stationed ut
President Wheeler. is convenient. If not re-
iOrmatOry