The sun., 1878-07-25
The Old Machine.


Grantsm. has been furnished, oiled, and is
now In active motion at Washington, driven
by experienced hands, and run in the well
marked ruts left by the former engineers. II
RoBEsoN and BELRNAP, and TAFT, and ZACH
CHANDLER, and Don HAMILTON FISH, and
R"former JEWELL, and the rest Of them
werc 20 drop in, they would find everything
working after their own fashion, with much
psalm-snging at the White House thrown
in as n sort Of moral dessert.
Carpct-baggcr KELLOGG shines afrcsh,
like q newly minted dollar Of the daddics.
and dictates his appointments to Office and
his share Of the other spOils, with a fore
knowledge that every order is to be obeyed.
The departments all acknowledge his au-
thority and for the time, at lcnst, he Is
master of the situation. His power Is by no
means confined to Louisiana, but is seen
and felt i'm other States, and with practical
effects daily in the District Of Columbia.
Dorsey and CoNOvER also rejoice IN their
influence at the White House. and maintain
the best personal terms with its occupant,
and the latter is now a candidate for the
House Of Representatives, backed by the
Fraudulent Administration.
and his concern are absent from Washing
ton more than half the time, wandering
about for amusement, or seeking to make
political capital Last week SCHuRz alone
was on duty. turning the crank of the ma
chine with the zeal and fidelity Of DrLANo
or CHANDLER They all draw their pay
punctually. aud are rigid In docking the
salary Of every clolk who may exceed To- u
day the regular leave Of absence.
The Assessment OF ofllccholdcrs goes on in
the prescribed forms that were used during
the days OF GRANT, when Postmaster Ed
MUNps was Secretary of the Congressional
Committee, and Matchmaking was a rccog-
nized feature in party management Lists
have been furnished from every department
OF the names Of all persons employed there
in. male and female, and circular fixing
the exact sum required, graded 10y salary,
is delivered by n hired collector, whose
activity is stimulated by a commission on
the sums he pays over to the committee.
| Mr.. SCHURz has formally declared that his
suhordnHtcs may do what they please with
their spare money, which simply means
they are expected to answer the call Of the
managers, and civil service reform will be
helped by liberal subscriptions to the CAM
paign fund
JoHN SHERMAN has made an example in
| his department. which is intended as no
ticc to the many thousands employed in the
Treasury that they must either pay the as
sessments or give up their places to others
who will submit TO the imposition. Mr..
HUGH WADDELL was invited to take an Of
flee under the Sixth Auditor as an expert
accountant, penman, and man OF business.
He is not politician in any sense, and the
Auditor, MCGREw, who has three sons in Of
flee gives him the very highest credit for
| ability, faithful service, the best habits, con-
stant attention, and acceptable department.
| He refused 10 pay the arbitrary assessment,
was reported for noncompliance, and in
| forty-eight hours after received notice Of his
dismissal, signed by JOIN SHERMAN and his
| executioner, j. b. HAwLEY. This same JOIN
| SHERMAN proposes TO reform the Custom
House here in the same way.
Public notice has been given by the party
organs in Indiana that Il. W. THOMPSON,
now yachting at tine public expense after
| the manner OF SECOR robson; A. q. PoR-
TER, Comptroller of the Treasury; and j. N.
| TYNER, First Assistant POstmaster-Go
as a political legacy Of the late Senator
MORroN-are to open the campaign in that
State. and to spread themselves over many
counties by way Of instructing the people in
their duties at the coming election this fall.
when a new Legislature is TO be chosen, and
a Senator depends upon the result. This
programme is intended, Of course, to illus
| trate HAYEs's order Of June 22, 1871, in these
words: No officer should be required or
permitted to take part in the management
Of political organizations, caucuses conven-
| tions or election campaigns"
Troops are alone wanting TO make the ma
| chine perfect. All the other parts are in
running order, with the GORHAMs, HALEs,
GARFIELDs, LOGANs, and the old GRANT
guard serving at the engine and keeping
| the fires banked ready for all emergencies
aud prepared for third term. Altogether
it Is charming spectacle-these reformers
struggling to purify the public service in
Louisiana and Florida and Washington