The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-12

.ovr or ms DTSCOyERfES INTESTT-
WV ,rtD ny ONE THO KNOWS.

-,to,- Post once irregularities and |
~. C,rina Brothers Moral Kindness.
.,vrn,Vctsco Nov. g. Since the wander |
,.,hrothor II the fraudulent Cabinet returned |
..S.rard W. have been favored with two tclc-
ms importing to give the results Of his oh
,',,a,i5ns on this coast. In ono we are told
s.betook advantage OF his trip toward the
,rng sun to feel tho popular pulls"
al he says he was astonishcl to nul
poaNi'ans so generally in favor ~
..9.sifng Gen. Grant" Everybody here viii
!, equally nstonished. Tho report merely
,tps how much more a roaming; dc facto Cth-
refofl 'er can find out than the average inhah-
mp, Of u place. As far ~ pretty intimate
rouaintan"c with politicians Of all CLASSES
roes. have been unable to ind any but Enigv
Sargent aud his small cotcric OF r!ayol-
put fugcmcn. who would assent to Grants
domination. With Sargent and his gang, Grant
straw To drowning mon. They lived
mi nourishcd and bossed things and luVu-
lated in fat offices. the spells " patronage and
he profits VI Government contracts. while
Grant was nj the helm and Sec0r E1hc~on had
he dispensatiou Of favors. H1i when Grant
ind Roheson retired. Surgcni's light was dim-
nod. and hc was promptly RELOCATED 10 private
&c. Now he fances that II Grant could be re-
nsated in the Executive Mansion and liobeson
fes'nrcd ~ the Navy Department. he and
hr few WHO are vet loyal to him
nisM again be- intrustcd with power.
AMI that the grand Ring Of which he was the
acal centre might once more control politics on
no Pacific coast And this. | imagine il the
n'"nt ~ tive general Republican favor at
ea.' n california. with which the proposal TO
nominate Grant is received. Tho expression
Of such mn opinion 10y Key is an indication of
mck kind uf men he associated with during his
tn-rima-' this side II the mountains.
But AGAIN. We are told 10y the same vcracious
aran .',r flat the crr!ng brother improved his
owortuuiio~ while with rs To- study up the
rl.nr-,., question. aud that he found the oppo-
,f.un flt Nia'~ Immigration confined to the
aosl.um element and the poorer class Of la
bor,r-. H. is represented as saying that
enpoy'r- ns a class. are in favor Of
Mc chinese. whom they find sober. in
du-irious rranly and frugal. Keys csti-
tho Chinese need not be- disputed. But
aslc from tho Central Pacific Railroad Com
tany ana the corporations controlled by that
vast niou"uo'y. hr Will lind il oNccedinGly DIM
cat % nNur "u ru'uloy"r Of Chinese labor on
this anH-' So l i~ Wiling 10 say what he saws
olhem. Ih,tr II certainly not public man
81 any inlit ul party who will defend
thin'>" irIrlieui'ion in the face Of the wide
tpr.nl h's' .lity 10 II, The unanimty Of this
hostility i~ ~.-n in tho now sitting Constiiu-
tonHl tunyrutiun which Is composed OF some
Of To- ahIn-i and hcst men I'm this Staie-mon
nlt Identified with party. politics. rarely con-
sentiu.. iu take Office. and standing above the
dcHl. .,ry ut the average politician. There
is r'ruHy mott in that body man who IA
Nol- Chinese Immigration, although many
n9h' mrn IN are manlully con-
sMndins i4 ,r.. Justice to the M9nsolien:
vlcws ar fully impressed upon him by the rail
road ma..uairs. and that in doing So he is max
inE SOM" return FOR tho fayors 30 lnNiShly hoe
slowed uugn him during his visit hy the cor
puIuiOn- that are covering the coast with rail-
roads built with Chinese cheap labor while white
hnrIng mon are starving for emp ,ymcnt
But while Key gors back and speaks lls
Ties's 'or Sargent and the railroads. he seems
% have forgotten that he travelled as the head
Government. Ia none II the toegrams that
have YET reached us is any mention made Of his
suggestions Of postal reform. or any
remedy for existing abuses. And yet | could
burden the compact columns OF The Sun with
details of postal dcllnquincics md inefi cheney.
many Items 81 which were notorious during the
!, is no new thing for letter to be three
DAY, ~ hdnsifW between San Francisco aud
Oakland. the two cities being situated on
with steam tcrrybonts passing and ropass-
ing every liiieen min9tes. The irregularities
in the Post Once OF Oakland. The second cijy ia
ei1o and population west Of the Missouri River.
ar" notorious aud scandalous. Opnn charges
Al" made 81 dishonesty ia that Office and the
eNstrnces OF circumstances tending To rstab-
llsh the charges is known To- the superlors Of the
lt~imhstrr run no change Is made IN the once,
probably because the incumbent Is n partisan
Of Sargent. TO whom he owes his position. At
IN time 81 hi reapp9intment. year ago. AMI
davis were scnt to Washington showing his
unttnr-s for the position and detail
luc the irregularities under his administration.
BIZ. these had no weight againstthe influence OF
Sargent. lie was reappointed, and now. ms /
an told 10y special agent Of the Post ONCE
Department. II Is known thar stealing Is going
~ ln that Office yet the man Is retained, and
Key comics TO California. accepts the Post
masters spitality, aud goes away apparently
satisfied 20 Jet the officer enjoy his oppor-
Pit the trouble with the mail service is be-
You'd ih' mere ADMINISTRATION Of any one ofll'e,
an Fan bee traced direct Ia the careless. not 10
Say .orrurt, manner in which Affairs are man
sg4l iu the department In Wash ingtOn. es-
I@al} % that branch having 10 do with the
lclug ~ r1ntract- and the supervision Of the
performance - the service. The newspapers
generally teen with complaints OF lrregulnr-
ho Wa with US; and yet instead Of having
mhese colrplainls investigated; he kept
deadhca1ing about. forgetting TO pay hotel
tI.~ and accepting iayors on all hands; and
NV that he has got bnck TO his Office in WASH
,hg'"n he i apparently unconscious Of any de-
hLurn'y IN me service. quote some OF the
somri9int- that have been made. Here is one
rom Fresno County, an important mining re-
zion ~ the eastern part Of this State:
ANra snst deal of trouble and ANNOYANCE, weekly
fa f,aiis Y its peet's along ne rgfd rem
.'' tr'uo Slough commonly called Whites Ferry,
M ms ca ,e ~ ,e pS Here be m n1' e sg
y ttaI .hs ftrly a. It always has We arc M.
n as q ' Hsii ~ nc g" mail is q.
49, .rlrIN or uarues who obtained the contract
,, ,aiiii.5 N 'aid contract but merely as specu.
e. hi af"tn happens IN such eases, they failed 70
on ANY IN ~s T9s IT, lHh I'm iae con,Tn', A. zee,
",''Nc 10 ssl their mail matter
Here is growl from Arizona;
u a ID, g ps, al, 'eGyiee on Route 4olo3 has COS,
q tar. .,, an" e,ss M Nm. los, o, thousani,
uat iis N r,.t f. ~ ne,ots "ny one up mere khe W