, 1878-05-11
Cur Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, April %, Is.

1
civil service reform in the brain OF Mr.
Haves went up IL balloon yesterday.
One Of the members uf tie republican
congressional committee VISITED The white
house 10 ask where, under the supposed
rules laid down by Dir. nayes, the s.news
Of war for the coming election were to be
secnred. Mr. Hayes told the member
that the oii:ce-holdeIs would contribute,
ought to contribute, end thai he, when an
oi.ice holder, haa often contributed. He
insisted only that cfiioe-hcltlers should
not be compelled TO contribute by threats
of removal. What this amounts to any
one can tell who knows anything Of office
holding. With this language of Ar-
HAYES before them, we shall al once have
a paper going through each bureau Of the
var;ous departments in something like
this form The undersigned agree III
pay to the republican eongressl"nai com
mirtee, for use III the fail elections, ten
per cent. Of our salaries for the months
OF Nav, June, July, August and Septem-
her. 1873" The raner, le: us aay f"f the
Tenth auditors oiiice, is gi%ned first by
j. Smith, auditor; Gext hy Jones, depGty
auditor; next by Robinson, ciief clerk
then ly tie heads Of the dUZen OF 80 iii
| visions in the beureau. On each Of them
the appointment cl,rh viii have httle
distribution. This system brings the
monev. No clerk dafcs to roinse. Ills
sfy,e Of business is so mach mcre sneaA-
ins than Jack ChaHdlers open huiidcZ-
| ;Ee, that ChaGdls.: really deserves 70 rank
as anhoneat man and refofnser besides
the powers thai be.
The matter Of funds being thus dis
posed Of, :he members of the committee
| express the opinion that Sir HAYES Is
| mach misunderstood man, a COED - ria-
chine Politician and deserves radica,
support So we have practically an end
OF anv effort Of reform. 1t Is IL ":',cr Tor
! Fir. HAYES 10 step down and ont aS a re
fIrmsr. BY doing so-by openly uslng
the common republican mcaEs q: carry
ing elections can substantially unite
| his party C"Hs nt!ug 10 lie Use vi such
! means, without personally and actively
taxing part. he may sti!l do aaeh TO har-
lnonizc the par.y.
Now, what are the democrats dom" iii
the direction oi providing for the fai!
elections! The control Of the House for
two ycals depends ON these elections.
! The prevention Of another iran Ike that
which sent Hayes Ia the white house,
depends or them. So isr as ti.e Geino-
/ Gratis OF the present House 2ra concerned,
! IL IL only fa:r 10 say that majority Of
them seem Ia lave generally done what
! they eogil II make victory easy tins iati-
! The more exciting and i.lpasrant gues-
teens I'LL come when the appropriation
! h.!!s ar finally sG!ei ON, a:i'! ti.en ne
M&y hope the party ii tic House I'll
/ stand t"eethes.
| In III 5 .en2.;iI commentator, however,
30 one oug!1t. t" ":csi'u& ti.r tremendous
! fraad Of s!,;..h the Hons; was .:;ii;y on
Honda. III :!Ie passage. ot a !:Ii; throwing
ava; i.gc or Six H.:!iIrn do!iacs Oa river
,rd h2rh0r iihIroveraerts." II one marty
Gn,g. hal heea guilty III this matter 1t
! uG.,l te cpnlcrnnrd beyond redemption.
! ;;otl. I.2Ir:e> were - ia il however. The
! lrvtcxt un"n winch n.any voted taT ihis
, cxtrayag4nce Was that the mcney would
! pat iabore:s Ia wcrka The history OF
such apprur:i4fiGiis is the history OF
| f:alids and enormous private fortunes,
not of prosperity IL labor or business.
/ ran not her, tof9re mcItinnc.; was
! nominated for callector at Ecw CI!ca:is-
! Ee was not il is sad, TIE c:!nicc Of any
Of TIE republican politicians Of the state,
2ad ;hey threaten trouble. Ills nanc
NAV have been selected by lottery. Beng
4 new AMI unanogn nsp, i: is not rtan
tliat any indictments have been fould
. g;,..,st h;,l, snd So far, at least, the an
nnGncene:,t is a relief Fr,in another
stolen s'a e-f!oriaa- a re;a'it this
| inoYn;n. Of confession on the part II two Of
| the active republican iGanagc.s IN 1876,
Mci-in aai DeGn.s. Details are mol yeJ
| known, and the Importance of the rereia-
| tons Cannot bc estimated Bat 1t Is
| gratifying that the two states which un-
! questionatly voted for TIiden and We're
counted for Haves, are the means Of Con
linually disturbin. the quiet of the
man who proited by the theft. REx-