The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

New York SIM \

4 " eolisebOa, June 9.-lB SELECTING
his assistants for the great work of tim
Der reform, the Hon. Carl Sclurz has
conseaentaonsly followed that system OF
competitive examinations which is the
! chief glory of his department. As he
speaks and writes English himself with
tolerable hnencE for an adopted citizen,
and has, it is believed, mastered the
simple rules of erihography and syntax,
1 Mr.. Schnrz is particular about the cnl
tare of hissubor.linates- Several months
ago he had occasion TO appoint three
men 10 watch logs liza Galcasiea parish,
La He was informed by his deputy
that the parish did not afford three
HAYES Democrats who conld read and
write. Mr.. Sehurz thereupon gave or
| tiers th:it the log watchers should be
procured fgon New Orleans, and chosen
by competitive examination, in the
regular wxy.
This was done TO Mr. Schurz's salts
faction. and he promptly commissioned
| the Successful candidates. Their names
We're Caaradine, Stolbarger and McStea
They were despatched to Calcasieu with
fnll Instructions how to watch the logs.
and MIR Schurz turned to his other dn-
ties in the happy belief that the Gov
eminent timber in at least one parish
was guarded by scholarly men.
His belief was not disturbed until
quite recently. There was some tron-
bic over the logs in Galcasien, and the
local courts took cognizance of the Off
clal acts of Messrs. Carradine, Stoibar-
MssE sd n,
the trial of the case that these gentle
men, acting in concert and under Mr..
Sehnrz's orders. had drawa mp ana
posted upon a tree aAaotioe of warning
to a certain individual named Bean
Hodges, whom they suspected of filch-
ing Government logs. The original
document was introduced as evidence,
and it fell under Mr. Schurz's eyes
when full report of the TESTIMONY was
furnished the department at Washing
ton. 1t was as follows:
ssBaeu Hodges
E-Sir take Notiee that you Will Seize
hauling tember ca and after this date
and in Case of REFUSAL on your Part
you Will Suffer the Pently according
TO law.
.tSigned p w. A. MeStea,
K Stolbarger,
T.. Carradine,
in Charg of all TENDER Under Seazure
In Barnes Greek and Veeenity."
The knowledge of this high handed
outrage upon the language of his adopt
ed country reached Mr.. Sehurz when
his health was FRUSTRATED by over-indul-
genee in green tea. Notwithstanding
the deplorable condition of bis nerves,
Mr.. Sehurz took immediate and yigor-
Gus measures to investigate the means
by which these illiterate pc rsons fraud
ulenty passed the competitive examin-
alton at New Orleans Were they per-
sonated by others before the examiners?
Were the examination papers illegally
furnished them in advance and for
what consideration? The depth of the
infan9y involved in the transaction, Mr.
Sehurz Was resolved 10 fathom at any
cost of time and money. He felt THAT
the credit of civil service reform, and
indeed the stability of his whole system
of making appointments. depended up
on thorough exploration OF this mat
ter. aud the discovery and punishment
of all the parties concerned ia the fraud
This is why Mr.. Sehurz takes no in
terest in the work of the Potter com
mittee. All the other members Of the
Fraudulent Cabinet are deeply affected
by the revelations concerning the elec-
toral FRAUD in Louisiana but Mr.. Sehuiz
has another. and, as he thinks. a more
important inquiry to conduct. IT is
said that he does not even know of the
existence of the Potter committee.