Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-23
The President and the Party.

| SERVICE ORDER
Mr.. Keim sent the following dispatch from
this city to his journals last night:
A serious point Of perplexity in the minds of
| Committee has been the subject of raising the
| funds necessary to meet the expenses atten l.
ant upon running the coming political cam
| palgn, III view OF the commonly accepted posi-
tiOn OF the President on the relations of the
| OfficehOders to politics. General CampbeV,
The Pennsylvania member of the Congressional
| committee, anxious to ascertain definitely and
directly, for his own information and that of
the committee, what the Presidents opinions
actually were, and what might be expected in
the event of the committee undertaking to
adopt the course pursued under the Old regime,
called upon the President. He introduced his
conversation by general reference to the
| approach OF the campaign, and of the import
ance of an increased representation in Con
gress IL in order o., to renew the republican ;eend-
and as an important check upon ANY any
high-handed proceedings which might be
y as eeson in s soTfs Thss
President listened with deep interest, fire.
duently interfering observations of approval
and inquiry. He remarked that he felt keenly
sensible of the Importance of the present
years elections, and hoped that in their re-
suits they would meet the hopes and eXpecta-
tionSS. of himself and all other republicans:
Finding this an excellent opportunity, General
| Campbell interjected, Being 50 sincerely IN
terested in the success of the republican party
| might ask from whence are we to draw the
| sneWS OF war? Your orders to the officers of
| the government preclude revenues from that
source. We consider that those who fill the
offices and realize some .pecuniary returns
from the ascendancy of the party should at
| least bear portion of the burdens pecunia
lily, # not personally, of the contest" The
| The only difference hitherto has been one of
| methods: The executive order alluded to was
| designed to let faithful officers under
stand that their first allegiance was to the
| government and its interests, and not to
| parties and persons. | believe this is
now being, generally understood, but so far
! as subscribing reasonable share out OF
| Their incomes to meet the expenses OF the
| campaign, there can be no reasonable Objec-
| ton to that but it cannot be demanded under
| threat OF removal as hitherto. An officer can
| give or not as he pleaSeS, without affecting his
| tenure OF office for or against him. expect
to contribute my proportion to the campaign
| expenses. and there will be no objection to
| others i'll office doing likewise in fact, should
| be pleased il they were to do sO.' The PreSl-
| dent then alluded to his own campaign ex-
| pellence when he was chairman of county and
| state committees. and how funds were raised
| 1Or purposes OF state campaigns, remarking
that he could appreciate as well as any one
me nccessltyo1 funds for the imperative needs
| Of political campaign.
! The President added -" And as TO the par
tlclpatlon OF officials in the campaign, there
they are being used to further the interests of
| certain individuals who by party machinery
and their hold on its manipulatiOnS Overrule
| int NiSHtS Vi tle people anu SUBJECT rCDuOll-
cans to the alternative of voting for obnoxious
candidates or submitting to party defeats.
The order applying to officers of the govern
men ment IN this sense will be vigorously enforced,
put alter the candidates are fairly in the field,
| without the aid OF conventions packed with
! Once holders acting at the beck of dominant
| cnque OF politicians, there will be no objection
| TO oihccrS doing their Share-S0 long as it does
| not interfere with their official dutieS-n the
| held work OF The campaign, the same as any
| Oiner citizen"
Gen. Campbell stated tonight that he now
| 1elt quite easy in mind, both as to funds and
| services; that the President appreciated the
| situation thoroughly, and, without coming in
| conflict with his position as to the relations
| between officials and politics, would give the
campaign his moral and individual support.
| Gen. Campbell thinks that the President has
Deen much misunderstood, and now sees no
| reason whatever to be dissatisfied with his
| course: He thinks the republicans OF all ways
of thinking should now abandon their attacks
| upon the President and turn them upon the
democrats, where they will do most good.
| SECRETARY THOMPSON is expected back
from Indiana next Saturday night or Sunday
| NoMINATIONs.-The President sent to the
| Senate today the nomination of Thos A.
| Henry, to be collector of customs, Pamlico,
n. c., and a number of minor nominations of
| postmaSters.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs, who has gone
| to Boston will join the President in Philadel.
| phia tomorrow.
A MEETING of the officers and clerks of the
Internal Revenue bureau will be held to NOR
| row afternoon, shortly before o'clock, at
| which action appropriate to the death of the
late VIM. OrtOn, president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, who was formerly
commissioner OF internal revenue, will be
taken.
PERsONAL-Mrs. DIR. Little and daughter.
who have been visiting at the White House,
left this morning for their home in Delaware,
| Ohio.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Senators Lamar and Kellogg Rep
resentatives O'Neil, Errett, Burchard, Rainey,
Browne and Governor Stearns of Florida.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL MUDDLE-
Up to 2o'cock to-day the House was endeav-
oring to get out of a snarl, and had spent two
S hours SIN IN the same endeavor; 1t appears that
| privilege, protest signed by twenty-six mem
bers OF Congress against the passage of the
river and harbOr Appropriation bill. Mr. Cox,
under the ruling, wanted to make a speech to,
| day. All kinds and manner of points of order
were, were 81 submitted as to the protest being a
dsd t to- be s'1 SUCH a Inc ques9ion, SRa1 dsei sed
| but the House, by a vote of lS1 to lO2 laid the
the clerks desk the protest and had it read
| as part of his remarks Mr.. Conger demanded
| that the words contained in it which spoke of
| the "SpOiatiOn of the Treasury" be taken
down, and that Mr.. Cox be cenSured The
| latter, however, withdrew the remarks. Subse.
| auently passages in the protest were objected
TO, 1t being the purpose of the friends of tho
| river and harbOr bill to prevent Cox from
| making speech If possible.
A NACANCY.-The marshal of idaho terri
tory, recently confirmed by the Senate, went
| out to that territory and took look around.
| Not liking the prospect of things, he comes
back and has just resigned.
THE SPECIE RESUMPTION iNQUIRY-The
| following persons have been subpenaed to
| appear before the House banking and cur
| rency committee for examination in regard to
| the possibility and eXpediency of an early re.
sumption OF specie payments: MeSsrs. b. B.
sherman. Geo s. COe, Jas. NJ. Brown, George
| Eliss, Frederick d. Tappan, Jos. SeligmaR.
John Thompson and Peter Cooper Of New
York, and II. Carey Baird and E. NJ. Lewis of
| Philadelphia.
The NEW ORLEANS MINT-The House com
mlttee on coinage, weights and measures has
agreed to report favOrably the pending bill
approprlating $15 coo to repair and put in Oper
| alton the mint at New Orleans authOriZing the
Coinage OF gold and silver thereat and MAKING
| an appropriation therefor.