, 1878-09-14
Political .lsS9SNnlcNls.

| Every department and bureau at Wash
mGton has been thoroughly canyaSScd fny
subscriptions To the republican campaign
fund, as ii L. illustrate HAYES civil ser
vice order of June 22d. 1877. which de
clared = No assessment for political pur-
poses on officers or suburdiuatcs should
he allowed. The methods fur raising
ianney are precisely those which were
pl,cticed under Grant. The salaries are
ali regularly assessed in advance at fixed
percentage, - bring 2 certain amount into
the treasury of the congressional commit
tee, of which that eminent rctrrmCr,
Charles Foster, Is now the iirtctinc mind
\ collector, who receives iv., per cent.
on the toll he gathers in, goes around
with book into all the public offices,
takes down the names 81 the subscribers,
and at The close Of The month those sigma
lures aTo recognized by the discussing
officers is authority To deduct certain
portion If the regular salary "f the clerks.
Nearly al the chiefs of hur,arS and di-
visions, who draw iarye Vay and perform
little service, have set an example L. their
Subordma;eS hy Subscrihin" more than
the Stlm assessed on their salaries, IN or
der t" make their LOYALTY conspicuous.
At first III IT, was partial resistance 10
the assessments, under the dclusion that
the evil service order had some meaning,
and thai those Who "beyed its letter and
spirit would Ire projected That error Of
Judgment was SOON corrected, for II Was
discovered that every person who refused
10 be assessed Was reported al John
sherman ordered summary Dismissal IN
his department and It's branches as the
penalty for recusancy The sixth audi
tor $ cty;-c, which settles the post office
accounts, and is Known rs the Botany
Bay oi tie treasury, with three hundred
or more clerks, has selected as he FIRST
point of attacl, and after one removal
for this cause, the whole force fell IN and
even soU-h, - subscribe IS I measure Of
s,lt-protection-
Hayes gaye his name to head the list Of
contributors, which Of itself was waru-
ing to the Whole army Of ottice-hoidor5
that th.y were expected To DO likewise.
But he has not Yet pad in Il dollar to the
fund lie Is willing enough to sce The
I,oo~ clerks made to pay, bUt with ii:ry
thousand year. mi neariy everything
free that makes III =" actual cost If liz
irg, hc locks his ir.@ .es. and intimatcs
that his name aic. ..e to he sufficient,
because his eEaml ..- .sns of thousands
mo the political eAeh,qUer that might
not have o.: there without II.
He has shown himself in this matter
to he Il double ir,iud. First, hy cncour-
aging assessments which lie Lad formally
declared should not be allowed. Second
lv, lay lendin., has name without making
i, good with :; n.u,.cy value. Tie con-
siStcncy of his character has been man
tanned in this du,.icity. II he had been
an honorable nan, even ;ft.r the crime
bv which hc reached the pr, r,sidency,
Hayes would have sccn made good the
advances Of money which /,.ci, Chandler
had loaned for lis benefit. after John
sherman and ":hcrs failed I" rc.icem
their pledges. But he never lifted i tin-
GER t. pay What every gambler, even,
would have regarded Is :. debt Of honor,
and dismissed it rs u tiii,e unworthy OF
attention. lie iilst began Icy cLeatirr;;
his opponents. and now he cheats hlS
f.ienGs--Irtr Ycg.n SIN.