, 1879-01-29

ApIh llHlIullhHu ~ FeStcA Ill lltlfs IE5lS{5 tHo
appointment Of objectionable men III or
| tler to retain his pot officials WHO hnvo been
faithful onfy 10 his personal intercsIa. Tho
| proteusc Of rcmovnt without cnuso WAS no.
cssnrily Rot up as n reason for Senator CoHk-
IrHos resisting the confirmation Of tho now
appointments, and tho Senatorial hnbit cf
standing by ono another In tho matter Of
patronage hns embed him to t1cfcat coti-
tirmntion TINS far. Hut this rrc.cnso will
no longer nvai1, now that tllo correspondence
Of the Treasury Department has been made
pnblfc and shall continue to 10 &c, and tho
Senatorial habit VIC have spoken Of mrtst
give way before tho forco Of publie opinion,
which demands preference Of tho public iu.
terest over the individual interests Of any
one politician or any cliqno Of politicians.
Secretary HnERsiASs communication to tho
Senate in regnrd 10 tho New York appoint.
mcnts is clear, explicit, and convincing. It
recounta with sufficient detail to imply nc
curacy tho various abuses and raGcalltea
which wera brought to light by tho several
investigations ordered by tho Government,
Senator CoxKL1Sa'a Collector was acos,x-
toned to regard his place an sincecnro,
and mt In an appearance at his ofFtco onty n
couple Of hours a tiny, thus leaving i.s actual
management to deputy wlioso conduct
cYou Alr. CoaEhtso will hesitate 10 stlstain.
The proposed reductions In force which
had beon swollen 10 unnatural Dimensions
for partisan, tnx-cating considerations worc
fierce1y resisted, and It WIS only tho per.
biBtcnco Of tie Treasury Department which
finally secured suctl reductions aud tloreby
aaycd nearly :24O,00o annually. bes;dus III.
crc,sing tho efficiency of tho forco. II VIII
nscertained by investigation tint almost tho
entiro line Of Custom-1touso cn,p!oyos had
acquired tho habit of ncceptiu, IRREGULAR
fcos, pratuittcs, and porou;sitos. which. in
many cases, had grown into actual b]ackma,l.
Tho work Of weighing and gaueinc lad in.
creased by ronson Of abuses 10 s,,cl cost
that 1t was practicable to eavs $500, ,ooo a
year in this sngte branch Of ti.o setvicr,-a
saving that was ac!nnlly accomplished by tho
subsequent reforms. "Iaborers" were
carried on tho pny.rolls whose ouly labor
vas to sign tho rolls when tllay reooiyea
their nay, exccptinp t1,e political services
rendered tho corrnrt oliuuo that provided
them with their placcs,
Tho management OF tho New York Office
was such Is to coustItuto systo,uatio dir
crirninatiou against importers at every other
cjty. md thus practically v;o1oto n co,,a.,tu.
tionaI proyision for uniformity NJ fu,;es
These werc the reasons for removal. md. If
they DO not sufficient, then the President
should be relieved from nll future RESPONSE
bility for his su1ordjno.cs, and notice ehou,d
l,o giyou to oil o{iccholdera that they mav bo
as care1esy or a. corrupt ~ they ploasa 10
long as they Gun conulnud tho pronor political
backing. II tho charges against tho Anruua
and ConsELn infringement Of tho Now
York Custom.Houso arc not sufficient to
Justify their removal, geuator Coyx11so
should be required to stato wl,at kind OF
official derelictlon, malfeasaacc. mud rascolity
would, iu tho opinion OF his Lortlsiip. suf1lco.
VIII lie accept anything s,,ort of rapo. arson.
and mnrdcr2 Dlackmail, fraud, peculatiou.
plundsr, and robbery count for nothing with