The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1880-12-04

annum, and is dissatisfied lie wants
an aid / anal 5000 Considering tho
fact that he and the entire force Of
his Office w,re engaged upon cam.
paign work for the radical party
about four months Of last year,
there may be some doubt whether
the people have got even the value
Of his present salary. The Assis-
tant Secretary Of the Interior also
wants a comfortable slice put Oh top
of his salary. lie now receives
$500 and asks for 81 900 addition
al, Nearly all the chiefs Of the n
dlan Barcau ask for more pay, and
the Indian agents jim in the chorus
with a demand that increases the
appropriations for their benefit sey.
erGl thousand dollars. The Com.
missioner OF Pensions wants $1,000
I'D led to his salary of $1,000 and the
Commissioner Of Patents desires His
pay raised from $500 to ) 1000,
and so through q list which it would
take columns TO onumerate.
| refer 10 these things to show tie
tendencies OF Republican Officials
They have lst come out Of a sue.
ccssful campaign and expect Co..
gross to no I5ngcr refuse their de-
m1uds. II the present house was
Republican there is no doubt but
that all The liberal appropriations
asked would lee granted but whether
q Democratic House and Senate will
take such a course is another qucs,
ton. During the last four years a
Democratic Congress has reduced
the annual expenses Of the govern
ment ut The rate at from thirty 10
forty millions per annum, but as a
result Of this SCI vice to the people
a Republican House las been re-
tarned, 1t is a question, therefore,
whether the Democratic majority
will longer place itself as a barrier Ic
tween Republican extravaganza and
the public treasury. II it is the will
Of the people that money should flow
like water, that salaries should be
paid and liberal subsidies be voted,
while taxes ofall Kinds are proper
tionateIy increased, a few Democrats
on the floor Of Congress can not
be expected to stand up IN u hand-tIs
T hand fight against such results. Per.
sonel comfort and selfish interests
would seem to demand an opposite
, course. | merely throw these re-
; marks out as suggestions.
General Garfield lately paid a
, brief visi, to Washington, but very
sensibly declined a public reception.
lie came quietly aud was met at the
depot by but two persons, one Of
whom vas Bob Ingersoll. As Gar
field alighted from the train be
=, grasped TngersOll cordially By tue
hand With o hearty 'tlIow are yor,
!, Boblp Twenty years ago when tho
!, chances Of Stephen A. Douglass
!, we're being discussed by a little
gathering Of friends, Beverly Doug"
!, lass, Of Virginia, then in Congress,
, said to the prospective Chic. Mag
: istrate "Judge, when you're rr,si-
dent | don't want. anything but for
you just TO call me 'Bev.'" This
mark Of familiar friendship on the
!. part Of a presiient-elect is enjoyed
!. by the Reverend Robert, who has
certainly earned q warm place In the
: affections Of the new administration
The visit Of General Garfield was
upon private business, chiefly, | an
talj, to pack b-oks and papers, rec
oris. etc TO be tsken witt bin q
the White House. The Post sayi
one stjec, ~ the visit was TO re-
hesrse the nodzs eperaHdi Of a pub
lie White House reception, ard de-
seribes tho ~rehears,I briefly a. fol-