The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-09

the movement against the Surveyor
of the Port of Baltimore is not con.
fined to few only. The complaints
against the Custom Heuse officials
are assuming such character as to
render an investigation necessary for
the welfare and honor of the Repub-
lican party In Maryland.
"The movement against further
in Office of the Surveyor
Is attracting considerable attention,
and the fact IL being remarked upon
that those most hostile to him are the
men who have had the best ODportuni.
ty ofbcesming familiar with him and
as each gives his personal experience
and relates the indignities and injus.
tice they have received at his hands,
one cannOt help coming to the con-
clusion that his reign OF brutality and
tyrany must come to an end, when
the state of affairs are brought to the
attention of the President, as they
undoubtedly will be and supported
by the sworn statements of those
making them. In the early stages
of the movement for redress at the
hands of the authorities at Washing
ton, the Col. protested the utmost in
difference, but now that the move
ment has assumed formidable pro-
portions, and presents defiant frent,
he is becoming alarmed and efforts
are being made to tone down if pos
sible the bitter feeling of resentment
that has naturally followed. The
argument used and the one that is
supposed will accomplish much, is
that if one link is broken in the chain
of federal officials now holding office,
that no one can forsee the result on
the balance. But the men engaged
in this movement are not neviceS in
politics, and who that knows the Col
lector of the Port, shrewd politician
that he is, supposes for one instant
he would suffer his political interests
to become identified with those of
the Survey, or whose political follow
ing in this State would not make cor
poral's guard, and outside of his de.
pendants is absolutely nothing. To
you at d distance frem Baltimore it
might seem impossible that the State
of affairs should last SO long, and no
effort be made by Those who have born
the yoke to shake off the hand of the
tyrant but you must remember that
the hybrid administration which,
thank God, is gone never more to re.
turn, was a personal one, and those
interested had little heps or faith in
1t. Now that we have President, a
administration and new
blosd in the departments at Wash.
ingtOn, a hearing will be asked for,
and no sane man who knows the evil
dence that will be presented can doubt
what the result will be. The men
who composes the force of inspectors,
weighers, &C., in the different depart.
ments that come under the control of
the Surveyor, are the representatives
of every section of our State, includ-
ed in their number are men of intel.
ligence and means, men from every
avocation in life, men who have stood
in solid phalanx to resist the march
of Lees batalliens. men who carry
the mark of the rebel bullet and
sabre. and men who have worn as
high an insignia of rank and of honor
as he who has sought to degrade
their manhood. Let it be distinctly
understood that the movement
against him is not that of any clique
or faction, in its ranks are Blaine
men, Grant men and Sherman men.
Neither are they opposing his furth-
err continuance in Office as the repre-
sentative of any clique or faction, for
to use the language of his now adj
mirers he would be "toO heavy q
load to carry" for either one. 1t is
simply a revolt against man who is
unit to have power over men en-
trusted in his hands. If he must be
provided for at the public expense
lot the administration send him in
some capacity to our newly acquired
deminions of Alaska, or to some post
on the frontier, where his refined and
amiable disposition might conciliate
the savage, and the Indian problem
solved at a great saving to the Gov
eminent. The Col. was very much
disconnected at the denomination of
your present able and worthy repre-
sentative and it was a severe blow to
his little programme that he had ar
ranged, and which l shall endeavor
to enlighten you on in the future.
Now however thst you have sue
ceeded In electing him, l suppose,
that true to his selfish instincts, he
is loudest in his pretestations of
devotion to the member elect.
Whilst his organ in your city indul-
gss in fullsome fiattery, those behind
the scenes laugh at the farce being
enacted. 1t has often been subject
of considerable comment whether the
clerical force of the Surveyors de-
partment receive compensation frem
the government for services perform
ed in the discharge Of their duty at
their station in Baltimore or whether
they are paid for spending the prin-
cipal part Of the time in walking
about the streets of Frederick, and
lounging In the country. Another
question in Civil Service reform Is
how can an employee of the Survey
Or's office, GO to Frederick and per-
form clerical duty for the Agricultu-
raj Society, at the same time he is be-
ing paid fer services supposed to be
rendered the government. / will
tell you in my next all about that
conspiracy to defeat Nall and others
at the election In 1879.
VERITAs."