The sun., 1881-03-13
TIE NEW HAVEN CoLLECroRsHIP.
FroE Northrop OF Yale Dissppointinr tho
Politicians By Seeking . Fsurth Terr.

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Politicians By Seeking . Fourth Tern.
NEW HAVEN, March 12.-Now that any
anxiety that Mr.. N. d. sperry may possibly
have felt lest Gen. Hawley might take notion
to meddle In our local Post Offlce matters has
been relieved by reappointment ,and confrma-
tion, the seekers after spoils arc wor-
ried about our Collectorship. This furnishes
q comfortable berth. not much to do. and some
$500 per annum for doing 1t, to say nothing
OF the power OF appointing to several minor
but paying offices. and the consequent political
influence. That the due discharge OF the off,
cial functions for which the Collector OF the Port
OF New Haven is paid so handsomely cannot
be an onerous tax upon time ia proved by the
fact that our actual Collector has held the Office
for twelve years. and during the Same period
OF time he has combined with the collection Of
duties upon double-canned rum. imported to-
bacco. sugar. and molasses the more esthetical
duties attached to the Profcssorshp OF Rhet-
orio and English Literature In Yale College.
Nor has there ever been any complaint tnat
Collector Pro feesorCyrus Northrop has n ot been
Some OF ths ore fastidious Of the you niger grad
yates his alma mater have whispered that the
holding q Col,Eecttorship lie vas not compatible
sorship. and that professors spare tme out:
side Of the lecture room fought to be devoted
to study. The Professor Collect conscience.
however, was fortified by the support OF ex-
President Woolsey. who, twelve years ago. con
ssented to Mr.. Northrop's holding the two Of
foes. Our local merchanta and i'm portera were
and are satisfied. because tho Custom House
has been well managed. and the Collector Pro-
Until recently the local politicians OF tho Re-
publican faith were satisfied because Collector.
who IN times past did % his fair 81 share Of cam.
paigD work, and whose services on the stump
were were In demand and always freely given. But
within the last Jew months the politicians have
been less satisfied. The Collector Professor took
Mr.Hayess g civil service rules as something more
than Joke. In fact. he read and interpreted
that comic document as though 1t were seri-
ously written and intended to he obeyed. and he
tom % House az actually @ went out Of % poliss' While
the other Collectors and Postmasters I'll throughout
the State we're agonizing on the stump and
offices from the clutches of the Democrats.
Collector Professor Northrup strictly confined
publican and teacher Of English literature
Not speech did he make for Gar
field. and II he contributed to the cam
salary which Yale allows it's professors. Since
the election the whisper among the POLITICIANS
and conine himself to his college duties. In
deed, SO determined were the politicians that
new man ' for ne the se % @ who Tn
hSs sesp bn S wh
the Connecticut, militia. TO facilitate his
quietly given out out that coliector, Professor of
Northrop did not desire a reappcintment and
SO industriously was this rumor spread
that It was generally believed, The stafl
his friends. and tho local politicians
should be deputies and tidewaiters. But
our Professor Collector does not intend to be
supplanted II he can help IT, and he Is an appli
secured the support Of President Porter. so that
no one can very well venture to critcise the
holding OF the double Office as q literary impro-
priety. President Porter is the most
conscientious Of men. and when he says
tiops those OF the collector OF dues on rum and
molasses. fastidoue young Yale must cease to
turn up its nose. The probabilities are that
Professor: Collector Northrop will continue to
hold the Custom House fort. and that the ex-
rid Of him will be sadly disappointed.
Marshall Jewell has been taking n hand in
the matter. because could he capture our Gus
tom House. and place a political henchman in
charge of it. no might use the political infu-
Again. it would do something toward atom
aE n the er Hartford ha fhaF5a Fds9 Once the %ls5 RSs
Gen. Hawley defeated him. Gen. Hawley has
scr Northrop. but neither does he like Mr. jew
the business. By the way. Gen. Hawey has
seriously offended Gov. Bigelow. his
se sevc Of Re0Sf na Who wRSs hens
to Washington TO attend the inaugu-
ration and look after the offices. Gen. Hawley
forgot to wait upon them to pay his respects" !"
and at the moment before their departure for
kept TO his bed all Saturday. They are surer
than ever that when he was elected the wrong
man WAS made Senator.