Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-25

The Government Prsnscr-Ssar ROuoo
Cases md Helm.
To the Editor Of TIE EVENING srAR;
In this mornings Repssoifcas IN an obscure e.
umn, as II twere seeking hiding place, appeared
the following apology:
PLAIN CASE
In referring % the star route oasee ana the c< a
,ne Sagr OF this cts 10 connect the Government rr1nS
the r1it.bure kre',Sn0 Chroaicls says And 1nsn ~
sn =. ne stsess 1pon the irinisr and
or lonsibe souroe; when assume that Mr. RoSn6
conviction of 81 the parties who have se, srrasn
10 snT S.9es We assume what apparsa
osrS5 ny ressnteit aud whose motives not N
The correspondent carefully I NAV better $40
craitIH, enades the real issue. The point Ia Nd
that M Rounds Is directly interested IN the star
reuters, out that Indirectly he aids and comforfa
Them by appointing 20. and retaining In one ~
the most lucrative and responsible positions under
him, the business manager OF a newspaper IN THIS
city that has the broadcast reputation OF bens
their principal organ. In this connection and 10
this cause il may fairly be said the conduct or the
Public Printer is reprehensible. IL is for Keeping
star Route Helm In his employ and giving MIN
such latitude and authority that Mr.. Rounds n
responsible, and should be called 20 account ana
all the clatter or pen and voice OF WASHINGTON
correspondents. interested or disinterested. canT
change the fact that any Intelligent ctizen- known
IL. The idea OF man being paid by the goyernmeaf
for running the affairs OF one OF the most fmDorf.
ant branches OF the Government Printing offics.
at inc same time he Is pecunlarfly Interested
IN, and business manager OF, a newspaper that n
nearly every issue abuses the government In such
manner as 10 convince even tie most charttabiY
disposed that its owners are inimlcal 20 the bes&
interests OF the people! IL is preposterous ana
unless the Public Printer unloads him, It viii b
the unquestoned duty or republicans at thu
coming session OF Congress 10 ascertain by Tn
yestgaton, why II is that public Official should
permit himself, apparently, 10 be so completely
In charge OF such person. IL is said that he noe
only dictates as TO who shall be employed and who
riage-inspector- condemning and purchesine AZ
will-orders the pulling down OF old presses ard
ouyS new ones, regardless OF expense, with e
mUCh abandon as II there were no limit to hin
authority and no end TO the purse-strings he 90
recklessiy handles. What IS the secret OF all thu
power? Can any one tell? VIII the Ingenious Ger
respondent In question explain9 There is no In
spiraton OF jealousy In the desire 20 know. ana
Is IL the fault of the pw That t ape an s
around the Office when Congress is not In sessdon
oyercoat on arm, rarely understanding TO do any.
day; while what little service he is capabie a
rendering is In the interests OF the Cr-itici II so
and Mr.. Rounds hasn't the disposition or "a now.
eress 70 make reform In this direction, Congress
should pass law that will compel him. or who.
ever may succeed him In the foremanship OF the
Congressional Record, TO pull on his coat and 90
TO work in some other branch OF the once or lose
his pay while on duty. Compositions, laborerA
transferred to some other denermen ate or A.
charged at the close OF each session. Why shouI1
an exception be made In case OF the foremanS
And, again, II the Public Printer hasn't the wei
fare OF the government sufficiently at heart 20 80
that, although the ldu doesn't forbid this forO.
nah engaging IN tue puDllcaton or any neWDp
ng I. he hasn. the the moral moral CO. oour ss
to say to him, "Sir, my ideas q
voice OF the press which when heard is unQuannsdV
pronounced against the practice OF allowing yOS
TO run newspaper while you foreman OF Tho
Congressional Record, compel me TO say that yo0
must either relinqush your interest In the CjSa
or resign the position you hold under me-pou can.
not Se1'ue tioO naasters"-f say, seeing all this
conscious OF how the people feel about IT, the Pub
lie Printer hasn't the stamina, Independence
manfness, courage, TO say this much, then vt
Congress amend section 3,765 OF the Revised STAT.
utes so as 10 include the foreman OF the RECORD
The section reads as follows: Neither the Con.
greSSional printer, nor the foreman OF printing.
shall, during his continuance In ONCE, have any
interest," direct or Indirect In the publication a
any newspaper or periodical, or In any printing.
binding. engraving, or lithographing OF any and
or In any contract for furnishing paper or oehGf
material connected with the public printing bind
Ing, lthographng or engraving; and for every NO.
latfon OF this section, the party offending shall O
conviction before any court or competent 1ur1sios
ton, be imprisoned In the penitentiary for tern
OF not less than one nor more than I'VE years. Anl
shall be nned In the sum OF 1--WE hundred dollaruLs
as he should be, and compel him to s00rS
for his pay, and predict that In very short t1mo
thereafter his name would be dropped from t.
pay roll OF the Government Printing of1cA
although he might still exercise a controlling IN.
nuence over the man he so largely-in his oWn
estimation-helped to make But then goy.
eminent wouldn't be paying him for the doubtful
nonor OF SUCH influence, and Mr.. Rounds could
thank God and take courage that he had rid him.
self OF so much OF the barnacle that was growin4
into such huge proportions To threaten th6
destruction OF what little reputation he had left q
man who started In 10 manage the affairs OF tho
government Printing Office on I" business ps'fn.
ciptes.n RRPURIycAu
November %, 1882 ~