Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-31
POLITTC4ESU SUB SOIL.

Ihe appointment of Mr.. Walter Evans
commissioner of internal revenue was a
political contract. It is understood at the
treasury department that Mr.. Evans will
not attempt to familiarize himself with
the duties of the Office, or attempt any
mastery of the details of the service. All
these matters are to be left to Mr.. Rogers.
the deputy commissioner. The explana-
ton that is made in behalf of this policy
is that less than two years remain of the
period of this administration, that in that
| space Mr.. Evans cannot inform himself
regarding the rulings and methods of the
department in general and especially in
its dealings with the whisky industry,
and have any time to attend to his politi-
cal duties, he being under
covenant with the President to
deliver to Chester A. Arthur the votes of
Kentucky in the next National Republican
convention, and of course he must have
time to secure his goods so that he can
make the delivery.
If the deputy commissioner is compe-
tent to discharge all the real duties of the
position, it is an outrage on the public
service and on good govern ment that he
was not chosen as the responsible head of
the department. In such case the service
would have the abilities of an officer who
is not political adventurer, and is not
under contract to prostitute the Office for
political corruption. Mr.. Rogers is to be
commissioner, in fact, he is to discharge
n mt hai e
cure purity to the service in any degree in
cases where absolute purity will come in
contact with the supposed political
interests of Arthur. Mr.. Rogers rep
resents government. Mr.. Evans political
intrigue and machine work. The one is a
subordinate shorn of power to enforce in
all needful cases the authority of his Of
flee. The other is the chief, who can en-
force or remit the laws of the country and
the rulings under the laws, as may best
please the ambitions and supposed
interests of candidate for the Republican
party nomination for President.
This is a truthful picture of the schein-
ing of "the practical politician" who oc-
cupies the executive chair at Washington,
who is ION the quiet" fixing things to
secure if possible tba Bepublican nomin-
alton nextyear. Fa ooes the advantage
of having Arthur men for
internal revenue collectors. He
believes that the proposed reduction of
collectors will give him little ecLat as a
reformer, but that he will reap great ad-
vantage in having Arthur collectors for the
consolidated districts. A gentleman who
is inside of politics, who has been watching
the internal revenue changes, says that in
every instance where a collector has been
removed he has been a Half-Breed, who
has given place to an Arthur man, and
that these changes have been made by the
Presidents orders and without consultation
with the internal revenue bureau. The
new commissioner is to continue and en-
large this work. 1t remains to be seen
Wa skill he will exhibit as corruption-
ist AID what power the men may have who
are wearing Ar.hur's collar and drawing
pay from the government as servants of
its internal revenue.
The country will watch these schemers
and note the effect their scheming may
produce toward the attainment Of the OBJ
jective point of Arthur's ambition. Should
this sub-soil plotting prove successful in
capturing the Republican nomination, the
people will see to it that their govern
mental affairs are turned over to purer and
better men than the practical politician
Arthur, and the shameless stool pigeon
Walter Evans. 'The schemes o. men aft
gang aglee," and the game that Arthur is
playing will at some stage turn to the
ashes Of discontinue.