New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14

Uouse Post once and Navy Yard have al been waited
upon contribution to hep de;ray the eIptnSes W 9t
amounting to per cent in the case OF oreinen ara
clerks and ore days pay for uachmen' shpK'ePels'
e,c amount intended to be raised in the Navy Yard =.
81 900 and IRON all source, 600 10 5000 for "hd
purpo.ei Certainly no honest one When was 'cv,o i,
10 Congress. when the csptaion tax wae prcrc4uste
TO voting IT, cost about 5000 to canvass NoIt3a Con.!'
vassers nearly al in GoycrnmeEt employ anu lS C.
by the Government IT should cost much lcss' NJ ~
corrupt votera and for that alone.
MAHONE DEMORALIZGNG THE CoLORED VOTERS.
II has been that Senator Malone has been great
bcnefac,or to the cOlored race, but unhesitaungy
assert that there has been done TO demoraze them
,Dce he came into power than all that occurred In
the history the The leading colored Republicans
OF Norfolk County except those holding Federal position
are nearly al II favor OF the regular kcpaDncnA uChc
asS.o asSH, 0het' hevs beef made fc some of them
bv General Mahones managers TO desert their ucket
and support the ReaUuscr. far these ehor,s nave
been unayaing but tAls only SHOWS the use LOT VIZ %
the money is being wrung from the "o!Aths
mon ana employees OF the Government. inc
absolute control over the patronage OF inc Siae coi
ferred by the Administration upon Senator Mdhone a
iIlIor senator from the state and the fact
thut this assessment IA understood 10 he maze
in Norfolk recently, have had effect 10 produce
feeling of icar And many men who have OeGu whtcd
moi ord to give amounts required but that heJ
feared refuse and fO the sake OF retaining Their places
would cIamp their wives and children.
Wr Prs.idept have now given you a truthful state
Nii' @ ~ the Iyronns tl,t IrC brng nrrirtraed
fl Vlr.nla IN name aud That OF your ddAhIelId
tion Any Republican who dares To druounct tne.c
things proclaimed an enemy 10 your ADMINISTRATOR
by your sO-caIcd t!leHds.
In his letter 10 General Gresham Mr.. Delcndort
calls the attention of the PostmastcT-Gcneral to a
request made BY Sheriff Lsner. OF Norfolk, that lie
be re cased from his responsibility as one OF the
boudsmcn OF Postmaster Rue Of the same city, and
SAWS: Mr.. lisncr de Tres me 10 ask you 10 tShe
eally action upon his request, aud venture TO ash
that YOU may cause the violations of law and regu-
latons abovo referred to to he corrected In his
letter TO Secretary o!.er Nr. Dclendori calls atten-
ton to violations Of the CIVIL Service law by Treas
/ urV officers III Virginia and says!
There Is a canvass going for county officers IN
Nor.o.k V aud tAc county Is beng oyerluh 10y tcd-
/ eral officials. many OF them officers In tho Gus
/ toms. Internal revenue aud lighthouse service.
/ many IF whom are nOu-rcsldcns of the couh-
! ~. and Of course moi voters tiele. us
! be direction and control senator M9nonc, who re-
cetIy VISITED Nor.oA, called thcI ieIal Ulcers together
cpub Of the county, as ils success would be
! q detection upon Inc National ADMINISTRATIVE 10
90 l. now being levied upOu all the occ-AOIGcb Ia lld
| localty-a c.car violation + The iiv.
Az APIEAL DIRECTLY 10 NE. FOLGER
A you have 70 gcceuuy been the victim OF similar
causes. and as the law ana regulations go clearly
on your side may nope ihdt you VIII s-ruct tie
! collectors of internal revenue ,Nr Bowd"n and Nj;
lHsil tn@t tlese 30 Iicict' 10 'nlaJ ccc-'I' ana
/ the asocssuent business mus cease
| In his letter TO Secretary Chandler tie ex-Con-
| gressInau writes:
dc. To- aso to cs yoir attention TO the fact that tho
forcutn. clerks "oiL ucu .rA cpri- an" caleu II
tlat ward have been cle upon cuutrlb. OtnI
| YOU SNOW what tat means when applied and inter
Iretcd poicAyithc toIcmcn aud c!cske per cent on
| then salaries a0d ihe worAmeN st!r. ''iefs etc.,
one days pay cat LIST las been made Oi a the fore
meu clerks and employees In that ward, and that they
have oecn waited nPon by q" ouj rae party that nun.
bels of t1cn have stated t0 e That they ~" unable 20