Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-14

household directed and superintendent the
luxurious extravaganza. The royal yacht
of the English Queen is not so expensive
ly fitted and neither is the expense of
maintaining it so great as the sum ex-
pended for the pleasure of the Presidents
household.
The President, the Secretary of War,
the Lieutenant General of the Army with
a troop of guests have passed month in
famous exploit of summer spreeing, the
supplies and equipments for which were
procured by levies upon the military posts,
and the lavish cost is paid out of the regular
appropriations, approved of course by
the Lieutenant General, the Secretary of
War and finally by the President, who is
commander-in-ch chief of the army as we'll
as leaderin- chief of the big spree.
But this method of summer pleasuring
is well nigh limitless The Secretary of
the Treasury has been for several weeks
cruising about on the chain OF northern
lakes, upon revenue cutter at the service
of his department, to recuperate his shat
tered nerves from the shock of the two
hundred thousand majority recorded
against him as candidate for governor in
his state. A Senator of the United States
has employed another revenue cutter in
the same waters for the pleasure of his
family and friends, all at the expense of
the Treasury department.
The Secretary of the Navy furnishes
another instance of the fragrant and auda-
cions abuse of power and robbery of the
pubic funds. He ordered the war vessel
Tai ooosa into his private service, where
upo he entertains his friends and guests
and harges every item of expense to the
trege y. Among others Senator Hale
of Il senate committee on appropriations
has peared with his family and friends
upon le Talla-poosa.
The are only few of the more prom
inent buses and methods of robbery of
the ?. ple's treasury by the Executive
branc'' Il the governm emit which the Con-
trolle; .ys he will not examine or inter
pose !. .,revent. Under Republican rule,
congrers has neither undertaken but has
absolu,,'y refused to examine into the ex-
travaga and the squandering of money
by the ,scutive department. Beside the
transact. thus permitted without let or
hindrar -, many other enormities sink in
to insig-..- lance.
Gong e's, like the Controller, has had
its axe - lind, and has never been in the
humor to neck or correct Executive de-
linquenci' :. Besides, congress has not
been with, at its proposition of absentee
ism. Il !. 5 not been TIE habit of con-
gressmen > consider their presence at all
necessary It Washington whenever, for
personal r asure or the pursuit of bust
ness, they sire to be anywhere else. So
great and 50 wretched has this practice
become thai at the close of the last session
of congress Then the great appropriation
bills were t, be finally acted on there was
not quorum present in the House of Rep
resentatives, though it was falsely repre-
scented that there was. Thus loosely tens of
millions were voted away.
There is 10 hope of reform, or any
change for the better at the hands of the
party in power. Things have gone from
bad to worse. and continue to go in that
direction. If the people are content
to be robbed and imposed Oh, the
Republican PARTY will be continued in
power. Ia few months hereeforward,
searching inc uiries will bs pushed into
these various abuses. II is now too late
ever to satisfactorily ascertain how macy
millions havs been unlswfully taken out Of
the treasury for Elective pleasures with
no accounting for the money. 1t will be
very we'll indeed if the inquiry puts stop
to the abusive practices or some of them.
1t will be better if such an impression is
made upon the public mind as to result in
an entire overthrow of the Repuh''
party. That is the only renee ~ y.
sure one. 7 > temper Of the people p is is to 70
apply it.