The daily gazette., 1883-07-27
Places for Party hacks.

1t was wonderfully ktpQ IN bhe hepuollr
can members of the City Council Water |
Committee to assign to Messrs. Culbert ana
Fipps the duty Of making the extra water
assessment, as it not only provides them
with nice little berth at $2.75 per day, but
prevents them from becomIug louely and
rusty by being deprived Of the official ex-
istence to which they have both been knk
accustomed.
Mr.. Culbert Is almost natural born
office-h holder, aud, until his recent fiare-up
with Postmaster Swiggett, which resulted
in his departure from the post office, the
present generation knew him not except as
public official. 1t was quite distressing to
see him wandering about with no Office that
he could claim as his own, and the
Water Committee really conferred a benefit
upon the public by clothing him with official
functions once more. Mr.. Fipps, years ago,
was tax collector, subsequently clerk of the
market, and has been lowering upon the
ragged edge" waiting to accept any fav-
orable chance that offered. He is NOW
''fxed" for seversl months, and once more
wears the happy, contented odice-holder
expression that frightened his visage in
days gone by,
But, while the Water Committee has con
ferred a lasting favor upon these sturdy
holders of public office, it has laid the party
open to the charge it so frequently hurled
against the Democracy-that OF keeping
party hacks IN office. There are dozens oi
intelligent, active young Republicans,
whose work and influence are felt
on election days, to whom these
positions would have been q God-send,
but they were not considered in the matter,
and the plums dispensed to two old office
holders, who have come to look upon ofti-
cisl life as their natu al position.
We sympathize with these young Repub-
leans, but they must know by this time that
they will lind but little recognition aud sup
port in The ranks Of their party. They can
do the hard work as long as they please, bul
they will always find an army OF old pen
sioT ers really to step into the offices for tht
possession OF which they make the fight.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS of the public to tn
city tax collectors, during t. e presen
month, have had the effect Of wiping out til
overdratt, and last night the CITY Treasure
reported balance in bank of over $685. 900
City Council, however, made a ten ible OIL
slaught upon this comfortable pile {
wealth, and adjournment LETT scarcely $40, ,0U
on hand. The next few days will i1creas
this sum to about SlO0, 900, but even at thi
early day it is apparent TO any one at al
conversant with municipal finances tina
there will be large deficit at the end of til
present fis al year. We make this as PR
diction and will cheeriully award Chairmh
Pickels, of the Finance Committee, hanC
some medal II, year from now, he prov,
the GAZETTE to have been false prophet.
The CONVICTION oil State Treasurer Poll
of Tennessee, is the worst blow the Repl
lican party has received for long whil
Every Republican editor in the country HI
his pencil sharpened for a stringing cri
cism on "Democratic justice in the South
and some doubtless had them already wr
ten. 1t was really too bad for a Democrat
jury in a Democratic State, to SO fearful
disappoint the Republican organs by sen
ing Democratic rascal to the STATE
prison.