Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-17

ment for the year ending March 3lst,
1884, under Republican rule and serv-
ing ss a basis q award, were, i, ,452, !
3i5, ,l50; cost, $f34,467.76. News
paper and periodical stamps 2,463,;
$50; cost, $526.36. Postage due
stamps, IL, ,s4s, ,27e; cost, 81, ,lsO.o3. .
Under the vigilance Of Gen, Villas
the same stamps were contracted for
as follows: p'iofa H3 3iot oilt n,al 'i'
|. Ordinary postage stamps, 81, ,452,-
1920, for $l0l,5l6.e3. Newspa-
per and periodical stamps, 2,463,2To,
for ,$446.4l. Postage due stamps,
l2,s4s,27o, for $l,O9S 80. aIW -.
Making q total Of $l03,05 So,
against $134,ss4.is, expended the
year before for the same items, or q
saving of $32,e4l.57. on. ..
For postal cards, 333, ,62s, 500; cost
last year, $lsl,5s4.5O. Two cent
cards, 6s7,75; $34.37. Total, $751;
ozo,oI. - tam lu .gtnri = 5g-. .s
This year the same items and num-
her of cards cost, $l59, ,229.l3. Max.
ing net saving Of $22,436,T.
Postofice envelopes from number
to inclusive, total number 1885,
200. Cost last year, sos, l05.O5; this
year, $55,667.S0. Net reduction,
$42,447.25. ..l '....l..' "
The cost of all the above terms the
last year of Arthur administration was
$4l4, ,5lS.l3, first year of Cleveland,
$3l6, ,s29.49, a saving in one year OF
sos, ,9O5.5s. or nearly four hundred
thousand dollars. in four years. Be-
sides this the salaries of Postm asters
have been cut down many thousands
of dollars more and there is no lack OF
applicants for these same postofices
at reduced salaries. l can swear to
that without running the least risk OF
being indicted for perjury. There are
other contracts in the postal service for
mail sacks, pouches ETC., and all made
in the same line of retrenchment and
economy in the interests OF the people
to meet the decreased receipts caused
by the reduction of postage.
re NAVY DEPARTMENT. ,r.
The firmness and ceaseless vigilance
Of Secretary Whitney in discharging
needless employees in the Naval SER
vice, and in exacting compliance from
John Roach In Naval contracts has
already saved the people millions
more. The action of the Secretary of
the Navy in the recent difficulties at
Panama, won for him the admiration
of every true American, for while it
was insignificant in itself 1t served no.
tice to the world, that under this ad-
ministration no insult to our flag
would 60 unrebuked.c He is a typical
Democrat, and there is not a young
man in this whole country who is not
proud of him. ,- .,l,t 5"4t,|f,r,. =.
lGai DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Look again at the great ability and
untiring industry Of Attorney Gener-
al Garland. The President could not
have found his superior for that Office.
And the country appreciates it. 1i .e'
t TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ~,
In the Treasury department 1875
useless clerks have been discharged,
and their places have not been filed
and never will be under this admins
tration--thus affecting an additional
saving Of $2l3,0OO per annum, or in
four years, $s52, ,0Oe. The reduction
of the treasury department alone,
makes a startling sum, and 1 regret
that / have not the exact number in
figures. I merely mention few
items which have been furnished me
from official sources to show that the
pledges of the Democratic party
to reduce expenditures, made at Chi.
cago in the national platform have
been already redeemed. This is my
idea of civil service reform, and vastly
better reform, for the pockets Of the
people, than the retention Of Repub-
lican clerks in the service because the
law does not permit of their discharge.
AS to the appointments by the ad-
ministration it is sufficient to say that
the president has surrounded himself
with an able honest cabinet. a,g a'
And their selections have likewise
been fortunate with but few excep.
tions, and they were corrected as soon
as the mistake was discovered. 4
l have been amused to hear our
Republican friends complain of the
President because he saw proper to
appoint some x-confederates to office.
Did not Grant. and Hayes. and Arthur
all appoint ex-confederates to Officer
| Were there any worse rebels than
Longstreet and Mosby? Are they
not still hugglng Malone to their Re.
publican bosoms, as the last hope for
q foot hold In Virginia? aH
This too is linked with the odium
of reputation and public demoraliza-
tioD, Why has not q Democratic
President just as good a right to give
q s.rebel" an office as Republican
President? Under what law and by
what authority did the Republican
party obtain a patent right to appoint
what they call repentant rebels to