The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-09

of entry of the district. Contrary to
the expectation in some quarters,
clean sweep of the present incumbents
was not made, but eighteen of them
were re-appointed. AS Mr. Smalley
can hardly be charged with any strong
prediction for d" civil service REFORM"
as this phrase is commonly understood,
it was evidently matter of policy or
business with him to retain many of
the old officials; and some of them are
his personal friends, though they have
been active workers in the republican
ranks. 1t is set down to Mr.. Smalley's
credit that he has retained several
deputies who were good Union soldiers;
but he has displaced others who were
just as good soldiers as those who have
been re-appointed. 1t is not probable
that any one was appointed or displaced
because he had, or had not, been SOL
der; or because he had, or had not,
been an offensive partisan" Mr..
Smalley himself says that he chose all
his appointments with a view to eff
fciency and good management. The
following are the eighteen re-appoint-
ments:
Burlington, j. A. Arthur, r. b. Arms, w.
L. Greenleaf, T. T. Sanborn. ID. A. Stone;
st. Adams, j. f. Richardson, b. f. Kelley;
Berkshire, II. e. Bedell; Richford, II. H.
Rounds, S. p. Carpenter, c. A. Bancroft;
North Troy, II, b. Pettingill; Newport, g..
c. Merrill, L. Med. Smith; Derby Line, G..
d. Wyman, c. e. Nelson; Island Pond, G..
w. Hill; Canaan, j. II. Brooks.
Deputy Collector Arthur has been in
the customs service since May, 1861.
His salary is $4,000. r. b. Arms was a
captain in the Second Vermont Brigade.
j. II. Brooks, w. l.. Greenleaf and T.
T. Sanborn are veteran soldiers, and
the latter lost an arm in the service.
l.. Med. Smith was major of the Fifth
Vermont, and was wounded in the serv-
ice. Captain Arms gets 81 800 year;
Colonel Greenleaf 81 500 and Mr.. San
born 81 400. Mr. Richardson, at the
head of the st. Adams office, gets s. 800;
Mr.. Carpenter, at Richford, 81 800; the
others from $3.50 to So day. The
sixteen new appointments are:
Burlington, E. A. Smalley, Daniel O'Cal-
laghan; st. Adams, j. r. Arlington, w.
II. Farrar Wind Mill Point, NJ. G. Carey;
Alburgh, William G. MCGOWAN; Alburgh
Springs, George w. Beardsley; Swanton
E. N. Bullard; Highgate, o. E. Sheridan
Franklin, e. G. Hall; Richford, j. j. Shea;
North Troy G. NJ. Bailey; Newport, j. c.
Burke, F. M. Sherman; Island Pond, E. c.
Richardson, II. E. Randall.
Mr.. E. A. Smalley's salary is 81 200;
Mr.. o. Callaghan's, 5000; Mr.. Randall's
81, 500; Mr. Burke's, 81 800, and the
others receive from S1.65 to $3.50 pei
day. The deputy collectors who have
been superseded by democrats, are as
follows:
Burlington, Calixte Limoges, f. NJ. Smith
resigned; st. Adams, n. l.. Hungerford, S
II. Wood; Alburgh, n. X. Martin; Alburgl
Springs, II. H. Adams Swanton, L. G
Greene; Highgate, j. A. Fitch; Franklin
f. r. Bell Bradford, j. L. Langlois; Nortl
Troy, w. r. Rowell; Newport, j. e. Dicker
man, Hendricks Richmond; Island Pond
A. II. Hall, w. II. Norton.
1t is thought by some that the re
publicans who have been re-appointeC
will have to yield their places at thu
end of year to democrats who eX
pect some reward for their politica
services, but at present all this is mere
conjecture. A number of Inspector
and clerks yet remain, who will hole
their places until removed. Mr.. Smalle,
may be L" firm believer in the spoil
doctrine and in rewards for partisan
SERVICE" as has been charged, but it i
apparent that he will not make any
thing like clean sweep of republican
incumbents in his department for som,
time to come.