The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-03
WARRINGTON LETTER.
tFrOm our regular oorresIondsn..j
WAsnNoroN, JuNE, laln, 1886.

democrats IL much larger than Is gen.
orally known. Toe changes have
been so gradupl that the casual looker
on has failed 10 note their total. The
number Of revenue collectors is eight ,.
five .eince the % irih of March about
sixty democrats h, I've been appcinted
10 take the places Of tho republican
collectors. E'ch collector has ander
him from Any 10 ono hundred en-.
pl0yes and aDl these are being con.
siantly changed. II Il the ssme
with the customs offices nnd post
offices. II Is no ex ,ggeratInn (, say
that fully $4,000 demrcr''s have
been appointed 10 office during PresI-
dent Uleveland's short administration.
At this rate, only about sixteen
months will be- required 10 change
theentire personei II the Government,
bur the probabilities are that changes
will proceed much f,ster now that
the new heads Of departments, bur
eaus and divisions have begun 10
know their ground and feel less de-
pendent upon the old and trained,
but tricky, republican Offices holders.
The closing session OF the confer
ence OF Charities has held here Wed.
nesday night. The conference has
held It's twelfth annual session here
during the past two weeks and IL has
brought together many distinguished
philanthropists and specialists. Iis
meeting on the management nf prIs-
ons WAS attended by President
Cleveland and IL was remarked that
this was the first time he had attend.
e1 any public gaIheri'e. church ex-
cep,ed, since be can'e a. Washington. "
The assistant Secretary of the Tre-s-
fore tae conference rtrngly urging
the eslahli-! Meet rf p stal savi -
btuky. He drew from hi. rxperIDrc..
OF four Sear. lea the District Attorney
office at New York the I"r.lhle tal..
oi Suffering whi-h f,tiowpd the
wholesale closing of pri saIu s'vi ~
b,ukS, aud declared 1t IN I've hi4 he-
lief that II was impossible inr ,tate
or national government To- 80 surer.
vise private savings banks ~ To in
sure ssf,.iy To depositor-. But there
was no good reason why the national
government should not receive small
deposits through its post Offices, aft 'r'l-
ing 10 the poor man absolute security
for his earnings, as Il done by al
rrost all the civilized governments OF
the world.
In reply to Inquiries by delegates
Mr. FairchIld expressed the oDinIon
that the amount deposited should be
limited TO comparatively small sum,
stating that the largest sum received
by any government from a single de-
p0sltor 0f this kind was 81 900 In
England.
Secretary Manning has under con-
sldera,Iou plan for re.organIzlng the
system upon which the different sub
treasures are now conducted. There
has been good deal OF dissatIsfsc-
tion with that system in the past, not
only on account Of the defalcatlous
which have from time TO timo occurr.
ed, ,Ibut also because 1t results In with :
drawIng from circulation and keep
ing locked up vast sums OF money
which the commercial channels OF
the country might utilize. The
scheme which has been proposed by
Treasurer Jordon Is TO abolish the
sub-treasury so far as concerns Its fun
ctions as a strong-box, and to distrib-
ute the government money among
the first-class banks Of the cities Ia
which the sub-treasurles are respect
lively located. Security will bs ex-
acted OF the banks In the form OF
United States bonds, Ia the same way
as the national banks guarantee their
circulation, aud upon scale that vii
give the government hundred or
thousand times the protection that 1
now enjoys.
r The advantages OF the scheme arr
obvious. The chances of defalcatior
: are reduced to minimum. Th'
. Government Is relieved OF ell tn
enormous expense aud risk OF keep
q ing charge of the money. In add
Q ton, the operation Of the plan Will D
o to confer conspicuous advantages up
on all the cities Involved by adding
o many millions to their active capital
Furthermore, it communicates t
commerce and industry powerfu
impetus In this Infusion OF commel
cial and industrial life- blood (money
n and thus stimulates every useful an
= benificent enterprise.