Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

for many years, and though the internal
revenue system has been improved of late,
there remain in it and in other branches
a great number of worse than useless ap-
pointees. They will be gradually removed,
but their places will not be filled by mere
place hunters. On the contrary, there will
be great care given to the selection of capa-
Bile men of good character, who will attend
to their business and not to politics. The
new men will necessarily be Democrats in
the great majority of cases, because it is
from that party that the best selections can
be made. But we shall be greatly disap-
pointed if they are not efficient and upright
men.
The "clamorous South" thus far exists in
the Imagination of the Northern editor.
The South, taken as whole, does not now
seem to have sent as many office-seekers to
Washington as New York and Illinois alone.
The reason is clear enough. The Democrat
ic party in the South has not been based as
much upon the spoils as the same party in the
North. There has not been the same field for
"deals'' there as here. The professional poll
ticians are of a different type, and there is
different public sentiment behind them.
The Southern people are very much in ear
nest in wishing reform of the Federal
service among them, for they sorely need it.
But they feel a distinct pride in having
the reform genuine, and in showing to the
country that they have been sincere and not
partisan in their demand for change
Near York Times.
ABOUT THE NEGRO.-The st. Louis Re-
publican of Thursday says: Hon. j. Milton
Turner, eX-United States minister to Iibe-
ria, was met yesterday at the Lindell Hotel,
and he briefly expressed his views Of the
inaugural and Mr.. Cleveland's policy re-
have refrained from expressing an opinion
heretofore on account of not having seen
Mr.. Ceveland's inaugural address. If the
Democratic party, as such, will carry out
his expressed recognition of the rights of the
negro, it will be very fortunate circum-
stance for the race. 1t will relieve the ne
gro of the apprehension which has always
made him act on the defensive in politics
against the Democracy, and in many Sec
tions enable him to divide his vote between
the parties, and sustain the men and inter-
est of the different sections where he finds
his home. The negroes of the United States
have heretofore been afraid to vote with the
Democracy because they regarded that par
But if the fair and American-like position
which Mr.. Cleveland assumes in his ad-
dress toward the negro should be seconded
by the practice of the rank and file of the
Democratic party, the fear and apprehen-
sion of the negro will disappear, and the
race question Of itself cease to be known in
American politics. do not wish to be un-
derstood as desiring to see the negro crown
ed with official honors. What he much
more needs is access to the trades and en-
ployment where he may acquire the ability
of skilled artisans. He needs to be taught
the value of ownership in the soil, and that
no perfect ability to govern can be found in
a class whose utter poverty is their prlncl-
pal commendatiOn. In other words, to
govern wisely a class should always own
largely the soil of the country. | would,
therefore, rather attract the attention of the
negro to the settlement of the public do
main than to the fruitless glare of Ameri-
can politics. I believe the negro, to great
extent, has his destiny in his own hands,"
A MOVEMENT FOR ECoNoMY.-The first
decided action of Secretary Manning in re-
gard to changes in the force under the treas
ury department, was announced on Friday.
the special agent division, whereby it is
expected saving of SAG, 900 annually will
be effected. The services of 38 persons in all
have been dispensed with, and notices to
that effect have been mailed to them. The
list of cuts includes six special agents, tWen-
ty-four special inspectors of customs and
eight employees whose name is borne on
the so-called "fraud roll"
This action reduces the number of agents
to %, the number of inspectors to u and the
'fraud roll" employees to II.
1t is stated at the department that these
changes are made solely in the interest
of economy, and that no new appointments
will be made to fill the vacancies created.
Secretary Manning has also decided that
hereafter the appropriation for the preven-
ton and detection of frauds upon the Gus
toms revenue shall not be used for the pur-
pose of making permanent appointments,
but shall be confined strictly to paying for
information received concerning revenue
frauds and to enable the department to en-
plOy persons in special cases where it is be-
lieved frauds are being perpetrated.
THE COST OF The WHITE HoUsE.-The
Washington correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader writes Most people believe that the
$50, 900 q year which the President gets as
his salary is the SUN total. This is a mis-
take. The estimate of the amount which
Congress is to appropriate this year lies be-
fore me, open at the page relating to the
President. | see that $50, ,064 is asked for
him in addition to his salary of $4,000 to
pay the salaries of his subordinates and
clerks. His private secretary is paid So, 25O,
his assistant private secretary is paid $2,25O,
his stenographer sl,sOO, two door keepers
who each get 81 200, four other clerks at
good salaries, one telegraph operator, two
ushers getting 81 200 and 400, a night ush-
er getting 81, 200, Watchman who gets 5000,
and a man to take care of fires, who receives,
1854 year. In addition to this there is set
down So, 800 for incidental expenses, such as
stationery, carpets and the care of the Pres
idential stables. And further on under an
other heading, there is a demand for nearly
forty thousand dollars more. Of this $12-
500 is for repairs and refurnishng the White
House, $500 is for fuel, $4,000 is for the
green house and $4,000 is for gas, matches
and the stables. The White House, all told,
costs the country, in connection with the
President considerably over sl25,OOO
year.
IN LOVE WITH A MAN WHO WAS EAT
EN.-There is living in Parkersburg, West
Virginia, young lady who has in her pos
session a number of letters which are COW
eted by the War Department at Washing
ton, but she has so far persistently refused
to surrender them. They are letters from
the unfortunate Private Henry, of the
Greedy expedition. One Of them was writ
ten only a few weeks before Henry was
shot 1t was brought to the young lady by
ooont Of tbo 1apartmont She was bp-