The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-05-14

never before have these demOralized
public servants worked SO much and
so well. There is doubtless still room
for improvement, for the margin on
the 4th of March, 1885, was almost linn
itless, and and many have not yet got
their hands in.
1t is understood that there will be
some sweeping changes in Virginia
very soon, and that other states will be
taken in turn. The people there are
chatting under the Malone rule, and
are clamOring for all his appOintees to
be turned out. Malone had under
standing with President Arthur by
which he had all the state patronage
in his own hands. He made use OF this
to turn out of office both democrats and
republicans and filled the vacancies he
thus created with men from his own
party, who are the strongest partisans.
Nearly all the offices are occupied
with Mahoneites. and the congressional
delegation is naturally anxious that
these men shall be removed. Mr.. CleVe-
land is in favor of this view also and
will accordingly soon make wholesale
changes.
A new set Of rules and regulations
governing the treasury department has
just been issued by Secretary Manning,
going into effect May l. The principal
changes are in regulating sick leaves
and reporting violations of the rules.
Visiting among employees, smoking
and reading newspapers are prohibited
1t is required that all current bust
ness must be disposed OF on the day
| during which it originates. All letters
| that cannot be answered at once must
at least be acknowledged upon the day
OF receipt.
One of the rules provides that the re-
port of deficient and delinquent clerks
required by the 18th section sof the act
! of Aug. 20. 1912, will be made month
| ly, as required by said act, and in ali
cases where clerks having higher sala-
ries are less efficient than those having
less salaries, that fact shall be reported
that the salaries may be arranged
on the ground of merit only.
The rules conclude with the follow
| ing statement: Heads OF bureaus and
chiefs of divisions are directed to cause
mounted copies of these rules and regu-
lations to be posted in a conspicuous
place in each of the rooms under theil
! charge. and to require a strict obser-
vance OF all said rules. The duty OF re-
porting any violation of these rules
and regulations is strictly eDjOined up
! on the offices of the department. They
are considered absolutely necessary, in
view of the present pressing condition
{ of the public service. They are such
as are enforced in every well regulated
! counting house, wnoi a the clerks are
| engaged many more hOnrs than they
are here. They will be rigidly en-
forced and no immunity from them
Will be granted to any person. Prompt
| removal will follow every willful vio-
latIOn or culpable disregard of them.
Gath thus writes of Tennessee
influence in the politics of the ma
ton and the formation of states
Tennessee is the great parent of the
southwestern states. From it pro-
coed much of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
Missouri is more particularly the
development of Kentucky, although
the most illustrious Missourian was
a Tennessee man, Thos. H. Benton.
Benton has had more influence up
on development in this country than
even Sam Houston. There existed
around President jackson a circle
of men who were wiser than him
self on civil things, and wiser than
they thought themselves to be. Ben
ton and Blair were two of these.
They attached themselves to Van
Buren, even more than to jackson,
and making that departure, never
halted until they found themselves
almost unconsciously within the
lines of the new composite organi-
cation made up of democrats and
wings, which revolted on the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill. Benton, in his
youth, had fight with Andrew
jackson ia Nashville, which nearly
amounted to murder, and Benton;
brother never did forgive jackson
or speak to him afterward. There
was something about Jackson, how
ever, which compelled Thos. Ben
toms admiration, and this infuenc,
was especially exerted over BentOr
in the notification time of 1912
The reason that there was no mora
posterity in Bentonism and Blairisn
was that their principles began il
personal feeling. They both sin
cerely hated Calhoun, and not s.
much the ideas of Calhoun. He hat
deprived Blair of his newspaper, an
Benton Of his control in Missouri
So Benton's son-in law became tn
first republican candidate for presi
dent, and Blair's sons plucked Mis-
souri, from the Confederate column
assisted to nominate Lincoln ant
one Of them went into Lincoln's cat
} met and the other became a promi
nent figure in the war. Yet tn
} moral progeny at last had failed
Fremont sank back into relativ
obscurity, Frank Blair returne
among his enemies, who scorne
him and he died; and Montgomer
maneuvred himself out of Lincoln
cabinet back into the Maryland leg
islature, so that his last days wer
next to contemplate.
| There is but little in life to Iiv
| for The world IL n hollow OoocLe