The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-17
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placed by democrats Is much larger
than is generally known. The
changes have been so gradual that
the casual loOker.on has failed 70
note their total. The number Of
revenue collectors is eighiyfyei
since the fourth Of March about
sixty Democrats have been ap.
pointed to take the places Of the
Republican collectors. Each col
leclot has under him from fifty to
one hundred employees and all these
are being constantly changed. II
is the same with the custom Offices
and Post Offices. II is no exagger.
alton to say hat fully 25,0OO Dem
ocrats have been appointed loollice
during President Cleveland 'sshort
administration. Atthis rate, only
about sixteen months will be re
Iquired to change the entire per
sonel Of the Government, but the
probabilities are that changes will
proceed much faster nov that the
new heads Of departments, bureaus
and divisions have begun to know
their ground and feel less depend.
ent upon the old and trained, but
tricky Republican Office holders
The closing session Of the con-
ference Of Charities was held Wed
pesdaY night The conference has
held its twelfth annual session
here during the past two weeks
aud it has brought together many
distinguished philanthropists and
specialists. Its meeting on the
management Of prisons was attend.
ed by President Cleveland and it
was remarked that this was the
first time he had attended any
public gathering, church excepted,
since he came to Washington.
The assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, FairChild, made an ad.
dress before the conference strongly
urging the establishment of postal
savings banks. He drew from his
experience of four years in the dis
Lrict attorneys's Office ut New York
the terrible tale of suffering which
followed the wholesale closing Of
private savings banks, and declared
it to be his belief that it was i'm
possible for state or national gov.
ornment to so supervise private
savings banks as to insure safety
to depositors. Bat there was no
good reason why the national gov
eminent should not receive small
deposits through its post Offices, at.
fording to the poor man absolute
security for his earnings, as is done
by almost all the civilized govern
meuts of the. world.
In reply to inquiries by delegates
Mr.. Fairchild expressed the opinion
that the amount deposited should
be limited to comparatively
small sum, stating that the largest
sum received by any government
from single deposition OF this kind
was $1,000 in England
Secretary Manning has under
consideration plan for re organic.
ing the system upon which the diff
ferenL sub.treasurieS are now con.
Quoted. There has been a good
deal Of dissatisfaction with that sys.
tenn in the past, not only on &C
count Of the defalcations which
have from time to time occurred,
but also because it 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 Jordan is to abolish
the sub,treasury SO far as concerns
its functions as strong.box, and
to distribute the Government mon
ey among the first class banks of
the cities in which the sub.treasu.
ries are respectively located. Sc.
curity will be exacted Of the banks
in the form of United States bonds,
in the same way as the national
banks guarantee their circulation,
and upon a scale that will give the
government u hundred or a thous.
and times the protection that il
now enjoys.
The advantages of the schcmo
arc obvious. The chances Of dc
falcation are reduced to a minium.
The Government is relieved Of all
the enormous expense aud risk of
keeping charge Of the money. In
addition, the operation Of the plan
will be to confer conspicuous ad.
Vanluras uDun all ihe citins invnIv