Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-03
Washington Letter.
ifniu "ut Regular Correspondent.
,sui>.roN. June l3. 1883.

eIs. internal revenue collectors, etc
Who ha," been discharged during
the las, four months to he replaced
hy Drmo'rnl. ~ much larger than is
generally known Tue changes have
been So sradual that the casual
locker pn has failed to note their to-
tai The number OF revenue collec-
inr- - eighty five. since the fth OF
March about sixty Democrats have
been appointed TO take the places OF
the Republican collectors. Each
collector Las under HIM from fifty to
ono hundred omployes and all these
A.. being constantly changed. 1t is
Tho same with the customs Offices
and postoilices. IL IL no exnggera.
ton TO sav that fully - 900 Demo
crate have been appointed to Office
during President Cleveland's short
Administration At this rate only
about sixteen months will he required
To- change the entire personnel OF the
Government. but the probabilities
are that changes will proceed much
faster now that tho new heads of
departments, bureaus and divisions
have begun 10 know their ground
aud feel less dependent upon the old
aud trained. but tricky, Republican
office holders.
The closing session of the confer
enco ~ charities was held here
"Wednesday night. Tho conference
has held It's Twelfth annual session
here during the past two weeks and
Il has brought together many distiE-
guished philnnthropists and special
isis Its meeting on tho manage
ment of prisons was attended by
President Cl,Soland, and il was re-
marked that this was the first time
ho had attended any public gather
,ng. church excepted. since no came
10 Washington. The Assistant Gee
Rotary of tho Treasury, Fairchild,
made an address before the confer
ence strongly urging the establish
ment II postal savings banks. He
drew from hlI experience OF four
years in the District Attorneys Office
si New York the terrible tale Of suf-
fsrinp which followed the Wholesale
closing Of private savings banks, and
declared IL 10 be his belief that it
was impossible for State or National
Government To 80 supervise private
savings banks as to insure safety to
depositors. But there was no good
reason why tho National Government
should not receive small deposits
through It's posloilices. uffording to
the poor man absolute security for
has earnings. IA is done by almost
all the civilized governments Of the
world. In reply to inquiries by del.
egaics, 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 n single dcpositor Of this kind
was ti 900 in England.
Secretary Manning has under con-
sideration plan for ie-organizing
the sysiem upon which the different
sub.treasuries are now conducted.
There has been a good deal Of dissat-
isfaeiion with that system in the
past. not only on account Of the de-
falcations which have from time TO
time occurred, but also because it
results in Withdrawing from circula-
ton and keeping locked up vast
sums Of money which the compercial
channels Of tho country might utilize.
The scheme which has been proposed
by Treasurer Jordan il to abolish the
sub-treasury no far as concerns its
functions as a strong-box, and to
distribute tho Government money
among the frst.class banks Of the
cities in which the sub-treasuries are
respectively located. Security will
be exacted OF tho banks in the form
Of United States bonds, in the same
way as tho national banks guarantee
their circulation. and upon scale
that will give tho Government hun
drsd or a thousand tunes the protec-
ton that It now enjoys.
The advantages Of the scheme are
obvious. The chances of defalcation
are reduced TO Q minimum. The
Government il relieved Of all the
enormous expense and risk Of keep
my charge Of the money. In add.
ton. the operation Of the plan will
be TO confer conspicuous advantages
upon all tho cities involved by add
my many millions to their active
capital. Furtherm ore, it communi-
Gates 10 commerce and industry
powerful impetus in this infusion OF
numerical and industrial life. blood
-money-and thus stimulates every
useful and benefcent enterprise.