New-York tribune., 1886-02-08
RET. DIR. BARrOL on PUBLIC ROBBERS
WOLVES IN sHEEPs CLOTHING OF CIVIL SERVICE
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WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING OF CIVIL SEKNlCE
REFoRM-ATTACKING MIR. GARLAND.
BosToN, Feb. Especial. D.-The Rev. Dr..
Barto OF the West Church, to-day in devoted
considerable space TO Acknowledgement Garands tee-
phone specuations. His theme :" Fortune Hunters
and Bekgars." In discussing tho various classes Of
men whom he would place in both categOries DIR. Bar
o said To spend ones days and years not in Great
ing, but comparing material values; 10 bid at an
auction. to sandcr, in order to depress in the market
one species Of property and blow your horn to in
fate something else whicn you wish secretly to sell, is
no Increment to tho commonw wealth. To be bear to
pull down or bull to push up the enterprise invest
men corporation, you prOpose for your particular bene
fit to establish, demolish better for the com.
munity than 10 be bull in the pasture bear in the
woods. Bears should be exterminated and
bulls, whom they get fences, must DO penned
up put In pounds. II high officers
in the Government prove to be Of this beasty
sort II Presidential Cabinet be the spot they
cover In, II the department or Nations justice be their
vanrage ground; then without prejudglng any legal
question must say that the National Executive, VINO
has chosen, is responsible if he maintain them in the
power tpey abuse 70 say to anybody "You beggar,"
has always been bitter reproof and they are heggars
who want To get something for nothing TO float worth
less security into favor and to founder one, fairly in
sufed, INTO ruin, one scuttles ship, making their
Office fair wind for the business that has otherwise no
warranty and whirlwnd for other, as If stocks
did fuctuae enough and already, but the
United States funds must swell the luctuatiOu
that they may gather gain from the stormy blows ana
be the wreckcrs OF the ship of Sttte
"To the victors belong the oil 3" is not In politics
noble rule bat what shall say when the guests steal
spoons OF the host hostess, their mother land
and plundcr what they hold IL trust. Water
above it's source aud Organized law II the shape of
ard its functiOnaries s expected to set
example the ma krt To fix and lift the standard OF
mercantile honor. What but sink TO a lower level. Will
petty traders do when Nation. In It's representatives.
hans down its own flag OF honor aud trails its bright
colors IN the dirt Congressncn years
held IN sgrace for taking shares In railway which,
from the protector was Nations boom. Can the
Executive and judiciary Departments follow suit IN
this game with marked cards, or loaded dice. and
appear without spoti No more than an animal which
has rolled "a cOaIin The last general election was
supposed question Of using for private adj
vantage a legislative place. Where Is the pivot Of hon
csty IN Office now Has anybody kicked down the ladder
by which lie rosc broken the axle which lie rode
into pidcei BGt, Oh, my country cries the wolhsh
partisan In Sleeps clothing of Civil Service reform.
the other passenger and coach me into the
Capio!. with all s eis ana tools. that may be occu-
pant and burglar too! Give mo any salary aud the
means to double. qnadrupc. centuplc the fce BE the
hen gathering the chickens under thy wings and also
the goose that lay the golden eggs
But .as writes Paul to the Romans so Christs minister
says to the politicians: Thou that preachest a man
should not steal dO,t thou steal lhOu lhdI aOhOIest
idols. do.t thou sacrtlegel = IL may he com
eel Ia tn tempe OF justice, well as In the sanct-
uary of prayer Nithn worthy pride. Charlie, sumner
sad to NE have had my hand IN the Treasury
Of the United states; aud he added gen
erOusly OF his rival In the senate after
Treasurer. William Pitt Fcsseuden, he Is an ncor-
ruptble man
Meantime the ingenious excuses. which from the
mouth or of skillful advocates wait on mall
only ugEryatc the guit. here seems t. bc
ura ot the Cu:tlt-nHh well the glass door
Washington Bur not some OF those VINO rcinon-
against the present mauuuvrr Interested IN the
rNI-iing stock what nnb guou- dOiugs ChIrf MaglS
rate may stand by AMI defend 10 have Nation a,
ones back against corporation or company l. grea'
odds anu should not be- granted to AN lndvi .uI'
save from necessity aud tho ce'rrst
case. the brggar, lowy, at your BACK
uuOr urcionds tn AK, but II lie does not meet
you the watch he may mean 10 Etcnl. The fortune
hunter, Re publican Democrat past or pres, NJ, ~
nigh places equally adToit. prucerds silently aud
tracks. He violates statute = made
pruvidrd for deIteruus felony He does nothing
gally wrong. though, even his friends nave 20 al
mit. he 'indr Icatr.' But small aud delicate
amount of booty IL contemplated IN hs act.
Never fear hut success Will .aH,tify and POI ularty
mako gbt The mob or multitude Il with those who
plrti that lawfully - abi-hcd monopOlirs should not
Dc suffered u expire by limitation. but by Niolruce, IN
eui,c NJ t.chnctry, absolutely destroyed. Bnt win
AL parties In public or private let equity on her bench
decide"