Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-10
A FAMILY ADMINISTRATI

A FAMILY ADMINISTRATION.
 Benjamin Harrison can hardly find fault with the men he has raised to office if they follow his example and make provision for their relatives. They are only emphasiz- ing the principle he has laid down ill his own case, and for that it cannot be ex- pected that he will do otherwise than commend them.
 When, therefore, Thomas J. Morgan, the new commissioner of Indian affairs, and Dr. Dorchester, the new superintendent of Indian schools, being possessed of good and faithful wives, secured appointments for them, they could plead an illustrious example. The former gentleman made his better half his private secretary at the comfortable salary of $1,000 per annum, and Dr. Dorchester had his worthy help meet appointed a special Indian agent at a compensation of s6 per day and expenses. There is no reason to believe that the ladies are not competent to discharge the duties devolving on them or that they will not worthily fill the position which their relationship to their husbands has enabled them to secure. But there is abundant reason for believing that, with the large salaries which their husbands will draw from the government, the gen. eral public will not be disposed to take kindly to the greed that prompts them to add to the family income. Never theless, as we remarked above, MT Morgan and Dr Dorchester have illustrious ex- amples to justify them in their course. II would take more than the fingers of both hands to count the relatives that President Harrison himself has appointed to office, ! while James G. Blaine has not been back | ward in seeing that the Blaine family were | rot neglected. Commissioner Tanner has taken care that all the able-bodied and un employed members of his family get raI at the surplus, and his example has been followed by many of his subordinates 1 Altogether it looks as though it was { l family administration clear through, anC that some of tho presidents appointee: ] were anxious to outstrip him in taking care of their relatives.
 It is pleasant, however, to note tha there is growing up disposition ever among republican organs to find fault witl this practice that the president set going Gingerly, of course, they express thei disapprobation, and few if any of then have the courage to criticise the course O. the president himself. But it i g hopeful sign when so extremel. faithful an organ as the Hart ford Post, which ordinarily can se
 no imperfection in anything done by re publicans, mildly protests after this style
 "The appointment of the wives of the newl, selected Indian commissioners as their pri
 vate secretaries is something that ough
 not to have been possible. Here is poin
 for opponents of the administration to sa
 a great deal against justly" We can in
 fer from this that, if the Post were free t
 express it's views, it "would say grea
 deal justly" against the new-fangled prac
 tice that has grown up under Harrison o1
 liking things solid" for the relatives
 However, the DEMOCRAT is willing to re
 ieve the Post of it's embar rassment am
 say what 1t would gladly have left unsaid
 It is vicious, dangerous, un-America
 and unmanly practice, and the quicke
 the administration "tumbles to it" tn
 better for all concerned.
 Family administrations are not popula
 with the American people. But 80 long a
 the president himself sets the example
 is unfair to judge his subordinates harshly
 The Post should direct it's words to Presi dent Harrison himself