New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
ECONOMY ASSHE ISPRACIISED
LIBERTYS BEACON MUST BE PUT OUl.
~ ORDER THAT SECRETARY CARLISLE AND HIS
ASSISTANTS MAY RIDE BEHIND FLOODED
HORSES AND HAVE EXTRA CLERICAL
IIELP-ALL AT THE GOVERN.
MENTs EXPENSE.
fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlBryE.I

| fBY TELEGRAPH THE TElBr SE.I
Washington. Feb i5-Sooretary Carlisle Is OF the
| opinion that the lighting Of the beacon on the pa
tho-d statue involves wasteful expenditure OF the
pub)c money and that the light. therefore. ought
to be distinguished. thus effecting Saving U.
some $4,000 n year II seems almost pity 'ha'
the Secretary OF the Treasury In his pious Z'a' ~
behalf Of economy and reform In "-io, "
Iarbor has allowed opportunities nearer ho''e "
escape his attention For example there Is VI.
| item Of horses and forage. carriages ana uI,'e''
! the use and benefit Of the Secretary the three AS
e,sant Secretaries and the chief clerk OF the Treas
| urv Department Everybody must remember no"
! quickly Democratic economy ana REFORM sem ~
horses end carriages that had been useo oy Nv
publican Secretaries to the auctioneer ABOUT ""
! wears ago and how Administration he"Sp'f'
welcomed the new era Of simplicity ana fr"g"".y
| as II was ushcred in amid the blowihs OIL ""'''p0'
! by Reformer Cleveland and his CABINET ,.
we'll TINT blessed era has departed. ana aitnous"
the Government Is compelled to put on' '"e
lights and borrow money TO pay hecersui! wa" ~
expenses the semi official livery eS'ap''S"'"'' "
the Treasury Department Is maintained on ho'e
exnensv, basis than was ever before h'o"" w"
whom the wicked Republican party was IN power
o., ,h, -r-ooeurv vaults were overlooking wth s"'-
nina revenues what Secretary OF the iteaS"S
| over bcfor. set ~ and maintained ~ 'n' quinn -
nense an establishment like the iolo"'ns'
c., hors.s two Of which are Kentucky thoro"sh-
trels and which coet N'o' hVe co"P 80 w 49,, o,o
10, ono harouche one buggy. i've drivers anu one
stallcrnan ,,. ono
,r,,,che one buggy and one driver are al the o'S
| ,os,l or the Secretary AMI his family anu AZ ~
for r,cial as we'll official purposes III, w. 49,
v..,-s the Carlisle livery. although ne i o'' -
,t o,c,,l r,lls as a nhorer and his wages are pau"
from the National Treasury. From "" sam ,
comes the money TO pay for repairs carf'ase i''"
forage. etc. bas "A
Each OF the three assistant "a his use for
~ n,rnns,s ana for the social purposes OF nls
fanlly All thes@ esta bnshmrn,s rSrriags FUR
t,"r. 90 mr., maintained at the pubic eNPenS;.
~. 10 -" ,r" 5o.r.tarv IN allotted one horse, one
co,ipc ard one driver. a1l this estaoiiS h man in
horr 81 the stan;es In which these s"In-onc,,a
horses and carriages ar" Kept "neh muu ~, II 10
a. sr.lai ,ise 10 also paid Ivy the Government II
o., OF, Iroy.n what The actual cos, Of maintaining this
I"hor,,c Trcasury livery stable IL. pay II canno,
an h"l2w 49, TF - Tho cxpcnditurc as
much costs TO keep the 9,i unnocessary. bu,
%astcfni and cxtrayasau The sscreanry 200 OF r'e
Treasury ouEh 10 IT, arI driver N the puti!c
cxpenge ~; thee the thing Dught 70 s,ol VI, rho
@ a. ,,hrr TREASURY officials is not only unneccs
alIy huf ~ s. wholly ulnh,norH". - ,,,,,rchasa
- bnrses ami wagon for Office and mail serv,Ce 20
be usrl only fpr Official purposes care I'M noir-
'ncn Of horses End ~ wagons. harness ahh in
-, Tho same The number OF government nor - y,
Inc Treasury DEPARTMENT used only Tor oi'r,a, w
T. srs Is UNDERSTOOD TO b" hLe or onp '" W. So
number REQUIRED for the DTlcial use OF IN" Sc.
r.,orv Assistant secretaries and cniet ceth. a,
,h .,,i r,.rroaog OF themselves and their fa'hli'T
81 corrsr /, would %. preposterous % +nibo,r tnai
g. oo would b" sufficient 10 support ln' olr, .i '
ana roboiy VIII d.. surprised 10 learn that arg
sh,r, ~ the expenditure on iaat account ~ ucits
from the appropriation 81 ESWV TOT cel.a a. ''"
iingen; exIsnscs 90 the Treasury Department
There ls another matter which must nav. escaped
tho observation Of secretary Carlisle or ne IN ms
zeal COR economy and reform wouia N.Y. ,So,
rr;on upon II long asp me Jaw P,", ,h re
.ocn cf the three Assistant Secretaries IN IN" lrrr
mr.. Department shall h. allowed one rrlVaIe se,r
uov Inc salary Now II happens ma Assistant
Secretary w f.. Curtis has not ony prl'1ate
..cr.,,rv at g So year. but Two other clerk. hc-
,.uc.t from .fh.- bureaus divisions at slS
anl m" other at 500 yeAr-who art ~ a ,n, "i
assistant p'ivai" SECRETARIES 'ne t'Wr. Ian,
i'm In ,dli,on To his private secretary. has CLERK
detailed 10 assist The latter The name 81 the de-
lac horne uppn tn. fraud roll" which until! recently
clrrici iusirlous name a. foinu'N'rr o.,i.
"A, 81 gn n wear and to assist him c'Tk hr' all'l
from another division who receives sIiarg 0i >Vr
year 7, will thus be seen that ~ ,' v.iVs T.,
the three Assistant Sccreiaries are -FOUR persons III
sdi;t,nn ~ the number authorized and provided FOR
by law ami that the combined salaries oi thrsr
-FOUR persons amount TO about 5000 year nder
the preceding Admins ration each OF the Assistant
Sccreta ries WAS able to get along with inc hcIp 81
orc rriv,fe secretary. making the total amount
pnou,rei FOR salaries on that account 500 year.
whereas under this Admlnlstratloi, whicn u wi
secra,eI to reform economy ana lrr s n AZ
nuly seven persons now employed nj total
cost Of abou, $1,000 year on account OF saatlcs;
I, seems rather clear that II Secretary thrllse
Ynud eronomize somew hat ir the matter OF horse
0esh carriages and nunkeys supported ~ the Gov
eminent for the "otiicaI ana social upnruu oi
and would curtail the force OF hrSt ana second as
ssant private sccrctare to 'he Hsss o ken ec ,ra
Hor,holdi beacon alght and save something besides