New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

not above criticism and who hung above his seat
the sign. Don't shoot the organist he is doing the
best he can" they probably did the best they knew
under the circumstances.
CHANGES IN METHODS.
They realized that something must be done to
meet expectations and their very liberal pay,
and. after the manner OF the good housewife who
cannot procure furniture and who sets TO work
and changes about and rearranges the whole outfit
OF pictures, books. furniture and ornaments. and
then asks the Disguised male biped II it does not
look sweet" so the experts. failing to discover
any principles to apply TO the od-established
set to work and distributed the business into new
channels leaving 70 be carried on In The same sam,
the and fungus Of antiquity" hanging about
them They made change al round IN the cnan n,
the jurisdiction Of the several auditors and gave to
final say about the accounts connded TO their
spective Jurisdictions. while under the old system
sioner OF Customs. The new order Of things has
six final revising officers in the place Of three as
tan me a Conditions to the conroe The saw
ing in the clerical force dispensed with in the Offices
Of the Controllers and the Commissioner Of Gus
is fully offset by the additional forces re-
CURED in the different executive departments where
the preliminary examination or audit Is now made.
and in the offices of the several auditors. where
The nss s S aks ncs to show tina. tn. new
scheme has neither smp.ifed methods nor abridged
that given amount of work will require the same
amount Of clerical force OF the same working ca.
distributed Necessarily this radical change in the
long-esta blshed channels Of doing business not in
the methods-has muddled and confused much that
was heretofore comparatively simple The expert
claim agent and department. attorney nnds business
gets confused IN rs nrlcaces ana tnere'ore seeks
manner OF adjusting and setting accounts and
claims are the same those which existed a quar-
sr 9S ss'G Gf asS h
OF printed forms and blanks use OF typewriters and
he
adopted
in the same kind Of journals and lefgers. with the
same kind Of entries the only change being the
the Treasury. where 1t naturally and legitimately
belonged to division in the office OF the Secretary.
on the Contrary the new law provided Increased sal
than $500 .r,.
Times assures the public that The reforms In,
augurated under the Dockery law VIII 90 on. ana
from the meddesome but economical 90 touch Of
the reformer" This prophetic sentence must have
hopes by virtue OF future Congressional reso:
luton. to continue the reform business Al ihe Oh
stand and at dhe same profitable rate or pay.
PARTISAN RECOMMENDATIONS.
But the editorial in THE Times declares. on
'the word Of many public officers" that the Dock
cry law is working Well and with decided
gain In the expedition of public business II is not
likely that those public officers who favored this
law from the start as II expanded their jursdc-
ton and increased their pay and who are now eMe-
cutting it, would turn round and dissredit IT, The
commenlation referred 10 in The Times points
conclusivcly to 'Dockery love feast that came
off shortly before the adj0urnment OF me last ses-
sion O Congress In Mr.. Dochcrys pa
triotic heart was troubled 10 know II all was going
we'll with the great reform scheme ne had set IN
notion and he summoned before MS cominls-
sion a number Of bureau officials 70 give IN their
experience and from the greater lights ne Sought
letters OF confrmat ton. The press teemed with the
testimony given. which amounted. In substance, 20
SAYING tina, the new law was working wen, anu
much was sail in praise OF certain features IN me
new law relating disbursing officers. which were
simply nothing more than the re-enactment OF Oh
statutes. different phraseology wnicn mao s.ooo
for wears upon the statute books Beyond TINS.
public who took any interest In the matter very
naturally asked mentally, why all THIS pIotes.-
ing?" Are not the retoruers SATISFIED WIN tns
work Of their own hands, The lady do'n protest
too much" , -. co,
eress is taken up with more weighty matters III
the presence of which the Dockery REFORM law
seems insignificant. II Is more than hkely that oon-
cress will give the whole matter a thorough over
hauling and investigation. $3.50 4, -, -
In View of the manner In when me law was
passed as a rider to appropriation Diil, IL wouIi
be simple and easy matter IN iegisah,lVs pu,ns
system But In the Department, AFTER me cnaolSS
changes that have occurred In the old cnannels OF
doing business and the transferring o, records
files and papers while 1; would he simple enou3n
70 resume the old system. IT would be well-nighe
Impossible 10 bridge over the cnasm OF contus'vn
which has been introduced 1t II easy enough 70
rip up and destroy system when mas neeh csys-
talzing in symmetry and completeness Tor cen
Jury lust as man by few hours OF reckless
wrongio,ng may break down and Destroy q char'
acter which he has been lifetime In bullf,ng up.
come in when II Is sought 70 reTace 'he s'ep s"~
90 ac IN former ways