The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
EXHIBIT or FEDERAL o~YyIcEHoLpKRs RAwIS
$4,000 AND ABOVE.
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1t is somewhat difficult to classify certain
e~alaries. as, for instance. naval Officers
where there is a difference between sea and
shore pay. Many per diem salaries cannot
be classified properly because Of obscurity
concerning lcrsth Of service. but all are
included who apparently come above the
1900 limit. Only local court officials,
such as United and District Attorneys. and
the army retired list are omitted.
Roth in official Consequence and magni-
tude OF s(Ary these are tho ~topsawyers
among our national o~ficeholders. All the
o. hers, more than 10000, draw salaries
less than 81 600 down to a few dollars per
month. , ~Singularly small az the aggregate
n, among these 400 oficeholders are included
the President, Vice-President, all the Cabi-
net officers. Assistant Secretaries. Supreme
Court, United states Circuit and District
Judges, mbassadors and ENJOYS. Col
~lectors and Surveyors Of Customs. Col
~Iectors Of Internal Revenue, Pension Agents,
Postmasters, Generals and Admirals. clerks
of the great courts, commissioners. &c.
IN the executive departments. and various
specialists who command high pay.
II will be noted that the numbers increase
as the lower grades are reached. The
list Is not top-heavy, by any means. A
fraction less than two-thirds Of the whole
draw only 5000 each per annum ,r less.
Only liz OF the whole get above 5000,
Careful computation shows that only 10
civilians in all branches Of the public service
get upward OF 5000 per annum. In the
eight higher grades, having salaries rang
ing from 5000 per mum up to $4,000,
there are only ffty-one places all told.
More singular still there are only sixteen
persons in the service OF the United States
who receive 3l0.500 per annum and up
ward. Yet this Government apparently
commands talents Of all sorts, professional
and otherwise, equal TO the best in the world.
This example makes IL clear that lavish
salaries do not always command the best
results.
Aside from the Presidents. the great
salaries go 10 five Ambassadors abroad.
each SIT so. TO fifteen ENJOYS and Ministers.
$1,000 and $1,000, to the Admiral Of the
navy. the conqueror Of Manila. SIS 500; TO the
Collector 81 the Port 81 New York. sl2 900.
20 the Lieutenant-Gcneral OF the Army.
sIi, 900: 10 the Chief Justice, $4,000, TO the
nine Associate Justices, each $1,000; TO
the vice-President. Cabinet officers. New
- = NV fNaA'"
Treasurer, surveyor aud naval officer.
and the Collectors 81 Customs at Phila-
delphia and Boston. ss.OJ0 each. Some ~
these are among the worlds most important
public ~funotionar!cs The Collector - New
York controls more tnaH $50 subordinatos
aud c~oiiests annually millions - dollars
These data concerning the leading officials
Of a nation 81 Yearly 57.Oo.OD people AIe
thus cited in detail further 10 emphasize
Tia sh"cking -alary abuSs that have grown
W la Opatcr New iork under ia" Croker
regime Magnificent and opul"nt ~ New
iOrk b. AMI mulufauuus and iupurtan'
thDugl it- arairs have is-Hnmr. th- saiary
llst Il tNt iprrr municipality - a.JslygI
people is gfot"Spu' in It, p~rodiEaliy by
ulmpa i-,u Wi that 81 th' uHtiuu
study "a" foregoing "siuiat Boo ouu.
Junction slth tLs fu~llu~ius rrh.lu.. =
Gratrr Nov iufks uririals drasuF nSs.
30 amman aud up~ afar
Fauiuu sf hts totf uFTt rHalnia 10 uH4uIao
hut shHtFsAH.