New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-12

lll9! TO 1879, Washington.
1901 to 1909, }. Adams. ..............1
1909 TO 1917, Adams and Jefferson ..............2
1917 to 1925, Adams, jefferson, Madison........
$50 TO lS26, Adams Jefferson, Madison, Mon
1926 to 1929. Madison. Monroe. .................2
1899 to 1881, Madison Monroe J. Q. Adams 3
1881 to 1876, Madison, !. -. Adans.....--.-.--.2
1886 TO 1887, J. .. Adams
1881 TO 1871, J. Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson. -. ,
1871 TO 1915, J. O. Adams. A. Jackson, Martin
-o.- 900 an BuTen ...''..- :','''5
IS45 TO 1870, Martin Van Buren,, John Tyler. .
1919 10 1852, Martin Van Buren,, John Tyler.
James X Polk 90. 3
1852 TO 1856, NJ. Van Buren,, John Tyler Willard
1856 to 1861. NJ. Van Buren,, J. Tyler. NJ. FIJI
1861 to 1862, Van Buren, TYLER. Fillmore.
Pierce Buchanan ........ D
1862 to 1865. NJ Fillmore. Franklin Pierce. J.
1865 70 1860 NJ Fii1oTa Franklin Pierce
1859 70 1874, VI. Fillmore, Andrew Johnson. ...
1869 10 1870, Andrew Johnson ..................1
1870 70 1850. L. :. i
1850 70 1~S5. L. 5. Grant. Rutherford B. Hayes
1SS5 TO 1898, r. r Hayes, 3. Harrison .......-2
1897, Grover OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The average annual cost Of these supplemental
~ Senators for the century would be. in the
aggregate, only about the annual salary OF the
President to-day For the sum Of. say, $4,000
yearly the Senate and the nation might have
profted by the counsel experience and example
Of Washington for more than two years longer,
century. OF jefferson for more than seventeen
years. OF Madison for more than nineteen years.
OF John Quincy Adams for more than eighteen
years. of Andrew Jackson for more than eight
years. of Martin Van Buren, for more than TWEEN
ty-one years. OF General Grant for at least If
teen years. and Of Grover Cleveland already
seventeen years. assuming, as IS probable. that
he would not have accepted a denomination for
the Presidency, and five years If he had
9-,-l,FD
this generation may be disposed 10 place upon
the services which the ex-Presidents or the
United States would have rendered respectively
a President Senator's. it is difficult 70 suppose
that any Of them could have failed TO prove 4
substantial acquisition 70 the legislative depart
rnent of our government. or that the prospect OF
such dignifed termination Of the!- public
career would not have made most. II not all. OF
them better Presidents. II would be difficult 10
imagine any measure that would contribute
much TO discourage any disposition to misuse
the influence and patronage Of the executive for
personal ends as the prospect Of taking a place
for life. with a generous salary in a legislative
assembly not second either in dignity and i'm
portance 70 any other legislative body in the
world. It would furnish the President the
strongest iuducement possible for giving the
people an acceptable administration, II for no
other purpose than to strengthen his influence
in the more enduring position toward which he
would be. Eravitating What law or laws could
Congress enact. however faithfully executed.
that could contribute more effectually to the
reformation and perfection Of our Civil Service?
TIL some provision Ike this is made for re-
firing Presidents it IS idle 70 expect them 10 be
as Indifferent as It is desirable they personally
should he about recollection. or that any system
Of civil Service reform viii result in anything
more or better than a succession of transient
and disappointing eXpedents.
JOHN BIGELOW.
No. 81 Gramercy Park. March 10, 1902.