Show JOHN O NEWt late assistant Secretary Sec-retary of the Treasury Is so consistent consist-ent 9 Republican and so thoroughly imbued with the Idea that the noblest no-blest ambition in this life is to hold office and draw his pay that the wonder is he ever nerved himself up to the point of resigning Mr New retired three months ago since which he q has done nothing In the department though until last week he drew pay regularly regu-larly In his resignation was a proviso pro-viso that it was not to take effect until his successor was appointed He has thus been able to take from the treasury 81250 of the peoples money without returning them any service Mr New is too valuable a man for his party to lose |