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Show NEPOTISM. We presume that none of our readers read-ers will object (o a "fondness for ne-pbewi;" ne-pbewi;" which is given as a definition nt the word "nepotism" Indeed it is nothing but proper and right for the uncle to love and be kind to his nephew. ne-phew. And as a rule no one will tjiiurrel with him if he should "show favoritism to nephews and other relations,'' re-lations,'' which is another definition of the term. But whenever tho uncle buowc this favoritism, in order to e;ecr clear of blame, it should not be done at the expense of others. The uiv.-lt: has a right to mike presents from his own personal means; or,il he fhootcs to employ in any brujU of private business, and pay Ihcrefor out ot his own private funds, any or all ol lw n.l.i.tion, ho lias an undoubted ribt t.i uo so, and no other person hud a i-iht to complain. But in cases where men who arc in public employ, who arc charged, with the employment and payment of other men uiuIit them, also in public busi-1ks. busi-1ks. it ij quite diflereut. In this atle:- ca:e the head of the jrovoru-luen., jrovoru-luen., cv 1'ue department, or the bu-lean, bu-lean, cr v.h.itivcr iwsition he may occupy, oc-cupy, has no right to allow his iondn:ss'i'or nephews, or his favoritism favorit-ism to utiier relatives, to appear. The disbursements whiuli he makes are of the mon?y ol' his principal; the umo'iv. paid, and to whom paid abouUi vt-i end u on the valuo of thf pojvicc iMidcrwl and the greater ca- ity cl' the employe. There is probably no more severe rritirUm iuduhre-i in relation to tiie e,ii:;se of l're.-ident Orant or of liis ;.d:i-;:i:;tration, than grows out of thy indulgence of tho spirit of ncpot-iiiti, ncpot-iiiti, both by him and his administration. administra-tion. .A. id in mosS cases the un-iriei.dly un-iriei.dly criticism upon the course purtc..l is .;,.;si:.aaKe. The trouble is ttiat u:-,l;; tl'.e hi'it-t authority in a country indulges in any course of the kind, i;s deleterious example is liable to bo hui:.itcd by other and subordinate subordin-ate p,.::'t'.s. This evil has oeeomo so widc-.-:::c.'.d in all the departments of o'fr c t i.itd States tiovernment that i;- e I'icuocs; are seen in its ci-tenii?:', ci-tenii?:', tl: rough State, county and lmv.i.i;' -.' corpor.itious, and has east ruvt. a leriw.ch upon our institu-tJoco institu-tJoco iliai very sh.tiue some of the prec;.; JUjcio of government have ir.iw'.c ..natt.iiiit to get rid of the eril, i:rd, so far poroible, shake vr' hx c-.:i-.:ra a'.ia-. h.ai to the system. It i to Lc hoped thai a cheek wid be tivc: '.o tU'.s abu;o by rckion ol ai: crder r;:.r.f.y i,-Kd by the Cominis-woer Cominis-woer c: Internal Revenue at W.ih-mgio, W.ih-mgio, w;.-h U tixso words: j T:- ra'-r.'.:, n . :" (; L- otiico havh-c "o'-'if cSv"W t.'l.-u:or to ii.ip:.v eu--.l ..iv '- lb. i - v. .t.'s a:: J tiusor ehi.drl'n. ih--'-v v;-:a;'y i:-.,T.-a..;:-; tiroMii tvm;.!ni IV'D Iu. s!:;.-:::1. r thaa prwid--1 b ij-.v, ;h. r, fj-- tit' o-iiLr? al-no m..-.. C-E.i-.r- ! n-. v V. l t!::it from ;r ft-f-.' A-.ifK I,;, t vra, r,- I'-tiJ to U jvrru;::.--i b- ihi- lot us l'.r;'C that th.e a'.vve order JBWT te cr.r;ied out in tl.al and il, 4Ler d:r.irt:ue".id of the govern-:.t, govern-:.t, ."-:.l ;u ever;.' Suite or public nrr. ;;.. L-.l "uncita'' in public of-riect- Le ta:.,,-;:t th.e lesion, that the pl.W'.s of tn:-t r.nd pro:i. under them, are n. t b:.-f.:.-:jb.rj bc!ot:gii:g to their lie p" |