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Show NKFOTI32I PLAYED OUT. At tho outset of his career as chief executive of the nation, Mr. Hayes has set his face against two great evils which were practised to the fullest extent by the lost administration, administra-tion, to the injury of the country and disgrace of the president. Wo refer to nepotism and the levying and collecting col-lecting ol asiemeats from officeholder office-holder (or a political, or more properly prop-erly speaking a corruption fund. Yesterday when tho husband of a favorite cousin of Mrs. Hayes applied for an office, tho president informed him that the only thing in tho way of hid getting tho position, was. his relationship, rela-tionship, Tho late president would have welcomed his cousin, and the probabilities are, given him a tatter otfice tlian 'be oue applied for. To such an extent did Mr. Urant carry this family favoritism, that if he or bid estimable lady had a relative within the third or fourth decree of coq-sauguiuity coq-sauguiuity who was not provided for ' at tho public crib an investigating and prying nation has not been able to discover the isolated individual. If the president will continue to "stand ofl" his relatives tho country will be spared ft terrible infliction, for wo take it Mr. Hayes' relatives an a class are no moro intelligent or respectable thaq were Mr. Granfs, |