| Show THE SPOILS OF OFFICE thin THE new york sun very properly calls public attention to the contents of the last circular from the department of agriculture to what extent the modern office holder regards his bis office as a personal persona gift I 1 intended for his bis private benefit is strikingly exhibited hi bi ted i in n tb this is camph pamphlet let the assumed purpose of the circular is to give the farmers of the united states the benefit of the best information available to the department on the subject of the hop plant louse and it is prepared by the department entomologist mo logist C V riley at the expense of the government of course much to is said by mr riley which if true may be valuable information to the hop bop raisers of the united U cited states but the hop louse in general is only a secondary matter filled in to give interest to the main question touching the merits of mr alleys rileys patent nozzle thus thug the government through sec detary rusk buak of the agricultural de D part apartment ment engages mr riley biley to adverb tree tise his private business at gove romea expense ani and upon government author J ity AY in this official circular mr riley is good to inform the public that there are other iother nozzles 1 11 besides his bas to be had bad but he does not leave any doubt on the rea reader derlis mind as an to which is the best for him to buy and to fix the bargain oo on the spot as near as possible the customer is fully instructed ted where the valuable riley biley nozzle can be purchased sW and how distinguished frona imitations eto etc JN besides eidee tho the salary to mr riley biley for his hia valuable ser services vium the government is paying for the publication and SH au the labor and sundry expense of 01 mailing a million or so of these private advertisements to people who ml riley biley thinks most likely to become his patrons patron this is as flagrant a case cam as could be desired of the abuse of office with which this government is afflicted it simply shows that the brazen fao faced od impudence of the office seeker seeke rJ has been yielded to until he no longer J makes the slightest effort to disguise his speculative tive operations under the the victor belong the spoils he takes his stand at the capital and at the word wades boldly iu in for all he be can grasp i if the time has not come to turn 1 I the rascals out who seek office solely for private gain and to put in their places men whom the people seek for their th air honesty and capability to perform the duties expected of them then we should have no more elections for a more perfect method could not bee be in vented for securing for the offices the most unworthy of of the community than this system of making official favors a regular reward for partisan 1 service |
