"i Know All About You, Capt. Dennis."

Of all the persons who have given testiniony concerning the frauds in Louisiana nud Florida, Dennis seems to have had no motive to testify untruthfully. Some of tho "squealers" have involvcd themselves in tangled nets in wnich they have heen eoiivictd, not only of inexplicable contradictiona, but have laid bare a personal aninius eoncealiug a little disappointment. Denuíb' testimony tuere is neither im intrinsic nor extriusic rea90n to doubt. He had " been taken care of." He wanted less üian he got. He wi shed to work and to be paid ior it ; he was paid handsomely for doing nothing, an his only complaint, if he made any, was that the adnimistrtion insisted on supporting hitn in luxurious but disagreeable idleness. The raanner of Dennis' enaployrnent, told by him witii great simplieity, and with unfeigned aDxioty not to censuro Mr. Hayes, is one of the most explicit of mnuy of the condeinnations which the latter has placed upon his own professions of civil-service reform. It is a fundamental principio ot civil service that fitness ior speciflc duty shrtll be the prime reason for appointment dader the Government. When Dennis calied on the President, tho latter said to him: " I know ftll about you, Gapt. Dennis." What did he know? That Deunis was a linguïst, and would be usfful in the State Department? No, Dennis' literary attninments ire limitad to oui'. languago, and are nieagor in that. Tluit !.c was familiar with army mattors, aud would do good work in the War Department? Thcro was no pretenso of that, on either side. He was not an expert in anything. There was uo reason for his appoLntment so faraflintollootna] qualifications went. The Presidont did not iDiofess to be miíinformed ; he added : "You are one of the few men whom this administration can aftbrd to take care of." Why? Simply because he had rendered eiïective service in defeatiug the wishes of the people of his State in tlieir choico of Presidential eleetors. For this reasoD, and this only, Mr. Hayes considered Dennis " one of the few men whom this administration eau aiVord to take care of." The President made a personal request. of Secrctary Sherman to give Dennis "the first good place," and subsequently wrote to Sherman that Dennis would make " a capital special ngent of the treasury," although the duties special agents are calied uion to perform require sagacity, experience, and technioal knowledge of treasury workings. It was evident, however, that Oapt. Dennis was not expected to do any work. Sherman had f riends of his own for the vaotuaeies in several of the divisious, aud üennis, although as ignorant of nrc.liitccture as a mulo, was made assistant to the Supervising Architect, with a salary of $7 a dr.y. He had nothing to do; he oould do notliing. He was expeoted to do nothing. But this ia a ïiril-scrvice reform administration ! He was given a leave of absence- perhaps on account of his long and ardent toil - or lor Bome othcr toatxm, and went visitiug to Maseachusetts. -frhere he rcmained tbree months, drawing &7 p. day, ■íupervisiDg Architect Hill doubtlee sígnicg the pay-roll which lyingly declared tbat tfiis man was giving the people of the United State aD equivalent lor their moncy. Dennis grew tired of idkness, went back to "Washington, was given a commission in the Secret-Service Bureau, although whoily unfltted for its duties, and went home to Florida, with nothing to do except charge the Goverument his expenses, and continue to druw liis pay. Then he was transferred to the lnternal Revenue Bureau, althotigh innocent of all knowieuge of tho Revenue laWp, flnd his pay weut on regularly is usual. He, therefore, had every reason to thank Mr. Hayes, and no reaeon whatever to testify to au glit which would reflect on the President or his advisers. On the contrary, he had the strongest motives for cóloring his testímony in their favor. He lacked the courage or the ba'cncss to commit perjury before the visiting investigating comniittee, and as soon as his description of the manner iu which the electoral vote of Florida was stolen for Hayes reached WashiDgton he was notifled - but not until then - that hÏB pay should be forthwith stopped. " I know a'll about you, Oapt. Dennip," was a most unfortunate speech for the President to make, since all that be could know about Dennis was his part in the coi ruption of tbat seandalous period. "You are one of the few men whom this administration oan afford to take care of " is still more uniortunate, in view of the indefensibie manner in which tho Presidbnt prooeeded to take care of him, - Chicago Times.