The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-11
DISMAY OF THE OFFICE SEEKERS.
President Hayes and Civil Service
Reform.
Yesterdays Reception at the
White House.
Postmaster General Key and His Proposed
Southern Tour.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON March 10. 1871.
Infect OF THE POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT AS
TO CIVIL SERVICE APPoINTMENTs-coNsTE
NATION AMONG oFFIcE-sEEKrNo POLL
TIcIANs-vERY FEW CHANGES LIKELY TO BE
MADE.
Matters have simmered down surprisingly. consider
Ing that last Saturday night the crowded with
excited and hopeful politicians. This evening WASH
ington quie,er than it has been since the middle
November; most OF the members of the House have
gone home, the people drawn hither the
ing OF the vote and the Inauguration have
leit that considerable part Of Ohio which
loyalty rushed here to see It's President take posses
sion Of the White House has driited back, and the
sfics seekers, who came exalted condition of
mind and with great expectations, have mostly gone
home disconsolate and more or less iurious
1t has become known not only that the President
does not like delegations who push the claims OF
lnvorite sons, and is apt to take dislike TO people
who appear before him by a numerous and importu-
nate band Of next friends, but that he does not
even believe that to confer offices is tho
nobest or the best to which he could put
his time. The GOODNESS with which he depu-
Stations OF Maine, Pennsylvania, New York and other
statesmen, solcitous to advise him about his Cabinet
dAmpened the ardor Of delegations in pursuit OF minor
eihces Some occurrences ut the White House have
also produced impression that to ask tho President
for an office or to file claims is perhaps the best way
not to succeed, and one may hear the street
that MI Blank. who wishes to be and so, under.
stood not 10 be making any efforts himself. but de-
ponds upon few friends, less than a delegation In
any case. TO keep his interests IN mind.
IL mi his
President absolutely means TO make changes in any
OF the Offices, high low for month or two; that
even the foreign ministers and consuls will remain II
being said or these eminent dgntarios that they arc
doing no particular harm whore they are; that the
clerks the public offices here and elsewhere arc to
DO lott in peace until it be ascertaned which Of
them Is not doing his duty fairly that tho great
army Of postmasters Is not be d!sbanded TO
make way for fresh army of recruits In
Short this rumor pretends that the President, having
got his Cabinet-his constitutional advisers-abso
lusey means TO 60 to work and attend to the public
business without stopping divide tho plumber 1t
is hin,cd that he may, carly week. respectfully
notify the Senate that he has present no further
communications to make to It.
All these things make the ordinary politician despair
Of hts country. The scalp he going for seems to
be beyond his reach. The Office he worked for
he does not get He the President as un.
concerned about the vital interests Of the
party in "Bunstown Four Corners" as though
"Bungtown" was IN China. The great
political quarrel Of Baltimore to who ought to be
Postmaster there, though It excited frenzy nearly
every Baltimore republican ana dragged in even an ex.
member Of tho Cabinet, seemed to affect tho President
when 1t was vehemently urged on his attention ono
day this week, onlv preposterous bore, which
he had neither leisure nor liking. In fact tho POST
MASTER VINO tremendous aud dangerous q crea
tnre under the late administration, who kicked up
heels and got up political demonstration all the
country at short notice for against any question
which he supposed to be Of interest at the White
House-ghis terrible creature seems for the moment
u have almost altogether subsidized Tho business Of
going 10 the White House, pedging your Jealous and
untaltering support to patriotic and Discerning Presi-
dent and handing him bundle of testimonials and an
application for oflce has suddenly come to an end
There ID Mr. Rogers AT the White House, who insists
on taking charge OF all these testimonials applications
and offers Of support, and there is dreadful rumor
that, being u simple.heartod Western man. lie lights
his IRE with them
What Is TO become of the country under those cir
cumstances is what puzzles the tow political man2ula-
tors who remain here, and stand around with their
hands IN their pockets and CONSERVATION in their
faces OF course they have already made up their
minds what ~ become Of tho party; 1t Is gong to
the "demntlon bow-wows" What they are still anxious
about is the country, and true patrots they hope
IL may survive. Meantime there here IN Washing.
ton 5000 1000 people holding subordinate
places government Offices, mostly iathlu honest
and poor, who are devouty thankful for what
they read in the inaugural message. Most Of them
have families and Lependan many OF them have
acquired little property here; summary election
would beggary to great many. the prospect
Of having to struggle with politicians for their petty
places has been terror IN many hundreds OF humble
households here all winter These people hope sin.
cere,y that the President will stand firm in his civil
service notions, and they somehow take more hope.
iul view OF the country's than tho politicians