Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-26
THEY MUST GO.
ALt Government Employees Who Toted for
HG,acocIc to be SmnsnsartLy Bounced.
iVVazhiu0toy, Snao;aI

HGnc0ck to be SEnsnsGrtLy Bounced.
Washington Special.
When Gen. Garfield becomes President
there will be general demand made upon
him to dismiss every Democrat in the de-
pa1tment. There is local Garfield organ
ization here that has made its special bust
ness ever since election to spot clerks who
have INDUCED in disloyal party talk. The
state department is regarded as the most
disloyal and non-partisan of all departments
under the government. Secretary Dick
Thompson, who is great friend of Col. D.
Q. Forney, has been making some investiga-
tons into this subject, and Col. Forney prints
some of the results to-day. He says:
A very remarkable revolution in political
sentiment In the different departments of
the government in this city has taken place
since the election of Gen. Garfield. Two
months ago, or shortly after the nomination
of Gen. Hancock, Republication was held
under shadow, while the hopes and ex-
pectations of the Democrats assumed
proportions of the most ridiculous charac-
ter, As case in point, at the state depart
ment it is we'll known that least two
the election of Gen. Hancock. and refused to
subscribe dollar to the Republican cam
paign fund. A distinguished cabinet Off
Ger, calling attention to the entire absence
of party fealty, particularly in this depart
ment, said few days ago that on one coca
sion during the campaign, having
calling in the room of Chef Clerk SevelIon
RrnWr1 fo of
| conspicuously over his desk. and in calling
his attention to the fact he was surprised to
learn that this gentleman was strongly in
favor of Hancock's election, remarkino that
"This department is independent of politi-
| clans and party managers whoever they may
be-" The cabinet officer, since this occurred
said that he hoped the incoming administra-
ton would pursue policy in such matters,
which would thoroughly purge all depart
ments of such offensive material. He added:
II have always maintained that there was
nothing to be gained in nourishing an enemy
in politics or war, as sooner or later they
will betray you, and bite the hand that feeds
and protects Them"
The same cabinet officer laughingly added
that, having occasion to call at the same de-
partment since election, he discovered that
Mr.. Browns portrait of Hancock had quiet
ly disappeared, and that, no doubt. like
hundreds of others, he would before inaugu-
ration claim to have always been a ssstal-
wart." The same official said further: 81
do hope these abuses of Republican favors
will be remedied and have my eye on a
large number of similar cases, which will
name at the proper time and to the proper
authorities" We hardly believe
that the State department is
the only one that harbors cases
such as the above authority refers to, but
that they can be found in all others in this
city, and if the truth could be got at the
percentage of this class of employees would
surprise the rank and file of the Republican
party; and further, that this feeling would
be considerably intensified if it was known
that majority of these particular Office
holders owe their positions to the indorse.
ment of prominent Republicans. There is
not voting precinct in the country that
would approve of this line of policy
being practiced by any political party
and men who preach it are either hyprocrites
or political idiots. When majority of the
people elect Republican head of an adj
ministration they mean that every man at
tached thereto should be of the same politi-
cal faith from the chief of the department to
the humblest employe in it, and any policy
that ignores this doctrine is based upon the
hollowest kind of sentiment. The Repub-
lican party has been experimenting for some
years i'll this very direction, and the time
will come when it will realize in its defeat
the folly of all such nonsense.