Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23

OLD COMFORT FOR OffTcE-SEFKFRs-rRRSinE an.
THURS nECIDSD REfCsAL no TURN GOOD NES OFT
or oFfICE 10 MAZE Room ron fRfENns.

COLD COMFORT FoR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an
THURS pEcIpsp RkfUssL TO TURN GOOD sgS OFT
OF OFFICE 10 MAKE Room foK FRIENDS
Washington Corrsspond,nce y. Y. Tribune
certain Congressman GENE ca this city A few
days ago 10 ''fiN up one Of the post Offices in his
district He Is q stalwarr, was an active 'Grant
man. last year, and f. personal friend " Prysi-
dent Arthur. With these circumstances m his
avor he made doubt as 20 hts ABILITY 90 get re
business which had brought him 10 the caidtal
transacted Without DELAY. He came -waN rom
MS interview with the President. however. in had
spi,lS ana oad temper Ac,"rtng 10 his account
~ that interview, Mr.. Arthur received han With
great ooid.alily. heard his plea IN behalf
u us cahaliaie Tor tle posi- ogF. ana then aS ii
There were any Jusi .rounds - ,omn AMI inst
the WY t'c otnTc VS. now managed ThF Con-
gresham replied that the oiljce MS lun Ia fnln-
her satisfactory u the pUnlc, but tpat te po-t-
mast WAS rampant Blaine man Tai, he
thought sufficient yr',und for rpm@viD, rt,s ,nt
putting one OF 'oLr IlrudS" In his Niece The
PRESIDENT replied tat he had matir a. his mind
taAt Tue only safe rue Tor hiu T. follow was 10 re-
move hooelN Without cause dur1nE The term Of
oillce nNed 10y law. II he q trtei nom his rule
In one case, ne would have 10 iR another
| There was no place to draw the Inc eV,,,n IN
lol OF IL lie dld not think, however, that IA was
under any obligation 10 rcappoint Cfilac-hold. rs
at the eNpirauon ~ taeir terms. Wherever
The law had liked aderinit term IL FAIR o. con-
Cude that the intent is 10 terminate the claim ~
the incumbent on the place az the md ~ tat pc
rlod, ANA leave the appointing power entirely lice
10 select new man. Tie President W. M on II ssy
in substance that he believed II 10 h. in the int r
est of harmony in the republican party as VII as
OF the good or the public service % obs rye
strictly the spirit and letter OF the law. When
the Term or the postmaster was about to eXirC he
should be glad TO confer with the ConCrrss-
i MN as 10 proper man 10 succeed him,
but 1t was useless to urge his removal
Inc congressman WAS moi convinced 10y this aryu-
ment lie believes The true course for the admin
lsration 10 pursue Is To turn out all offihoirers
VINO were opposed 10 Grant last year. n Their
places with the faithful adheHentS ~ the third
term faction and thus attempt Ia control the next
national convention for Grant Il he is a candldste
or Tor Arthur II CT mt Is out of the way. lie adj
tsha e
That the President had determined on quite
another policy. and could not be talked out uf L
somewhat in the same line was the experience
OF New Yorker who has been FOR years political
lieutenant and Intimate social friend or President
Arthur. This gentleman Fixed his eye ON a ,lesir-
able Office, and. after thinking the matter over for
IL us The place vacant?' the President asked
mo; It's held by man who was appointed hy
Hayes" Do you know or any reason Tor remov ny
him. 81 know OF none except that would Ike
the ofllce myself" s'Come and see me about il
thirty days before the incumbcnt's commission eN-
pres said The President. Il have taade up my
mind that all officials III all ont their terms
unless they fail 10 perform their duties properly
This Is, In BRIEF the report of the conversation rs
gwen 10y the oiiico-seeHer himself, who says That
The President Is a Shrewd and lung-hcaded pulIti-
clan, but poor distributor OF patronage among
his friends
Another interesting case is that OF n gentleman
whose recommendations for a high Office, now
vacant. were signed 10y Mr.. Arthur before General
Gaffield was shot. This gentleman took Il as quite
d mater OF course that he wtsd be appointed
now mat his friend who had re gommendef him
had become President After waiting few wceAs
anu nearing nothing OF the matter he logged Mr..
Arthur'S memory. The President told HIM he WAS
as much his friend as ever, but his position MS
Very different now that the responsibility of max
ing the appointment was put upon him. lie
wanted 10 be quite frank and in order that there
should be no misunderstanding he would say that
he dad not feel in the least bound az President 20
appoint men whom he had recommended as Vice
ITesldeht IL was one thing 10 advise and quite
another 10 act.