New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-03-30
WASHINGTON Letter.
From our1regular Correspondent.

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Washington, D, c., March 81, 1881.
By far :he larger portion of the
crowd who came here to the inau-
guratlon has departed, but the bust.
ness portion of it remains,
and clamors at the doors of the
White House, and at all the Govern
ment offices. for clerkship. In the
eye of the average ''ne'er do well''
young man or young woman of the
United States there is nothing under
Heaven so dainty sweet as q Gov.
eminent clerkship, and many ofthis
class who have slight acquaintance
with the President or member of
his Cabinet, imagine that, in order
to get the coveted place, there is
nothing to do but to send up their
names, secure All interview, and
have the situation rendered them. It
is not very difficult for a Cabinet of:
ticer to get rid Of them, and, but for
the fact that few of them have money
enough to take themselves or their
experience home, the city would see
them no more. But there is another
class who come prepared with pa.
pers, memorials, and influential
backing. and the chances are that
room will be made for them by the
discharge of competent experienced
clerks, who have less influence, and
nothing to plead their cause but a
good record Of faithful work. No
one is better acquainted with all the
phases Of our civil service than the
President of the United States. Nor
are the Secretaries of the State and
the Treasury wanting in a most
thorough knowledge of all it's ms
and outs. 1t would seem, in a coun.
try like ours, which has so many
places, advantages, and opportunities
tor the enterprising and Industrious,
that there would be less competition
for places of this kind. They would
seem to be anything but desirable.
True, the work is not heavy, and
pay is invaluable, but the Democles
sword of removal hangs over the oc-
cupant of office. He cannot, by his
utmost exertion, add dollar to his
salary, and he must always Sc e the
incompetent favorites of influential
politicians promoted over him. His
associates in Office are of a class from
whom he can form no high estimate
of human nature. They have their
places through the doubtful merit of
relationship to those in power, or in
return for political services render.
ed.
At present but few minor appoint
ments are being made, but some
changes are inevitable. The friends
of Cabinet officers and of influential
Senators must have places. Just
now it looks as if Virginia would be
a rival Of Ohio in securing clerk
ships at the Capital. The Mother
of Presidents has always, perhaps on
account of her proximity to Wash
ington, had a large number of her
daughters in government Offices; but
it is we'll known, that the polite Ma.
hone will not waste his patronage on
women, but will place 1t where it
will do him most good politically.
Perhaps before this reaches you, his
political ally MIR. Riddleberger will
be made Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate, in which position he will be
the recipient Of rich perquisites and
the dispenser Of extensive patronage.
Few public men, it is thought, are
IN better position to reward their
friends and punish their enemies
than Malone Of Virginia.