Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-10

Woodford. 1t is his present intention to
nominate their successors this week. Both
of these officers have openly def1ed the pres
ident and members of his cabinet,and have
relied upon their assumed friendship for
the late President Garfield to hold them in.
The president has been long suffering, but
has now come to the conclusion that it is
time to make a change. These are but the
forerunners of other important changes to
be made in the federal patronage in New
York.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.
The views Of Mr.. Hendricks and
MIR. Mcdonald on the Pendleton
civil service bill, expressed at
Indianapolis last Thursday and printed
here to-day, excited a great deal of COM
ment among senators and representatives.
These views. even among Democrats who
voted for The PeEdleton bill, meet with ap-
provaI. \ good many Democrats begin to
feel that they were too hasty in voting for
it. Leading Republicans regard the bill
as a farce. Secretary Folger, at dinner
last Saturday, gave it as his opinion that
the country would be sick of the Pendle-
ton bill. He saw enough of competitive ex-
aminations, he said, in the New York Gus
tom house. Men wAo were well qualified
for the duties required of them were in
almost every instance beaten in the exami-
nations by men who had no fitness what
ever for the place they aspired to fill
Among his party associates Mr.. Pendleton
does not get many congratulations.
AN EyTERPRIsING OFFICIAL.
Mr.. Frank Hatton is practically post
master general snd president, so far as the
great proportion of postal appointments
go, and he is likewise the president of the
company that publishes the National Re
publican. 1t hardly needs to be added
that he is a person of enterprise and
thrift. He is now engaged in the great
act of making one hand wash the other,
with the assistance of members of con-
gress. A neat manuscript circular has
been prepared by him, which is written on
house of representatives letter heads, and
addressed very generally to postmasters
throughout the country. A blank
is left for the signatures.
The circular recitesi that the
Republican is an able and entarprising
paper, the best paper IN Washington, and
one that has done excellent service for the
party, wherefore the signer highly recon-
mends the paper TO the person addressed,
and urges him TO do all ne can to increase
its circulation. /, IS sUggestively remarked
that the paper gives very full information
regarding appointments and removals,
and other postoiice department matters.
Bundles of these circulars we're sent to-day
to members Of congress TO be signed by
them and sent to the pos5masters in their
districts. One congressman received Two
bundles, one containing circulars ad-
dressed to ali the postmasters in MS dis
trict and The other containing circulars ad-
dressed to all The postmasters in The
district next adjoining. Another congress-
man has received circulars addressed to
postmasters scattered all over his state
The members seem 10 have been taken by
surprise. On of them said this evening
that he should be in no hurry about send
ing his lot. He wanted to think the thing
over. Another was at first reluctant to be-
ieve that there was a deliberate attempt
to rope him into an advertising scheme,
and he thought some mistake had been
made. There was q trifing mistake, but it
was not of this character. One Democrat
received bundle of the circulars with the
letters Republican" opposite his name,
while Republican colleague had the let
ters democrat" opposite his name on the
cover of the package, The clerk who did
them up seems to have been little mix ed
about the political leanings of the persons
to whom the circulars were sent. As feat
of advertising this surpasses most of the
ingenious lodges of the patent medi cine
men. When country postmaster gets a
letter from his member of congress cordi-
ally recommending the newspaper pub
lished by the gentleman who, to all intents
and purposes, makes appointments and re-
movals, and asking him to do all he can to
increase its circulation, he will not lose
much time in getting up club, or, at least,
in sending in his own name. As
there are more than $4,000 postmasters
in the country, this scheme opens up almost
boundless possibilities. If this effort to give
Mr.Hatton's newspaper what it desperately
needs namely, some circulation, fails, he
may be confidently expected to get the
president to issue proclamation exhort-
ing all well disposed citizens to subscribe
for the paper. The first assistant post
master general is not man to lose any.
thing through silly bashfulness about
asking for it.
THE TOBACCO CONVENTION
held long session this afternoon, and
have just adopted a resolution asking
congress to reduce the tax on tobacco tC
eight cents per pound, and tt
give rebate on all unbro
ken packages. The delegation from
your state viii remain here and make {
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