Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-14
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ifsoA ocR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsHIsGToss. May sch, lsss.
what viii the Administration do
concerning of6cial ekangssy' il ques-
ton that 10 being Very earnestly asked
IN every State Of the Uniou al this time,
The inquiry il extremely pertinent.
There are, IN rouEId Numbers, absui
lGs, 600 sslaried Office holders under the
Federal Government. What il the
President going to DO about il? The
writer Is fortunate in being able 10
threw some light upon this important
matter. A esntlemAn Who holds very
responsible and prominent appointmsni
under Mr.. Cleveland, and who comes
from q powerful State occupying Q most
important political and geographical
position, spoke very plainly and fully
the other day. respecting the matter Of
changes mo one better oomprehends
the necessity for complete change in
all commissioned officials than does the
President" said this gentleman, "and
be has had an unusually hard task be-
fore him. Other Presidents ceminQ
into power have been able 10 take no
the work of the Government where
their predecessors laid il down, and
they had task comparatively easy.
but yoo must remember that for q
quarter OF a century the Presidents
have been Republicans. Mr.. Cleveland
Is the nrst OF his party to be entrusted
with the national hahn since Mr.. Blu
ohanan. l have known Mr.. Cleveland
ss bog and man. He is slow. II you
wish TO pick out man for q strong pull,
or 10 lift a heavy weight,you might take
him, bot for high jump you would
need different man. He has strength,
bot no political agility.
"fe sum up what have been trying
20 say: The President knows what he
has promised the people 70 do. The
ousrous task before him is sometimes
appalling, and / have never known q
man who so felt his responsibility as
does the President. He is endeavoring
TO comprehend the system of govern
ment since il has been turned over 10
him as the party head. Whomsoever
the people want at their homes a. post
masters, collectors or pension agents,
they can have, bat he mast represent in
every respect the faith Of the party that
gives him power and place.
TIE civil service act and rules will
be administered, not az shield for po-
litical workers, but for the better pro-
lection Of those Who are the necessary
instruments in condusting the import
ant routine business of the departments.
The great administrative branches of
the government are full of good women,
and nobody wishes to disturb them.
Many are of Republican faith, but are
well qaslidea for the duty they are en-
gagged in Wherever q woman ia in q
place she is fitted for and Ia what she
should be in character and department,
she shall stay, no matter what her poll
tics nav be. We are after the worth
less men who are fiching from the gov
eminent wages they have not earned,
men vhe are incapable, worthless,
drunken, and q class even worse"
There are 20 Democratic leaders here
from Illinois. They come in assorted
sizes from Morrison down. The recess
taken by the Illinois Legislature until
next week makes il possible for them 10
remain here until the burning question
AZ to who shall be appointed United
States Marshal at Chirago Is disposed
Of. This question Is made more i'm
psrtant than il seems by its bearing
upon the Illinois Senatorial contest.
Morrison wants q Morrison man APP
pointed. Ths anti Morrison men want
Just the opposite. The President is dis
posed to appoint some one not identi-
fed with either faction. Meanwhile,
the Illinois Statesmen have taken pos
session Of the lobby Of Wizards Hotel.
A sleek looking member Of this dele
CATION, black haired, black bearded
man, who locked as IL butter vouidn't
melt in his mouth. was pointed eut to
me the other night as Deyine, the man
who beat ex- Congressman Finerty for
City Treasurer Of Ohicaeo-a fifty
thousand dollar ofice--at the last cleo
ton. was told that when Deyine was
presented 10 the President last week,
be said: "Mr. Presidents, am looking
at the man who beat Blaine and dyna-
mite, aud you are looking at the man
who beat Finerty and dynamite" l
asked how Devine defeated 30 popular q
man ss Finerty. "Milk did it, said
my friend. mot sugar nor sand
nor ginger but milk" II seems that
Devine is Q miIkmsn-perhaps the
milkman Of Chicago--and that he
knows how h. use his milk tickets.
Every man, woman and child In Chi
cage had milk-or could have it-at De-
vines expense, during that fierce con-
test. His milk tickets" fell like STOW
fakes on day In January. Where
Finsrty was strongest the shower was
thickest. presume that even in the
bar rooms, vhefe Finerty might very
readily have believed himself inpreg-
nable, those magic milk tickets were
found 10 be good for milk punches,
egg dip, mint iuleps and other busoiic
beverages. At ali events Devine won,
and won by that means.
The President has decided TO take up
his residence az soldiers Home in about
two weeks. Lkxox.