Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-20
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS.
Views Of Citizens as TO the Course the
President ShouId Take.

Views Of Citizens as TO the Course the
President ShouId fake.
"There should be one democrat and one re-
publican of the two civil Commissioners said
Mr.. John 4. Baker to a STAR reporter, (which
has been the case since the formation of the
present form OF government This is the I'M
written Law respecting the formation of the
commission in its political aspect, and has
been faithfully Observed ny the preceding re-
publican administer tiOps. 1t is manifest that
this il best for this people. for our most impor-
tant relations are with the two houses of Con-
gress-the Senate being republican and the
House democratic-and these houses act prac-
ticalIy as the board of aldermen and board of
common council OF the city, and IL Is not good
policy to antagoniZe either branch. The Com
JHissiouCrs should not be partisans, but good
conservative citizens, of intelligence, dignity.
good address and fully alive to the delicate
relations the District holds To Congress. l would
prefer 10 new men, young men of energy.
who will address themselves TO the future of
the capital, and not men whose views are col
ored by the matters of the past They should
be men who will elevate the office of commits
sioner and keep it to a high standard, to- win
the respect of Congress and the Executive. II
would be unfortunate To have men appointed
Ia this office who would reopen the Pandora's
box of doubtful claims, amounting to many
millions of dollars, that are now in the hands
Of claim agents. II would also be uniortu-
nate ii men were appointed to this office who
were not in thorough sympathy with our pres
ent form of government. No man should
be appointed who has the slightest wish that
suffrage, with its attending evils, should again
prevail here. No man should be appointed
whose disposition is to turn out of Office the
present employees of the District government
for political reasons. Where the present EN-
pioyeS are competent and efficient they should
not be removed. The policy of the President
respecting civil service Is all-im portant TO be
observed in affairs. Any other course
would result in antagoniZing some of the best
friends of the District in Congress. / am, 5
you know, democrat, and as democrat ex-
press these views to you. / believe they voice
the wishes OF the best of our democratic citi-
zens.'
JUSTICE WALTERS VIEWS.
Mr. Charles Walter, the well-known justice of
the peace. said: ~ do not wonder at the
delay when / consider the magnitude of
the work of President aud the con-
servatiSm Mr. Cleveland has shown. j do
hot believe. when the time comes, that ne
viii appoint any Objectionable persons To
Office in this District. for think that he will
pay attention To the wishes of citizens. ] do
hot believe either that he viii go back on the
platform anG fOiSt on such carpet-haggerS as
we have had in the past under republican rule.
There are among the candidates who are native
and adopted citizens of the District plenty OF
men with the necessary qualifications Tor the
positions, and my idea is that the incumbent
should be a bona fde citizen, who knows the
people and who il known by them;-in other
words, men vino Will not be 50 elevated by the
office a. TO be unapprOachable. AS TO the
apparent delay in appointing to the offices
lear some times that il has been caused not so
much by the conflicting interests OF candidates
a. by mean insinuatioIis some of which have
Presidents ear. All the candidates have had
their claims presented long since, some of them
through delegations quite deliberately, and
others quite modestly by simple application
and a few words. and doubtless had there not
been such rivalry there would not have been
such delay. There Is no good reason Tor holdings
convention"
Mr.. HILLYER THINKS THE PRESIDENT WILL
ASK ADVICE IF HE WISHES 1T.
Mr.. c. j. Hillyer said: ''It seems to me that If
the President desires any Information about
offices, ne could consult with the weIl-known
citizens and obtain their views. As the Presi-
dent is RICH! here in our midst, and not removed
at some long distance il seems to me that he
will ask for advice If he wishes it. This circum-
stance relieves the people of the responsibility
OF sending to him delegations. There can be no
difficulty about the President informing himself
thoroughly as to what the District needs and
desires, and when he has obtained such Informal
ton he will undoubtedly decide upon course
of action
MR.. CHURCH THINKS THE PRESIDENT WILL
FOLLOW BUSINESS METHODS.
Mr.. c. Il. Church, OF South Washington, says he
does not care that South Washington should be
recognized in making the District appoint
Uents- He does not want To see the question of
section taken into consideration at all. No sec
tional man should be appointed; the men Sc
Iected should be liberal minded, unprecedented
men, who would do everything for the good of
the District There are plenty of such Inen
commended, and he takes it for granted that
the President knows all about them. The Presi-
dent. he thinks, is "a business man, and has been
here long enough to know whom he can go to-
for reliable information when he wants it, ..Nr
Cleveland is, think" said Mr.. Church. "a BUSH
ness man, and knows how to find out all he
wants To know about the men who are applying
for places in the District. He will do Just as
We all do when men come TO us for employ
mC nt."
Mr.. WILLIAM III. BAUM'S VIEWS.
Mr.. William H. Baum. of South Washington
when asked by a STAR reporter for his views,
said he thought the proposition To have a num-
Der of representative citizens confer and agree
upon list of names OF persons, any one OF
whom they were willing TO indOTse for the office
OF District commissioner, or for other District
offices, would not only please the President. but
would afford the best solution OF the difficulties
now said To embarrasS the President in the
selection of District officials. He was strongly
in favor OF home rule, and Thought the people
OF the District had. in the'paSt, been treated
very badly in not having their claims fully re-
cOgniZed