The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-11-07
FROM WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81, 's5

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 81, '95.
President Cleveland's announcement
that at the close of the present week he |
will deny access to all office-seekers in |
order to enable him to devote his time
TO public business and the preparation |
of his annual message, was an unex-
peeted blow TO the free and untrameled |
annoyances with which the President |
has been troubled during the eight
months he has occupied the Executive
Mansion. Hitherto 1t has been the
custom of tho place men to 60 to the
heads of the departments consume half |
an hour of their time with the recital of |
their story, and then call upon the |
President and repeat the process. Yes
terday was the last day upon which |
they will be enabled to go through this
useless proceeding. Hereafter Office
seekers and place-hunters will be obliged |
TO goto the heads of departments and
state their cases TO them, and the Presi- |
dent will abide by the selection of his
lieutenants.
The death of Gen. Mcclellan has
again broken UP the Presidents plans
for the reorganization of the civil SER
vice commission. He had trusted that
the General would accept the appoint
ment through patriotic motives, and
then the matter would have been settled |
and the advancement of the service as
sured. Now there are several names
being considered but it is not easy 10
get men OF suitable ability to undertake |
the duties of the office. The President |
has very high idea of the importance |
of the commission and the part it is TO |
play in tho organization of the govern |
ment from this time. forth, and he will |
not be content to have any but men of |
conceded ability and fitness upon 1t |
He would select for those positions such |
men as he would not think too small for |
his cabinet. 1t is quite probable that |
the chief place on the commission will |
now be offered to Judge Maynard, the |
present second controller of the Treas
ury.
Hon. William L. Smith, of New York. |
has been appointed Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury in the place of Chas. L. |
Coon, resigned. Mr.. Smith is a luwyer, |
about forty years of age. and resides at
Plattsburgh, Clinton county, with an
Office in New York City, where he is
one of the attorneys for the Dell ware
ani Hudson Canal Company.
He has been leader of what is knyr n |
az the Young Democracy in the State Of
New York, and has been identified with |
the Tiljen element of the party. In
1854 he was the leader of his party in
the New York Assembly and was one
of the most influential champions of
Gov. Cleveland's reform measures. lie
was prominent figure in the delegation
OF young Democrats which went to the
Chicago Convention to urge the nomin-
alton OF Cleveland, and on his return
was selected to manage the canyass in
New York State. The skill and judg-
ment which he displayed in that posi-
ton won for him in marked degree
the confidence and respect Of the Demo
Gratis and Independents of the State.
Treasurer Jordan says that the state
ments made by Senator Sherman con-
cerning the financial policy of the
Treasury in his speech at Petersburg.
Va. last night, are misleading or abso-
lutoly false. With relation to the state
ment that Sl3, ,000,00 had been applied
to the payment of non-interest-bcarin
certificates, instead of to the extinction
OF the public debt, Mr.. Jordan SAYS that
Sherman blames the present admins
tration for not doing thing that he
would not himself dare to advocate
The application OF silver currency to the
liquidation Of the public debt. If
Sherman, he says, would advocate such
a thing on the floor of the Senate. it
would kill him politically forever Such
a course would injure the credit of the
country and make it impossible for the
government TO get money eXcent upon
very high rate of interest. If Sherman
advocated this policy he would be sent
back to private life, as Thurman was
when he changed his base on finances.
II Thurman had stuck to the green
packs he would have been President of
he United States now.