Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-11-07

oLsvELAND,s psoNuNc,AmENsR.


cLEyELAND's PRoNUNclAMENsR.
Why He Shut OFF the Office Seekers
The Senate.
Special Correspondence Of the INrER.Oc2hx.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. so -Thepresident's
dictum to Office seekers is the latest i'm.
portant official order. For some time
past Mr.. Cleveland has been seriously
annoyed by callers whose business vas
trivial in the Ii 1ideegree. Applicants for
little pOstohc8 and for subordinate po-
sitions in the departments have gone to
the white house on the days when audl-
ences were granted to visitors, and on
gaining access to the president, have but
ton-hcled him, and poured into his ear
their long stories. A friend asked Mr..
Cleveland why he allowed his valuable
time to be engrossed by such minor mat
tiers. II don't know" he replied, ~ do
not remember half these people say to
me-" Tie nuisance has grown alarm
ingly in the past few weeks. the crowd
Of callers growing larger every day. In
view of the onerous business he must
transact before the meeting of congress,
together with his, as yet, untouched
message, which must be ready for con-
Rress, the president has felt compelled
to institute Il reform.
After the first day Of November he
will grant no interviews to those seeking
Office or to their advocates. On Mon
day. Wednesdays and Fridays Of that
month, from 10 10 II o'clock in the
morning, he will receive such other per-
sons as call strictly on public business.
On the same days at 1870 in the after.
noon. he will meet those who merely
desire to shake hands with him. On all
other days and times during the month
he will receive only cabinet officers and
chiefs of bureaus. The president takes
the position that, while those seeking
public offices seen very numerous
when massed III Washington, they are
but a very small portion Of the Ameri-
a people. He says that the greater
part Of the people whose agent he is are
those whose interests in thegovernment
are entirely disconnected from office
holding.
The probable complexion Of the reor.
ganized civil service commission, isnow
a subject of speculation. 1t has been
suggested that if Mr.. Coon should be up.
pointed rs a Republican, Prot. Smart, Of
Indiana, as a Democrat and educator
with a practical turn, and n southern
Democrat and lawyer,b be the third man
. family satisfactory commission might
be evolved. Judge Thoman's resigna
6 ton, which was accepted without any
effusion on The part Of the president, ii
TO take effect at once. AS Mr.. Eaton's
place also becomes vacant in q fewdays
and rs Dr.. Gregory will also leave tn
Office, the commission has ODE reorgan
ICED at an early date. 1t has been sait
that the president will have difficulty i,
getting these positions, which are anon,
the most honorable in the public service
filled, but such statement is probabl,
born of q desire to see the failure Of tn
commission.
The chief point of interest in the CAP
itol during the winter will be the senate
1t is predicted by Republicans that ther
will be as much friction between Demo
cratic senators and the president as be
? tween the president and the Republ
cans. 1t is true that many Of the Dem
ocratic senators do not agree with Nj
Cleveland in matters Of policy. but no,
wide or how narrow their difference
may become is a question which onl
the future can determine. The Repul
lican senators will be largely guided i
their curse towards the administratio
by the result in the Virginia and Ne
York elections. If both of them e
against the administration, it will natu,
ally make them aggressive. Til
Republicans are saying that the frigl
of the Democratic factions in congret
will relieve them from the necessity {
doing anything in the way of amus'
ment. Congressman O'Neill, Of S
Louis, is spoken Of as the MAJ who
expected to furnish fun for the Fort.
ninth congress. But as he spends bl
little time on the floor of the house, i
will not fill the vacancies left by Co:
who has gone to Turkey, and by Hor
of Michigan, and Belford, Of Colorado
who are politically no more. Tom Co
win, Thaddeus Stevens, and Senate
Eesmlth were some of the old hume
lists who have enlidencd many a day
the capitol. But new men are comil
to the new congress, and as each sessic
in the past has been provided with funr
men, no fears need be felt but that ii
future will take care of that need.
On every Sunday morning, larI
crowds still gather at the so-called pre-
dents church attracted by curiosity
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