The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-22
GETTING AT TIE CRIB.
Gold Comfor. For Hungry Carolina ONCE
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Gold Comfor. For Hungry Carolina ONCE
Seekers.
WAsIuNGToN. January l6.-The mem.
bers Of the South Carolina delegation in
Congress are daily in receipt of commu
nications from their constituents in re-.
gard to the distribution of Federal pat
ronage in that State under the next
Administration. 1t Is reported that the
members of the delegation propose to
meet together at some future period and
decide by ballot the distribution Of the
patronage Of the State. With view to
gaining some information on this subject,
your correspondent called upon Senator
Hampton and Representatives. Dibble
and Tillman, and interrngated them con-
cerning the abn"e mentioned report.
AN INTERVIEW WITH HAMPTON.
Senator Hampton says there has been
no understanding between the members
of the delegation Oh the suffice, referred
to. Soon after the result of the Novem-
ber election was known, Senator Butler
suggested to him that it would be a good
idea for the delegation To hold q meeting,
and come to some kind Of all agreement
with view to securing an equal division
of the Federal patronage in South Caro-
lima. No such agreement has yet been
made so far as he knows. In fact, the
subject has not been mentioned to him
since the holiday recess. He says it is
too early to even speculate on the ques-
ton Of appointments. When Mr.. Cleve.
land has been inaugurated and his Cabi-
net officers have entered upon their duties,
it will be time enough for the office seek
ers to send in their letters of application
and endorsement. He declares emphat-
ically that he will make no personal
appeals to the incoming Administration
for any appointments. If the President,
or the head of any of the departments
should call upon him for information
! concerning the qualifications of an u, .
plicant for office, be will furnish cheer
fully such informe tion on the subject as
he may possess. In making recommen-
dations for appointment he will be gov
erned entirely by the knowledge in his
possession as to the fitness or competency
of the applicant.
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT.
Now, in such matter as the selection
OF collector Of the port Of Charleston,
the Senator says he will advocate the
| appointment of the man who appears to
| DO most satisfactory and acceptable to the
| leading business men in that city. He
will also be advised in similar manner
with regard to the postmastership of
Charleston. His idea is to appoint to
important Federal Offices men who are
known to be capable of conducting the
public business properly and who also
merit the confidence and esteem Of their
| fellow citizens.
WHO SHOULD GO.
| Public officials who have made them
selves obnoxious as political wire pullers
and schemers should be removed and
their places filled by worthy men repre.
senting the party in power. He does not
anticipate many changes before the meet
ing of Congress, IN December; of coarse
whenever vacancy occurs in the mean
time good Democrat can be found who
will accept the situation and conduct the
office in harmony with the Administra-
tion. There ia no reason to expect Mr..
Cleveland to begin a system Of wholesale
removals rs soon as he ia ,inaugurated.
There are something over 100. .OO0 FEEDER.
al offices. If Mr.. Cleveland should make
100 removals daily, he would occupy
three years of his term in making re.
WoVais aIOne,
SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN
i OFFICES.
j. Continuing, the Senator says: Mr..
Cleveland was not elected to spend sll
his time making removals and appoint.
ments there is greater and more impor.
tant work for him to engage in. The
Senator says he does not ike to see the
people Of his section making such undue
haste lii the scramble for Office. MANY
OF them do not realize that the civil
service law prohibits q Congressman from
recommending anyone fer an Office that
comes within the jurisdiction Of the civil
service commission. That refers particu.
iarly to appointments in the departments
10 this city.
DIBDLE's DISCLAIMER.
Representative Dibble says: "Notb.
ing has been determined upon, concern.
Ing Federal appointments, to my knowi.
edge, by the delegation, nor has there
been any other than casual Interchange
Of individual views of members withon,
any formal meeting o' he delegation
All are busy with the work of tho sess.
ION, and the matter Of appointments will