The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
GREED FOR OFFICE.
soME DIsAFfoINrED sPIRITs.

l8OME Q4oAfGO4N46O4 91 ArIsAe-
How They Pantsor the Time when They WI
be serysd-A Point Raised IN Re-
gard 70 the Civil Service com-
mi.sion-A Precedent Raised.
LOUISVILLE, June s.-rhe Washington
correspondent Of the coa6er,JOuraal tele.
graphs: There is no talk here now about
tariff or anything else much but office.
Wherever you 60 you will meet a man
who wants an office either for himself or
friends. There are men here at present
seeking for office Hat came soon after the
Inauguration, and they publicly declare
here that they intend to remain until they
get place. Some Of these men when
they first came to Washington were high
Ily endorsed for the best positions IN the
gift OF the President, and they were conf
dent OF success; not one Of them would
have swapped places with an 81 500 per
annum clerk, and never gave q thought 70
n position less than 4 chief OF bureau.
Nearly all these applicants now would
comnFomise with the Administration for
| a place paying s., 900 or 81 200 3 year.
A case In point Is given as an illrfstra-
ton Of the yicissitades OF Office seekers.
A well known politician from close
Western State came here early in April.
He struck high. He wanted to be First
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury. He
made strong pull for that position. He
told friend confdentially that Manning
was for him and that he was certain to be
appointed. Finally, Mr.. Fairchild was ap-
pointed and the Western man was sick
Tor several DAYS. He tnen changed his
plans and made bold, dashing attack on
the Treasury for First Auditor. In q
little while he had learned enough aw8y
down deep on the inside to know that he
was absolutely sure to be made First
Auditor IS soon Us the change was deter
mined upon. Time went on; MI Cheno-
with was selected First Auditor. This
second knoCk-down was very hard for the
Western man 10 bear, and as a
matter OF course 1t discouraged him
very much. But he soon picked himself
up again and started ut headlong paee
for the Second oleship. He told
his Congressional friend that he was atool
for not going for that Office in the starr,
but 1t was ali right aow, and he did not
see how he could be beaten. The other
evening he picked up the paper and read
the appointment Of Mr.. Maynard; he did
NOT believe Il until the information was
confirmed BY the Treasury Appointment
Clark. The wild Western SON OF Demo-
cracy was dowpheArted and sad-eyed to-
day. He was heard to ask in plantiye
tone OF voice member OF Congress from
his State II he thought there was any
show for him TO get good clerkship in
the Interior Department. He says he
made big mistake by conining his ope-
rations entirely to the Treasury Depart
ment; that the Secretary Is running that
entire institution in the interest Of New
York politics.
ONLY oSE OF MANY.
This is only oas case in . hundred that
can be cited. know two men who fully
expected to be made members Of the Cab
met that since have been quietly working
for bureau places. There is hardly an ex-
Democratic member Of Congress who Is
not directly or indirectly an applicant for
|au Internal Revenue collector, q postmas.l
tsr or some sort OF Q place at Washington.
The cities and roads arc filed with big |
men and little men who aspire for diplo-
matte places. New York alone has 7SS
applicants, Pennsylvania GIL. Ohio 40,
Indiana SS4 and California SI6. / only
mention these States as an illustration.
Some OF the applicants i6r foreign mis-.
sions and consuls are wealthy men, and
desire the position for the honor and dis
tinction it Is supposed to carry whit. A
man in East Tennessee writes here that
he would donate the salary.of q consul
ship to q benevolent institution II one be
given to him. He says be walta 10 60
abroad with all the honoEs Of his country
clustering around his brow,
BEFoRE AND 4yFRR TAXING.
Itismarvelous what change 1t makes
in the mind OF a Democrat to get ansfice.
1 wrote you a paragraph:se weeks
SINCE about an Indiana Democrat COM
planning about Mr.. Cleveland going SO
slow, and expressing his fea4s that this
zas 9 t'pamn Mpgwpmp eoncern.H Well,
that indiana maH got PLACE short dme
since, and going home the other evening
met him in Lafayette Park looking as
happy as lord, and evidently delighted
viii the world. After shaking hands,
I asked him how he liked his new place.
"oh, the best kind 1T is nice position -
MANY more Ike 1t IN the treasury"
I asked.
ayes, o dozen or more. Why do you
ask9 Want one Of 'emi"
.tNo, but have come gOoq Democratic
friends would like mighty well to soc
take the places Of the Republicans In
there. Seems to me the President and his
6aninss officers are going mighty slow. i
am AFRAID the eonpern ts too Mugvqmp-
ish.n
"oh, no; you are way of old boy. I
tell you the changes are being made Just
as fast as they can. You see it won't do TO
be so sudden about making changes. It
might cripple the public service; nothing
OF the 4uggump order about this Admin
istrafon. ] know that everything will be
all right In short tine. You bot the
President and Dan. Manning know what
they are doing. lust wait, and you will
see all the RAIDS walk the plank"
This Is q case Of before taking and after
taking aa oii06,