New-York tribune., 1885-02-09
PENNSYLVANIA INTERESTS.
HOW DEMOCRATS JuGGLE WITH REFORM

RUMOGs ABOUT PENNsILYANGAS SHARE IN CABI-
NET APPOINTMENTS.
IRON ~ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE fRIbCNEI
PHILADELPHIA Feb. S.-AlthOugh the nom
mating conventions candidates for the various Offices
To he filed this city az the November elections are not
TO De held until September there Is already great deal
OF active work doing by candidates for the different
places A the state Offices are.nOw controlled by the
Democrats and all the Federal Offices VIII soon pass
under their control 10 lends unusual interest and I'M
poranre 20 city and county Offices that are soon to be
Allied The offices known city Offices, however win
not be filled until the election February. The prin
cipal places be filed this year are those OF City
Treasurer (which is technically a county oflcel,
salary year; Chief Commissioner OF Highways,
salary 500; sheriff. salary Sl5,000 Register OF Wills,
salary $1,000; fourteen Police Magistrates, salary
80 500 each and numerous minor offices. The RepuOn-
can party united and will act together In the
coming campaigns. The usual Democratic efforts 70 get
mn a slit ON alleged reform issues will hardly succeed
this year Tho "mugwump" experiment in the late
National election sufficient dose OF that KIND OF thnS
TO last Tor considerable time But whenever Demo
Gratis hope defeat Republicans they are strong for re
form IN strongly Democratic districts all that is wanted
is u straight Democrat
The Democratic viper rapidly feeling the ehect OF MS
warming. In Philadelphia OF the old-time Cop
perhcas are coming the front again showing that
they were scotchei. killed" favorite occupa
ton with this class just now Is talking about Jefferson
ian Democracy ana the necessity OF economy III every
department OF tho GOyernment, which can be obtained
only by turning the Republicans al out ana putting
Simon-pure Democrats n. The Democratic journals
also resorng 10 the hmsy trick o showing tue eh
nynyauce OF epublcnn rule by illustrating how IN the
guod Old DAYS Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan
COST only 10000 year to collect the customs duties
mere whereas under the Republicans 1t has cost say an
average OF 100000 for the last four years. The IN
portant vital part OF the statement OF course Is
carefully omitted which Is Clat where the Government
,d TO have the duty :on $9OOOO000. or S3OOO0OOO
or imrorts annually TO collect II now averages nearly
~ n o non annually The total cost Of collecting this
~ less than ono half OF PEI cent while the cost uhuer
democratic administration about per cent on tue
amounts collected. . i. ~. VII.
the visit of some OF local statesmen TO New-fork
IN call ON the Presdentelcct. has started mp all sorts OF
rmos about what place II any. Pennsylvania Is to nave
in to Cabinet Governor PattlsOn 1t Is now said Is
warm personal friend OF Cleveland and their records
are somewhat similar II he be put into the taDnet
and lhauuccy Black promoted 20 the GoVernorshlp II
world anti eve rybody except Mr. Randall and his friends
senator Cameron sick from OverwOrk and the ELECTS
NJ the Washington malaria lie viii start to morrow for
Florida, to he gone several weeks. ,,
,ghe United states Blue Book Is In great demand
here lust now Mr.. Randall supplied the Common
wealth CuD with copy and the pages that contain any
thing that might possibly be within the reach OF any OF
our Democratic aspiranS for office are scanned WIN
great interest and already soied and worn by USE