St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-30
That Opposition Explained.

special 10 Une GlODe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Maj. E. A.
Burke Of New Orleans has been in the city
for few days. Politically he trains
with Senator Eustis and not with
Senator Gibson. THE ground of
Eustis' opposition to the PRESIDENT y
he says, "has been misunderstood. Eustis
does not object to the presidents enforcing
the civil service law, because it was his
duty to enforce all laws, but he objects
to the presidents discriminating against
Democrats by leaving Republicans in office
when no law prevented his removing
them and putting Democrats in their
places and by allowing the civil service
commissioners last June to continue on the
list Of eligibles until Dec. 21 last names
dropped before that date. These
those of Republicans. Speaking
from the standpoint of practical machine
politician" said the major, ''civil service
examinations in New Orleans are as pretty
a piece of political machinery as ever saw
The examinations are conducted by en-
ployeS in the custom house, who got their
places because of the unscrupulous and
criminal work they did in politics in 1874,
1875 and 1876. The idea that any Demo-
crat could pass examinations conducted by
such meu is prepOSterOuS. If we could
get hold of the local civil service machinery
and could work it as the
Republicans have been working it, not
a Republican could get an appointment
Senator Eustis' famous denunciation of the
president. which was hastily altered and
incorrectly reported, was made Immediately
after the appointment of Kenochan.
The question then involved was
whether the Democratic organization should
be maintained or broken. Kernochan was
bolter, and his appointment was an en-
couragement to men who are trying to
break down the Democratic organization.
Senator Eustis had an opportunity to waive
his objections to Kernochan and have
his wishes considered in some
further appointments, but he re-
fused to withdraw his objections to
Kernochan. Even his stubbornness cut him
off from further access to the presidents
ear. Maj. Burke believes that there is a
very widespread dissatisfaction among the
Democrats of the country with the presi-
dents course, which is concealed through
an unwillingnesS to antagonize their own
administration thus early in its career.
Putting Relatives in Office.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The appoint
ment of President Cleveland's brother-in-
law to 50, ,000-a-year position in Ohio sug-
geSts some facts about other gentlemen
who put their near relations in Office. The
number of cases of this sort is very large,
and the details in some of them very sur
prising. For instance, there is in the pen
sion Office the father-in-law of one of the
most prominent members Of the senate.
The senator in question is from one of the
most prominent Western states, and is un-
derstood to be very wealthy himself Yet
he seems to have no hesitation in putting
the old man into petty clerkship in which
he is barely able to make a living. In the
same office is another man, the father
of a prominent member of the house.
who has also the reputation of be-
ing wealthy; and ought to be ashamed
to put his old father into a treadmill at his
time of life. Those interested iu the oues-
tion of changes in the official list of the de-
partment here will be interested in state
ment just prepared by somebody, which