The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-21
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
I.ETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The President and the Civil Service La"
The New Mayor-Register or Wits
Banks ana Some "reminiscences
A Needed Business Improve
ment in the Belt, &C., &C.
ment In the Belt, &c, &C.
BALTIMORE. November 18th, 1885.

BALTIMORE, November 18th, 1883.
Messrs Editors The intelligent washington 7
of the Baltimore San, over date Oh /;
5th inst, sends the following important tele-
graphic dispatch to that journal. AS the paper
md correspondent-being on the Presidents "side
If the house"-are looked upon as good authority,
may properly quote it, as follows;
oCol Trenholm of the Civil Service commas
sion. in conversation with The Sun correspondent
was very emphatic in the assertion that any OK
nectatons that the reorganized commission "oulu
be governed by partisan considera'ions VIZ
snltotions with the President he said he had oeeh
most forcibly impressed with the sincere andearn-
90 nurnose which Mr.. Cleveland showed TO en-
force the law strictly and impartially, and u can
be regarded as beyond any question that the oom
mission will with all its power hold up the hahu'
of the President at every step.
The above fully corresponds with lnformaUon I
hove obtained from other reliable sources, ootn
before and since the recent State elections, "
shows plainly that President Cleveland nus oeIn
sustained in his well-known views regarding 'ho
civil service law. Their popularity canho' 10
Questioned If he should be ambitious ior 10
d,act;on "a the Presidency it is shown TINS Is one
% H. strongest smokes in his wheel. The great
nonulace who crown him with such tavors want
rroppd comnetent honest office holders, from tho
Richest TO the lowest, who discharge tneir ou'io
occentabIy without caring what their lnoisiuuei
| nolitics may be. They look upon tnem DIS ieiio"
non in all parts of the Union linked together III
H. emo motherhood and entitled to similar PRIV
| ;iaoes This is as it should be and l gladiy no
80 onr President holds such views. This, IN some
| measure may account tor recent oruers i'su
from the White House, that no more specia, per
| mits would be issued for persons 10 troupie 'no
President with audience who simply want 70 ahnoy
| him and consume his precious time and VINO are
na aue olln11uI Or the PresIdent,
when all other things equal, if there be room
or vacancies, will stand an equal chance with
Others or possibly a shade of fayoritism, but not
to the disadvantage of fellow members of the same
Union. 1t would be well, therefore, for persons
anxious to get Office to 60 home and wait patient
| " until their turn under the civil service
| principle. While waiting so long on uncertainty,
getting nothing at last it might be well for them
to earn what they best in some other practical
way. This would possibly turn out better in the
| end. One thing is very certain, under the cir
cumstances, seeing how the recent elections have
gone, that there will be no change in the Presi-
dents policy, learning how well he has been sus
tanned, especially on the civil service question.
Mayor Hodges continues actively and assidu-
ously engaged in his office to the general satlstac-
ton of all. He makes friends everywhere. There
is a small host of hungry ofice-seekers after him
who are courteously treated, but given to under
stand they must exercise patience, as he cannot
possibly crafty every one Immediately, nor in
| deed at all, because there are so many applicants
beyond the number of gifts to bestow. He, too,
like President Cleveland, has very high regard
for the civil service reform, but above and beyond
all else, for business and commercial progress
generally.
The new Clerks and other officers of the courts
have gone into power, making considerable
change in affairs there They all appear to be
we'll liked and thus far give satisfaction.
Hon. Robert T. Banks, who at one time was
Mayor of Baltimore, making good and popular
one, has entered upon his second term of Register
of Wills. There is no doubt of his ability and
honesty. 1t has been my pleasure to have known
him intimately for years. He will doubtless re-
member when he was clerk in our Baltimore
postoffice under Messrs John S. Skinner and
Joshua Vansant and 1 was connected-as still
am-wth the public press as editor, correspon-
dent, &C., when he and myself slept at night, oc-
casionaly, waiting for late news from various
quarters. Then the Northern mail and newspa-
pers-also news from Europe-did not reach Bal
timore until twelve, one, two and three O'Clock IN
the morning. My desire was to get the latest in
telligence and if possible, some of it in the morn
ing mails. Advices from the Old World were con-
81 Tered new and fresh if it were two weeks or a
month old. Now the telegraph gives it to us
every ten minutes less if necessary. 1t is real
ly wearsome under this subtle power of electrici-
| ty to be delayed over a quarter of an hour. Our
mail, &C., from the North at that period came by
the old steamboat line-railroads were in their
incipiency or not at all. AS l say, Mr.. Banks
and myself often took q comfortable nap on
bench, in the postofce waiting for the night mail.
Now he is Register of Wills, and Mr.. VIM. Robert
son, a WELL known, clever gentleman, who was his
private secretary, chosen as Deputy Register. 1
say thus much of these gentlemen because they
are old acquaintance and to a considerable de-
gree connected with the progress of our city, as
also is Mayor Hodges.
observe that the Messrs Ditch Bros, proprie-
tors of the large livery stables Second street,
| in tho RaIt have eased the two handsome and
commodious dwellings ON the northwest corner OF
Boundary avenue and Charles street, and purpose
opening grand restaurant and boarding house.
It will be among the finest, most elegant OF its
kind in or outside the city. They, 1 believe, in
tend opening in the course of a few weeks. They
have secured long lease.
1t is gratifying to observe that Mr.. A. S. Abel,
proprietor of the Sum- who owns largely of lots in
that vicinity, is now commencing the erection OF
/ three fine dwellings, North avenue, IN the
square near Beams corner, and three others 'front.'
ing on Charles street, just south OF Beams. They
will be very imposing and elegant as residences.
, observe that improvements are going forward IN
many other places in the Belt, and in the northern,
northwestern and eastern parts of the city. Me-
chanics in this line busy.
Last night was quite cold with heavy frost
and some thin ice on ponds and cutters In and
outside the city. The prospects are that we may
have few more frosts and then, in due time
snow. There are those who predict cold winter
but hope their representations may provo I'M
| true.
The war in Servia and Bulgaria is o small affair
, and likely soon to be ended.
1t is with especial regret that I observe num-
Der of very bad boys who have been for some time
past engaged, generally at night, breaking, smash
ing, &c., street lamps both in the city and the Belt
: Our police have not yet been able to detect them
r Their destruction is vicious and terrible
NEsToR.