Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-09

NAMuoroz. June 30. lfss.
The ofise seekers have BEGAN aa.fu
70 bob up sereneiy" about the depart-
ments and hosei iobbies. The near 40
ptoaeh Of the new fiscal year has aiTsn
sfsm . nes interest in life. and betwsen
nsw and the lst Of July there viii Be-
hiasy pressure br0uahs 70 bear upon tie
unfoFsunass dispensses Of Goyernnent
plscse. Ons Of the candidates who were
nslre foF the past elhse inspsotor exami-
nsltton eAme 70 Civil Service Conmiss
sk,nsr Thomsn after the exsmizsfio1i
and said: 81 s0 . good deal afraid
tnat VII NOS Be- Appointed EN- only
tnsnfy four years Old, and am sf the
oYanion thai the snfhoFities may Con-
eifds s1af tasy Wnnt some one Of Q lite
f1sre oae1nes1 appearances. think while
Y hm hers f'n take the DepaFtment sx-
tnaiaation also What are you en-
etaRed atl'' asked the Comuiszioner. II
tsns superintendent Of q union school in
an lllineis town OF 800 inhsbitanss.
llst 800 Ter eight nnuths sime. and have
il0ne etAer bosiness Interests there"
lhen WAY in the world do you vans to
iist teto the Depsrtneets hereF asked
me Commisssoner. You shoald re-
ii7amber that out Of 600O clerks theFe
itxe ouiF S65 heads OF divisions and
itixh saierisd people; that there are Z
great many bright psopls strnRRliaR
Tor thess places, and some have besn
waiting for promotion for long time.
fo1 wc1ld have 20 start at $500 and
ran Q Iona tiu1s before yo1 got any
iss<Ste." The young man sonsidered this
rood advice and returned 10 his horae
70 take ap the rod again.
This reminds me Of the remark OF
l5olicieor Genersi Geede, made fe9
isusuinRs aRo, that there sas . wender
tai increase 10 the number Of people In
ahis cps1ntfy Who desire 10 obtain some
position uhere they are comparatively
ibsuure and where they are certain Of re-
eeiving hkso income. sven thonRh if
may not Be large. All this is contrary
70 the spirit Of Rspublicanism and cen-
trAsy 10 she independent American way
OF wrestling livelihood out Of the pos
abilities Of ones SURROUNDINGS. II
makes machines Of men who might be
independent.
poizs hese and simply set siegs 10 she
kppotnf1na power and been determined
10 ct nomething. There 10 O charm
833nt ttAU 01AE bM8t 6LAeE y N1fN0K HVt0
p{ mon fFsm the interior, and thsy feel
silling 20 do almost anything II thsy
pali etas. know one man who came
sneire mas six weeks ago. He started In
~ Wizards at Eve dollars per day. He
scanned 70 have considerable money and
was sn1oking good cigars. The next
time ! called for him be vas a. the Har-
Fia House. From there he went 70 q
.tl 49, a@SEa
and finally he has gone home on q
.psse,' leaving q month's board an
paid. He worked hard. His expecsa
iions fell with his condition. He started
In - an applicant for eonsuiship, and
Rukrd q the Treasury. But be got
/ asksd shs Presidents doorkseper,
wh0, By ths gay, has hsid the sanae DO.
sitiou sincs 1853. II there was any dif.
ferspce bessesn the orsvds lnis year
and when othsf Presidents had been
inAuGnrated. He replied that for the
aut two mouths there vas no percebti-
BILE differences, buf tbs esowds had kept
up ioneer than usual, and that thsrs
seemed 10 BE- no indication Of any lst
mp He says the only di1creaee be can
ees between nov and the beginning h
thai there are NOT nearly % many sena-
tors and Representatives ~ % nrst.
They have mostly put 10 their RECON-
msndAtions and gone home.
The Pfesidsut has way Of sonas-
tiuies anrprisina evan tbosc Of his oun
hodisehold Ia hb of4ciAi aofs, and there
uske nunsber 81 shFprsssd people Sat-
rfilay when the New York appointments
U1te announced. The correspondents
of ths New York pspers generally led
knf,lr readers 70 heiieve either that Mr..
y. Edward simmons would be made
Collector OF the Pert Of New York, OF
that there woRld be 10 appointmeats
For some dayA They Mefe sot aware,
Of eo1rse thai the FfeBident held q
gaiftfonce wifh Secretary ManninQ on
Ssiday evening, at which the appoint-
H1snt Of III. Hedden wez settled.
a Dew caxtiAae has iost bean received
- The White HOUSE. The vehicle is cf
tle nntafs Of Q Victoria. and closely 70
eersblss one The body u painted biaok.
with green stripinR; the running gear
DARK efean, striped with black. Il !s
hnished h dark green morocco ano
el0lh. The box u buiit with raised
seaks for soachmsn aud foosuan. The
Resleral efect Ia Quief, bat very rich
lonkinG. The seal bfuwn hass will be
driven 70 u. and aiteQsshsF it will make
very handsome Presidential turnoet.
l9f. Osveisnd hss not yet decided
whsn hs will ~ for bis summer jour
neytnG snd pleasure seeing, but be will
Of course. spend anne wssks away from
washinRton In August and september.
Lxxnux.