St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-22

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he feels like debating the propriety OF pen
etrating to the heart OF that state to deliver
a college commencement address upon
Thomas jefferson.
STILL GOING OUT.
Partisans Must Give Way to Bus-
mess Men. - ,,...,r
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The president
to-day appointed the following named pres
idential postmasters: L. w. Caldwell at
Warrenton, Va, vice William A. Polite,
suspended; William H. Ritenour at Har
risburg, Va, vice James Sullivan,
suspended; John A.. r. Warner,
Lexington, Va, vice c. E. Beaver,
suspended; George R. Head at
Leesburg, Va, vice O. Z. Holmes, sus-
pended; A. P. Bibb at University of Vir-
ginia, vice R. II. Fife, suspended; Bruce
Gibson at Winchester, Va, vice j. H.
Dean, suspended; John F. Regain at Terre
Haute, Ind, vice Joseph 0. Jones, COM
mission expired. The following eXplana
tion is offered for the suspensions noted:
The suspensions were made in
the exercise of the presidents power of re-
moval, and the removals were made because
the postmasters were pa1tisans OF such kind
as satisfied the president that they ought
not to continue in the service under this adj
ministration. LIN addition the postmaster
at Leesburg has three time upon
an inspection been found to have
applied the moneys of his Office to
his personal use, so that his cash was twice
short on inspection in 1884 and once dur
ing the present spring, although in each in
stance twas made good when discovered.
He also antedated relnittalrces in other
cases. & -,
The president to-day made the following
appointments: To be collectors offs internal
revenue William G.. Simpson, for the Sec
ond district of Iowa; Byron W. Webster,
for the Third district of Iowa. To be col
lector of customs-Robert NJ. Hunter, for
district of RappahannOck, Va. To
iel I. Barr, for the district
United States, Henry C. Allen, for the West
trict of Michigan; to be marshal of the
United States, Albert G. Gibson, for the
district of Louisiana; to be postmaster at
Albany, N. Y, d. V. Cleary, vice w. II.
Craig, commission expired.
How Appointments are Made.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-''Is the civil
service law generally obeyed?" Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Gregory was asked to-
day. ''It is, as far as it comes under the
jurisdiction of the civil service commission"
was the answer. 1T must be remembered
that the rules of the commission extend
only to the clerical places in the depart
ments and in the large postoffices and
custom districts, about fifteen thousand
places in all. The law forbids certain par
tisan procedures throughout the entire
service, and the spirit of the law and of the
reform is against all partisan removals and
appointments in any part of the service.
But over the places outside of the classified
service the commission has no control"
''Are the applications for examination
largely in excess of the demands" Eyes,
in most of the Atlantic seaboard states and
in some of the Western states. This has
led the commission to discontinue
the examination of applicants from
several states whose registers are
already overcrowded with the names
of persons examined and found eligible.
To continue to examine in such cases
would only serve to create false hopes and
Overworlx the board of examiners. The
worst result of the Overcrowding of regis
tiers is the discomfort of disappointed ap-
plicants and their friends. Many bitter
complaints reach the commission
from those who seem to think
that to pass an examination
entities them to an appointment
and who cry out bitterly against the civil
service rules, as if a great wrong had been
done them. the truth is that the names
graded highest are always certified and they
are appointed. Those whose grade is low
have no right to expect appointment while
the better applicants stand above them"
Young Democrats Alarmed.
Special to the Globe.
V1cKsBURG, Miss, May 21.-The fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted tonight by the Young Mems Dem
ocratic club of this city. The club has
about four hundred names on its rolls, and
and local campaign last fall. They are the
flower of the young mechanics, merchants
and professional men of the city.
''Resolved, That we view with alarm
and regret the retention in Office of the Re-
puDllcdu lcueld1 UNDERGRADUATES Ill our County
and congressional district. While heartily
pledging ourselves to civil service reform,
we claim that they are beyond the pale of
its protection and are not entitled to an
honorable discharge, but should be drummed
out of camp"
Second-In the case of the Vicksburg
postmaster in particular, we call upon Hon.
L. Q. G. Lamar, Senators George and Wal
thai, our congressman and other leaders in
the party to use their influence at Washing
ton to have him removed, and we demand
speedy action in his case, the more impera-
tive for the reason that in spite of repeated
ehargesspending against him at Washing
ton of violations of the civil service rules,
he is an active candidate for the Office of
sheriff of this county at the approaching
election.
The city council of Rockford, ILL.,, fixed
the liquor license at $500. There are
twenty-four saloons whichiwill give SD, 400