Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-11
MORE HARD WORK
AND Less RED TAPE IN THE CLEVE-
LAND ADMINISTRATION.


The president has begun his promised ad-
rhinistration reforms. One-half the clerks
and employees at the White House were noti-
fed on Tuesday that after the 18th Of this
month their services would be dispeE sed
with No Successors will be appointed In
these cases. Those persons notified now
are Henry G. Morton, of Ohio J. s. Bolway,
of Ohio, and w. II. Duke of West Virginia,
clerks at 1900, $1,000 and 81, 400 per annum,
respectively and o. /. Judd telegraph
operator, who receives sl,4OO per annum.
The president sees that under the system of
short days and complicated ways established
by former administrations twice as many
offices have been created at the White House
as are really necessary. His programme con-
templates less red tape and more hard work.
lie thinks that with a simple system of
records and longer official days half the pres
ent clerical force will be amply sut1cient to
transact all the executive business. In max
ing the removals the best men will of course,
bo retained. A similar policy-inyolving at
once the esimplification of the methods, tho
increase of work expected and the reduction
of the overgrown clerical force-will doubt
less be inaugurated in every department
of the government The presidents first
effort at administration reform is very prac-
teal
the more or less disguised purpose of fur
thering application for Office continue TO be
very numerous, but are still promptly and
politely referred to the various heads of de-
partments as the persons to whom all such
persuasive utterancos should now be ad-
dressed.
Al the several departments the callers
were numerous enough to keep the rooms
well filed. Tho first cabinet officers at their
| desks were Secretary Manning and Attorney
| tered the door of the treasury at half-past g,
| went to his room and was occupied with his
mail until 10 o'clock, refusing tosee anybody
during that time. by 10 o'clock the door was
| opened 10 visitors, who began to pour in
| Attorney General Garland got TO the depart
ment of justice at a quarter of9, and followed
out about the same programme.
Those who fingered few minutes too lonl
over their breakfast had occasion TO repent it
| Their doors were besieged with callers, anc
they were stopped on the street and at thu
doors of the departments until delay threat
ened to keep them from their oifice
| altogether. Ii was after 10 o'clock when Sec
retary Bayard got safely i'm his Office. Secre
tary Whitney got in at 10, and the secretar,
of war but quarter ofan hour earlier. Nom
had any chance at their mornings mail, hay
ing to give themselves up TO callers from tn
moment of their arrival until the hour ar
rived for the cabinet meeting. All the seDa
tors called early so as to be through by TIL
hour for the Senate to meet
Some of the appointment clerks of the dc
partments were kept up all the night beior
| lnucAIiR appiicauons, "hicn 'aihc III py u,
thousand. Some of the applications are go
ten up in very elaborate style. One man
wanting a place under the department G
| justice, had two lcdgers, of about $50 page
each, bound in antique style, which wer
filed with Endorsements and all sorts OF n
commentators. Others presented the
credentials printed in pamphlet form an
some handsomely bound with the name
the applicant and place wanted in gilt letter
on the back.
President Cleveland proposes vigorou
Indian policy, under which the Indians sha
, he advanced more rapidly in civilization. Il
wants General Francis Barlow, of New Sorl
, il is understood, 10 be commissioner of II
dian affairs 10 the end that the Office may
well administered.