The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-22
GETTING AT THE CRIB.
Gold Comfort For Hungry Carolina Office.
b.. Seekers.

bers of the South Carolina delegation in
Congress are daily in receipt of commu-
nications from their constituents in re-
gard to the distribution of Federal pat
ronage in that State under the next
Administration. 1t is reported that the
members of the delegation propose to
meet together at some future period and
decide BY ballot the distribution of the
patronage of the Slate. With a view to
gaining some Information on this subject,
your correspondent called upon Senator
Hampton and Representatives Dibbe
and Tillman, and interrogated them con-
corning the above mentioned report.
AN INTERVIEW WITH HAMPTON.
Senator Hampton says there has been
no understanding between the members
of the delegation OIL the subject referred
to. Soon after the result of the Noyem.
Der election was known, Senator Butler
suggested to him that it would be a good
idea for the delegation to hold a meeting,
and come to some kind of all agreement
with view to securing an equal division
of the Federal patronage in South Caro-.
lima. No such agreement has yet been
made so far as he knows. In fact, the
subject has not been mentioned to him
since the holiday recess. He says it is
too early to even speculate on the ques-
tion Of appointments. When MIR. Cleye-
land has been inaugurated and his Cabi.
net officers have entered upon their duties,
it will be time enough for the Office seek
ers to send in their letters of application
and endorsement. He declares emphat..
ically that he will make no personal
appeals to the incoming Administration
for any appointments. If the President,
or the head of any of the departments
should call upon him for information
concerning the qualifications of an al.
plicant for Office, be will furnish cheer
fully such information on the subject as
he may possess. In making recommen'
dations for appointment he will be gov.
erned entirely by the knowledge in his
possession as to the fitness or competency
Of the applicant.
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT.
Now. in such matter as the selection
of collector of the port of Charleston,
the Senator says he will advocate The
appointment of the man who appears to
be- most satisfactory and acceptable to the
leading business men in that city. He
will also be advised in similar manner
with regard to the postmastership of
Charleston. His idea is to appoint to
important Federal Offices men who are
known to he capable of conducting the
public business properly and who also
merit the confidence and esteem Of their
fellow citizens.
WHO SHOULD GO.
Public officials who have made them
selves obnoxious as political wire-pullers
and schemers should be removed and
their places filled by worthy men repre-.
senting the party in power. He does not
anticipate many changes before the meet
ing of Congress, in December; OF course
whenever vacancy occurs in the mean
time q good Democrat can be found who
will accept the situation and conduct the
office in harmony with the Administra-
tion. There is no reason to expect MIR.
Cleveland to begin a system of wholesale
removals as soon as he is ,inaugurated.
There are something over 100000 FEEDER.
al offices. If Mr.. Cleveland should make
100 removals daily, he would occupy
three years of his term in making re-
movals alone.
SOMETHING MORE IMpoRTANT THAN
OFFICES.
Continuing, the Senator says: MIR.
Cleveland was not elected to spend all
bis time making removals and appoint
ments there is greater and more impor-
tant work for him to engage in. The
Senator says he does not like to see the
people of his section making such undue
haste in the scramble for Office. Many
of them do not realize that the civil
service law prohibits Congressman from
recommending anyone for an Office that
comes within the jurisdiction of the civil
service commission. That refers particu-
larly to appointments in the departments
in this city.
DIBBLE's DISCLAIMER.
Representative Dibble says: 'Noth-
ing has been determined upon concern.
ing Federal appointments, to my knowl.
edge, by the delegation, nor has there
been any other than casual interchange
of individual views of members without
any formal meeting of the delegation.
All are busy with the work of the sess.
ion, and the matter of appointments will