St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-25
DISGUSTED DEMOCRATS.
Practical" Politicians Take No Fur
ther Interest in the Presidential
Appointments or Policy.
Cleveland and the Eastern Democracy
to be AntagOnized by Revenue
RefOrmers, Silver Men,
And the Anti-Civil Service Crowd, Which Will
Form a Strong Combination-Congres-
sional Influence Disregarded
Beecher Tells the Southern People Why Cleve-
land Was Elected-A Southerner Will
Yet be President.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Some OF the
Democratic politicians appear to-day to take
no interest in the nominations the president
may send in, saying that he is certain to
name for every place some one they have
never heard of and the sensation of surprise
has ceased to be novelty. The hotel lob
bies are practically deserted. Many OF the
politicians have gone home Disguised and
few have begun to affect modesty. down.
right office-seeker is hardly to be found. The
Indiana and Kentucky delegation are very
much disgusted with the way things are
going.
EVEN HENDRICKS
is very much dissatisfied with what he deems
sentimental civil service.
The number of malcontents is increasing
every day. The Eastern Democrats stand by
the president, however, and that looks very
much as if there might before long be split
in the party on those lines.
An eastern member, Democrat, said that
the people who were doing all the grumbling
were those only who were disappointed about
getting the offices. The appointments that have
been made, he said, were the best possible,
and no one disputed that. The same grum-
bling would be heard anyhow, and Cleveland
showed his wisdom by
DISREGARDING CONGRESSIONAL INFLUENCE,
for, as general rule, it was exerted in bad
cause. This is the general feeling among
Eastern members, and they are well salts
fed, as the Eastern idea is likely to prevail
in Cleveland's policy. They say that Cleve-
land will DO what he thinks he ought
to, and that the combined efforts of
all the Democrats cannot make him go
against his Judgment. Randall is well enough
pleased, and some who pretend to know say
that he and Cleveland agree pretty well, even
upon the tariff.
The tariff reformers begin to fear this will
prove true, and between the incensed silver
men and the anti-civil service reformers,
there threatens to be quite a combination
against the new administration, but the COM
bination on the other side seems strong
enought to stand its ground and is ac-
cepted among all the practical poll
ticians" as an assurance that what they
call the goody goody reform, will prevail.
1t is said that the attorney general at an
early day will turn his attention to the assist
ant United States district attorneys. 1t is
likely that number of them
WILL HAVE TO GO.
In the more important offices of the district
attorneys there are employed number of
assistants. n some cases that number is
too large for the work performed. In some
OF the least important district attorneys Of
fees assistants are employed for whom there
is absolutely no need, as the work could be
done easily by the attorney himself, with
out any assistance. Probably one of the first
offices to be overhauled will be that of the
United States district attorney in Philadelphia.
There are more assistants there than there
ought to be, and they are believed to be paid
too much money. When Brewster took the
Office of attorney general, he increased the
salaries for all of the assistant United States
attorneys in Philadelphia so per cent.
He also added one to the list of those as
sistants. This officer has, it is said, never
done any work at all for the government.
His duties seem ia have consisted in looking
after Mr.. Brewster's private law office and
seeing that all things went well there. 1t
would be safe prediction to say that he
will go.