The Evening critic., 1885-01-28
ALL SORTS OF PLANS
How Politicians Propose TO Out
wit the Next President.
PRE- -EMPTING THE OFFICES.
Postmasters who Are Selecting
Their Successors, and Who
Are Making Arrange
ments to Resign.

"ThoIo will be all sorts Of schemes re-
sorted to during the next four weeks to cut
the incoming Administration out Of politi-
cal spoils, observed Republican Member
to CRITIC representative to-day.
"What are some Of them ?" was asked.
"Tbe charge preferred against Senator
Malone would have held good in about
thousand cases had not the President and
Postmaster-G General Hatton sat down on the
trick before it got foothold. / mean the
rendering of designations and the appoint
mtnt of men for long terms where the
terms of the present iBCumbents would soon
expire der Cleveland. If the appoint
ments were made rapidly aud the matter
was encouraged, l tell you there would be
few vacancies occurring under the new Ad-
miuistTation for the FIRST year or two.
"Tbe officers would resign by the whole
sale and manipulate the appointment of
those who could not easily be removed on ac-
count of their personal and political records,
or that Of influential friends. But Senator
voorhees, and Representative Steele, Of Gu
diana, in visit TO tho Postoflice Depart
meDt and White House the other day, dis
covered very smooth trick that Is beiug
attempted in a good many States, and es-
pecially in that of their own, which has
been promptly sat down upon by the Presl-
dent. Postmasters who believe they are
marked for early decapitation, in number
of localities have selected their successors
and are proposing to help them into the
offices, provided they will purchase the of
| fee fixtures. In every instance the parties
| recommended are found to be either Dem
| oCrats or nor. .partissns, or persons who for
some reason believe they will be retained
under the incoming Administration. In
| some instances the relatives of the ineum-
bents have been chosen. so as to got persons
| who will be less Objectionable TO Democrats
| in Office, and at the same time either make
the transfers directly beneficial to the out
| goir g parties or keep the places in the fam
| lies.
"To successfully make these changes,
| continued the statesman, "the cooperation
| of Democratic Member or Senator is often
| required and that is how Senator Voorhees,
| tDemOcrat) and Congressman Steele Ire
| publican) were brought together. IL Is
hleaTned that quite number of postmasters
in Indiana have arranged to sell their fix
lures TO the successors they have selected.
But there is an objection to all this. Firstly,
the Members OF Congress and Senators
| object 10 schemes of this character; aud
secondly, the President fatty refuses to be
| made political pack horse by. such ar
| rangements.
"In some instances which have come un.
der the notice of the Postoflice Department
postmasters who have not served half theil
terms have indicated that they would lik,
to resign If they could have 80 and so ap
pointed to succeed them. Should th
frightened officials succeed in each cas-
there would be changes made in about hal
the postofiices in the country during th
few weeks remaining of President Arthur
term. In some instances, too, it is suspected
that there have been bargains and sales
and the postlnastcrs who propose to go ou
are believed to be promised compensation
for manipulating the arrangement. Upor
all jobs Of this character it is given out at tn
White House that the President has put hi
foot and has fixed o rule that he will fill nj
vacancies which are made for the expires
purpose of defrauding Mr. Cleveland out o
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