The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-16
Especial Cor. Baltimore Americana
The hungry HOrdes.


a few more government officers and
with rumOrs of more to come, and
still the Democrats do not seem to be
happy. The trouble seems to be that
the new appointees are not of a cali
Der of Democracy that carries convic.
ton to the heart of the party that it
is to be taken care of. By far the
most aggravated case of annoyance
in this connection has been the ap-
p0intment of ex-Assistant Treasurer
Graves to be chief of the Bureau of |
Engraving and Printing. To be sure,
Mr.. Graves, just after it became |
known that Mr.. Blaine was defeated,
came out in card to the effect that
he had voted for Mr.. Cleveland but |
there is no official record of the vote,
of course, and everybody may not |
take his word for it. However, he |
has the place, and it is we'll known
that he is not nor has he been dyed
in-the-WoOl Democrat, and there's
the rub. Another sore point Is that
Graves new place is one of the very
best under the government, us far as
the distribution of patronage is con-
cerned. There are in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing about 200
positions that are not protected by
the civil service rules, and that are
subject to partisan changes in the dis
cretion of its chief. Graves, there
fore, virtually controls all the patron
age there is under the Treasury De
partment, This fact was we'll known
TO Democrats throughout the country
and the list of applicants for the place
included great many names Of Dem
ocrats with national regulations bear
ing endorsements of all the party
leaders, and of whole delegations from
Democratic states. All these were
passed by, and mugWump was given
the place. 1t is perhaps no wonder
that the Democrats don't like it.
This, however, is case of split milk.
but it arOuSeS fear of what is yet to
come. There are seyera! good places
to be filled during the next few days,
and there is anxiety to know who
will get them, 1t seems to be pretty
well understood that E. A. Apgar, of
Ithaca, n. Y. can have the place of
register of the treasury if he cares to
succeed Blanche X. Bruce. Apgar's
appointment would not be particu-
larIy offensive to anybody, and yet,
his Democracy is not of the kind that
Beck and WatterSOn delight in. An
other good place to be filled is that
vacated by Mr.. Graves. 1t is thought
that Treasurer Jordan has the right
to select his assistant, and it is ex-
pected that he will choose a New
Yorker, since nearly every Treasury
appOintee thus far, except Mr.. Hig
gins, has been from the Empire State.
There is room also for another New
Yorker at the head of the customs di
vision, made vacant by the accept
ance of Mr.. James resignation to-
day. This is IA very important post.
and there are lots of Democrats who
are longing for it. The present week.
therefore, may or may not be pr0duC-
tive of considerable balm for the
wounded spirits Of the Democracy.
If not, there will be some tall kick.
ing. 1t is a fact, however, that some
Democrats pretend to be we'll salts
fed, and. indeed, it is really refresh.
ing, in this time of almost universal
growing. to find occasionally a man
who looks with unseIfiSh ard philO-
J sOphical eyes upon the political situa'
, ton and finds that the administration
is doing as we'll as could be expected
, under all the circumstances. Such an
one is the Hon. Frank Hurd. of Ohio.
THE only wonder to me is" he said,
talking to The american correspond.
ent, "that the administration has
done as well as 1t mas. Inc TACT IS
that it is very difficult to rind the
. right sort of men in our party who can
afford to take Office. We have been
out Of power so long that our people
have created offices for themselves,
F business positions in private life in
which they are successful, and per-
manently occupied. The result is
that they don't want public places.
They haye in most cases permanent
private business that is more valua-
BILE to them than anything the gov
eminent can offer; and so they are
not asking, and not willing to take
office. OF course there are plenty of
people who would take positions, but
they are not the sort of men who
ought to represent the party in the
managementof national affairs, They
are the sort of men, in most cases,
who are always out of employment
-the-never to. do wells of the party
and of society. They are not the