The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-02-05

Faithful Omcers will Serve "a, ,t,otr
Terms--Thero will DO few Changes at
Present,
lSpectat TO the Philadelphia Times.
WASHINGTON, D. G., january %
.EX-lteprcsontatiYe jJoscph Powell. of
the, Fiftcenthe on Bradford lConprcs-
slonal District of PENNSYLVANIA, is in
this city, taking in the situation in
view of the change of Administration
ABOUT to take place. EX-Rcprcs cnta-
tiYe, Powell is,a Dcmocrat and vas Il
member fSCongress about len wears
ago. In order TO post himself on tho
general situation from nrst sources.
EX-Reprcsentativc Powell visited Al,
~bany"vcry quietly about Two weeks
ago and called on lis old friend
observation-disclosures Hill, now Gov.
crnor, OF New York. The LicutcualIt-
Governor introduced him to tho 1pr0g-
ldcnt-clcct. 1t was under these most
favorable auspices that the genial,
digniicd and handsome but somewhat
frosted eN-lfeprescntativc from Brad
1ord approached the next Chief Mar
istratc of the nation.
at MI. Clcvcland's request Mr..
Powell gave him such information rs
ne possessed concerning politics in the
Northern Tier, after which tho Prcsi-
dent-eiect said: 81 presume Vouf pco-
pic begin to talk about the Offices and
arc making their plans for a sweeping
and a summary changc?Y
"4es, [ think a gclIcral change i'm
the Offices" said the cx-Rcprcscnta-
tive, "iS expected. The Democratic
party has control of the Admnstra-
tlOu. and it's members want the rot
ronagc."
"Do thtv understand" said Mr..
cleveland, "that where an officer has
bccnf faithful and efficient he will
be allowed to serve out the term ofshis
commission at least, whether it be one.
two or three years? TO make an eli.
cent Administration we need cyDc-
rlcnccd officers. There will DO few
chahGcS Mt present nj least. The de
tails or administration Should 90 On.
and the changes which are made should
be made in the regular sequence Of
business. Then there will be no en-
barraSSment to the transaction or husi-
ness nor sudtlra disturbance Of the
Government. This can bc. accou,-
EliShcd by taking-up suc! individual
questions rs they arise"
Mr.. Powell said that. he had heard
that such would probably be the posi-
ton OF the new Administration, but
that he did not know how true the
declarations were.. D.
eyes, that is correct" said the Pres
ident-clcct, "and | wish it understood
where an officer has been faithful [ do
not think it good policy to turn him
out. This will apply in political as
well as administrative sense"
"But, Mr.. President, where the
parties have mcddlcd in political af-
talrS-whcrc they have been bitter
partisansF"
81 intcnd.' replied Mr.. Cleveland,
70 move very carefully in filling the
Offices. | shall not make many changes.
and particularly not until | am thor
oughly posted. ! must rely on my
friends to aid nc in this"
The conversation thus continued for
about half an hour, the Prcsidcnt-clcct
indicating very clearly that he would
be glad to sec his friends and hear
what they had TO say, but that he
would have more important matters
TO deal with than the simple doino ont
! OF patronage. Mr.. Powell saws that
he was struck with the statcSman-likc
view of. the Prcsiucnt-clcct takes OF
the sitltation and the future. and he
DciicVcddf the Democratic party knew
It's interests it would not seek to cn.
barraSS him. but abide his own time in
all matters affecting party control and
interest.