Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-28
REPUBLICANS STILL IN OFFICE.
Few Removals in the Departments
A Crusade Very Desirable.

Few Removals IN the DepdfbHiSut9
A Crusade Very Desirable.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-Of late Re-
publican members of the Senate and
House have in the course Of debate made
frequent and sweeping charges that all
or nearly all government employees an the
departments here and other points notpro-
tected by the civil service laws and regu-
latiOns had been turned out 10 make room
for Democrats. That very estlmable ana
fair-minded Republican from Mary land,
VINO deseryedly stands high in and out OF
his party, MIR. McCOmas, is one Of those
who has taken up with this error, ana 10
his recent speech set IL forth at some
length. There are many Democrats, lead
ers in the councils OF their party, tried
and true men, and honored OF their asso-
ciates and followers, who express regret
that these Republican allegations are not
true, and who think That were the facts as
represented il would be cause for CON
graduation and commentator, and not In
the least for explanation or apology. But
without entering igtO any argument on
this point it Will be Of much interest TO
give the exact situation in this respect as
obtained from Official sources. To begin
with, Commissioner of Pensions Black,
upon wdOse head the concentrated Walls OF
Republican wrath have been poured Tor
his alleged partlsanship, 1t IS shown by
the official records that out OF 100 APP
pointments OF special examiners madeby
him - were Republicans, and there w9s
nothing ia the law to restrict him from
appointing Democrats entirely. In his
office there are now. eight Republlcan
chiefs OF divisions, at $1,000 per annum
each, not protected by the civil service
law. There are still in thirteen Repubh-
can medical examiners not protected by
the law. At least half of the lower grade
OF employees, such as laborers, messen-
gers. etc, and who, Of course, are all Re-
publicans, have not been disturbed. The
commission OF the Republican government
printer Mr.. Rounds, expired on April ii,
and he is still IN Office, with alb
solute control over the nearly 5000 en-
plOyes Of that Office and who are not in-
cluded in the civil service regulations. SO
with the bureau of engraving aud print
ing. whose Republican head was appoint
ed by Mr.. Cleveland, and who has absolute
disposal or 1000 or more appointments.
In the Treasury Department there are not
less than twenty-five Republican chiefs Of
divisions whom the Secretary has the
power to remove at any day, and with sal
aries ranging from 1000 TO $4,000. In the
Interior Department there are about 80
Republicans not protected by the civil
service law, filing some OF the most re-
sponsibe and lucrative offices, the sala-
ries in several instances reaching to rs
much as $4,000 and $4,000
per annum, and not one un-
der $4,000. There are also nearly 900
Presidential Offices under the Department
of the Interior filled by Republican in
chmbents, and for which President Cleve-
land has made no nominations. In the
Post Office De- partment a Republican As
sistant Postmaster General still holds the
fort. and so do a number OF other Repub
lican chiefs OF divisions. The multitude
of postal railway clerks, several thou
sand in all, and 80 out of 100 Of whom are
Republicans, have not been disturbed.
The State, the Army and the Navy De-
partments are almost intact as handed
down by the Republican heads, and with
the one exception OF his private secretary,
a confidential position, the President has
not even changed the employees of the
Executive Mansion. The same clerk
taxes his messages to the Senate aud
House who performed that service for
Arthur and Hayes. In the consular ser
vice two Of the most desirable and most
sought alter places. TO say nothing OF 9th
era, are still III the possession of Republi-
cans-the Consulate General and Vice
Consulate at Paris.