The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-26
THE STATE DEPARTMENT STILL
REPUBLICANS.

gre Stlll utll Uy hepu'IlcaHS. ult
's the simple fact. Do the people
know how many Of these important
places arc occupied by Republicans:
No reference is intended to any mere
coryist place or to any office that
falls ander the Civil Ser, Ice law.
Suppose we commence with the
State department. Do the people
know that when the office passed in
to Mr.. Rayard's hands no greater
changes were made than ever had
been made when oae Repu>,ican
succeeded another? Do they krOw
that this st*t. of aft. has contia-
ued up to this time SO far as the adj
ministratlye hranch of the depart
ment is concerned?
There are three Assistant S creta-
lirs Of State, who are entrusted With
the preparation of the correspon-
dence upon all questions arising in
The course Of public business. Tive
of these three Assistant Secretaries
were in office under the prior Admin
istration. Secretary Bayard retain
ed them and appointed OILY a First
Assistant. 1t had been the invaria-
BILE pra3ticc of each new Republican
Secretary to appoint new First A.
sI>lant. and this would have occur~
ed had the fortunes Of the election
ena Old MIR. Blaine to name the Sec
retary Of State.
The Chief of the depa; +ment has
the general supervision of the
clerks and employees and of the
business of the department, The
Chief Clerk is a Republican.
The Bureau of Indexes and Al
chives is charged with the "duty Of
opening the mails preparing, regis
tering and indexing all correspon-
dence to ind from the department,
both by subjects and perions; the
preservation Of the archives. answer
iog calla of the Secretary, Assistant
Secretaries, Chief Clerk, and Chiefs
of the Bure aus 70: Correspondence,
&C. The Chief of this Bureau is a
Republican.
The Diplomatic Blu eau is in
charge of "liplpmatic correspon-
dence rclatlng thereto. Division A.
Cor. espendence with France. Ger
many and Great Britain ard mis-
ce ellsre"us correspondence relating
to tho.e countries. Division B.
Correspondence with Argetine Re.
public, Austria, Belgium, Brazil
Chill, Denmark, Greece, Itsly, Meth
erlands, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal,
Russia and Uruguay, and miscella-
neous correspondence relating to
those countries. Division C-Cor-
respondt nee With Barbery States,
Bolivia. Certral America, ColomSia,
China, Ecuador, Fgvtt, Fiji Island
Friendly and Navlgator's Islands,
Hawaiian Islands, Ha, tt, Japan, Ii.
keria, Madag ascar, Mexico, Muscat,
Sar Honingo, Siam, Socety Is
lands, Tu key. Venezuela ana otter
countries not assigned, and miscel
laneous correspor dence relating to
those countries" The chief Of this
bureau and the chiefs of the three
divisions are ail Republicans.
The consular Bureau is in charge
OF correspondence with consulate:
and miscellaneous correspondence
relating thereto. There are three di
l.. visions, A, = and G, with countrie.
allotuedce each. as in the Diplomat
ic Bureau" The chief Of this Blu
. reau and the CHEZ, OF the three di
vi ions are all Republicans.
: The Bureau Of Accounts has thu
scustody and disbursement Of ap
propriations under direction Of tn,
depai tment, chsrg~d with custod,
of indemnity fpni Is and bonds; car,
Of the building and property Of th<
d.partment Tie chief o.. tie Bu
, rtau of Accounts is a Rcpubl ca.
. The Bureau Of Rolls and Li'rsr,
has the "custody Of the rolls, trea
ties &C. PRONUNCIATION of the law
} SC. care and superintendent o
: the library and pubic documents
care Of the Revoiu ienary archives
and papers relating to information
comnis.en-.' The chief of this bu
reau is Republican.
Inc Dursa - oJ .ltstIcs preparef
: he report upon CONN crcial rela
, tons, compiling ii EN- from repo,t L
nf Consul. A Cultivated. we'll j.
: formed / i~hman, who WAS sufficient
! ly ani-Repuplic.n to talk, write ant
: vote for Gre, Icy. through the influ
ence of a large number Gf Iris Ia