St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-11
DEMOCRATS IN A RAGE
Oleyeland's Civil Service Policy Far From
Pleasing to Many Members of His
Party,
Some of Whom Bitterly Denounce Him fo1
Retaining SO Many Republicans in
the Departments.
Joe Pulitzer Shows That He Loves
the World Better Than Seat in
Congress.
The Country Generally Satisfied With
the Provisions of the River and
Harbor Bill.
The spoi1smen Protest.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-An officer OF
the house of representatives who is in
position to get at the feeling and hear the
expressions of Democratic members Of
congress on the presidents civil-service
policy, said to GLOBE representative
to-day:
The feeling of the Democratic members re-
garding the presidents civil service policy
and his treatment of Democrats, has never
been friendly at any time, but has not been
so pronounced heretofore as now, since the
result of the elections of the states in the
West and Northwest. With now and then an
exception, it is by them held that the result
is to be attributed to President Cleveland's
policy regarding the civil service laws,
which furnishes him an excuse to keep
the Republicans in and the Democrats
out OF office, hence the disgust of the
rank and file and the apathy expressed by
them by staying away from the polls. A
southern Democratic member with whom
was talking this moring was very bitter
and emphatic in denunciation of the presi-
cents Miss Nancy policy, and said that he
believed in the doctrine that he who serves
his party best in everything that is proper
serves his country best. The remarks of
Representative Bennett of North Carolina in
the house few days ago, on his colleagues
(Mr. Cox civil service resolution, have been
commented upon q great deal and highly ap-
proved of.
DEMOCRAT FROM MICHIGAN,
who came here on private business, remarked
to me yesterday while discussing the presi-
dents policy, that during the recent election
in Bay City, in this state. a city that gave two
years ago 1000 Democratic majority, he saw
Democrats at the polls working for and OF
ing the Republican ticket to show their dis
gust of the presidents policy. If Demo-
cratic member of congress goes to any
one of the different departments to
SECURE q place for one of his
constituents, he is told that the quota of his
state is full, and that there is no chance for
his man. Full of what; Democrats?" Oh,
no: full of Republicans, who are not to be
disturbed in their soft spot, and if a member
writes home that he is not able to secure q
position for some worthy Democrat in one Of
the different departments here, he is not be-
lieved by his constituents and blamed
for not trying to get place, they not
being willing to believe that it is impossible
under Democratic administration to secure
a clerkship for Democrat. But such is
nevertheless the fact. The government
printing office here, employing force of
men and women of about 1000, and entirely
outside of the civil-Service law, is still in the
control of the Republicans, presided over by
Republican superintendent, with large
number of clerkships under him that of right
BELONG TO WORTHY DEMOCRATS.
The same holds good of the bureau of
engraving and printing, where there is also
lOtSS SluplOySO VI lCOm 1.UUU u 1.SUU, Wild
the exception that it is presided over by
mugwump. There has been no change in
the cash room of the treasury. The same
republican clerks are there now that
have been there for years, and
not one of these positions comes
under the civil service law. They
could all be turned out at the pleasure Of tn e
secretary of the treasury. In short, all the
different departments here all come under
the same category now, and there is Demo-
cratic chief of division or chief clerk. and
they are powerless to help their Democratic
friends outside, because Grover Cleveland
says he will not allow any removals to be made
on account of politics. His majesty must be
of the opinion that when the people voted for
a change they voted for him and few cab
met officers only, and that the keynote DUR
ing the last campaign, Turn the rascals
out" was merely wind and froth. Under
these conditions is it to be wondered that the
Democratic members of congress are dis
gusted and if they are unable to help their
friends to positions it is not because they
are not willing or anxious to do so, but be-
cause of policy adopted by president that
was elected by Democrats, but who will not
do anything for the party who elected him.