The National tribune., 1888-11-29

themselves especially obnoxious. / have in
mind one man, who was appointed from Illinois,
aud who is now an Assistant Chief of Division
in the Sixth Auditors Office. He attached him
self like a barnacle TO the late John A. Logan,
and, although he had no claims whatever on
that great man, yet he contriyed to enlist his
interest and secure through him a desirable
appointment. Upon the entrance Of the Demo-
Gratis into the Treasury in 1885 this man became
disgustiHgly sycophantic, and was active IN
pointing out the offensive partisaus among
his fellow-Clerks. he did not 90 near his
old benefact0r (Logan) for a long time, and
not until be had been reelected Senator OF the
United States. Then he paid a furtiye visit to
him. Logan by this time had seen through
him, and as he rose to 60 the man mentioned
something about calling on him again, upon
which Logan said, with sarcasm, Do; come
again the first real dark night" / may at some
future time give the readers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE the name of this migrate, because his
conduct has been so conspicuous that he de-
serves to be held up to merited opprobrium.
Those who believe Gen. Harrison will follow
the policy Of civil-service reform take great
comfort from an article which appeared in the
Indianapolis Journal last week, from the pen
Of Dir. Z. w. HaifoFd, the managing editor OF
that paper, who has been appointed Harrison S
Private Secretary. 1t is accepted as being
as near an expression of Gen. Harrlson's senti-
ments as has vet been had. The article dis
approves of the old partisan doctrine that - to
the victoTs belong the spOils," and cautions the
so-called clean-sweepers that they must not
be unreasonable IN their demands upon the new
Administration. If there is any honesty in
politics. the Journal says the Republican
party is pledged 10 use discrimination in re-
m0yals from Office, as well as in appointments
thereto, and TO use both primarily for the public
welfare rather than for supposed party adVan-
ID u nalg
reminded that the President-elect will be sur
rounded by some restrictions in the matter of
removals and appointments which he cannot
disregard. After enumerating the offices that
are not embraced in the civil-service act, the
article concludes: From what has been
said it is evident there are many things
TO be taken into account in connection
with the demand of the elean-sweepers,
and if they have the welfare of the
party at heart they will recognize the neces-
sary limitatious of the situation. One thing
they can rest assured Of, the President-elect IS
as old and earnest q Republican as any of them,
and can be depended on to do the very best
thing for the party, as well as the country"
THE IMMIGRATION OF a MONTH.
During October past 40, 365 immigrants came
to this country against "a, 100 in October, 1887.
Germany furnished the greatest number TO-
I66; England and Wales, 7,477; Ireland, $3.50 /;
Sweden and Norway, 4,250; Italy, 2,785 and
Scotland, 1904
The enormous number of Italians continues
to create grave apprehension. As rule they
are the lowest in intelligence and morals of
any immigrants. except the Poles and Bohe-
mians who in the report are classed with the
Germans. At the rate of the present influx the
Italians viii soon be among the most numerous
of our foreign-born population.
OUR LAWMAKERS.
Although there was strong talk of eIecting
the brilliant II. w. Grady, of the Atlanta Con-
St5tgtiOa, Senator to succeed Senator Colquitt,
the latter was nota candidate when the Georgia
Legislature met last week and both Houses re-
elected Colguitt with a vote that was unani-
nous, save for one in each House cast for Re-
publican. 1t is understood than an agreement
was reached by which Grady is to be elected two
years hence to succeed Senator Joe Brown. Sem
ator Colquitt was born in Georgia in 1924; was
a graduate of Princeton College, N. j., in 1915;
served in the Mexican war as staff officer !;
was a Member of the sd Congress and of the
Georgia Legislature; was a Breckenridge
Elector in 1860; member of the Georgia Sc
cession Convention, and entered the rebel army
as a Captain. He waspromOted to the Colonelcy
of the 9th Ga, and finally to MajOr-General
He served six years as Governor of the State Of
Georgia, and was elected to the United States
Senate, his term beginning March 4, 1888.
Senator FaFwell expresses himself as strongly
against ciyil-seryics reform. He wants all the
Offices for the winning party.