The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-23

CIVIL SERVICE hUMBUG!
Nearly al tho Washington City
Omces yet held By Arthur's
App0lmtees.
The Washington City correspondent
lof the Conrier-Journal gives the folIow-|
Ing details Of tho changes IN Washing-
It0n CITY during Cleveland's adminissrn-
Ition. II Is not much wonder the party
vas beaten in New York this time:
The hold over Republicans in the de-
'psrtmenis here are ssceedingly uneasy.
aud we'll they may Be. A great many
lmore Of them will lose their positions
than would have done 90 had M. Cleve-I
land been re-elected. There Is grand
army OF 500 900 anxious. energetic and
Ienlhusia&tic Republicans on the 0utsidei
who want places. and Who think thstl
their claims should have preferences over
the Republicans who hsve held ONCE
under . Democratic AdministrAti0n. \
These men are not going 70 allow them
selves to be turned down quietly. They
say thst they have done the work inl
liheir precincts and at the polls that,
elected Harrison and Morton, and they
are more entitled 10 the ofIlces than those,
Republicans in Office who have drawn
1 fat salaries for years and rendered mo-
material assistance 70 Republican suc-
lcesa.
j The Presidents -eIect can not but take
this view Of The situation, and be u GO
ling TO have world Of trouble. IL be-
Icould only satisfy the demsnds Of bic
warm aud zeslous friends BY turning out
Iall Of the Democrats aud giving their
places to Republicans. he would perhsps
find : way 10 do 90, but that will not
Ilgive satisfaction. for the reason that
sI;here are not enough Democrats in Office
Ito turn out. The best estimate that can
be made here now IL that seventv-iive
sIper cent. OF the oiiice-h holders 1t Wash
: -ington are Republicans. Take the White
House employees. With the exception
slot Col. Lamont and : messenger. thsy
? were ell in Office under President Arthur.
There are eleven Republicans 70 two
I Democrats.
In the State Department, IS per cent.
|of tine clerks are holdover Republicans
. In the Navy and War Departments, tbe
|greater portion OF the clerical labor e
4 s|per formed by detailed officers, but the
i l|msjority Of the civilians who assist them
y have been IN the service Tor more than
years. Exclusive Of the detailed
nen. IT least 75 per cent. OF the clerks
clare Republican holdovera. Al the De.
Apartment a OF Justice, where Att'y Genera
e e|tiarIsnd presides, hardly : change b.,
been made above the rank OF dsy la
gIborer. Even several clerk Who uor,
'yIhrouRht irto the DrDarlmont from A
i, ,Iior0ey GeneraI BfeWoler's private |nu
q glofice still hold their places. Al least q
= lper cent Of the Attorney Generate corp
! ARE Republican holdovers.
6 More changes were made in the Treas
Jury Department than In all other depart
h s|ments combined /; and out OF 3.75O EN-
,fIpIoyes, l,2O0 are Democrats. Still, /.
y The Tressury,a large number or the best
IeIpaying Offices are held BY Republican,
lin the Office Of the Commissioner OF Ii
lslternaI Revenue, Il IL said there Il bu
r. |one Democrat, and 10 this fact 70 q
Attributed In . measure the Democrsti
u loss IN West Virginia; the Commission
yler. Joseph Miller, being appointed frou
{ that State. The Republicans In th
u Treasury sent about $4,000 70 B0s
srlQuay 70 help defeat the Democrats. Il
nIthe Post-ofiice Department. there hav
aIbeen removals aggregating not NOR
% than 25 per cent. Of the force employe'
lelin the city. They have been confne'
|e|to chiefs Of divisions and 10 lao0rers an'
. lscrub women. The clerical force. as lei
4. 10y the Republican Administration q
Il President Arthur, has sufTered but sIigh
u |change. Mr.. Villas, when P0stm
9 IGeueral, made very few removals: bu
ylhis successor, Mr. Dickinson, appoinie
lola number Of Democrats. IN the lnterio
'hI Department. many changes have bee
- made, bus they are confined 70 . tev
d bureaus.
RI Very fsw removals have been mad
min the Patent Office, the Land OfIice o
t,lthe Indian Bureau. The force Ia IN
Pensi0n Office has been changed grad
Y i-Iually. but in the majority Of inslanc(
iilupon voluntary resixnafi0ns or death
'gI1'he same u true Of the Bureau Of Educi
asltioO. Ia the Geologics, Survey thel
rsI rhe Director, Maj. Powell. has aIwsy
=. .l6een regarded as Democrat, and o.
ilIder HE rule there we're many Democrat
"a Ia ONCE, even under Repu bllcsn admir-
g istrssion. This u true OF no other d
ne vision Of the Government. The Bures
'nloi Engraving and Printing has been
Icharge Of B. q. Graves, Republican
"a aimee Mr.. Cleveland came In, and b
'IIfew DemOcrats were allowed TO como
y the building. much less 10 stay Their
Ie He would not have them around bin
IN The Government Printing UfIlce b q
r-lonly good thing that the Dcmocra
os|have had here since Mr.. Rouuds wel
n-Iout, little over two years ago. Thong
tine ofices do not pay much. there vel
number Of them, and they went Q
like hot cakes win country moIssse
expect we gnt about Is per cent. I
them. rhe oflcisi register Of 1887 shou
THAT In the Legislative, Executive au
= Judicial Departments here, there ere 70
- gao employees. The best estimate th'
e,'.csn Be obtained % the appoIntmen