The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22

| IN her Senators. L sincerely nope
Ransom will be returned. His ster-
ling integrity, his acknowledged abili-
ty, his universal popularity and un-
swerving fealty to the Democratic par
ty make him a power for good to your
etate especially in times of impending
| trial" No new man no matter what
his ability can be made as available
for the next six years-and perhaps
twelve-as Senator Ransom now is.
TX
Mr.. Cleveland bears his defeat
bravely. He heard the news with
the utmost composure, and listens to
| the ribald hurrahs and almost un
settling shouts of the army of Repub-
lican clerks kept here by his Cabinet
with perfect serenity. Last Wednes-
| day night the local Republicans held
a grand ratification meeting here.
Transparencies bearing notices of the
| most scandalous character we're borne
by the crowd, and a coffin, supposed
| to be for the remains of the Demo
| cratic party, was CONSPICUOUS feature
of the parade. The ingratitude of
this radical crew must impress Mr..
Cleveland. But for his leniency,
and the peculiar policy of Bayard,
Endicott, and others in the Cabinet,
these bowling mobs would have been
in the states to which they belong,
and by this time, would probably
hove b een too poor to have bought
the coffin! Eugene Higgins came to
town the day after the parade This
opostle of A. P. German is as serene
as May morning, and says if the
defeat hurts no one worse than it does
him, the Democracy will soon be on
its feet again Mr.. Higgins attrib-
utes the disaster to the "Star Eyed
Goddess" alone. He thinks she is
humbug and fraud of the first wa
ter.
There are good many things to De
said in favor Of the Goddess just
now, in spite of Mr.. Higgins. The
ablest and most accomplished officials
here from North Carolina got in un
der the Civil Service rules. AS Har-
rison voted for the Ci7iI Service law
when Senator, as the Republican Ma
tional platform pledges that party to
Civil Service, they will probably re-
main in office. Those who got high
positions through political influence
will have to go. The Republican man
ayers have announced their inten-
ton to bounce all who secured their
appointments for alleged partisan ser
vice or through the favoritism of
some politician, Immediately. The
Democrats ought to Ihave pursued the
same course.
Yesterday, st. Johns church in this
city was the scene of notable we'd
ding. Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
member of the Parliament and leader
of the British Radicals was married
to Miss Mary Endicott, the only
daughter of the Secretary of War.
Or account of recent death in the
Endicott family, the ceremony was
simple one. There were no brides
maids nor best man. The groom
met his bride at the steps of the altar
to which she was escorted by her faith
er, preceded by four ushers. Rev.
DIR. Leonard assisted by Rev. Mr..
Franks, cousin OF the bride, read the
impressive service of the Episcopal
Church. After this the bridal party,
accompanied by the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, the members of the
Cabinet, and their families, and the
visiting members of the Endicott fam
lily, partook of an informal, but very
/ al mt IF OF ho of
| the Secretary. Mr.. and Mrs. Cham
berlain left on the afternoon train for
the North. They will visit relations
in Mass, and sail for England on the
26th.
Next Tuesday there will he Civil
Service Examination to fill several
vacancies. Two or three of these va :.
cancies can be secured by young men
who thoroughly understand higher
mathematics and who are willing to
work for 5000 to 81 900 a year. The
Government needs a computer in the
| National Almanc Office, ons in the
Coast Survey, and several others. A
thorough and extended knowledge of
higher mathematics is required, and
for this reason, these vacancies have
existed for some time. An examina
| ton for two vacancies in the Consular
service has just been concluded at
the State Department. There were
thirty applicants, and the examina-
ton was unusually severe, for this
reason: Heretofore, the incompetent
sons of Senators or other high officials
have been given these consular clerk
ships, and their ignorance and utter
lack OF business capacity have brought
this country into disrepute abroad.
Several of these Senatorial scions had
to be recalled, and the examination
above referred to has been made too
/ difficult for any of the crowd to pass
it. These consular clerkships are
among the incest places under the
Secretary of State for young men
who wish to see the world, under the
most favorable auspices. The salary
is about 81 900, with nearly all ex-
penses paid The incumbent travels
over the most interesting parts of the
old world aud is everywhere well re-
ceived because he represents this Re-
public. There will be more vacancies
| in the near future perhaps, as / thin K
there are several more political favor
ties who are notoriousIy incompetent
still In the service.
! Some very amusing incidents oci