The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-16
Washington Letter.
wAsHINaroN. Nav 10,

WASHIGGIOE, May ~, 1852
Harrison made the best appoi O tmen
that he has yet maize when he seiecte'
Ex-Governor Thompson of South Car
olina, as the democratic memoef OF th'
Civil Service Commission. Governor
Thompson was Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury under CteveIand's ad
ministration, and airing the last dayt
of Congress was appointed py Mf
cleveland 10 tile SAME position Ae nas
lust received from Republican fres
ident, but the Senate did not act on his
nomination.
There is weeping aud wailing am
gnasbiug of teeth among tie nttlt
crowd of late applicants for the position
of Public Printer, five of whom are us
derstood to have made a combination
each promising to give the other fou'
appointments in the Office IL mad
Public Printer, over the fact that th
coveted prize has gone to eX-Congress
man Frank w. Palmer, formerly post
master at Chicago. Whether Harrisoi
susp acted the cOmbiue" whlch tnes'
apL.icants had entered Into L cAnnoi
saw. but it is known that some Gay:
ago he told gentleman that lie snuu'G
not appoint any OF the appl cants "
To l1,1. tIme aud ask eu him tC name
good man for the office. Palmer wa
named, and after further investigation
the office was rendered 10 him, AID ht
accepted it, When the appointni' Ii
was made public il was really amusiHs
20 see the members of the " combine
chasing around trying to find some
BODY to introduce them to the new
Public Printer. so they could get IL
their applications for the fat" posi-
tions under him. 1t is thought tha
one of these men, Donath, nomlnaliy
of Pennsylvania, really OF the Distrlc
of Columbia, may lose his mind, 81
great a shock has the disappointment
been at not being made Public Printer
He was so certain that he was to ge
the appointment that he had already
given away several of the most i'm
TortanL places in the Governmen
printing office.
1t is evidently the purpose of the re
publican politicians to make the cen
sus bureau an asylum for their pOlitl
cal proteges. ins Interior Depart
ment has decided that the appoint
ments in this bureau are not unOer tn
civil service rules. The bureau will
have next year when it gets regularl.
to work, over 1870 clerks, besides al
army of special agents, and the mos
of them will be kept for two years o
longer. 1t will be u great convenienc
to prominent republicans to use thes
positions to pay OFT their political debt
and if the appointments were mad
under civil service rules it would b
impossible.
The first of the fifteen conteste
election cases which are to come befor
the fifty first Congress was opened D
the Clerk of the House this week.
was Chalmers us Morgan, OF the set
ond Mississippi district.
Harrison having provided snu
place for his brother is now, so it
said. about to appoint Biaine's brothe
to one of the most lucrative local o
fees in Washington, Register of wills
The new Secretary of Agriculture
order to prove his familiarity wit
flaming Implements. and maybe
get solid with the farmers of the cOun
trv, put in half au hour cutting gras
with q scythe in the grounds surround
ing his department, one day this WeeE
OF course he was enti.ely lgnoraDt
the fact that several newspaper me
had their ewes on him during the Ell
tire performance.
Republicans are already beginn1n
to compare Harrison with Hayes an
Arthur: they say that'h is timid a
most to the extent of cowardlce.
1t in said that the PostoIiice Depart
menG is appointing clerks In the Ral
way mail service and dating their az
pointments in April i'll order to avoi
compliance with civil service rules uL
der which, all such appointment
should have been made since May.
Senator Gorman thinks that Calvi
s. Brice will be elected chairman {
the National Democratic Com m1tte'
to succeed the late ex Senator Barnur
This is taken here 10 mean that Ser
ator German will hot accept the pos
ton.
Theodore Roosevelt of New Yorl
who has just been appointed as one
the republican Civil Service Comm1'
sioners, is a pronounced free trade
Funny, isn't it, That man electe
President solely because he was rigi
protectienist should give such prom
lnent appointment to free trader.
The newspaper mans luck has ne
vet deserted him. The new PUBL
Printer is member OF the fraternity