The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 25.-"There will
be no marshals or district attorneys sp-
pointed except to fill vacancies for some
time" said Attorney General Miller to q
delegations Of politicians today, Often
Give partisanship is not to cut any figure
in this administration. That is to say,
men will not be removed simply because
they are Democrats. This rule will ap-
ply In one as well as another department,
Knowing this, the Office seekers have
thInned out very considerably. There
are not more than one fourth as many
men here tonight seeking appointments
as were here fortnight ago, and moi
more than 10 per cent. as many as dur
ing inauguration week,
Most Of those who call upon the Presi-
dent or his Cabinet officers every day
for appointments are men in Congress.
They simply file applications, urge ap-
ponintment at the earliest possible day.
and depart. The Senate will probably
adjourn its extra session on Friday, and
then the Legislators will:get out OF the
city az rapidly as they can pack up their
personal effects. They will conduct
their personal campaigns for appoint
ments from their homes in the various
States, as they can do that as well away
from here as on the spot
Nearly o Of the office seeking is being
conducted either by mail or through the
$50 Republican Senators and Represen
tatives in the city,
There will not, in all human probable
ity. be forty Republicans in Congress
ten days hence. Then as vacancies, by
reason of the expiration Of commits
sions or designations or re removals occurs,
appointments will be made.
The public service iS not going to be
stampeded. The appointment Of mar
shals, district attorneys, collectors, Pres
idential postmasters and consuls will be
made very slowly.
Secretary Blaine said this afternoon
that he would not begin to take up the
applications Of men for cOnsulates under
three or four weeks, and that there
would be many changes to make during
the summer.
On the strength o. this the 100 or 200
familiar faces that have fingered here
since Inauguration to be sent abroad are
leaving for their homes.
When the Superintendent of the Rail-
wav Mail Service went to the Post Office
Department this morning he carried
under his arm large bundle Of papers,
which he has been carefully examining
at his private rooms for several dsys.
They were the applications OF various
men for division superintendents.
He has made his recommendation and
the appointments will follow very Soon
1t is especially desirable that these Off
GERS shall get to work early, as only a
month after this week will elapse till
the Civil Service law will control the ap-
pointments in the railway mail service.
and the reorganization will be at an end.
There will not be great many changes
in this service, Probably 1000 new men
will be appointed in this service before
next fall, but not more than half that
number will be appointed during the
next month.
Thus it will be seen that but few will
go TO each State. Probably the average
will not be more than two to each Con-
gressional district, which all together
will make between 900 and 700. Under
the circumstances it is altogether un
necessary for men seeking office to come
here unless there are vacancies occur
ring or about to be vacated, Those who
want vacancies created because Demo-
Gratis hold the offices should go to work
and prove that the incumbent are not
competent and do not give satisfaction
to those who do business at the office.