The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-28
DIsAPPo1NrMENrs AHEAD.

The HERALD may be mistaken IN lis
estimates of the man, but If 1t is not
in error, General Harrison Is going TO
dissrpoint his party in the matter OF
auuolntments, and none will be made
more sore than the Utah contingent.
It's not to be expected that Harrison
will be as considerable and thoughtful
for the ms as Cleveland has been, nor
that be will give so much attention to
the humbug civil service law and rules;
but that the HUosier Is going to signal
ice his accession to the Presidency by
firing Republicans into office as fast as
he can sign commissions, we do not be-
lieve. The members OF the party
in this Territory are proceeding on
the assumption that the Inauguration
taking place on the 4th on the BIB be
will select the quota of Federal officials
for Utah. Many of those ambitious to
serve their country for the honor and
salaries attached to Office are already IN
Washington, where they have been for
some time. laying wires" others are
ea route, and still others are going as
soon as they can borrow money to pay
railway fare, and make arrangements
to draw for their hotel bills. Besides
petitions without number are goirg
forward, and Senators, Represent
atives and workers" are being flooded
with letters asking that the claims of
the writer's to certain offices be at once
laid before the President. 1t is said
that fully fifty men aspire to the mar
shalship, and half of them are EN-
dorsed" at home. The gubernatorial
Office is one which stimulates the am
bition of a dozen or more of our local
statesmen. The commissionerships are
much sought after, and there is any
number of lawyers who have their eyes
on the fat place occupied by United
States Attorney. Ralf-a-dozen or
more men are in Washington or on the
way thither, each with the expectation
of returning next week bearing in
his pocket the Surveyor Generals
commission. So far, we have heard of
bit one applicant for jndgeship. ard
that seems to be a case Of "out-of-
meat" Judge Zane wants to be chief
Justice again, having learned by SAD
experience that it is more convenient
to have the last say in a case.
THE HERALD will frankly confess that
it has misread General Harrison if
these office seekers do not come stray
Cling back Kicking themselves and
wishing they could kick Harrison. One
appointment will probably be made
early. The Surveyor Generals Office
is vacant. and public business
/ suffering by reason of the delay.
It is believed that the Office
will be filled at once, as it should
be, but the other changes will
be SO slow that the aspirants will
tire of hanging around Washington,
and their friends will be weary of the
impsrtuning. We don't believe one
of the four judges will be disturbed, and
it may be set down as an almost alb
solute certainty that no attempt to re-
move one of them will be made before
next December, when the Senate will
be in session to act upon nomi-
nations. In the honest opinion Of
THE HERALD the judges will serve
their full terms. as the law says
they may do unless they voluntarily re-
sign. Cleveland was careful to give
strict heed to the statute as to these
offices, and the recent confirmation of
Judge Anderson's nomination was
proof that the Senate was appreciative
of Cleyeland's adherence to the law.
After next week The HERALD will e1-
pact to note evidences of discomfort
among the grand army of local office
seekers, and as the weeks and months
of the spring and summer shall pass
away, the grumblings will grow into
denunciations of the man who Stocked
to to provide places for the hungry
horde. -.:.- ..s.-,..-. ..
One aspirant, previous to setting out
for thecapital, said to this writer: II
propose to stay in Washington until l
learn my fate. I'll remain until the
Office is given TO me or to somebody
else. or until my application is denied
en- ohatically." We wished him well
regretted that the summers were so het
in Washington, and assured him that
the autumn was delightful and the win
Ter very gay st the national capital.
Mr.. DICKSON is represented as saying
"that he would not accept the Office
lDistrint Attnrnaul nndar anv circun-