Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-29
Washington Letter.

hand encounter with a horde Of hun- +
CRY office-seekers. The few appoint
ments that he has made seem only to /
whet the appetite of the gang, and
they crowd around the White House
worse than ever. As fast as one po-
sition is filed the disappointed ap-
plicants, instead of getting out of the
way, simply apply for something else.
One such with a solid state delega-
tion behind him has been turned
down" three different times this week
for as many positions.
''Jingo Jim" Blaine is holding his
own quite bravely, and those who did
not think he would boss the machine,
are beginning to weaken already.
The very first appointment made
served Blaine a two-fold purpose. It
rewarded a friend ex-senator Palm
er, of Michigan-and deplaced an
enemy-Hon. Perry Belmont, but re-
Gently appointed Minister to Spain
Swift, of California, Minister to
Japan, and Washburn, of Massachu-
sets, Minister to Switzerland, are
both rabid Blainites, likewise Batch
eller, of New York, second assistant
secretary of the Treasury, to say
nothing of Eugene Schuyler, of New
York, assistant secretary of State, and
Walker Blaine, of Maine, examiner
Of CLAIMS for the department of State.
This last is a son of ''Jingo Jin," and
it was the intention of his father to
have made him assistant secretary of
State, but, owing to a recent death,
the position of examiner of claims
was vacant, and as it was more likely
that he can remain permanently in
that place the change was made.
Walker Blaine has not his fathers
ability in looking after the 'main
chance, in fact it is extremely doubt
full whether he could earn $1,000 a
year without the assistance of the old
man.
There was some kicking among tn
Illinois republicans here on account
of the appointment Of Geo, Tiehenor,
of that state, to be assistant secretary
Of the Treasury. Window made the
selection and demanded the appoint
ment, because he knew the man and
wanted him. Harrison yielded and
made the appointment, but to concil-
late the Illinois kickers he assured
them that Tichenor should not be
charged against the quota Of that
state.
Visitors to the Navy department
find things very different from what
they were when Mr.. Whitney pre-
sided over that establishment. Then
everybody had access to the secretary.
now, you are stopped in an ante
room and compelled to state your
business to a clerk before you are al
lowed to go into the inner sanctum of
the grand mogul, and you are not al
lowed to go at all unless the clerk
shall feel so disposed Mr.. Tracy
seems to have contracted the big
head pretty quickly.
Senator Payne attempted to stop
the useless and expensive summer
trip that the Senate select committee
''on relations with Canada" propose
taking in making what they are
pleased to call an investigation. Mr.
Payne regards this committee as us
urpatory of the functions of the Pres
ident, and as interfering with the
duties of the regular senate com
nlittee on foreign relations. It was
no use however. The republicans
were determined that this committee
should have its excursion at govern,
ment expense, and the only satisfac-
ton Mr.. Payne had was to place him
self on record as being opposed tx
the whole thing.
The army of ex-office holders who
are asking reappointment as a vindi
| cation have so far all been left out
The future does not appear Cheerful
to them The 'new blood" fellows
/ appear to be on top and from presen
indications they viii remain there.
Mutterings are already beginning
to be heard against Harrison's tardI
ness in making appointments. Tn
reason why he does not go faster i
because it takes so much time to set
tie the fights Of the rival candidates
Ex-Secretary Villas, who believes il