Fergus County argus., 1889-09-05
WARRINGTON LETTER.
ffrom our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHIxGToN. Aug. 23. 1889.

The consular service offers 10 a worn-out
aud hard-up politician an opportunity 20
gracefully re,irs from the world for IA time
aud give Mr.. Miraw lrr's sonnet hing a cha nee
to turn up" Once ia a while you find an
~ congressman brave enough to arcept
"lrrkship 81 the rhiel~hip oi "a division, but
they ARE very few. as most men weul.l pre-
Ter I" take even consulate worth 81 .ouo
per annum net rather than meet the pat
r"nizing sympathy of old as-ociatc-. Even
81 post an some storm-swept island where
u vessel calls once in three months would
br preferable 10 that. There is Ut i,.a.t -
high sounding title and the respect :" the
natives ia il.
Not n"r, than % per cent ii the incuni-
i"n's oi diplomatic positions have be,n
changed, although the state 'i-parin,r is
stacked with applications. and still they
GENE. Not II lew oi the positions Vet to lc
hlled are really valuable ones.
The mosi important appoint nent to lie
made is that of minister to Russia, whi,h
position has been vacant since the death III
Allan Thorndyks Rice. Tn. salary 10 Sl1.-
500. The next in Importance il that nf
minister To China. which il oi the second
class, with ~ salary of Si2 500. Then
comes the 'orean post. which silver
tongued Bill bradley "i ksntucky refused,
saying that Le would NIT accept il il the
salary were doubled. Til. position il worth
7.:.tpV- Bolivia. Persia aud siam rcmai"
Ia be iilled with Republican ministers ri the
,t,fs At X ,tI tI.s,,. il
regular Kilkenny tight among the c"lurrd
Republican statesmen ever the post ai Ii
IBERIA and the 81 900 salary
only fifteen changes have bscn made
among the thirty eight consulate generals
These positions pay from S3.ono up. aud
the average is S.,.o'W. only one fourth of
the repsulates have been filed by Eepubl
cans, although the salaries average 81 500
per annum. la the third clas- only tbr,.
uut All twent flour have been ilhd. The
salaries IN this elias, are 81 ,'"'" PET annuiu
and fees. There have been ~" changes ia
the eight y-livr conslilater of the smaller
class. whirli pay oniy a lew hundred dol
lars per anurim and 81. given permanent
residents of the countries in which these
posts are located.
The e>-'reasury cmpl"ye- "f the last Re-
publican regime, Who are still waiting
auXiously for reappoini ineut. ar. gricvous-
~ offended by Secretary Window. When
President Harrison sclrrtrd that large.
loos-- j.inie,l individual. whusr retirement
from politics had been Supposed Ia be
final, for his secretary ri the treasury aud
brought him again hei"re II public that had
long forgotten him, the small fry Repuhli
can politicians were unqualified IN their de-
light. There was Ia he. they thought, II
soo.l old-fashioned. take everything in
sight administration oi the Treasury de
partmeni. But n chang" seems {" have
come over the secretary since he was ~eu-
ator. lie has imbil~i ri the lort rinc ,.f
civil ssrvirc reform. aud there i. woe in the
camp of the faithful.
The disagrrrmcnts of SECRETARY Window
and certain congressman come la light
every day. When hc returned iu his desk
the other day he found letter from Tom
Reed asking Why thu revenue r"ilrctnr irr
the district embracing Maine had not been
appointed. The letter sci f"rih that the
Maine delegation was solid f.r one candi-
date. aud Il appeared to the writer remark.
able that the appoint fmcni had not been
made. To this p-tulan' communication
he replied that, rs the district conpris.d
also the STATES al Nerm"nt and New llamp-
shire, aud the delegates from these states
had agreed upon candidates from their re
spertiv. states, he h.siiate,l To- select any