The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25

WASHINGTON ETTER.
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington April, %, 1889.

Washington April, %, 1889.
Harrison is still keeping up his
policy of wearing out the office
seekers, and judging from the way
the hotel Hobbies are beginning to
thin out he is succeeding pretty
well. With the exception of q
batch of postmasters, he has made
no important appointments this
week, and the republicans are slow
ly discovering that it is poor poll
cy to try to drive him into hurry
after he has announced his inten
ton of going slow. Patience,
Messrs. ofIice-seekers, your ma
chine goes slowly but every time II
appoints man it is II republican,
free from any symptoms of mug
wumpery, that succeeds democrat
ard it is only question OF time
when every democrat now in oiiice
will be succeeded by a republican
What more can you ask? In the
mean time if you want to see the
republicans appointed aud demo
Gratis removed with lightning ra-
pidity just drop into First Assist
ant Postmaster General Clarkson's
office aud see him manipulate the
fourth class post Offices of the coun
try. He has reached an average
of over fifty a day.
Assistant Secretary BuSsey of
the Interior Department has just
reversed a pension decision OF
General Black, that will affect ma
ny other applications. The ap-
pllcant was injured by the fall OF a
tier of seats a. a circus, and Gen.
Black rejects the application for a
pension on the ground that the in
Jury was not received during the
performance of duty. This de-
cision has now been reversed and
the pension allowed.
The published disaG reemen' be :
tween Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Blaine
does not exist rs far as | can as
certain, therefore the rumored re
tirement of Blaine from the Cabi-
net IL a little premature. Doubt
less the correspondent who sent
the matter of, like the most Of 9TH
er people here, regards such a
state of affairs as almost o Ger aim
ty at some time in the future, and
did not think he was taking any
very great risk in sending the mat
ter OFF as having already bee me a
certainty.
Mr.. Harrison's latest rap at the
democratic party was to inform q
democratic Senator, who called Oh
him in behalf of democrat that
wants to be a member OF the Civ.
Service Commission, that in APP
pointing those democrats, which
by law he is compelled to, he
should only recognize those thai
are pr Jtectionists. This seems to
be an injustice to the great MAORI
ty OF the democratic party.
Solicitor General jerks has beer
requested by the Attorney Gener-
al jerks has been requested by th'
Attorney General to remain in of
fee until the Supreme Court dis
poses of the government telephone
cases. Mr.. jerks has consented
although it seriously interferes witt
arrangements he had previously
made in relation to his private bus
mess.
Representative Springer said jus
before leaving for home: l fee
much better than have for a Ions
time. have gained fully tel
pounds in weight since the fourth
of March, due probably TO the fac
that | have had nothing to do will
the great National steeple chase
for Office. My supporters are no
entered for that court. A great
many Of them were four years age
and then / had a busy time all day
and when night came | could do
nothing but dream o. the thou
sands of anxious faces that haun
the White House and the Depart
ments. l am good deal more of t
Civil Service reformer than ! evel
supposed ] could be. OF course
understand that when we have ;
perfect Civil Service the milleni
um will not be far away, but
think it better TO move in the di-
rection of .he millennium than to
wards pandemonium which is tn,
result of the Spells system. Their
is too much patronage in the hands
of the President and the depart
ments, and shall, next winter, in
troduce and advocate bill to re
lieve them of much of the pressure
will try to lit the Congressman
burden too, by working for tn
election of posi- masters by the PEG
Pile; that can be done withou
changing the constitution, for th,
election would be simply recon
mendation.
Democrats here are CONFIDENT,
expecting that Montana will g
democratic, thus adding two Sena
tors and one representative TO thu
party's vote in Congress.