Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-03-15
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PORT TOBACCO:
The Rush for Office.

Harrison has been inducted into the
presidential chair has been tremendu-
GUS, and Washington is filled with
anxious aspirants and their friends
who are pushing their claims for every
position within the gift of the Presi-
dent, from a foreign mission to the
position of laborer in the Navy Yard.
How the President will resist the pres
sure brought to bear remains yet to be
seen, as the changes so far have been
slight and are confined exclusively to
the heads of bureaus and few of the
more important diplomatic posts. The
ex-Congressmen of the Presidents
own party are the most persistent
among the Office seekers, and having
once tasted the sweets Of public life
these gentlemen are loath to give up,
but are pressing their valuable ser
vices on the Executive with persis-
tency that will accept no denial. How
they will fare when the distribution
begins is still matter of speculation.
1t is reported from Washington that
fair proportion of the local Federal
officeholders will be allowed to hold
on until their commissions expire; but
this, like all else in political life. is a
mere matter of speculation as it will
require an undue amount of moral
courage and force of character on the
part of the Chief Magistrate to enable
him to Withstand the pleadings and
pressure that will be brought to bear
in demanding the heads of every Dem
ocratic incumbent now in Office. The
spoilsmen in the Republican camp
will know no cessation in their efforts
to oust all, and those Democrats now
in doubtless feel that they are holding
by very precarious tenure AMI will
make their arrangements to move at
an instant's warning.
In Maryland, however, there seems
to be unanimity of opinion among
the Republican leaders, (that does not
fiud much favor with the rank and
file, however that it would be better
for their party if the present incum-
bents in the local offices be allowed
to hold over until after the general
election next fall They think by
pursuing this course that their party
will have a chance of winning the
next Legislature and so gain the e.
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upon to choose. They are encouraged to
this belief by the gains made by them
IN the last election, and think BY
keeping the seekers after place on the
anxious bench until after that election
will make them work harder and more
strenuously for party success in or
der that they may secure their reward
in good fat office.
In this matter they are building
high and We believe hopelessly, as q
calm and careful analysis of the situ-
atioL in the State today will not show
there is any strong ground for the
hopes by which these Republican
leaders seem to be encouraged. Mary
land is Democratic by force of the
strong sense Of its people, and while
there may be operating causes to bring
down its safe majority at times, the
ground is generally more than recov-
cred afterwards, and we think this
hope Of the Republicans is as precari-
GUS as the tenure of some of the pre-.
sent Federal officeholders. We have
too much confidence in the people Of
this good old Commonwealth to sup
pose they will be content to allow the
Republicans to capture from US seal
in the Senate. Still we do not Object
to their being encouraged by this hope
especially if it enables the Democrat
now in office to draw a little longer
from Uncle Sans treasury.
TO this programme, however. there
is one exception, and that is the Col
lector of Internal Revenue, in which
office vacancy now exists. This il
the Mecca towards which the Repub'
lican hosts of this section are now
turning their eyes, because the place
has always heretofore been conceded
to our Congressional district. The
fight for this position had been going
on for some time prior to the inaugu'
ration and since then it has waxed
warm and earnest, though it is now
thought that it has narrowed between
two applicants from this district, and
if some agreement is not made BY
which these two can settle their diff
rences,the place may 60 to Delaware,
whose Republican Senator has already
filed an application and is pushing the
claims of one of his constituents. The
outcome is watched with interest,"
Apropos of this subject, the Baltimore
San Of Monday contained the follow.
ing which we give for what it 10 worth
The parcelling out of the offices in
this State will, in great measure, be
placed in the hands of Republican Re-
representatives., since that party has nc
Senator. Practically there are three,
because while Mr.. Mudd is as yet NO
more than a contestant, he is recogniz