San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18th. 1889.
Harrison is still keeping up his
policy of wearing out the ofiice-seek-
ers, and Judging from the way the
hotel lobbies are beginning to thin
out he is succeeding pretty we'll.
With the exception of a batch OF
postmasters, he has made no impor-
tant appointment this week, and the
republicans are slowly discovering
that it is poor policy to try to drive
him into hurry after he has announc.
ed his intention of going slow.
Patience, Messrs. ofice-seekers, your
machine goes slow but every time il
appoints q man it is q republican,
free from any symptoms of mug
wumpery, that succeeds a democrat,
and it is only q question of time when
every democrat now in Office will be
succeeded by a republican. What
more can you ask? In the mean
time if you want to see the republi
cans appointed and democrats re-
moved with lightning rapidity just
drop into First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson's Office and see him
manipulate the fourth class post OFF,
css of the country. He has reached
an average of over fifty a day.
Assistant Secretary Bussey of the
Interior,D Department has just reversed
a pension decision of General Black,
that will affect many other applica'
tions. The applicant was injured by
the fall of tier of seats in a circus
and General Black rejects the appli'
cation for the pension on the ground
that the injury was not received dur
ing the performance of duty. This de-
cision has now been reversed and the
pension allowed.
Mr.. Harrison's latest rap at the
democratic party was to inform q
democratic Senator, who called on
him in behalf of democrat that
wants to be member of the Civil
Service Commission, that in appoint
ing those democrats, which by law he
is compelled to, he should only recog.
nize those that are protectionists
This seems to be an injustice to the
great majority of the democratic
party.
Representative Springer said just
before leaving for home II feel much
better than have for q long time
I have gained fully teu pounds in
weight since the fourth of March
due probably to the fact that L have
had nothing to do with the great
National steeple chase for office
Ny supporters are not entered fol-
that course. A great many of them
were four years ago and them had
a busy time all day and when night
came / could do nothing but dream
of the thousands Of anxious faces
that haunt the White House and the
Departments. / am good deal more
of a Civil Service reformer than ]
ever supposed 1 could be. OF fcoursC
I understand that when we have 9
perfect Civil Service the millennium
will not be far away, but
think il better to move in the direc
ton Of the millennium thsn towards
papdemonium which is the result o.
The Spoils system. There is too much
patronage in the hands Of the Presi
dent and the Departments, and
shall. next winter, introdu &c and ad
rocaie a bill TO relieve them Of much
Of the pressure. 1 will try 10 Ift th'
Congressman's burden, too, by work
ing for the election Of postmaster
By the people; that can be done with.
out changing the constitution, fol
the election would be simply = re-
commendation-