New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20
President Harr ison IS Policy.

President Harrison beginning with next
week will close the doors to all but senator's
and representatives, in order that he may
be uninterrupted in the consideration of APP
plica tons for the higher positions now va
can't or likely to become vacant. The first
class appointments to be taken are the as
sistant secretaries of the executive depart
ments and the heads Of bureau, after which
he will proceed to fill the vacancies that al
ready exist These are quite numerous and
include the controller of the currency, the
superintendent o f Indian schools, civil SER
| vice commissioner and other offices for
which Mr.. Cleveland made nominations that
the senate refused to confirm. The next class
of Offices to be taken up will be those of the
| diplomatic corps, in order that the senate
| may act upon the nominees before they
leave the country. The president has passed
the W ord around that he will not act as ar
bitrator in any factional quarrels, and that
he will n OF lend himself to either side in such
quarrels. He tells all the senators and rep
| resentatives who callupon him thatit will be
greatly to their advantage and facilitate
his labors if they will settle their dis
sensions among themselves and not
| present more than one candidate from the
same state for any Office. II the various del
/
| within their states and give them unani-
nous endorsement, he will act promptly,
! but all appointments over which there is a
| dispute will be deferred. Most of the states
are doing this and are endeavo ring to relieve
| the president as much as possible The Post
| says: THE president las indicted in an I'm :
mistakable manner that it is his intention
| to recognize the senator's and representa- ives
and accept their recommep dations in the
distribution of patronage regardless of per-
sonal friends. Helooks upon the members
] of congress as the representatives of the
| states chosen by the people, and considers
that they should be more familiar with the
qualifications OF candidates and public pre-
terences in their districts than any I'm author-
lied persons may be, and that he will also
save himself from a great deal of annoy
anee by receiving the views of the members
{ OF congress through the heads of depart.
ments in his cabinet whose recommendations
/ for appointments will be final. During the
| last administration President Cleveland
very often overruled the Recommendations
OF his cabinet officers. Gen. Harrison does
| not propose to attemptto attend to the de-
tails OF the government as President Cleye.
land did, but will leave this to the heads OF
departments.
United States Marshals Wilkins and
| Arnold are on their way to Washington,
having in charge c razy man who attempt
ed to blow up the government magazine at
sitka Alaska. George Diem stovitch, a
] Russian, was the prisoner. He is to be
/ given a trial at the national capitol
/ Dr. McGlynn spoke, before the Anti-Poyerty
[ society in Cooper's union, New York, on the
public schools. THE subject, he said, sis
Of paramount Importance to the future vel
fare of our country, and, | might say, of
mankind" He characterized the att acks on
our public schools as constructive treason
/ universally educated people would not sub
nit to be serfs Of the classes. The common
school should be governed by persons res
ponsible to the people This should De done
to prevent eliques and classes rom interior
ing, and sooner or later destroying our ma
/ ionality.