The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-28
1t Will Play Small Part in the Removal Of
Democrats from Office by the Appointing
Power Of the Present Administration.
President Harrison at Last Orders the
Opening of the Oklahoma Lands,
And Settlers Will Be Permitted to Make En-
tries on and After the 22d of April-Major
ArmeS Tries to Assault Gov. Beaver.
REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
There Will BE No Rule Retaining Democrats
Until Their Commissions Expire.

There VIII BE No Rule Retaining Democrats
Until Their Commissions Expire.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 27.-President Har-
rison does not desire it to be understood
that any general rule OF general principle
will operate to keep all Democrats in office
till the expiration of their present commits
sions. He says each case will be taken up
separately, and upon its own distinctive
merits, and the circumstances which will
operate to hold in position one officer will
not necessarily have any influence upon
another case. The impression has gone
abroad that it will be the policy of the ad-
ministration to permit all Democrats who
are efficient in their positions to serve till
the end of the time specified in their COM
moved on the ground of offensive
partisanship. This may hold good
in specific cases, but it cannot
be applied as general rule. There is TO be
no official or technical term in this admin
istration, as there was in the last known
as offensive partisanship." That is to say,
officers are not to be charged with being
extensively partisan and removed for that
cause. There are other and better ways of
making vacancies. There are a sufficient
number of officers who are inefficient be-
cause of incapacity, to make an almost COM
plete change IN the control of the federal
service throughout the country. The post
al service is in a terribly demoraliZed con-
dition, and if all the inefficient Democrats
were removed there would be very few
Democrats left. The same NAV truthfully
be said of a majority of federal officers who
hold commissions issued by President
Cleveland.
How Postmaster Connolly Was Removed.
To the Western associated Press.
SCRANTON. Pa, March 27-Daniel w.
Connolly, who was appointed postmaster
of Scranton in May, 1886 and commissioned
by the President and then confirmed by the
Senate in January, 1856, and re-commis-
stoned for four years, has been removed on
charges of incompetency. Hon. ID. NJ.
Jones has been appointed in his place. Mr..
Connolly was given an opportunity by
Congressman Scranton to resign when the
four years, dating from his first commits
mission, had expired May 10, 1889. He felt,
however, that he could hold over until Jan.
70, 1890. Congressman Scranton then con-
cluded to see what could be done for the Re-
publican candidate for the Office, and left on
Monday afternoon for Washington. saw the
morning, had the matter before Cabinet
meeting at noon, and in the afternoon left
Washington knowing that Mr.. Connolly's
removal was an assured fact. The Post
master-general, 1T seems. was not at all
sanguine of the Congressman's success in
having the postmaster removed, but said
he would lay the matter before the Presi
dent at a Cabinet meeting TO be held at
noon that day; that this was the first case
of the kind that had been brought to the
notice of the administration, and would he
of wide interest as test-case, and that he
was doubtful as to wether the President
would comply with Mr.. Scranton's request.
The President. however, sustained the
member from this district, fixing this pre-
cedent. 1t is claimed here that charges
made by member of Congress, over his
signature. concerning an official in his dis
mOval.