Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-16

The Washington correspondent OF the
Omaha Bee writes from the Capital that
Office seekers are doing themselves vio-
lence and the administration an inlus-
tice in rushing upon the President and
his Cabinet officers st this time. Their
opportunities are not IN season. There
will be three or four Cabinet meetings
held before appointments are made. The
first selections will be Of the assistants
to Cabinet officers, bureaus and the
chiefs Of divisions. All this viii be
done before appointments are made to
the Offices located throughout the
try, except where emergencies are, that
is, to fill vacancies already existing, or to
succeed officers who are considered incom-
petent or unfit for the places they &C.
cupy. Postmaster General Wanamsker
does not intend to begin the considers'
tion Of applications for Postofices until
some time next week. He says he
vaots to become thoroughly conversant
with the policy Of the Administration
and 10 know the men who present the
applications, and to learn as thoroughly
as possible the necessities OF the situa-
ton before he begins real action. There
will be three Assistant Postmaster Cen
erals, . Superintendent OF the Railway
Mail Service and other officers OF b de-
partment selected before the thousands
Of applications for Postofices are taken
into consideration. The same is true in
all the other departments. Secretary
Blaine will choose q first and Second
Assistant Secretary and Chief Clerk
and other officers before he takes up the
wagon load of applications which have
been dumped upon him for missions and
c~onsulates. The first and second class
missions will be filled before the lower
grades are acted upon. Men who as
pire to positions in the consuls and diplo-
matte service should not become nervous,
nor should those who want to be United
States Marshals, Collectors Of Revenue
and Special Agents The same policy as
to changes in the Government service
will apply in all branches. Il will be
three or four weeks before anything OF
Importance is done in the way OF sP-
pointments. President Harrison and his
assistants do not recognize any general
emergencies or demands which will
bring about wholesale removals, yet
they recognize that there shall be a great
many changes and that Republicans will
always be given preference for positions
outside Of the Civil Service. The Civil
Service law will be respected and en-
forced as long as it is on the statute
books. Whenever President Harrison
comes to regard it as an impediment to
the public good he will recommend its
repeal, bat he is determined that all
laws shall be enforced while they are in
existence. The suggestions are thrown
out for the information not only OF men
who want appointments, but for those
who are in the service. Applicants will
not gain any advantage in pushing their
claims Just at this time. Senators and
Representatives in Congress are over
whslmed with applications and thou
sands of aspirants to political positions
are here already personally urging their
merits. This is not only unnecessary, but
IL is distasteful because the condition oil
affairs is not such as to warrant action.
These statements are not to be construed
to mean that the present Administration
intends to protect Democrats in office, to
the disparagement Of Republicans, mol
should they be construed to mean that the
general service Of the Government will
need be recognized. 1t is simply to in
dictate that there should not be too great
haste on the part Of Office seekers and
that the time for opportunities will moi
come for two or three weeks.