The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-07-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c, July LIST, 1889.
Editor Herald:

Gen. T. B. Coulter of Ohio, the new
sixth Auditor of the treasury, isius
the most popular official l. ..ashins
with republicans. He believes that the
men who worked hard to put the ad-
ministation in power, should hold the
offices, or to use his own words "that
it is about time the men who did the
horn blowing during the last campaign
should have something to show for their
labor, land what is more to the point
Gen. Coulter purposes to see that they
get it, in his bureaus. He began thegood
work this week by requesting theiimmedi-
ate designations of the following officers
under him: H. H. Harolsan, of Ga. dep
uty auditor: R. M. johnson, of Ken
lucky, Chief Clerk; and the following
chiefs of divisions: Patric Cunningham,
of Ohio; w. E. Dougherty of Penn. R. w.
Ellis of Arkansas; T. S. Farrow, of South
Carolina, ]. M. Leath Jr., OF North Car
DINA; A. S. Howell, -of New York; C.. T.
Mitchell, of South Carolina, and l. T.
Petry, of Ohio. The designations are all
to take effect next Monday. This list of
displaced officials all belongto the shout
ing class of democrats, Gen. Coulter says
he should have had these men out before
now only for the fact that it was more
convenient to allow them to 60 with the
fiscal year, which ends Sunday. Gen.
Coulter has set an example that all good
sepublicans hope to see followed by the
other officials.
Hon. William Walter Phelps, who was
one of the Samoan commission arrived
in Washington this week with one of
the three copies of the agreement reached
by the commission. He called on the
president, in company with Mr.. Blaine,
to make his report. After he had nm
ished Mr.. Harrison gave him a very
pleasant surprise in the shape of a COM
mission as United States Minister to Ger
many The appointment is one that no
fault eau be found with, no matter how
it is viewed. Mr.. Phelps is an able man
one of the ablest in public life and besides
he is n of the republicans that the
rank and file delight to see honered. MI.
Phelps will not 60 to Berlin for some
time, owing to some important private
business.
The denomination of Gov. Foraker by
the Ohio republicans is we'll received. 1t
is, taken to mean an aggressive CAM
paign. the reelection of Foraker and the
election of a republican legislature ensur-
ing republican successor to Standard
Oil Payne in the United States Senate.
A committee of Mississippi colored
men, headed by ex-senator Bruce and
Auditor Lynch called on the president
Wednesday 10 present him with a copy
of an address adopted by the Missis
sippi colored convention or the thir
tenth inst. Mr.. Bruce was the spokes-
man of the party. The president enter
ed fully into the spirit of the address, and
assured the committee hat it was his
purpose to strive 60 secure equal justice
and recognition to all good citizens and
not permit the question of race or color
to enter into the balance. The commit
tee left the White House highly pleased.
The president returned from Cape May
Monday afternoon. He expects to go
there again this afternoon or tomorrow.
When he returns early next week he will
he accompanied by Mrs Harrison and
his grandchildren. Mrs. Harrison will
make Only a short stay in Washington
as she expects to take possession of the
cottage they haveleased at Deer Park,
Maryland, for the summer, in few days.
The president will spend the Fourth OF
July at Woodstock.
The civil service commission has re-
turned from its Western trip. In only
one place did the commission find things
working satisfactorily, and strange to
say that it was wicked Chicago.
The ofice-seekers were few in mum Der
this week compared with last week.
Still there were many more seekers than
there were appointments. In fact the
appointments were unusually scanty and
unimportant. This was all the more dis
appointing because the idea had in some
way got out that a large number of inn
portant appointments had been agreed
upon.
The pension Office has arranged mat
tiers in such a shape that pension agents
will be fully supplied with money from
and after Monday, July LIST.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has directed the collectors to keep a
specially sharp watch on the fruit distil-
lers during the coming season.
Superintendent Porter, of the census
bureau has divided the country into 173
census districts each Of which will be in
charge of a supervisor.
The death of the wife of ex-president
Hayes is deeply regretted here where she
had a host of warm admirers and per-
sonal friendj.