Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-24

country once IN tennessee, but having a
saloon across the border in Kentucky, he
transferred the office to the saloon and
thereafter one OF Tennessee's postoffices
was in Kentucky.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
The representative stated thatpresiden-
tial appointments are hard to secure, and
furnished your correspondent with sum
mary of the modus operandi. In North
Dakota there are II pOstmasters and land
officials appointed by the president. Of
these offices only have been filled, leav-
ing 20 in possession of the unterrifed. The
Senator or congressman goes to the depart
ment with his recommendations and
places the papers in the hands OF the secre-
tary who makes his notes thereon and
promises to call the case up at the next
cabinet meeting. lie may do SO but the
before he does The president asks the
question, "what objection is there to the
present incumbent?' The usual objection
is that he is democrat and that the appli-
cant won his title to preference at the last
election. The presidents reply will be, ~
DO not doubt it, but my policy is not to
make removals before the expiration of
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secretary returns the papers with the re-
port outlined above. Meanwhile letters
written under the impression that it Is only
necessary to ask and We shall receive
come pouring in settingup reasons why re-
movals should be made. The delay is not
attributable to the delegation but to the OBJ
structlve policy OF the Administrations.
Alex Mckenzie. the Warwick of North
Dakota, who presides at evsry coronation
DIlf will not rnNSant tn h i'm
self, was expected to arrive in Washington
during the holidays, but did not come.
However, he never goes where he is eX-
pected, but only where he listeth, and we
hear the sound thereof, but know not
whence he cometh nor whittier he goeth.
is MORGAN AFTER MAJOR M'LAUGHLIN?
Your scribe recently noticed in print an
article intimating that Major McLaughlin's
tenure of Office is precarious. Desiring to
ascertain for the TRIBUNE the facts, your
correspondent called the attention of one
of North Dakota's senators to the Xmatter,
suggesting that it may be Commissioner
Morgan's way OF retaliating for the charges
preferred by Father Stephan. The sena-
tor had not heard the rumor but secuted
the notion and remarked that Commits.
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his attention if he minds his own knitting.
North Dakota in general, and Bismarck
IN particular, cannot afford to lose the
genial major and would enter a vigorous
protest against his removal.
Representative r. N. Stevens, who came
to Washington last month for the purpose
of bringing Chief Gall and John Grass a
fresh supply OF red paint, can attest to the
autocratic exclusiveness of the Indian com
missioner, who is less accessible than the
chief magistrate himself.
The United States district attorney has
not been decided upon butthere are several
very long poles pointed to the persimmon.
The triangular duel over the district
judgeship wakes hot and it looks as though
each OF the contestants will test the virtue
OF the scriptural admonition to hold out
faithfully until the end.
There was man who appeared before
the house committee on ways and means,
who as an extremist would satisfy even
Denny 1Iannitin. He is protectionist and
wants duty imposed upon eggs in order
that our hens will not be compelled to
compete with the unhealthy and pauper
hens Of Europe. j C. B.