St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-10
UNEASY HEADS.
An Air of Depression Pervades
the Executive Departments.

An Air of Depression Pervades
the Executive Departments.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The air of the
depression throughout the executive de
partments this morning was so dense
that it could almost be felt. Now and
then some clerk would pluck up spirit
enough to ask for returns from some
state supposed to be still doubtful, but
with no hope of hearing favorable news.
Of course the vast majority of the en-
ployes are sheltered beneath the broad
wings of the civil service law and there
fore do not feel that direct personal and
pecuniary interest in the result that
characterized the clerks in the olden
days of political revolution in office.
Many Democrats are also included in
their ranks; relics Of the Cleveland adj
miniStration. and evidences of the pro-
tecting influences of the civil service
law. AS President Harrison and PreSi-
dent-elect Cleveland are both commit
ted to the earnest enforcement of those
principles, the rank and file feel toler-
ably easy as to the result. But the
many bureau chiefs, head of divisions
and private secretaries who are without
the scope of that law are doWncast to-
dav at the result, for it means much to
them.
The greatest alarm is felt by the I'M
classified employees of the bureau of
engraving and printing and the govern
ment printing office, many thousands in
number, who are paid by the day and
only holu on from month to month.
They feel that nine-tenthS Of their num-
Der are probably destined to be dis
placed by new employees as soon as the
new government printer and chief Of
the bureau of engraving and printing
are appointed, especially as both these
present officers, Gen. Palmer, public
printer, and Mr.. Meredith. chief of the
bureau of engraving and printing, are
appointed from the great state Of illinois,
which has now gone over to the De-
mocracy. Their lot is not happy one.
Secretary John w. Foster was at the
White house until near midnight, but
that fact did not prevent him from APP
pearing at his office III the state depart
ment at the usual early hour this morn
ing. He plunged at once into the work
of the day in philosophical spirit and
declined to discuss politics until the re-
turns are sufficiently definite to enable
him to form some judgment of the eX-
tent and cause Of the disaster which his
party has sustained.
I0fC1ClUlA II dCHs WIZ udu COllll lDulcu
| his vote yesterday morning i'll Brooklyn
and had hurried over to Washington to
sit UP with the president last night,
was in that happy frame Of mind which
comes to the man who has done his best
and knows it. His own state had gone
Democratic, but lie could not neIp it
and was actually cheerful in his resig-
nation. If he knows what brought
about his partY'S downfall he wont tell
| it just now, and he also is waiting for
/ the returnslbefore he expresses publicly
any opinion. He left Washington at
! $50 O'Clock this afternoon for New
| York in order TO be present and repre-
sent the navy department at the launch
of the new cruiser Cincinnati tomorrow
! noon.
The other side of the picture was
visible at the room Of the Democratic
congressional committee. EXultation
reigns supreme there, and everybody
who has participated for months past
in appealing to the people through the
medium OF untold tons of congressional
! speeches and other campaign literature
feels personal pride in the result and
takes SoMe credit to himself for it. They
claim the presidency, but as yet they
| are giving out no figures.