The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-13
No More Applicants Rec ,ived.


President Cleveland has given nearly
every minute of his time since his inaugu-
ration toapplicants for public posi- ion. lie
has realized that he must shut Oft this class
of visitors if he would give some attention
to bother matters, and accordingly announced
last Monday that he would see no more
applicants for the present. Those who
sought places early after the Inauguration
have complained of the inaciion of the
President, yet other applicants for place,
who had as much right to see the Presl-
dent personally as the early applicants, have
given him no time to consider their claims
and endorsements.
The mugwump press, which claimed 10
sneak for Mr.. Cleveland, but which represent
no party and no principles, are partly respon-
sible for this rush of office-seekers to see
the President. They boldly proclaimed
that Mr.. Cleveland was going to smash the
Democratic organization [they called 1t
"the machine everywhere, and as be-
ginning would give no consideration to the
recommendations and endorsements OF Sen
ators and Representatives They created
the impression with many that applications
must be filed with the President, because
Senators and Representatives would be re-
uarded as officious in seeking places for
their constituents.
As a result of the utterances of these
oficious. self-constituted friends of the
President. Mr. Cleveland has been so over
run with candidates for public position he
has had no time to give to the duties of
his Office and has been constrained to issue
an order that no more applicants would be
received.
Mr.. Cleveland recognizes that the offices
belong to the people, and he has been
courteous to all persons applying. de has
done little, however, but listen to the claims
of the applicants, and probably cannot re-
call one-tenth of what has been said to him.
When he takes up the matter of appoint
ments he will have to be guided in most
cases by the recommendations of Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives, and
he could have been spared much OF the
annoyance of personal visits had not the
self constituted champions Of Mr. Cleve-
land the mugwump press, mislead so many
applicants. These alleged friends, for there
is no stability and sincerity about mug
wump papers, have multiplied applicants.
They not only encouraged persons wanting
public employment to go direct to the Pres
dent but they created the impression
among those who follow their tortuous
courses that ability to fill office was the
only requirement by the President, and
that party utilization was not even secon'
Diary consideration. The party man, the
man who has given evidence ofhis beliefin
Democratic principles by working and yo-
ting for his party nominees, was held up
as machine man, loathed and detested by
the President. In consequence, hundreds
ofpersous, with no claims to office as Demo
Gratis, have rushed upon the President with
their applications, encouraged by the silly
vaporings of this irresponsible mugwump
press.
TO such an extent has the President
been besieged he has been compelled TO
call halt and the regular course of filling
public places will likely be followed. Mr..
Cleveland, Notwithstanding the mugwump
papers who have falsely assumed to speak
for him, fully recognizes that the victory
last fall was II Democratic one. 1t meant
the application of Democratic principles to
government. and Mr. Cleveland well knows
that those principles can only be well ap-
piled through Democratic agents. He
knows. also. that Il Democrat can be better
told by his work than his profession, and
the longer the service in the party ranks
the better the evidence of well-gronnded
faith.
Mr. Cleveland also knows that there is
no better way to meet public sentiment than
to act upon the recommendations of Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives. These
know that the party is best served by eth-
cheney and honesty in the public service
In their recommendations they will couple
with these requirements party service, and
thus maintain and strengthen the party
organization while giving the country a
competent public service. In accepting
their recommendations the President will
have reputable sponsors for his appointees,
and the Senators and Representatives will
either personally know those they RECON-
mend or those who endorse them, thus es-
tablishing u direct line of responsibility
from the President TO the people.
IfMr. Cleveland had made announcement
in the beginning that it was not necessary
for applicants for consulships, postmaster
ships and the smaller places to make per
sonaI application to him he would have
had more time to devote to other matters,
aud tbree-lourths of the seekers after pub
lie Office would have been spared much
time and expense. The people, too, would
have been spared The silly yaPoFings of the
mugwump papers.
No Suspensions Yet.
Notwithstanding the hot blast from the