New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15
OFFICE-SEEKERS' TRIALS.
RUMOKS OF ANOTHER NEW RULE.
CoNSULs. IT IS SAID. MUST HAVE GOOD bCSi'
NESS ABILITY-A TEXAS PROBLEM FOL:
MR. CLEYELAND-AN OFFICIAL

GDY TELEGRAPH TO TNE TRIBuNEl
wssb,npton March 14-Tl,e volume which next TO
the OfoaI Register for the year $50 Is most eagerly
sougl and ntcnty studied by Democratic Once
and their hackers In Washington these dhys IS inc
Official Register for the year 1887. Both OF THESE
volumes contain the names Of all persons VINO hoio
places under the Government from the President and
members Of his Cabinet down 10 hbOrrs ana scrdo
wouen The Register for 1887 is supposed 10 con-
tain the names Of Democratic oicc-holders VINO We've
appointed by President Cleveland and members OF MS
Administration. ONCE seekers who are thorough IN
their methods also the pages OF the Ohch'i
Register OF 1880, In order TO obtain the nsmes OF
Democrats who were appointed TO Once between July
l. 1887 and March 3. 1890. OF course these re-
searches are prosecuted only by Democrats who OLD
not hold Offices under the former Cleveland Aomih,ra
ton. They intend that the rule d.barring eA-onlce-
holders from reward and recognition hy TINS ADMIN
stratiOn shall not be violated II they can prevent H.
for even after the complete elimination Of that class
the number Of applicants will be many times as great
as the number OF places to be filed.
Applicants for consulships. and there are hundreds
Of Them will hardly he encouraged IT report "nc"
has been in circulation today. and which Is generally
believed proves to he true. 1t Is In effect hat IN INC
selection Of mon for places In the consular service
especially ports and places where opportunities exist
for the extension OF American commercial INTERESTS
good business qualifications and the ability 10 recos
nize grasp and promote trade opportunities VIII DC
portancc even than the strongest political backing
alone II Is Inferred that this policy Will be OBJ
served also In regard to men who are now III Tue
consular service and who have shown commercsi apu
tide and zeal for the promotion OF American 'r'o'
That there many such United states Conss staioneu
In various parts OF the word-somc OF whom are DEMO
Gratis while others are Rcpubcans-thc published con-
suar repOr,s and other records OF the Department OF
State bear witness. The removal OF such men merely
10 make room for political favorit"s or men WITHOUT
experience would certainly not be in harmony WIN 'he
policy which the Administration is inclncd to adopt.
According to information which has leaked through
various crevces the caucus Of Texas Senators ana
REPRESENTATIVES which was held for the purpose OF
dividing that States quota OF the spois was more
hvely than harmonious, despite the unseihsh anu
generous offer of Senators Coke and NILS 10 ois'
tribute all the places in order to relieve the REPRE-
sentattves from the difficulties and embarrassmehts
Of the task. 1t Is understood that the latter bnn'iy
Informed the Senators that they preferred TO distribute
their own share Of the pie" and proposed TO 40
90, each man for himself With no less than hitcch
Congressional amoners Of his bounty In that STATE
who are at odds with one another and Two Demo-
cratic factions in the Stale which are bitterly hostile
to each other President Cleveland will find his Texas
problem, not an easy one to solve TO everybodys
satisfaction, despite the fact that captain kiiSore Is
no longer a candidate for foreign mission After
that statesman's daily visit to the White House 10
day to ask for an Office fW another man. he was
asked II he desired an appointment for himself. lie
replied:
Not much. / am coming back to Congress to
raise CAIN"
Some persons within the last week have heard him
repeat remark similar to that quoted: but he did
not then use the word Cain TO describe his
future performances In the House OF Representatives,
Two kentucky applicants for Treasury ap-
ponlments entered the field tOady. One Of them
desires be Commissioner of Internal Revenue
making the fourth Kentucky candidate for that Office
and the other wants TO be First Auditor. Accord
Ing to the latest returns. there are still three OF
tho sx Treasury Audr.orsh. Dor which Ken
tuciaDs have not vet applied
Mr. Springer anxious that the President shall pro-
mulgate an official order In regard 10 the nom
eligibility for appointment Of ex-oficeholders, and he
so Informed Mr. Cleveland to-day Mr.. Springer
Representative has discovered that every applicant
who is an sex estimates his own merits highly
IS To regard his OF the few exceptions" 10
the rule ExChief Clerk Yonmans, OF the Treasury
Depart meDt who Is in Washington. but who insists
that he does not want appointment, has dis
covered the same thing. In conversation today he
taid 81 find that the town Is full Of former Office
holders, and they don't like the rule little
bit. Every man. though. thinks he is going 10 be
old friends. but not much as you would think
] begin to- talk about old times and the good days
that have been, but are more. and they
seem TO forget all about them and start to revert
10 MI. Cleveand's decision to reappont ey-Oice.
holders. It's getting tresOme.'