Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-01
IFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May %. 1898


WASHINGTON, d. c., May %, 1898,
Secretary Carlisle Is showing the coun-
try just what Democratic professions Of
reforming the civil service mean. For
many years there has been a rule 10 the
Treasury Department requiring newly ap
pointed chiefs of divisions to take a non
competitive examination, merely to test
their general knowledge and intelligence
Several of the Democrats appointed chiefs
OF divisions by Secretary Carlisle Lave
simply through lack Of ordinary intelll-
gence failed to make even fairly credit
able showing In those examinations and
the examining committee has been com
PEELED to report them un1t for the posi-
tions they had been selected to M Did
Mr.. Carlisle make other and better seiec.
tions in place Of these men? Not Bit OF
ii. He simply exercised his authority a.
Secretary aud issued an order changing
the rule, making 1t read that chiefs Of d.
visions in his department may be excused
from taking the departmental examination
at the discretion OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The result of this order will
be that the incompetent Democrats will
draw the salaries Of chiefs while their
work will in reality be performed BY com.
petent Republican clerks under them. No
ob-ervant man doubts that reforms are
needed In the civil service, but he v 10
thinks that they Will be msde by this adj
ninstraton Is doomed 10 disappointment
The Geary exclusion act Is % bc a 4, al
letter. notwithstanding the Supreme Court
decision, until Congress meets, il nu long
cr. il having been decided by the cabinet
TO spend what money &, now available, ~
well as the $50 000 that VIII become avail
able July !, in prosecuting snd dtppr;tug
those Chinamen who are H. America 10 yto
to let the unregistered Chinese alone.
There il much speculation a to the H.
incnces the administration brought to
beHr up ex. Secretary Farchild to cause
man OF The committee recently appointed
10 investigate the New York custom hou>c,
after having twice refused In writing 10
serve on the committee. Mr.. FAtrchild
ha, lost friends by allowing himself to hc
c"ctc.d infn dniug something that /, l.
We'll known he lid not wish to do.
The Democratic COMMISSIONER or Pei
-lous seems to lack the courage Jf his CON
tict.on 4 fcw days sgo II was Stated hy
biz close friends that tie had concluded
that the medical boards should be made Up
hereafter entirely Of Democrats There
wa- such unanimous Kin against III,
mau.fr,ily unjust proposition that he made
haste 10 make half hearted Genial Of At.
Intentions 10 put 1t into effect II, admits
that he favors such Il policy, but sSy- that
when the sentiment Of the locality IN which
the board, do their WORK favored a minor
lty representative On the board he would
appoint one Republican and Two Demo
Gratis. II there is a community 10 this
country in which public sentiment favor-
making these boards political machines
composed solely Of the members Of one
parry it Is a good community for fair
minded men 10 get out Of.
The Spanish Infanta Eulallr anu her
suite are Ia Washington, and 80 Tar every
thing attending their entertainment has
moved smoothly aud apparently ,aiisfac-
turily 70 lhc SpaAiardr and 10 the admins
tra,ion. The roya! party paid their r.,
>gtct- 70 Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland BY max
il Z an Official oal. at the White House Sat
urday morning. In the afternoon oi the
same day Ms. Cleveland accompanied by
Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lamont, and several
other ladies', returned the courtesy hy cali
ing on the Infauta at the hotel where she
and her suite are quartercd IN royal style
Tomorrow evening Mr. and Mrs. Cleyr-
land VIII entertain the nations royal guests
at state dinner in the White House. the
other guests being the members of the
cabinet and ladies OF their families, mem
bcr> Of the Supreme Court and heir wives,
and ali of the members of the Senate and
House committees on foreign affairs who
are at present 10 Washington Thursday
the Iufanta viii 20 to New York to
accept the social attentions OF the -four
hundred" Of that city. and aflerHlrd, to
the Worlds Fair.
No wonder Postmaster General Bis-eIl
said to delegation the other day, I'VE
are all sonnet ody's menisls;" he had just
received a curtain lecture from Mr Cleve-
land because he had dared TO make a small
appointment 10 Georgia at the request Of
Secretary Hoke Smith without first having
obtained the approval of Mr.. Cleyeland.
There is no doubt about Bissells being
somebody's menial.