Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-31

sdhs 'H AT HCtTEnt htncnf EnaugU-
rated IN the departments APP
P"intncnt 81 Po>tma>tcrs the
f""Pic's Preferences 10 BE Com
sidcrcd Women and Editors Not
ndcr Nan on Account of Sex or
Previous condition OF Seryi-
Iudc."
tf"m our Ec-ular Correspondence
W N-utN"IuN, II. e. March II. 1893.
President Cleveland has done no
more popular thing since he assumed
ms high office than when he jumped
ON. to Use hit Of expressive slang,
the head Of the Shiny serpent, nepo-
tism, which had started to wrigcling
around entirely too promiscuously.
lie first took occasion to inform a dis
ting i-had southern Senator who had
appointed his son to he clerk of the
senate Committee OF which he was
lately made chairman, that in conse-
Iucncc Of that appointment, indicat-
ing II desire to look out for his per
~onai and inmily interests first of all,
lus recommendation had been much
weakened. Next, he took Western
Congrcssman's breath away, when as
a Clnching argument in favor of the
appointment To an Office of one of his
constituents he said: "And he il n
relative OF yours, Mr.. President" by
saving That settles it. No relative
OF mime shall be appointed to office by
me- He then gave that Congress
man short but comprehensive lesson
On the evils of nepotism, which it is
safe Ia say he will never forget if he
llvea century. 1t is also safe to saw
that the head OF the aforesaid slimy
serpent will not be reared in any OF
the executive departments of the
government for four years to come,
all ct which is n decided gain for the
country.
The executive departments are being
put upon Democratic basis as rapidly
~ possible, and Republican chiefs of
hnr'huS aud DIVISIONS are being sue
ccrdcd 10y Democrats as fast al the
heals al the departments can select
the new officials. Democratic econ
omy IA also being put into practical
operation. Following Secretary Nor.
tons order dismissing all OF the super
liuons employees of the Department of
Agriculture, came an order from Sec.
rotary Carlisle To the division chiefs of
the Treasury Department, ordering
the immediate dismissal of every en-
Ploto not absolutely essential to keen
up the work of the department. The
Democratic administration was voted
into power 10 reduce the extrayagant
expenditures of the government, and
every member OF ii is fully determined
that the wishes Of the voters shall he
carried out to the letter.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral Maxwell, the gentleman who will
WELD the axe made famous by Vice
frcHident Stevenson, is on deck and
already hard at work. There are
several thousand designations of
fourth class postmasters on hand. and
the'e will be disposed of before he
begins the work of removing Republi-
can postmasters.
Speaking OF postmasters, p. NJ. G.
Bis,cll stated to a delegation of Mis-
souri, Congressman that the policy of
the department concerning appoint
ments had been misrepresented by a
certain class OF newspapers. In the
first place, II had been stated by these
newspapers that the recommendation
at Congressman would count for moth.
ing. As n refutation of that state
mcnt, the fact was pointed out that
not single postmaster had yet been
appointed who did not have the en-
dorscmcnt OF his Congressman. While
not disposed 10 ignore the Congress
men. Dir. BisSell said that the question
ni who should he postmaster should in
n measure at least, be decided by the
people OF the locality, who were more
directly interested than anyone else,
aud that the wishes of the people,
when expressed, would certainly be
considered in making the appoint
ments. Nobody is TO be ignored:
what the department wants is the co.
operation Of both the people and the
congressman in the selection OF such
Postmastcrs As will increase the eff
cheney OF the postal service. Mr.. Bis
sell also denounced as false the state
ments that women and editors are to
be Disseminated against in the selec-
tion O! postmasters.
The number of nominations sent to
the senate this week is considerably
ahead "f anyother single week. There
have necessarily been some personal
disappointments. but with the excep.
ton Of the nominations of Burke and
Hawkins TO be U. s. ATTORNEY and
Marshal for Indiana, over which there
WAS a little furry, no adverse criti-
cisms have been made OF any of them
by Democrats.
The Democratic caucus decided to
elect the officers of the Senate at the
present extra session, and nominated
ex'Congressman L. NJ. X. Cox, of
North Carolina, for Secretary; Richard
J. Bright, of Indiana, for Sergeant-at-
Arms, and Rev. w. II. Milburn. the
blind preacher who has been Chaplain
OF the House for several terms. for
Chaplain. The Republicans threaten
10 resort TO iillibustering to prevent an
election OF these officers, but it is
believed that they are only making a
bluff TO enable them to keep as many
Republicans In the subordinate posi-.
tons rs possible.
Senator Harris, OF Tennessee. has
been elected president pro tempore of
the Senate, but a. Vice President
Stevenson gives evidence of his inten.
ton TO stick more closely to his duties
than his predecessors have usually
done, he will not be called on to pre-
side over the Senate very often. So
he will enjoy the honor, which is fully
de"crved, without having to do much
extra work. There is no truth in the
report that Senator Harris and the
President had quarreled. DEN.