Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-05-26
WASHINGTON CoRREsPoN.
DENCE.

homo this afternoon, went up to tho
White House this morning to see the
President in regard to the postoffices
in his district, both presidential and
fourth class, of which, all told. he
says he has i'll the neighborhood of
five hundred. Mr.. Marshall succeed
ed in having most satisfactory talk
with the President, if length in such
matters goes for anything, but the
result was not such US 10 meet the
wishes of those who composed the
bone and siuew of the vast army
which put the present Administrative
in power, aud who have been hoping
against hope, it seems, that the re.
moval of fourth class postmasters APP
pointed under the Republican regime
OF the last four years, which wiped
out every vestige OF the previous four
years of Democracy, would bo made
with the least possible delay.
The first intiInation that there was
to be delay, and very serions one,
came through Fourth Assistant Post
master General Maxwell. who gave
out the dictum of Postmaster Gener.
nj Bisaell, TINT fourth class postmas
tors were considered to be appointed
subject to removal by the President,
and could therefore be said to have
no specified term of office, and they
would not be removed after serving
Jour years unless charges were pre-
ferred against them There was ma
turally howl from the Congressman
FROM every section of the country,
and rush was made for the Office
of the Postmaster General by those
who wanted to know if such was
really the "civil service rule that
had been adopted. No consolation
was found there, it was cluimed by
the majority, though there was some
who saw silver lining to black
cloud, and said that the removals
could be secured. No radical changes
in the rule, however, was promised
10 any one.
Congressman Marshalls talk with
the President this morning did not
give him any hope that there would
DO any change in the rule; indeed, lie
made it appear that he WAS fully
aware of what had bean done, and
that it had his full sanction. When
MIR. Marshall told Mr.. Cleveland that
he had about five hundred postof
fees in his district the President
seemed q little surprised thai there
were 80 many, but said il was only
another indication of the remarkable
growth of that section of the State
with which he seemed to bo well &C
quainted. Mr.. Marshall told til,
President that oil of the patronage
which usually went to the Represent
alive from that district was by the
rule being taken away from him
The President replied that he die
j, not consider it good policy to max,
holesale removals of fourth class
ostnasters without cause, aud clos
G his talk with Mr.. Marshall, asked
Jan't you bring charges agains
csc people' If you do, they will b
moved at once"
Congressman Marshall this morn
9 also had talks with the Presiden
d Assistant Secretary of Stat
,incey in the interest of Mr.. II. NJ
iythe, of Graham, who wants to g,
consul at Hong Kong. Both Mr.
'veland and Mr.. QIincey spok
y encouragingly of the appoint
nat of MIR. Smythe. MIR. Ounce,
Iticularly so, giving Mr.. Smyth
Understand that his appointment
" only matter of a short time
b Smythe's first choice is for Hon,
hg, and while his namo has bee,
mtioned in connection with severa
otr places, no still thinks he vii
gdere. Mfr. Smyths and Mr.. Ma,
sh. both left for the Southwest thi
aftnoon.
tere has been some upfavorabl
coraents made from all over th
coury regarding the changes i
posffice, and intimating that til
illustration was not working up t.
Its FINER splendid Stevenson stanc
ard. This, however, is not true, a
the langes are going on as rapid
IA .e clerical force can possibl
hsnte the new commissions an
bono. There are about 10000
postdlces in the country. II th
'chanes are made at the rate of 10
per Drking day for four years, til
task would barely be completed b
tho mkt Inauguration The change
are bling made at from 100 to is
per 'ay at the present time. an
granting that one fourth of the pos
hasteB were Democrats when NJ,
'Clevelnd took charge, it will TAX
nearly three years to change all {
the remaining Offices. In view {
.theSe hets, it will not be unreason,
Die ltohave the aspirants conten
thenissses and not demand an offic
at ieaAt more than six months befor
the prAsent terms expire.
a sAtement of this kind 10 beba
OF the Rpstofice Department recall
tho fact Mat some years ago in th
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