The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-12
Similar Advice from Bissell Caused an
Exodus of the Impatient Horde.
Mr.. Cleveland Tackled BY Colonel Mclean to
No Purpose-Ths boys" Tricked by Will
English-Mobs at the Departments
MUST GO SLOW.

there is plenty of time in which
to get all of the Offices" said President
Cleveland to party of Indiana
Office seekers this morning. "We must 60
slow" he continued. "or what may seem
slow to you who want places. have no
doubt that the next administration.
whether 1t be Republican or DEM
ocratlc, will follow about the same course
we are following. In the matter of appoint
ments. and l can't see what difference it
makes whether your tenure begins the
first second or third month after We have
taken possession. Tho later you enter
Office the later will be the time when you
will have to go out"
When another party of Hoosiers called
upon Postmaster general Bissell they were
gwen the same admonition. Don't rush,"
said the Postmaster general, take your
time to It. and let's not act like we were
greedy or entirely dependent upon Office.
we couldn't make changes any faster than
we will be confronted with vacancies from
natural causes. IL we were to try. During
the next four weeks more than
two hundred commissions will expire.
1t will be all that our appointment
your papers and go home. Your interests
will not suffer by your absence from Wash
ipgton; besldes. 1t Is always an indication
that q mans services are valuable-that be
has something to do at hOme-when he re-
fuses to hang around Washington for
1t was this kind of advice gwen on every
hand by the President and his Cabinet OFF,
GERS that has had the effect of clearing the
hotel lobbies of Office seekers. F0ur-ffths
~ h4
ago have gone to their homes, and
the trains took many away tonight. Con-
Gressmen are also advising their place
seeking constituents to go home, many OF
them going so far in their advice as to
say that the presence of office seekers
in Washington is injuring their chances
for preferment There continues, however.
to be quite an army of them here. for there
have been thousands In the city during the
week.
REMOVALS WILL NOT BE MADE.
The men who are seeking postoffioes have
nearly all left the CITY,. A los of them
were from Indiana. They have
been gwen to understand in most
unmistakable language that the
served out and that no man can enhance
his chances for preferment to q
postmastership by being on the
ground here. Aspirauts for positions
In the diplomatic and consular service,
positions ID which the appearance and
general demeanor Of men have much to
do with efficiency, may advance their
interests by being here. provided their per-
sonailty is up to the standard.
There are o few old Otficeholders of the
first Cleveland administration here now
who believe that they can induce the Pres
ident te make an exception to his rule
against appointing ex-offi ficeholdere. Among
them are ex.Deputy Pension Commissioners
NJ f4I Is
ex-Assistant Postmaster general A. Lee
Knott, of Maryland. To-day Colonel Mo-
Lean called upon the President for the pur-
pose of persuading the chief executive
appointment rule he would negative his
civll-service policy. Colonel Mclean seeks
the commissionership of pensions.
and he argued to the Presi-
dent that his appointments would be
in the direct line of promotion. and, there
fore. practical exempliiicati0n of the
spirit of oivil-service reform. The Presi-
dent took Issue with Colonel Mo-
Lean. contendinR that the civil
present enforced. did not pretend to apply
to such offices as the one Colonel Mclean
sought. But the Colonel got back at him
by saying that if the spirit OF
reform was to stop at the boundary line of
salary. its apparent enforcement was a pre-
teDce and q sham. This point had an i'm
preston upon the President. in the mind of
Colonel Mclean and as he emerged from the
White House he expressed the opinion that
he would be the next Commissioner of Pen
elons. But it is learned in IN official quar-
ter that the President had determined
upon another man for the place, and 1t is
believed that he is ex-Congressman
Busey. of Illinois.
MUTCHLER's SCHEME.
In this connection 1t IS interesting to note
sylvania, who is the author of the bill to
transfer the Pension Bur eau TO the Var
Department. and of the amendments
offered to the pension appropria-
tion bill, few weeks ago. which
caused so much indirnation among pen.
sioners, called upon the President to-day,
wise to appoint no successor to Com
missioner Raum, but simply re-
move him and place the office
in the hands of one of the deputy commits
sIoners. after appointing Democrats as
deputies, and leave the commissionership d
vacant. Mr.. Mutchler thought Congress
would be more likely TO pass a
transfer bill If such conditions of affairs as
he suggested existed in the Pension Off CO.
whereas q Democratic Congress- might be
unwilling to transfer the bureau If 1t leg
Islated ont of Office Democratic commits
sioner.
K1Ou Vii LueDbu, VI luuldQhpOlle,
has been playing it down tine on the boys
In the office seeking class here. He has
been seeking with right good activity
the Swiss mission, while he has
disavowed any intention TO seek any of
flee for himself. IL is believed that Wilps
commission will be signed before he quits
the city.
Frank Wilson, of Indianapolis, has ar
rived and made application for the posi-
tion of migration agent for Indiana.
Thomas Taggart is in New York, and
there has been q consequent lull In the
Office seekers quarter. but Thomas has
announced that he will return on Mon
day. and then the business will begin
again.
Colonel Miller. of Winchester. is working
like Turk for his old place-that of spe-
cial pension examiner There is some
doubt as to whether the Cleveland rule will
apply To his class. and he is
/ 90 40 with Senator Voorhees, to the Presi-
/ dent on Monday and submit his case. The
! Colonel believes there are extenuating con-
ditions surrounding his case which
will warrant the displacement of
the rule against reappointment. Ii
he cannot be special pension agent he
4 will be glad to be q chief of division In one
! of the executive departments
Within the next week the Hoosier Office
| seekers Will nearly all have dlsap-