The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-02
AT THE CAPITAL.
MI. Stayner's Views on Appointments
and Statehood.
Navy Department. Clerks Removed Be
cause of Lack of Funds to Pay Them
Good Statehood Chances.

ssThe noble army OF Office seekers, -
said Mr.. Charles w. Stayner, the we'll
known Salt Lake lawyer, yesterday, sis
still advancing on the national capital,
and being daily sacrificed on the altar OF
Mr.. Cleveland's patriotic application OF
the policy laid down, not to reappoint
ex- officials to the same offices.
1.-THE rule of meritorions service in sub
ordinate positions IS also disappointing
many who expected a 'clean sweep in the
departments.
"About $50 clerks were discharged from
the agricultural and treasury desks by
/ Secretaries Carlisle and Morton, but their
/ places will not be filed, at least for the
/ present. Half OF this number were dis
pensed with for lack of funds to pay them
and the other half because they were not
needed.
Secretary Carlisle lntimates that he
does lot intend to distribute $40, 600 year
to simply ornament the offices and adorn
the pay roll with supernumerares. While
4 Secretary Morton has no appropriation for
such a purpose at his control, and even
some necessary clerks may have to rustic
outside Tor awhile. / feel sorry for many
of these people, especially the ladies'
whose bread and butter depends on being
lin office, PAS it is called by the clerks at
the capital.
"A feeling of greater quiet prevails how
ever, among the more useful and compe-
tent employees of the government, since
it was learned that none would be dis
turbed simply for political reasons, as
long as their duties are properly per-
formed.
"There will be some vacancies created for
the benefit Of states who have not en-
ioyed their full share OF patronage.
Utah and other western commonWealths
may come in for something in this new
division of national nutriment.''
Are you expecting any favors in the
shape of ofice?' the reporter asked.
''No, nor seeking any, even if were
among the elect, as practicing attorney
in the District of Columbia, am not per-
mitted to hold Office there and an Office
in Utah, would justly require my
residence here TO be constant and exclu-
sive. This, in view of my practice
in the general land office and courts at
{ Washington would be inconvenient, es-
pecially in view of the fact that depend
entirely on my earnings for my support
and could not afford to accept an Office
with a small salary in lieu of my increas-
ing receipts as legal practitioner; and
you know there are others better entitled
to those Offices with good salary, such
as could afford to accept With regard
to Utah's chances for admission, Mr..
Stayner said: 'fhere is no question tn at
the day is approaching when she will be
crowned with statehood. Her political
status is sufficiently divided to induce
both of the great parties to favor her ad-
mission and it would not be surprising if
the present administration should grant
sovereignty to Utah, for Cleveland can
not but recognize the concessions made
/ by her people to public sentiment, which,
coupled with her population and reve-
nue., entitle her to all the rights of state
! hood
Mr.. Stayner has desk room during his
stay with his brother in The Mccormick