Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-07
KEEPS THE PLUMS.
CLEVELAND is GIVING OUT NO
OFFICES
rhe President Said to lie Holding Back
Patronage to Bring Democratic sem
ators In Line for the Repeal OF the

WASHINGTON, Sept President
Clevelan has brought the question of
federal patronage almost to stand
still. He is making very few appoint
ments, and these few are of such
minor consequence that they make
more conspicuous the important
appointment, which remain Enacted
upon. Mr., Cleveland has pursued tins
policy Of inaction towad the Office
seekers ever since he summoned con-
gress to extra se' sion. lie stated at
that tine that the candidate for Office
would have to stand aside until the
financial question was settled. Some
of the silver senators have asserted
that this was Il threat to force vote
in the senate. Administered on leaders
have not denied that u threat was in
tended.
Now that Mr. Cleveland is again at
his de * the Importance OF thi, sus-
pension of patronage is becoming APP
parent MIR. Cleveland declines to see
office seekers, and gives scant atten-
tion 10 senators and congressman who
come to urge candidates. To-day he
declined to see any one unless prev
ious engagement had been made.
These engagements were restricted TO
questions Of public business, and did
not cover cases of patronage.
At noon yesterday Mr.. Cleveland
sent to the senate bach of nppo MT
mcnts. The list was eagerly scanned
by the democratic senators, but IL
gave them no satisfaction. II covered
few postmasters and revenue col.
lectors, and quite number of army
and navy appointments. This last
class is governed by length of service,
so that the appointments are merely
formal The one postmaster appointed
yesterday was for Detroit, and was a
personal appointment for Don NJ.
Dickinson in response to q request
made when he saw Mr. Cleveland last
Saturday The significant feature of
the list was that it did not contain
any of the customs or revenue collec-
tors Endorsed by the senators are
recommended by Secretary Carlisle.
Mr.. Cleveland has "held up these inn
portant appointments for nearly two
months. During Mr.. Clevelands
three weeks stay at Buzzards Bay he
made no appointments to Office, Sew
crnl long lists of nominations went to
the senate, but these were recess
nominations" and were made before
Mr.. Cleveland's determination TO de-
aside patronage for the present
The senators are as slow in confirm
ing Mr.. Cleveland's appointments as
he is making them. OF the BOG nom
nations sent to the senate since the
extra session began only 100 have
been confirmed. OF the 1Ol of the
foreign ministers and consuls recently
nominated only fifty three have been
confirmed. OF the treasury nomina-
tions the senate has confirmed only
seventeen out of forty-four. Ten
postoffice nominations have been made
In this time and the senate has not
yet confirmed one. 1t is apparent,
therefore, that the senators are re-
ciprocating in the policy of inacti n.
This is due mainly to the fact that
several of the important senate com
mittees, mainly those passing upon
postofiice and treasury appointments
have pr ponderance of antl-admin-
istration senators. With the Presi-
dent and the senate thus turned away
from patronage there is lull IL this
branch of business almost unprece-
denied in the history of the early
months of administrations.