St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-06

! Amply to Blank & Blank, Real Estate
| Brokers"
This was Presbyterian church. and
as he turned away the Seventh district
member made up his mind To make a
call on the Baptist brethren. Passing
around the corner he saw q sign on a
| large and fine church building notifying
the public that a certain Baptist con-
gregatiOn wOrshiped there. Before he
reached the door, however, Mr.. Boon
noticed that the building was For sale
! cheap" and he did not try the door,
! Although il WAS after IL O'clock and
getting very late for even the rather in
! dolent and slow church-gOer Of the na-
! tiOnal capital. Mr.. Boon made one more
| attempt to find church in operation,
and, after walking a dozen blocks or
| more, he came 10 another building, the
| style of architecture Of which pro
! claimed it church.
AT last l have found a church"
thought Boon, aud he mounted the steps
| without making an examination OF the
! building, but again he was unable to
! effect an entrance. and, looking around,
! he saw sign that explained the situa-
ton. 1t said:
"This building for rent cheap. 1t will
be divided to suit the tenant, and leased
for long term of years"
As the congresSman-elect slowly
! walked up the street, the clock rang out
the hour of noon, and he made no more
| attempts to find a church doing bust
! ness.
There are churches in Washington
! where services are held regularly, but
one must know the city pretty well TO
find them.
Many yVOuId-Be Diplomats.
1t is very hard to explain. but never
| thrleSS fact. that men OF good judy
ment aud ability in most things will
make such chumps OF themselves when
| the question of a government office is
| brought up. Just at present the lives
| of congressman of all parties are being
| made miserable by applications for Of
| flee. The three Democratic members
from Minnesota could fill the entire
diplomatic service with Minnesota men
tomorrow and with good men, too. If
the applications received by Congress
! man-elect Boon and the Republican
| members-elect are added every clerk
shin at the various foreign offices would
| be filled. And many OF The men who
are after small offices are in Well-t0-dO
circumstances. and were the places they
| tALN NHAAl= IA lilAh ttNC NV Ni-Ng hOAl0
not consider them for a moment. Con-
| gTeSSman John l.. Wilson, the Repub-
lican member from the new state of
Washington, in discussing this matter
| gave an amusing case which he has
! lately had brought To bis attention.
II have an appeal" he said, from a
Democrat III Spokane for very lnslg-
Hiiicant office He Is worth at least
Sl00.000, and | cannot imagine what he
wants with the Office. Were / in his
circumstances | would not consider il
for moment. OF course, | can do
nothing for him, as any move | might
make would damage him rather than
aid him."
Rather Expensive 10 Hold.
One of the Minnesota members the
other day received an application for an
Endorsement for consular appointment
which pays salary of about $1,000 per
wear, but the expenses Of the place at
the lowest estimate are $4,000. The ap-
pllcant is IN ordinary circumstances. but
could not afford to take the office, even
were 1t possible for him to secure it.
The position Is nice one for man of
independent means who has retired
from active life, and such man Is the
only one who can afford TO take it. 1t
may be wrong in this republic, where
one man is as good as another. that
there be places out of the reach of the
the great majority OF the people, but
such is the case. In foreign capitals the
free and independent American is
Obliged tOyield TO a great many customs
and prejudiceS, although it is fact that
there are any number of Americans
vino enjoy being tOadieS and go a great
deal further than is necessary. Sad to
relate, a great many diplomatic posts
are filed from this class.
But this is large country, and the
Democrats of Minnesota are forgetting
that this consular service has limited
number of places to fill. Minnesota
cannot hope 10 secure more than four
or five. and several hundred have already
announced their candidacy. That Mill
nesota will stand we'll with the admin
IstratiOn is certain, hut she cannot eX-
pect the earth ready fenced in.
Trying 10 Hold On.
Four years ago Washington was filled
with men seeking rewards for their
services to the grand old party. At that
time these men thought that every
Democrat in the puJlic service ought to
be fired at once, and they came very
close to having their own way. But
these men have changed their views in
the course of the past four years, and
they are now resOrting to all kinds of
schemes and tricks by which they hope
TO be able to hold OH during the new adj
ministration. One of their favorite
tricks is to resign positions as chiefs of
divisions and secure places protected
by the civil service laws, where they
imagine they will be safe.
The chief of one division of the treas
ury department, who has been drawing
| $1,000 year, has succeeded in hav-
ing himself reduced to an $500
clerkship, where he thinks he can
not be reached. OF course this
place shOnld have been filled by pro-
motion from the next lower grade in the
senate. according to the law, and the
fact that such change was made is in
] itself terrific arraignment, either of
| the law or of the Harrison adminiStra-
| ton.
Similar moves have been made in
| nearly every department during the
past three months. but they will not
! avail to save the official headsof the men
who have secured them. The new add
ministratiOn will be called upon to cor
rect such iniustices. and while new men
may not get these clerkShps. vacancies
will be created lower down by the pro-
motion of men who were entitled to the
places at the time the reductions in
rank or grade were made. LEWON.
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