People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-03
OFFICE SEEKERS.
THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE NATION
AL CAPITAL.
Mr. Cleveland viii Recognize a New
CrOp-ThOse Retired Four Years
Ago Have No Chance.

st. Louis Republic.
The Colonels, the Judges and the
Majors are arriving In Washington.
They are coming in force. The
streets are thronged, the hotel oorri-
doris crowded and it is difficult to
move about in the halls of the Capt.
tol. The candidate for office be-
lieves that his own presence on the
ground is necessary to his success.
Of course it is not, but nevertheless
he believes he ought to come. One
instance came under the observation
of the Republic correspondent to-
day, where man paid $67 for a
railroad ticket between his home in
the far West and Washington to
secure postmastership in his town,
the revenues Of which are less than
$500 a year.
The appetite for Office is simply
terrific. Every string is being pulled
by the applicants. They are driv-
ing Senators and representatives
half crazy. They crowd the news
paper offices and make life a burden
to correspondents. You can't turn
around corner, go into hotel, a
barroom, or anywhere else in fact,
without running across somebody
hot on the trail for an Office, who
Immediately beseeches your aid. 1t
was very bad four years ago, but it's
worse now.
The Democrats say that they have
a grievance 8heving that majority
Of the peop48 of the country are
Democrats and that fully 90 per cent
of the people employed in the de-
partments at Washington are Repub-
l liza .liJ gs ssi.laR tAEAs A.e, square
shopIl be turned out and I1anlOslssls
lat n till the balance in the employ
of the C&o4ornmenf between the two
-g1.esyv parties is pretty eyel.A Every
body that comes here in quest of
office is inahigh hopes. He lnvaria-
bly, makes a good, substantial demand
in order to give himself margin to
get down to what, perhaps, he-really
expects.
The crop of men turning up here
for the assistant secretaryships is
amazing, not only because of its ex-
tent, but because of the character of
the men who are reaching out for
these places. When the word char
acter is used it should be understood
to mean mental, rather than moral.
One thing that will be of interest
everywhere is the authorization of
the report frequently heretofore
given in these dispatches that Mr..
Cleveland intends to have new deal
this time and that those who held
office under him four years ago will,
as very general rule, be barred this
time and that new crop Of patriots
will be given an opportunity to feed
at the public crib.
This determination on the part Of
Mr.. Cleveland comes to the Republic
correspondent from straight author
ity; comes to him, in fact, from one
of the chief Cabinet officers of the
new regime. This rule will not be
rigid. Men who served in the rail-
way mail service under the former
administration are substantially
barred from the general boycott, but
postmasters, marshals, attorneys, con-
suls, ministers, plenipotentiaries and
ENJOYS extraordinary, collectors OF
customs and collectors of internal
revenue, gaugers, inspectors and all
the great mass Of Federal officials
who held Office under Mr.. Cleveland
before, will be invited to go to the
rear and give new crop chance.
This will be sad disappointment
to an immense crowd of people in
Washington. A great many men
who held office here under Mr.. Cleve-
lands former administration have
continued to reside here during the
Harrison regime and are now up
again for the offices they formerly
held. They have regarded MIR.
Cleveland's reelection as President
as their reelection, but Mr.. Cleve-
land is going to disappoint them.
They will have to continue to hustle
for their truck for the next four years.