Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
News OF Interest to the Territories
and Western People In
General.

i WASHINGTON, March 10. - There has
been some curiosity to ascertain Mr.
Cleveland's s intention with re- ard to ap
pointmen,s in the territories. 1t will bt
remembered that during his administra
tion Mr.. Cleveland appointed to terri
torial positions large number of men
who were non residents of the territories
in which they we're COM ssioned tc
/ serve, and this policy created dissatisfac
ton.
The platform of the Chicago conven.
tion Of 1892 dealt with this question
through a plank which pledged the presi,
Dental nominee to nome rule policy
To congressman who discussed tho mat
ter with him recently, the president said
he intended to carry out, as nearly as
| possible, the home rule pledge of the
platform. He had not given the matter
much thought, but would take it up at an
early day.
FLOORING TO THEIR HOMES.
Mr.. Cleveland's ex-office holders are
leaving town and the crowds in the hotel
lobbies are becoming noticeably smaller.
The new rules in regard to patronage laid
down by the president are the cause Of
the Democratic hegira. Still there are
remaining enough seekers after places to
fill all the offices. Another discouraging
fact which begins to be realized just now
is the great extension which has been
made in the civil service during the past
four years. Indeed, it began under Mr..
Cleveland's administration, and Mr..
Harrison, just before going out of office,
extended the service to classes of govern
ment employees that had not been affected
before.
Under the present rules most of the
railway mail and postoffice employees
throughout the country, including the
letter carriers in all the free delivery
cities, are protected from the ravages of
the ot1ice-seeker and the mutabiities of
politics. Even the pension examiners
are now appointed under the civil service
rules. Democratic members of congress
who fairly reveled in federal patronage
eight years ago now find themselves with
com paratively nothing left but the post
masterships.
One of the Missouri members who was
bewailing this change said yesterday that
when the last Democratic administration
began he had at his disposal within his
district just forty federal appointments,
exclusive of the postmasterships. Now
he has only three of them, thirty.seven
having been placed under the OWL SER
vice.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Princess Kaiulani accepted formal
invitation offered by the Worlds fair |
commissioners to visit the exposition.
President Cleveland said: II am very
much opposed to the reappointment of
ex-office holders except in cases of e1cep-
tional ability
Secretary Morton has appointed Donald
McCuaig, of Nebraska City, Neb., chief
clerk of the agricultural department, vice
Henry Cassan, resigned.
Postmaster General Bissell has stated
that the postmasters appointed for four
years would be allowed to serve out their
terms, but that all such postmasters hold
ing over or to b. appointed would be re-
luired to abandon all other business.
Lieut.. John A. Dapray, 22d infantry,
who was military secretary to Secretary
Elkins,, has again met setback on the
way of promotion by the issuance of an
order signed by Secretary Lamont, sus-
pending his assignment as acting judge
advocate of the department of Arizona.
Judge Bartlett Trip, of Yankton, S.
D., will be appointed commissioner of the
general land Office. This appointment
going to western man narrows down the
range of candidates for surveyor general
IN Colorado to man Of that state. OF
hose spoken of, Gen. Oney Carstarphen
md Frank P. Arbuckle seem to have the
pest chances.
z. B. Clardy, of Ell Paso, Texas, who
wants to be consul to Juarez, Mexico. is
N the city. Mr.. CIardy is former Mis-
,ourian and brother of Hon. Martin L.
Clardy. He has strong Missouri backing,
md would probably have the delegations
were there not a Missourian
0r two who want the same place.