St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-11
MUST WAIT AWHILE.
President Cleveland Will
Move Slowly in Making
Changes in Office.
Minnesota and North Dakota
Made No Wild Rush on
the Capital.
Taking in the Inauguration
Was a Decidedly Expen-
sive Luxury.
Pattison, FitZhugh Lee, and
Russell We're Popular
Idols Saturday.
gpecial to the Globe.

Epecial to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - AS has
been Indicated by the GLOBE from time
10 time during the past few weeks,
President Cleveland is going to move
very slowly in the matter of the diStri-
button Of the offices, and those who
have made wild rush TO Washington
10 place their applications before HIM
will either be obliged to go home and
wait a month or wait a week or two
longer here. 1t will require some time
for the new administration to adjust
matters and get down 10 work. Good
men, men who are known 10 be good
men where they reside as well as else
where, will be the only ones considered
for the places the new administration
will be called upon to fill, and the seiec-
lions Will be made slowly.
The Democrats of Minnesota and
North Dakota have reason TO feel proud
of the showing made by their states
during the past few days. No gorgeous
" clad bands of men have paraded
the streets representing the Democrats
of these two states, nor has there been
any army of men Yainly attempting to
call upon the new chief executive and
his advisers, demanding offices as re-
wards for work performed in past CAM
paignS by them. Ofice-seeking is no
crime, and it will not be considered as
Such by the new administration, al
though the uitTa-mugwumD would have
it 50 considered in every one except
himself. But President Cleveland
will not be hurried in this matter
He, better than any other man,
understands the great questions that
confront the present administration,
and that no mistakes must be
made That his administration will be
working administration is certain.
Only once in the history of the country
have so many really great problems
stared president in the face when he
commenced the work OF carrying on the
government Of this nation, and he will
not permit his time and attention to be
entirely taken up by petty postoffice
fights until the chief executive and adj
ministratiYe places have been filled
with tirSt-claSs men.
And it would have been great deal
better for the Democrats of Ohio, Penn.
sylyania and other states if they had
understood the mind and wishes of the
president as well as the faithful in
Minnesota. Lots Of them came here
last week expecting that every office
IN the government could and would
be changed at once II only
there appeared a Democratic ap-
blicant. Many, if not all, of these
inen are good Democrats, and really de-
serve something. but they did not I'M
derstand the true condition Of things.
This is a Democratic government, and
the humbleSt citizen in the land can call
upon the president, but it stands to
reason that If 10000 want to call at the
White house on the same day, no
amount of Democracy will avail to give
each one of the 10000 half-hOur chat
tyith the chief executive regarding the
disposition of the pOStOtfice at POdunk
OF some other equally important place.
" hen a Democrat starts out for an Of
flee he ought first OF all to know exactly
what he wants, whether he can afford
10 take it and whether there is any pos
sibility of obtaining it. For 300 men
out of a thousand who are applying Tor
consular positions to make such appli-
gallons Is SilGeI uOlloCiloC3 AOA Univ
very good reasons, as follows:
First ney cannot afford 10 take
them at the salaries paid.
SecOnd-They are positions that re
guire a man to break up all business
arrangements, with no assurance that
he will be allowed to hold on very long.
And Third-BecauSe they are very
hard to get, a great deal Of influence
being required to secure them.
There are hundred men in Mime
sofa who have made applications for
small positions abroad when not more
than four or five such places will at the
most be appOrtiOned the state. New
jersey with her long record OF ndelity
TO Democratic policies and principles, Is
counting on but five positions in the
diplomatic service, and the men who
will be recommended for these will be
from class Of men who have retired
from active life with enough money TO
enable them to accept such positions.
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