Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04

| EN@Sf HSnAfsV cleveland. he gave
| '1<SNE some promises during
| -%S - his first campaign; thii
time he has given none
Having been placed for a second time in the
White House not by the machine, but noiwith-
standing its best efforts to defeat him. he will
rely upon his own judgment. assisted by the
advice Of his near friends, in the selection Of
| men.
In the matter Of distributing patronage Mr..
| Cleveland has never had any respect for politi.
cal presidents. At the beginning of his first
! administration the Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress from Missouri met in solemn
conclave and determined what offices they
| would take. A couple Of first-class foreign
missions they settled upon for a starter, and
| their completed list included a slice of pretty
nearly everything that was desirable. 1t is
easier to imagine than to describe the astonish-
ment which they felt when they failed to secure
| anything Whatever. At the same period q
prominent man in st. Louis found himself so
embarrassed with recommendations in his own
behalf that he conceived the clever idea of
having them printed and bound in the shape Of
a pamphlet. This volume was handed to the
President together with his application for the
nigh position which he bad decided to accept,
but. strange to say, nothing further was heard
OF the matter.
HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.
With most Office seekers the trouble is that
they do not know how to 60 about the business.
Accordingly few suggestions for their benefit
and instruction may not be out Of place. Ap-
pointments are chiefly made through referees
To begin with. when Mr.. Cleveland desires to
make an appointment he is likely to refer the
question to the democratic Senator from the
state in which the office is located. if there is a
Senator from that state who is O dem
ocrat. The Senator refers for information to
the chairman Of the state democratic commit
tee and to the member Of the national demo-
cratic committee for that state. But neither Of
these men is acquainted with affairs in all tho
congressional districts So the question is re-
ferred by them to the democratic Congressman
representing the District where the office is
II the Representative is q republican the de-
feated candidate in that district is consulted
Obviously, the Congressman, or defeated
candidate, cannot be acquainted with all the
to the chairman Of the democratic county COM
mittee, in whose county the office in question
Is located. But this man probably does not
know about the affairs of all the townships in
his county. and he consults the chairman of the
democratic committee Of the township wherein
the office lies. This township magnate is thus
made the final referee, and anybody within his
balliwick who wants Q place under the govern
ments patronage should begin by soliciting his
influence and Endorsement Let not the office
seeker waste his time in the getting up Of petit
tions, which officials in Washington put
promptly into pigeon holes, for want of time to
read them. Let him rather 60 about the affair
in the right way, which is the simplest-namely
BY procuring Inducements all along the official
line above described and up to the very presi-
dental chair. Accomplishing that he is likely
to get what he desires.
In order to have his application considered
he must make it easy for the appointing official
to take his Endorsements in at q glance Ac-
cordingly let him put the whole business on one
sheet OF paper, if possible. For the sake Of ex-
ample here is model of an application sup
posed to be made by James Robnson for
place as postmaster. 1t begins with his in
dorsement by the chairman Of his township
democratic committee:
BILLsvILLE, March 4, 1893.
Hon. John Smith, Chairman Democratic Com
mittee, Woking county.
My Dear Mr.. Smith: Mr.. James Robinson Of
this township has been an active worker for
democratic state and national tickets for many
years. am satisfied that his appointment as
postmaster at Taylor's Crossroads will
strengthen the party in this part of our county,
and hope that you will give him your in
dorsement Yours truly,
Chairman Bnlsviiis Township Democratic
Committee.
On the back of this note the Hon. John Smith
writes:
The Endorsement Of Mr.. William Brown is
sufficient, and Mr.. James Robinson should re-
ccive the appointment. John Smith, chairman
democratic committee Woking county"
Beneath this appear the following:
"Indorsed-Henry Tyler, Representative Sec
ond Arkansas congressional district.
"lndorsed-Thomas Lippencott, chairman
Arkansas state democratic committee.
"Indorsed-H. X. Jones, Senator
1t has cost Mr.. Robinson some trouble to pro-
cure all OF these Endorsements, but his backing
being unexceptionable it is dollars to doughuuts
that he gets the postmastership at Tsylor's
Crossroads.
THE OFFICIAL FAMILY.
A President always exercises his personal
prediction in the selection Of his cabinet
The members Of that body are his official
family. He must summer and winter with
them for four long year, Any disagreement
among them or between them and himself must
give rise to distressing friction. First and
foremost they must be his friends. 1t was only
the other day that Mr.. Cleveland met Mr.. Hoke
Smith for the first time. Mr.. Smith was not q
statesman, nor yet a man OF renown, but he
struck the responding chord Of congcnialty in
the Presi6ent-elect. and, 10! he was elevated to
the dignity of Secretary Of the Interior. The
President cannot well be at q loss for friends
who desire offices of all kinds. Before his cleo
! ton he must have been in public life for time
long enough to have become widely acquainted
with public persona. Gen. Harrison had the
experience Of six years in the Senate before he
entered the White House. His successor has
already been chief executive Of the nation for @
| term. He Is somewhat in the same position rs
a man who is granted the opportunity of living
his life over again. with the recollection of past
mistakes to warn him against future ones.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES.
The Offices to be distributed by the Presi-
dent divide themselves naturally into classes,
belonging respectively to the Treasury, the
Interior and other departments. Quite natur-
ally the President refers to each OF the secre-
taries in his cabinet the appointments which
| appertain to their divisions Of the government
For example, in regard to consular and diplo-
matte places Mr.. Cleveland will consult with
Secretary Of State Gresham. OF course he
will take a good deal of advice from outside of
the cabinet. The views Of democratic Senators
and others who ought to know will be heard on
such subjects. From this churning of wits and
information will eventually be produced q fresh
crop of diplomats and other representatives of
the United States abroad, whose salaries will
run from Git 500 for an envoy extraordinary
to frst-class power all the way to the interpre-
ter at Peking, who only gets $500 year.
With the Department Of the Treasury the
method will be exactly the same. Regarding ap-
pointments Mr.. Cleveland will consult with
Secretary Carlisle, whose subordinates will
disest and classify an applications for places IN
| this branch Of the government service. Tho
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