The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-17
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ORDER TO BE ISSUED SOON
PUTTING MANY PLACES UNDER CIVIL
SERVICE RULES.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April i6.-It Is believed at
the Treasury Department that within a short
time President Cleveland will issue an addi-
tional order. including within the jurisdiction
OF the Civil-service Commission every en-
pIoye OF the government In Washington and
elsewhere who has not yet been brought
within that Jurisdiction. Before President
Cleveland leaves the White House." said an
official of the Treasury this morning. 1.-The
power c. appointment OF any ofhcial except
the President himself will have been so COM
pletely abolished that not a man OF woman
can be appointed to office except through the
Civil-service Commission. Ten or fifteen
years ago the Secretary of the Treasury had
at his disposal between ten and twenty thou
sand appointments. either in his department.
here or In the customs. revenue marine or
internal revenue. and all other branches OF
the Treasury Department. scattered through
out the country. When Mr.. Cleveland gets
through with his plan, which he will before
many weeks. the patronage Of the Secretary
of the Treasury will have been wiped out.
There will remain a few offices, certainly not
more than a score. like the Controller OF
the Treasury. the six auditors. the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue and the like.
service. but they will be about all. and. a
matter OF fact. all these appointments are
presidential. so that the Secretary OF the
Treasury has no decisive power In their APP
pointment or all the thousands OF Offices
which the Secretary formerly had at his dis
posal absolutely there Will remain only two
appointments-his private. secretary and his
chief clerk. Both these Offices are. however,
confidential places. and cannot be well given
out as a reward for political services
Mr.. Carlisle's successor will have some
very painful interviews with prominent
statesmen who have friends that must be
placed. There will be no patronage to give
out and there Is no way OF creating any new
supply. II benefits the Secretary nothing to
turn out a man from desirable place even
by finding cause. since there Is no way OF
filling the place except by the methods pre-
scribed by the civil service rules. Those ac~
tive citizens who do their share In q humble
way on election day TO bring about victory
and reform cannot depend on recognition
Men now out Of office who want TO get In
will do better to spend their time With =
speller and an arithmetic. working up old
knowledge that they forgot as soon as they
left school. Indeed. can see no encourage
ment In the future for a man to be a party
worker. Every ONCE OF the nature which he
might I'LL will be out Of his reach. His Con-
gresham may promise him place. but he
might as well promise him the stars in
heaven. Car fare TO Washington after the
4th OF next March. when the new administra-
ton enters into ONCE. will be so much money
wasted, IL II represents a hope OF appoinf-
ment. Mr.. Cleveland will see TO IL that there
will he not even a crumb left for anybody
but the big. good plums which the President
himself gives out. the great missions. the fat
collectorships and such off1ces which 60 TO
the local leaders The workers win get
nothing because there win be absolutely
nothing to give them"