The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22


President Cleveland believed that ON
c.ais who drew their salaries from the
public treasury should not take an ac-
tive part in political campaigns 10 was
hts opinion thnt the voters ought 20 be
LEFT free from federal official interior
crce 20 form their own conclusions. TN
der hIs administrator offensive parti-
slnship' ana 'peruic.ous activity were
FIRST heard OF as applied 20 onccbol1ers.
Both President Cleveland and hls sue
csssor. President Harrison caused rc-
movals from Office for offensive partisan
ship and perniclous political activity
bur those terms seem not TO be- included
60 the Vocabulary of me present admins
trauon. or lf they are. 90 hove fallen into
absolute disgrace and d.susc. omeehoid-
ers are not now demonstrated With or
removed for ncElectiug thoir work 90 go
campaigning on the contrary. "a premium
seems 20 Dee eco ca The political activity
hy Officials These who are most active
"a propaglting Republican doctrine are
most favorobly received AZ the white
House The President himself has not
taken the stump. but b. o. 40 work came
paleuing He pufsues the "dignIhet'
course 81 aummon.ng 10 his side the heads
of the executive departments and the
leaders 81 bis party. ana consulting with
them as 20 the things best 90 be done
and the methods 10 b. employed. Thus
battered by the Presidents confidence.
ana having taclt instructions 10 put forth
their best efforts for Republican success.
the omceho.ders have plunged into the
campaign.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Ledger notes that pretty
ueariy the whole official household of thc
presid ana many heads OF departments
have been away from Washington making
STUMP speeches or otherwise campaign
ing for some weeks. Tho only members
OF tho cabinet who have not been actively
engaged in purely political work during
the past month are Secretary Hay and
Secretary Root both OF whom have been
m A partial list OF those occupying
high official places VINO have been, and
sinl are. devouns themselves 20 poliu
cal work together with their salaries. is
as follows:
Secretary Gage. $500. Attorney General
Grirgs. $500. Postmaster General Smith.
s. o.. Secretary Long. $500: Secretary
Wilson. $500. Assistant Secretary Of As-
riculture Brigham. $500. Assistant Score
tary OF War Meiklcjohn. 1880. Assistant
Attorney General Bradt $500. Solicitor
General Richards. $500. General Land
Commissioner Herman. 5000 Commits
fionor Of Patents Ducll. $500; Forth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow. 5000.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Mad
den. 5000. Commissioner Immigration
PowdeTly. 500 Comml ssioncr Pensions
Evans. 500. Sixth Auditor Castle. 5000.
Chief OF Salaries ~. 90 Bowers. s. 800;
Superintendent Printing Census Boos,
s. COO. Deputy Auditor Grosvcnor $500;
United States Treasurer Roberts 5000
Controller OF Currency Dawes. g5.o0).
Census Appointment clerk Langley. S2.ooo;
Fish Commlssioncr Bowers. none
II woald probably be pretty nearly cor
rect 10 average the time given by tho
above 20 politics at one month each. A
short arithmetic calculation win suffice
20 show what their campaigning has coal
tho people 20 say nothing Of the porvcr-
sion OF their oHiclal positions.