The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-11-26
Woodrow Wilson Will Have
The Sum AT Disposal For
Democrats
he FACES A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
President Elect Is Being Urged
To Return To The Spells
System

mas begun. Democrats from the
four corners of the United States
and even from abroad are already
starting their run toward the pie
counter, which has been closed tight
against them for sixteen years. Be
fore the stampede is over the coun-
try will again have witnessed scenes
that made Cleveland administracion
memorable, the office seekers, es-
pecially from the South, crowding
the cheap boarding houses in the ma
tional capital, besieging the White
House and Congress, some of them
flat broke and living from hand to
mouth, and many Of them in the end
turning their faces toward home
under the firm impression that the
whole world, and particularly Presi-
dent Wilson, is heartless and un-
worthy of true Democratic support.
Cleveland Faced Hordes
Grover Cleveland for weeks and
months had to face this hungry office
seeking horde. 1t made his life mis-
cradle and Mr.. Wilson's friends are
already acknowledging that at the
very best he has a most trying ex-
perence ahead of him.
1t is difficult to give an accurate
statement of the exact money value
in salaries that will be at the DISPOSE
ton of President Wilson after March
next, but it h S been estimated gen
orally by several competent authori-
ties that the total will not fall far
short of $50, 1000, 900 year. If Presi
dent Wilson should yield to the de.
mands that will surely be made upon
him for the revocation of the Execu-
tive order putting the fourth class
postmasters under the civil or CLASH
fled service this immense sum will
be increased.
Wilson To Have Hard Time
When the army of Democratic
office seekers sWoop down upon this
rich field, so long forbidden to them,
President Wilson will have mighty
hard time in keeping his face set to-
ward civil service reform and re-
tanning the ground that has already
been gained by the Taft and other
administrations.
Although the President elect has
made noauthoritative announcement
on this subject his friends in Wash
ington are certain that he will make
a sincere effort to maintain the prin-
ciples of this great reform. Whe-
ther he will be strong enough to
withstand the abuse that will be
heaped upon him by disappointed
patronage seekers and the pressure
that necessarily will be brought by
members of Congress is something
that only the developments of the
next year or more can unfold Grow
err Cleveland was forced at times to
yield to the opportunities of Demo
cratic leaders. and Gov. Wilson's ex-
perience, if he has ambitions for al
other term, probably will be the
same.
Lo, The Postmasters
The richest haul of Federal patron
age is under the Post Office Depart
ment. with the State Department
next and then the Treasury and the
Department of Justice.
There are in the entire Govern
ment service an army of more than
400, 900 men and women. Of these
more than 100000 are protected by
the civil service, some by law and
some by Executive order. Of the
remaining 100000 or so only 1882
are direct Presidential appointees.
| The remainder are appointed by the
heads Of departments, but will of
course be subject to removal by the
1 incoming administration. 1t is the
salaries of these 100, 900 office hold
ers that amount to about $50, 900, 900.
i Of the 1852 direct Presidential
appointments .949must beconfrmed
by the Senate.
In addition to this large army of
Office holders and Government en-
ployees, all under the executive
branch of the Government there are
more than 900 appointments under
the control of Congress. Part OF
these the Democrats now have, but
they will gain more through the con
+rol ~ tho TTnifod SrafpC Senate