Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-28
WILSON SLOW MAKING APPOINTMENTS
Pie Hunters Getting Lean and Pale and
Little Hone Of Better Things.

Washington, May 26.-Grant.
ing that q large proportion of the
voters who contribute to the sue.
GEES of party expect office OIL
other advancement thereby, it Is
quite evident that correspond.
ingly large proportion of those
who voted for President Wilson
last November are distinctly dis.
appointed over the painfully de-
liberate way the new president
has of reaching conclusions about
dispensing patronage. They are
making comparisons with former
administrations, and especially
the two Cleveland administra-
tions, to the marked discredit of
the Wilson administration, now
on it's third month, with but few
important changes made outside
of the cabinet. As q consequence
the countenance Of the otfice
seekers in the lobbies of the
Washington hotels and in the
corridors of the capitol are ''sick-
lied Ger with a pale cast of
thought. They recall that be-
fore either of the Cleveland ad.
ministrations was month old,
the bulk of the moro important
nominations, along with the
prizes in the diplomatic and con-
sular service, had baen given to
Democrats, not to speak of Cleve-
lands greater patronage burden,
having more Offices 80 give, not
then covered by thu classified
service.
Apropos of the melancholy
condition Of the Office seekers,
Private J ohn Allen, of Missis.
sippi, sixteen years q mem oer
of the House, serving during
both Cleveland adm nistrations,
while here few days ago, recall
ed the story he had told Mr.
Cleveland when that president
was slow appointing a favorits of
Mr.. Aliens to fI.ae sI= wss of
a Tupelo young man whose father
died leaving a large estate that
was somewhat entangled in
chancery litigation, with the pro.
verbal chancerY delay in reach
ing settlement. So often was
settlement deferred that the heir
apparent exclaimed in despair to
group of his creditors: "Boys,
I'm gittin' almost sorry the old
man died."
1t is by no means likely that
the tariff bill az it came from
the House will have easy going in
the Senate. Sufficient opposition
has developed to put in doubt the
success of the Wilson, Underwood
plan Of tariff campaign. The
margin of party control, narrow
enough as 1t is, Is in danger of
being Whitfield away before the
long impending struggle Is over.
Already the more deliberate upper
body has members who are find
ing flaws IN the bill, particularly
with reference to the administra-
tive features, which not a few
Democrats agrse ought to be
eliminated.
The most interesting news from
the Canal Zone this year came
with the dispatches telling of the
admission of the Pacific on Sun.
day to the channel of the canal.
A blast Of 32,750 pounds of
dynamite which turned mighty
rush of the western waters into
the displaced dyke below the
Mirafores locks, an event wit
messed amid great enthusiasm by
many thousands Of people, 1t
brings vividly near realization
the splendid achievement of
Uncle Sans engineers aud scien.
fists. Evidently the work on the
canal will be pushed with greater
interest than ever. The uncer.
tainty of the situation in the
Orient, with a growing political
party in Japan muttering against
the United States, because of
alien land laws in the Pacific
coast states, is giving such con-
Germ as inoites Increased vigor In
the realm of public work.
The Offices most sought after in
the new administration are under
the Post Office Department
Something like two thousand