Show agi 1 r 0 s ilsuk iua baie TRACY DEMOCRATS editor rejection bv alie senate of the barnson having succeeded in getting rid odthe bonato will now proceed to do some hustling on his own account he still has some very fat plums to dispose of such as the public printer land commissioner justice of the supreme court ministers to germany and china etc and the seekers will seo that he does not become lonesome in the white house as long as he has offices to give away coon benny tracy secretary of the navy has already begun to get in his fine political work he has had a number of democrats employed at the naval ordinance factory discharged and republicans employed in their places cheap john wanamaker makes the temperance speeches and runs the sunday schools of the administration tra tion but first assistant clarkson is running the postoffice Post office department under the old fashioned spoils system that bids fair to have every democratic employed of that department bounced inside of six months anu liis place filled by a Republic im hustler who is neither a sunday school schol or nor a prohibitionist the strongest backed applicant for a position under the present administration is strange to say a democrat and if he does not receive the appointment harrison has little regard for influences the fortunate man for he is fortunate in having such an endorsement even if he does not receive the appointment is ex governor thompson of south carolina the position sought is the democratic member of the civil service commission air thompson is endorsed by every democratic senator as well as four or five republican senators he was appointed to the position by mr cleveland while he was assistant secretary of the treasury and would undoubtedly have been immediately confirmed if it had not been for the caucus resolution of the republican senators opposing further confirmation during the session there is nothing against mr thompson and everybody agrees that he would make an excellent civil service commissioner the rejection of the nomination of murat halstead to be minister to germany by the senate has set the republicans public ans by the ears harridon Harr is in a rage about it biarne likewise and it is said that halstead will be appointed anyway in a few days and that harrison wilU rust to being able to pull him through the senate next winter ho will find that a somewhat matter as the republicans that voted against him say they will never do otherwise and it is hardly likely that enough democrats can be found to stop this nice little row in the republican family all good democrats should content themselves with looking on and shouting go it harrison and go it senate knowing that which ever side wins it will be so much ammunition furnished for democratic guns new pension agents are springing up on all sides hero and they all expect to get rich during the next four liberal decision and they aro not likely to bo dissat pointed unless congress shall refuse to appropriate all the money needed to pay pensions under such decisions mr C N andrews of youngstown ohio father in law of young john A logan sent the following telegram to senator payne the day before Halste ads nomination was rejected 1 I hope you will do everything in your power to defeat the vilest reptile anh traducer of the noblest men in the republican party halstead there is a prospect of having all executive nominations considered in open session of the senate in the future A resolution to that effect was offered by mr teller before adjournment and will be called up for action early in the regular session and judging from the talk of senators of both parties it will be adopted it is hard in fact to discover what argument can bo used against it aa it does not propose open sessions for all executive business as all previous resolutions on the subject have done senator haars hoars sub committed to investigate our commercial relations with canada will start from chicago early in may for an extended trip over tho northern and canadian pacific railroad what a great snap it is to take such a trip and have uncle sam to foot the bills including even the champagne and cigars the older republican senators havo become adopts in getting up such schemes this sub committed is corn posed of four republicans hoar wilson hale and dolph and three democrats engh butler and vorhees april |