Office holders in the United- States

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 85, 18 April 1885, Page 4

Office holders in the UnitedStates

Tut-: ollice-holdere in the United -tata ' form a vast army, numbering 112,000 per' r sons, exclusive of those empbyed on con-". tracts, except mail contractors. Thdyitt^ of all grades from the Cabinet Secretary, . holding office really at the pleasure of j_\ . President, down to the large body of offiijali I who hold for four years, and t_ence'do_.'"; to the subordinates of each of these cffidik appointed by them during their own pleasure. Postmasters hsld for the fonri years' term, but, being responsible for tlr conduct of their respective offices, eachippoints and removes his own assistants and, clerks, except in the large offices, So, tec, ? with Marshals and Customß collectors,e'scept in the large offices, which come trader ' tho regulations of the Civil Service Act '' Bub Internal Revenue ' collectors re-' tain office u.itil _ death, resignation,:..-• or removal, While the Senate 'ii in recess the President's ippoin. ■ ments only hold till the closeof the nei.' session if the Senate refuses its'assent, The Po_t-c_tic_ Department has iieaity,; two-thirds of the Civil Serraty or7o,oW;' of these nearly 50,000 arel|oSfc__*tors) 5,000 mail contractors, 525 _e"w tie Wash' ington Department, l'oisi U\uriowjy other offices, 3,300 are letoK-ri-ra, i.KW ;] railway postal clerks; _i_ 1,50. route, ; agents. There are six ctea *__ix*,.;'. masters, with salaries _a.npon' djto out and complicated •: epmpatatton. The lowest receive 2,ooodols"••__#(■' including rent, lighting, statoery,;(to The higher classes are appointed by tie Presidont, the rest by the cral, and about 1,500 appointacn«a» mado annually. These will probably Infilled by Democrats as the vacancies <w» ; Tho letter-carrier; and raUwaym_is»»:, aro really permanent. TheTreasarymdJe,; ; Interior Departments have the a"*"**. bodies The Customs number 4,000! •« thoso places were opened by tht fcdjto Act for competitive examination, yfM. distinction of race, politics or rehgm , But that Act only covers sofle m places. Democrats have| wrf«W"J: [nents under it as well-*;*•*«„■. and it is stated that President CleveW, . would bo the last man to ;nWJ»"b its working. Reforms a^eiWW , probable v_th regard [+JWEL Revenue collectors. tofi&Miu plomatic Service, all UirfhifWjjft tors abroad resign on the iff* of a now Administration, jt^;.: custom which admits of no excepS .* . on tho ro-election of a President » , whole body of foreign wpre«nte*7 ™ . thus resign on the 4th of March, B g have not resigned before, ««.»K,« await the pleasure of the Pw^-jJ-believed that in this t*£f3. changes will not ho many, tto# BP important ones must take pto^.,, this does not apply, to * *ffi sular service, which is &&**!%:_ from politics than almost <W^S( of tho service, and it is saidgjßSj President will take he.ffi-gS severing it entirely, sothatthert* m H£ changes. Mr Cleveland M«i«Jgffi port of tho Independentson *^g£j condemnation of the spoils «*J, are looking to him for *i&s£S&_ abuses in this direction.-'-London iip» ; _