These jobs were typically filled under the spoils system, but Cleveland announced that he would not fire any Republican who was doing his job well, and would not appoint anyone solely on the basis of party service.
Disse embeder blev typisk valgt gennem spoilssystemet, men Cleveland bekendtgjorde, at han ikke ville fyre nogen Republikaner, som passede sit embede godt, og at han ikke ville udpege nogen alene baseret på partitjenester.