The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-28
EaUALIzATIoN AT LEAsT,

EQUALIZATION AT LEAST.
We submit to the reader the following
observations from the Ne,o Orleans Bee OF
the 18th inst, upon the subject Of Equahza-
ton at least, ofthe public offices, between the
two great parties Of the country. They
yindicate General TAYLOR from the COM
complaints of passionate friends, for what is
considered by them hardness in his appoint
ment policy, and they show to the Demo-
Gratis pretty clearly, what they must expect
from the leaden foot Of justice
= The lists of new appointments which are from
time to time chronicled by the Washington Wing
press, prove that the Executive and his Cons,iti-
tional advisers proceeding steadily in the work
of purifying and reforming every department of the
Government. Some time since, In commenting on
the impotence Of the friends of Gen. TAYLOR in rc-
spect to the slowness with which the appointing
power was being used we predicted that the period
was not far distant when they would be better salts
fed with its employment. Gen. TAYLOR entered
upon tho duties Of his Office, wholly ignorant, save
in vague and general manner OF the exclusive par
ty complexion which had been given TO the public
Offices by previous administrations 1t was right
and proper that he should act deliberately and I'M
derstandngy, and that accurate information should
precedc action This hns bcendone The admins
tration may be now considered fully posted up In
The matter of oftice-holding 1t is by this time per-
fecty aware that vast, an overwhelming majority
Of the places within the gift of the Government have
been held for almost countless years by the Locooco
party and that the great party which has so long,
and unit, now, SO fruitlessly struggled for political
REFORM had been nearly completely excluded from
the favors Of Democratic Presidents. We say, he
is now fully aware of this evil, and the course he is
pursuing shows that prompt and certain remedy
will be applied.
The Locofocos cry out prescription y whitley
explain to us the mcnang Of the term 2 Is It pro-
scription for Wing President to bestow fair moiety
of public patronage on his political adherents? Is
it prescription for him to that the spos of Office
not exclusively appropriated by the defeated par
tyl Is II prescription 10 divide public Offices among
both pnrtiesl II this be prescription, win the Lo-
cofocos tell by what epithet the policy Of Jackson
Van Buren, and Polk must be qualified. They swept
every Wing from office-they were lavish Of Gov
eminent patronage to their supporters alone-they
took the open and direct ground that the admins
traon was bound to protect and reward Its friends,
leaving its enemies take care OF themselves This
p'iheipie-"hether "hoeSone OF pefhicious u mol
nav 70 me purpose-was carried our toits extreme
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