The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-11-08
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faithful" IN the discharge Of all tho du,ie.
pertaining to his office? We would ask The
same question Of the post" in reference
I" Mr.. Rogers, who was recently removed
FROM the "iir" If Poslma ster at Calhoun
N McNlnn county.
We de- not wish tho "PnS," to understa nj
thn' we are complaining of The mere fact
ut tn" removal Of these gentlemen from of
! hc'-on the contrary, we acknowledge the
full aud perirc. right Of the present Wing
Administrator to remove evcrv Democra,
from Office Chattanooga advertiser.
II we did not think our friend of the ADJ
verli-cr was "poking fun" at us. we should
be disposed to marvel at the simplicity ex.
hibi;ej in the above heterogeneous. "Wha,
was Mr. Boyd removed for?" Well. now,
really We dnr't know precisely. Perhaps it
was to "proscr'be proscrip,ion"--for the
same reason that Democratic Adm nis,ra
lions remove Wing office holders. Or j,
may be that his "term of service had ex-
PRED" or that no, himself, felt some scr,,.
pies about retaining office under a Wing
Administration, und sign,fied disposition
to RETRO, for time, to the peaceful and in.
| wiling shades Of private life. Or it is bare.
'y possible that he may have been removed
by the Wing Postmaster General for the
same wcighty and controlling reason tha,
induced his appointment by Democratic
"ne-sImpy because lie was q Democrat.
He may have been turned out on some o.
these grounds. or he may not we are posi-
're'v unable 10 tell. as we have mnde no
inquiry on the suiiect, feeling but little in.
'erest in the matter further than that the
duties Of the Office should be faithfully dis.
charged Mr.. Boyd was good officer. and
discharged his duties we'll and promptly
there is every reason TO believe his successor
will prove equally cliicicn, md faithful
What mere does any man, Wing or Demo.
crat cxrec' or want!
Tho simple fat tina, man has dischurg-
ed the duties of his station with fidelity,
has complied with the requirements Of his
oath OF tfic". is no argument that he should
be reta aimed IN tina, station during life, TO
the exclusion of o'her men. and if there is
any thing liberia and republican in the doc.
trine of "rota'ion in Office" its application
by Wing Administration is just as likely
70 be productive Of good as by a De-
mocratic one. From 1928, down, the prin.
cple Of 30 The victors belong the spoiIs,"
has been pretty extensively prnc'lced upon
by both partes-lhe only difference being.
the opportunities Of the Democrats have
been the most frequent, and we must do
them the justice to soy that they have no,
permitted them to pass unmproyed, bu,
have generally went the highest ticket. both
under the General aud State governments
whenever they have been in power. In
1913, the Wings were succe ssfuI, and 1t is
certainly no matter for nstnn~hment if they
should have been disposed 10 practice lit
tie after the example so long SO, 'cfore them
by their Democratic brethren. We are afraid
that the former practice and The present
preaching of the Democracy do not exactly
correspond, and it is to be hoped when they
once more attain power they will look to
both The past and the future, and no, again
do that for which they are now so bitterly
Genouncing the Wings.
During the time that has elapsed since the
commencement of the lamen,ed Taylor's
administration, great deal of ink has
been srll' about The "proscriptive policy of
the Whigs," und ",enrY like the rain
drops" have been falling without measure
from The eyes Of Democratic editors over
the headlesS trunks of some 'poor unfor.u.
rae members of their party" who had per-
haps grown grey in office, who had wuxed
fat and sleek on official poilnge. but who al
last, in one Of 'b" vicissiudes to which par.
ties are incident, Ind fallen "benea;h the
axe Of III" Wing guilloiin+." All these
tears .p'tenuS lamentations, and outcries are
no'hing-mcre clap'ap for political effect
one of the levers which the ouis always
employ TO assist them IN getting in. For
our part we have no desire to see any man
"proScrIhed for opinions sake" rs it is
rather POLITICALLY termed, but we expect the
Democrats when in power to ill The offices
Of honor and profit with memb, rs of their
own party. and we expect them. also. when
the tables are turned, and they are under,
to allow their opponents 10 do the same
thing, and TO EXHIBIT little magnanimity
by submitting to the painful operation
with as much grace az possible. consoling
themselves with the reflection that "whom
the L"rd loveih he cha stene'h." aud that
"A iiula fogging. now aud then,
Is useful 10 The best of men,"
New ArvERTIsEMENTs.-A is
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per.