Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-12-05
Abuse of the Appointing Power,

Abuse of the Appointing Power.
Hardly an exchange comes to hand
which does not announce some appoint-
ment and removal from office, and as
this seems to be the case all over the Uni
ted States, it is evident that the appoint
ing power is no longer exercised by those
in whose hands the law placed it, but has
been delegated to subserve the ends of
political combinations, which, likely as
not, make it profitable pecuniary bust
ness. In this way whoever pays best, or
is most INSCRIPTIONS, has the leading
chance, while honorable and deserving
men must stand back. The corruptiug
influences of such n system show that
some reform in the appointing power is
necessary, and as the Constitution places
it in the hands of Congress, that body
will no doubt take speedy action on the
subject and relieve the political nounte-
banks who now disgrace the offices and
power they have hitherto exercised. of a
portion of their troubles Should such a
law be passed, we hope ample provision
Will be made so that no man can be re-
moved for opinions sake during the term
for which he may be appointed In this
way postmaster, revenue or other officer
would know that for one, two, three or
fou: years, as the case may be, attention
to his duties would ensure continuance
in office during his term. Torequire him
to keep pace with political weathercocks
who do not know what they are from one
weeks end to another, is but holding out
premium to rascality.
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Under the head of democracy advanc-
ing the Democrat indulges in fanciful
article respecting the prospects of that |
party in the future. This is an old story, |
reiterated every year since 1858, during !
which time that party has tried every |
thing from universal slavery to rebellion,
until it converted strong democratic states |
into republican with from IA 900 to 50, 600 |
majority. At present, the sole reliance
OF patent democracy or copperheadism is
in the restoration of rebels to political |
power, for without that band of Southern |
traitors democracy" East, West and |
North is little more than an office seeking
clan, tWO-thjrds of whom would as soon
serve under Jef Davis, John G. Breckin-
ridge, or some other leading rebel, as any
Union President. Such party THE PEo-
PIE are not yet prepared to trust with the
reins of government, and so long as they
believe treason, perjury, murder, incen-
diarism and robbery to be crimes. they
Ilaf,naro+
may call the MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE.
rs expressed at the baIlot-box, disu12ioa-
tstS, but every man of that party can turn
and ask since when has it become patriot
icto advocate the rights ofrebels? Whynot
advocate the rights of murderers. thieves.
and other feIOns in our iails and penitcn-
tiaries to liberty and citizenship at the
same time?-they are no worse, some of
them not as bad, as We're thousands of
rebel cutthroats with whom the democ-
racy is now willing not only to claim fell
lowship, but admit to Congress as rulers.
But the most absurd part of the Demo
Gratis article is the statement that the
result Of the elections caused a shock to
the National credit We could imagine
that the result shocked British free ira
ders who had invested millions i'm rebel
bonds and cotton loans, and contributed
a million or more to carry the elections IN
Pennsylvania and New York against the
republicans; we could form an idea how
Belmont and other copperhead aristocrats
in New York and elsewhere were shocked
on hearing the knell of their discontinue.
and rebels south, as well as i'm Canada
Europe, the West Indies, &c, must also
have been terribly shocked in learning
that a majority of the people still regard
Ell rebellion as a crime-but as for State
and National Bondholders being alarmed
that is all bosh, claptrap and moonshine.
1hey have not yet forgotten who predict
Ell that greenbacks and L. :. bonds would
become as worthless as rags, and as long
as they have their senses they will not
trust the men who made those predictions | ;
with a chance of making their predictions
come true.
After the adjournment of Court orr |