Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-06-11

STlLL SPEAKING OUT.

ton Of the Republican press Of this district
upon the outrageous appointment Of Z. {.
David. We are gra,6ed to be able to add
to them the outspokcn ui,cr,nccs of other
sterling Republican papers, received since
our las, issue.
The DEBORAH Republican, one OF the .,os,
influential and hes; conducted papers in the
Sd district, says:
:" Bro Toman. Of the Independence Bal.
letia, indignantly denouncvs the appoint,
meat of l.. {. David, 10 n highly rssponsi>
ble position IL the Past Ohce service. Aud
he is right. David is politician in the
bad sense of The tenn. Il i a trade with
him; aud he belongs io the class who 6e;y
the government to change its principles as
fast as they can. He vas luhusonite AZ
the never io>hc-tnrga,tea convention ,hNi
nominated Reuben Noble. and was Que a
the very few mea in this district who stuck
to their trcaa,aad, bnuer ia preference 10
principle. The appointment i one no, &,
10 be made, on poli,ica' grounds"
The West rnion Gase;ts. generally risl,
and without reserve on all subjects is eqaal.
y so on this. II says:
The Independence Balctin justly lays
the lash ON the shoulders OF somebody FER
the responsibility Of the appointment Of +.
{. David to the office of Pos, Office lnspeC.
tor for this district. The man who viii bars
ter his principles for any position, as David
did TO retain the Dubuque pos. office, naiur
ally merits the removal that came in due
season and If such is 10 be tie reward. i
kissing the feet of power is 10 exalt y man
high above his fellows, without regard to the
past. We viii he none surprised at the deve'.
opment Of weakness in the party and its subs
sequent overthrow. The ancient motto Of
The Democratic party. " To the vic,ors be-
long the spoils," is pillar of strength which
has done a mighty work in holding together
the fabric Of that party. and the Republican
psr,y is not so string as 10 cast i aside with |
impuni,y.'
Our objection is not merely that the Jack. |
sonian maxim, 90 To the victors belong the |
spells" has been disregarded in the appoints
ment OF David, but tha, dishonest, cring> |
ing, seurry oiice beggar, politician in the
owes, Interpretation OF the word has been
placed in position which should. and which
every Republican in Iowa supposed would
be given 10 gallant soldier and gentleman,
Gen. Hedrick.
The Hampton Reporter. says:
The Independence Bulletin. in q recent
ssue. condemns in unqualified terms the
IS l. n.v.l So MI
o the position of Pos, Office Inspector. Da
nd was Postmaster of Dubuque under Johns
'on's administration, and was subservient
DOL Of a corn ,; Executive, aud bis promo
ion by Presiden, Gran. awakens the jus,
Indignation Of friend Toman Of the Bullet,
m"
The Clayton Co. Journal, another Of the
irong Republican papers of this district,
,opies our article Of May els, and adds:
ave agree with the Balletis. The APP
OF David is an insult 10 the Re-
,ub!ieans Of this State, and, Il Gen. He'd
lex was candidate for tha. place, it is de
,idedly An outrage that his claims we're no,
ia preference to that wors, Of
'emagoyues, David. As long as such men
AS fae idto We NoH AhtC iltbtS uOlt !
eiorm in the Management. of our public af.
airs Such a man as David, Who is ever
or sale, will do anything for money and az,
ice, and is no, to be trusted in any public
'osi,ion.s
In another place the Journal saws:
II Henry Clay Devn had received the
appointment j, would have given no greater
dissatisfaction"
The Belle PlAine Union SAYS:
The Independence Bulletin denounces
$ an outrage the appointment Of +. e. Da.
id, late postmaster at Dubuque, as Pos,
)aice Inspector for Iowa. Ii the character
gives David be correct, its censure is well
eserved. !. is stated that the appointment,
Tas made in opposition to the united voice
{ the Iowa delegation in Congress, who Ia I
cred Gen. Hedrick, editor OF the Courier, I
luumwa. PresGmptivelv. it seems to us.
he Bulletin has ground for its opiaion.s
We close orr extracts with the following
rom the New Hampton Courier, which ex-
resscs in fitting words the almost uniser>
81 sentiment Of Northern Iowa:
"of al the political sealawags in the Re-
'ublican OF any other party, none are held
, more utter contempt By honest men and
atrioiic citizens than this man David, late
postmaster az Dubuque, and now by The ap>
'oin,men; Of the President. Post O.iice la
pec,or, an Office similar in character and
apereedinc that o. special mail agent. No
appointment could be more utterly distaste>
u! to the Republicans Of this district. nor
iicit greater measure Of censure upon
hose who have abused the ear OF the Press
dent, sad brought it about. David has
zen dead weight to the Republican party
or ever 50 many wears. never caring aHy>
hing for lis principles, enly so far as an os-
ensible adherence to them might furnish |
Inn bread and butter. He has managed
or the last six years 70 hold the Office Ct
postmaster at Dubuque. against the wishes
! the representative Republicans OF tina.
'i'y and the district. by wiring in and wi>
ing out hv swinging around the circle with
! ndy johnson, endorsing the famous Phil
Idelphia convention Of johnson, Seward,
Raymond 4 CO., presiding and taking par.
n Conservative tdemocrs,ie) meetings. and
he practice Of oil sorts Of political sculdus>
sery. And now, when the party had fat
cred itself OF its good riddence' OF this po-
itical deIagcgue, by ousting him from The
Dubuque post office, be appears 10 . new
position OF honor ard trust as the successor
II y. e. Deerirs. one Of the purest aud best
men Of the country. We are perfectly con-
ident that the President could not. had he
70 desired, run more directly counter to the
wishes of the friends Of his administration,
han be has IN this appointment"
HoS. I'd. Wright. Secretary Of State, re,