Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-20
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS IN
THIS STATE.

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In common with active Republicans
throughout the State, we cannot but
express our profound disgust at the APP
pointments which have thus far been
made in this State. OF course we do
not allude to the Postmasters, for gen
orally speaking they are deserving
set of fellows, but we speak more par
ticularly of the consulate appointments.
Upon the wisdom or lack of wisdom
shown in the distribution of the pat
ronage of a political party, its fortunes
largely depend. This is as natural as
is just. If those who accidentally have
for the time being, the disposal of the
offices that are within the gift of the
appointing power, choose as the reel
pients of favors the men who best de-
serve and know how to use them, the
party is made strong. If, on the other
hand, these rewards of party triumph are
bestowed on those who neither deserve
them nor know how to wisely use their
power and influence, or on those who
never could have any influence under
any circumstances, nothing but mischief
can result, and the party is weakened
if not temporarily destroyed.
Three dead beats" and we always
find this class hanging around head
quarters waiting for crumbs have been
appointed Consuls, and deserving men
have been totally ignored. Col. jay,
of the Trenton Sentinel, has struck
the right key. He says
Never, in the history of municipal
contests in this city, have Republicans
met with such an overwhelming defeat
as on Monday of last week, The Demo
cratic majority in this city, on straight
party questions, is less than two hum
dred. And yet on Monday we were
beaten within few votes of six hum
bred and demoralized beyond the re-
demption of years. Our candidate,
Doctor Freese, was an active, public
spirited citizen, and it was on no per-
sonal grounds that he was SO disas-
trously defeated.
Most of the nominations for Federal
officers for this district, up to the day
30 oloo+;o,, ,y,ra 4bOea MT Ar IN he
made Those in prospective were
those equally undeserved, and equally
obnoxious to the Republican party.
Our best men, those who are seeking
no Offices, demonstrated against their
appointment, and showed unanswel-
able reasons why they should not be
made But those who influence the
appointing power from their political
position gave no recognition to these
honest protests. Political dead beats
and cracker-box bummers got the in
side track. and held it, Pulled up
with conceit, these transparent hum.
bugs, and shallow pretenders, returned
from Washington to Trenton. Boosting
of their success, and lnsultingly pro.
claimed it in public places that they
ruled our representatives at Washing
ton, and that no appointments would
be made in this Congressional district
but what were first submitted for theil
approval They threatened veng.
eance upon all they choose to consider
their opponents, and, like the blind
fools they are, presumptiously assum.
ed the reins of the Republican organi.
cation, and declared that they would
hereafter run machine" in the inter,
est of themselves, and their little squad
of brainless hackers
The true men of the party, those
who perfect its organization, rally its
gatherings, discipline its forces, and
and travel night and day to addres.
the people in explanation of its priuci
Piles, and in defence of its candidates
suddenly found themselves ignored al
Washington, and defied at home. :
There was butone way to teach the ap.
pointing powers, primary and satellites
that they were bluudering on the edge
OF precipice. 1t was to test the ques
ton at the election, and the result Of
that test is matter of record.